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CRPD concluding observations 2017, paragraph 15

Government should: Legally protect people from multiple and intersectional discrimination, including on the grounds of migrant, refugee or other status....

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.92

Government should: End the disproportionate use of force against members of minority groups, as reported to the United Nations. Put...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.63

Government should: Do more to tackle racism, intolerance, xenophobia, religious hatred and related crimes. Take further measures to strengthen countering...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.64

Government should: Do more to stop hate crimes which became more common during the COVID-19 pandemic. Take stronger action to...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.66

Government should: Keep trying to to tackle hate crimes, by taking steps to discourage hate speech and racism. Continue its...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.68

Government should: Deal with racial discrimination, antisemitism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and hate crimes using the law and the justice system. Address...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.69

Government should: Take action against all forms of hate crime and racism, especially against people of African descent. Put in...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.71

Government should: Do more to tackle hate crime, particularly where it is motivated by race or religion. Continue to refine...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.73

Government should: Do more to end racism, racial discrimination, Islamophobia and hate crimes, including by improving laws. Strengthen efforts, including...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.74

Government should: Do more to stop neo-Nazi activity, discrimination based on race or nationality, and respond properly to antisemitic incidents...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.77

Government should: End deep-rooted racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia, and all hate crimes based on ethnic, racial, cultural or religious...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.79

Government should: Improve equality and anti-discrimination laws and policies Reinforce measures to combat all forms of discrimination and inequality...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.80

Government should: Do more to deal with discrimination and prejudice towards racial, ethnic and religious minorities, including Muslim minorities. Improve...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.82

Government should: End Islamophobia and religious discrimination and intolerance. Eliminate Islamophobia and combat religious discrimination and intolerance...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.84

Government should: Improve laws and policies to end and limit the increase in racist, xenophobic, antisemitic, anti-Muslim and anti-disabled crimes....

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.85

Government should: End racism; train law enforcement officers in human rights, discrimination and hate speech; punish anyone who commits racist,...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.95

Government should: Keep doing more to tackle hate crime, and share information about the best ways to do this with...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.59

Government should: Develop broad policies and practices that end discrimination against minorities. Advance comprehensive policies and practices to eliminate discrimination...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.98

Government should: Train law enforcement officials about using force proportionately, especially when engaging with minority groups. Continue training of law...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.101

Government should: Review counter-terrorism measures and stop them having any discriminatory and disproportionate impact on racial, ethnic and religious minorities....

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.116

Government should: Do more to deal with antisemitism and anti-Muslim sentiment by publicly speaking out against hate speech and violence...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.148

Government should: Do more to ensure that ethnic minorities and marginalised groups can access healthcare. Strengthen the implementation of programmes...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.159

Government should: Do more to ensure equal access to healthcare. Strengthen measures taken to ensure equal access to healthcare...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.194

Government should: Do more to protect women from harassment at work and promote access to employment for women from marginalised...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.195

Government should: Keep taking action to end discrimination against minorities, especially women in rural areas. Continue to strengthen mechanisms and...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.261

Government should: Keep taking action to end inequalities affecting minorities in accessing criminal justice, employment, health and education. Keep taking...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 44.83

Government should: Protect vulnerable groups and minorities from hate speech, keep developing remedies. Continue developing effective remedies to protect vulnerable...

UN recommendation

ICCPR Recommendations 2024, paragraph 5

Government should: (a) Review laws to identify any gaps or conflicts with the ICCPR. Also, ensure full enforcement of all...

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ICCPR Recommendations 2024, paragraph 7

Government should: Withdraw its remaining reservations to articles 10, 14, and 24 of the ICCPR. This will ensure the ICCPR...

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ICCPR Recommendations 2024, paragraph 15

Government should: (a) Do more to end all racial and ethnic discrimination. This includes in particular systemic discrimination against Gypsies,...

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ICCPR Recommendations 2024, paragraph 17

Government should: (a) Do more to stop hate crime by passing laws to make sure that laws prohibiting hate crime...

UN recommendation

CERD recommendations 2024, paragraph 34

Government should: Revise the Contest and Prevent counter-terrorism strategies, including the "prevent duty". This should be done to eliminate any...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.61

Government should: Prosecute hate crimes and deal with Islamophobic incidents. Prosecute hate crimes and address incidents of Islamophobia...

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UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.55

Government should: Keep improving approaches to tackling hate crimes, particularly against racial and religious minorities. Continue to refine its policies...

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CRPD concluding observations 2017, paragraph 65

Government should: Increase the availability of high-quality data disaggregated by: income, sex, age, gender, race, ethnic origin, migrant, asylum-seeking and...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.128

Government should: Review counter-terrorism measures which target people or groups based on race, ethnic background or religion, including Muslims or...

