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Westminster, Scottish and Welsh Governments report on their progress towards disability equality

1 Dec 2008

For the first time, Secretaries of State, the Welsh Assembly Government and Scottish Ministers will...

Commission launches charity's new service to tackle homophobic bullying

28 Nov 2008

28 November 2008 Last night Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission, joined the anti-homophobia c...

Disabled people more likely to experience bullying and harassment at work new research finds

27 Nov 2008

27 November 2008 Disabled people and those with long term ill-health are facing higher levels of h...

Commission announces '2012 Charter' to help local businesses in East London win Olympics contracts

26 Nov 2008

26 November 2008 New research published today by the Commission suggests the Olympic Delivery Auth...

Commission intervention in Lords ruling will help prevent suicides in state institutions

26 Nov 2008

26 November 2008 Following the Commission’s intervention, the House of Lords today ruled independe...

Pay gap will never close unless Britain 'works better and smarter', warns head of Equality and Human Rights Commission

14 Nov 2008

Commission survey shows more organisations are checking their pay, and those who are think it makes...

Trevor Phillips welcomes Parliament's commitment to make politics more representative

12 Nov 2008

Wednesday 12 November 2008 Harriet Harman, Leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women a...

Commission launches the consultation on future strategy and priorities

3 Nov 2008

Towards our 2009-2012 strategic plan and equality scheme. We are starting to develop our three-ye...

Commission seeks protection for victims of homophobic harassment

3 Nov 2008

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is supporting the case of Stephen English, a married heter...

Help white working class, or risk fuelling anti-immigrant surge, warns Trevor Phillips

28 Oct 2008

Trevor Phillips, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, today warned that Britain risks...

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