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Court of Appeal: school gender segregation policy is unlawful

Last updated: 13 October 2017

Rebecca Hilsenrath comments following the Court of Appeal ruling an Islamic faith school's policy of segregating boys from girls is unlawful sex discrimination.

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'Culture of disbelief' is putting asylum seeking children at risk

Last updated: 14 March 2017

The Court of Appeals has found that asylum seekers who are under the age of 18 should not be detained even when immigration officials believe they are adults.

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High court rules young asylum seekers must be housed properly

Last updated: 28 February 2017

High Court verdict on the case ‘S v Borough of Croydon’, on housing and accommodation for young asylum seekers claiming asylum as children

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Disappointment with court view on Serco lock change policy

Last updated: 15 April 2019

Our joint statement with the Scottish Human Rights Commission in response to judgment in Ali v Serco Group and Secretary of State for the Home Department, and Rashidi v Serco Group and Secretary of State for the Home Department.

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Discriminatory and unlawful dress codes for women at work 'simply wrong'

Last updated: 1 February 2017

Commission responds to the dress codes for women at work report from the Petitions and Women and Equality Committees.

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Equality and human rights laws after Brexit: Women and Equalities Committee report

Last updated: 28 February 2017

Rebecca Hilsenrath comments on the Women and Equalities Committee report on equality and human rights laws after Brexit.

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Equality Commission links with RBS to promote disability access

Last updated: 20 December 2018

We work with the Royal Bank of Scotland to promote access for disabled people to mobile banking vehicles.

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Equality Commission welcomes Scottish Parliament's gender pay gap report

Last updated: 27 June 2017

John Wilkes, the Head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland, today welcomed the recommendations of the Scottish Parliament's inquiry into the gender pay gap.

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EU rights must not be watered down by Brexit

Last updated: 19 December 2016

Rebecca Hilsenrath comments on the report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights into the human rights implications of Brexit.

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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill published

Last updated: 20 July 2017

Commission Chair, David Isaac, comments on the publication of the Parliamentary Bill to withdraw the UK from the European Union.