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ICESCR concluding observations 2016, paragraph 30

Government should: Review its employment policies to address the root causes of unemployment. Develop an action plan focusing specifically on...

UN recommendation

ICESCR concluding observations 2016, paragraph 48

Government should: In line with UN advice on poverty and the ICESCR, guarantee support to all those living in (or...

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ICESCR concluding observations 2016, paragraph 50

Government should: (a) Ensure there is sufficient housing (especially social housing), particularly for the most disadvantaged groups, including those on...

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ICESCR concluding observations 2016, paragraph 64

Government should: Reduce achievement gaps in education, particularly among children from low income families. Take further action to avoid segregating...

UN recommendation

CEDAW concluding observations 2019, paragraph 60

Government should: (a) Ensure the law provides for 'no-fault' divorce and introduce a requirement that all religious marriages, including Islamic...

UN recommendation

CRC concluding observations 2016, paragraph 36

Government should: Abolish any legal obligation to attend collective worship in state-funded schools. Guarantee children's right to freely decide whether...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.82

Government should: Do more to end racism, xenophobia and islamophobia. End discrimination against migrants. Avoid detaining asylum seekers and stateless...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.84

Government should: Do more to put an end to negative stereotypes in the media, especially against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...

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UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.85

Government should: Tackle religious hatred, discrimination, hostility and violence in both political discourse and in the media. Tackle advocacy of...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.100

Government should: Put into practice the 'Hate Crime Action Plan' to reduce racially and religiously motivated crimes. Ensure efficient implementation...

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UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.110

Government should: Improve policies to tackle hate crime, particularly crimes motivated by race and religion. Share any successful strategies with...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.115

Government should: Take further action to end religious hate crime. Ensure minority groups can access justice. Adopt effective measures to...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.117

Government should: Do more to support victims of discrimination and hatred, especially religious hatred, and to raise awareness of this...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.123

Government should: Take further action to combat increasing hate speech, islamophobia and hate crimes on the basis of race. Address...

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UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.131

Government should: Ensure the planned counter-extremism bill aligns with international law and does not single out certain organisations based on...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.53

Government should: Take steps to combat racism, hate crimes and Islamophobia. Adopt measures aiming at combating racism, hate crimes and...

UN recommendation

Human rights abuses abroad – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has continued to seek to limit its accountability for responding to allegations of human rights abuses and...

Progress assessment

Violence, abuse and neglect, and child sexual exploitation – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has taken some policy and legislative steps to address aspects of violence, abuse and neglect, including its...

Progress assessment

Violence, abuse and neglect, and child sexual exploitation – Welsh Government assessment

The Welsh Government has taken some positive policy and legislative steps, including a range of actions to address childhood adversity....

Progress assessment

Human rights education, trainings and awareness raising – UK Government assessment

While the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE) may create further opportunities for schools to teach children about...

Progress assessment

Harassment and bullying in schools – UK Government assessment

The UK Government’s new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance is welcome, as is action taken in...

Progress assessment

Data collection and recording – Government action

UK Government actions In March 2021, the census for England and Wales was carried out, on a ‘digital-first’ basis. The...

Government action

Counter-terrorism – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has introduced legislation aimed at tackling terrorism, following a number of terrorist incidents. While the UK Government...

Progress assessment

Family life, and rest, leisure and cultural activities – Government action

UK Government actions In June 2021, the UK Government committed to raise the minimum age for people to marry in...

Government action

Family life, and rest, leisure and cultural activities – UK Government assessment

The UK Government has introduced some positive reforms in relation to family life, including action to tackle child marriage and...

Progress assessment

Social security (welfare benefits) – UK Government assessment

Several permanent welfare reforms introduced by the UK Government, including the two-child limit, have adversely affected the enjoyment of human...

Progress assessment

Hate crime and hate speech – Government action

UK Government actions: In March 2022, the UK Government published the Online Safety Bill to establish a regulatory regime for...

Government action

CRC concluding observations 2023, paragraph 26

Government should: (a) Immediately stop targeting certain groups when using counter-terrorism measures, including by training anyone working in relevant professions,...

UN recommendation

CRC concluding observations 2023, paragraph 33

Government should: (a) Focus on children’s rights in all systems and actions taken to prevent abuse and neglect of children;...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2022, paragraph 43.51

Government should: Continue updating action plans on tackling hate crime and put them into practice effectively. Continue updating and ensure...

UN recommendation

CERD recommendations 2024, paragraph 59

As all human rights are interconnected, Government should: Consider ratifying the international human rights treaties it has not yet ratified....

UN recommendation