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Government should: Develop a measurable action plan to improve the lives of disabled people across the UK. The Committee recommends...
Government should: Do more to end racism and hate speech by encouraging dialogue and cooperation between different religions and nationalities....
Government should: Take action to combat racism and hate crimes. Ensure victims can access redress and compensation. Adopt measures aimed...
Government should: Guarantee the rights of refugees and migrants. Take further action to combat hate crime. Effectively guarantee the rights...
Government should: Take further action to end prejudices and punish crimes motivated by xenophobia. Continue strengthening measures to combat prejudices...
Government should: Review the impact of the 2016 'Hate Crime Action Plan'. Review the approaches of criminal justice agencies to...
Government should: Strengthen laws to tackle racial discrimination, xenophobia and hate crimes. Address racial discrimination, xenophobia and hate crimes by...
Government should: Do more to support victims of discrimination and hatred, especially religious hatred, and to raise awareness of this...
Government should: Do more to end hate crime and xenophobia. Redoubling efforts and measures to combat hate crimes and xenophobia...
Government should: Take further action to end religious hate crime. Ensure minority groups can access justice. Adopt effective measures to...
Government should: Tackle the increase in violent hate crimes. Take further steps to halt and reverse the increase in the...
Government should: Assess the impact of the 'Hate Crime Action Plan'. Prepare a report on the impact of the “Hate...
Government should: Work with parliamentarians, human rights institutions and civil society organisations to better protect ethnic and religious minorities, refugees...
Government should: End discrimination against same-sex couples in Northern Ireland by aligning the law with the rest of the UK....
Government should: Improve policies to tackle hate crime, particularly crimes motivated by race and religion. Share any successful strategies with...
Government should: Do more to end incitement to hatred within British mass media, in line with international standards. Take measures...
Government should: Monitor hate crime and discrimination cases, following the adoption of the Hate Crime Action Plan (2016). Continue to...
Government should: Do more to end incitement to hatred by some British tabloid newspapers, in line with authorities' obligations under...
Government should: Collect data to better understand the scale and severity of hate crimes, and to assess the impact of...
Government should: Take further action to end hate crimes. Better identify potential targets and vulnerable communities, improve surveillance and do...
Government should: Do more to tackle the sharp increase in hate-related crimes, especially those involving young people. Take appropriate measures...
Government should: Do more to end racial hatred, which leads to hate crimes. Take additional serious measures to eliminate race...
Government should: Continue promoting cultural understanding to end hate crime against social minorities. Continue to implement measures such as promoting...
Government should: Put into practice the 'Hate Crime Action Plan' to reduce racially and religiously motivated crimes. Ensure efficient implementation...
Government should: Take further action to combat increasing hate speech, islamophobia and hate crimes on the basis of race. Address...
Government should: Review counter-terrorism measures which target people or groups based on race, ethnic background or religion, including Muslims or...
Government should: Raise awareness to end violence and discrimination against ethnic minorities and foreigners. Take the necessary measures to deepen...
There have been a number of positive legislative and policy changes to increase education and awareness of the UN Convention...
UK Government actions: In March 2022, the UK Government published the Online Safety Bill to establish a regulatory regime for...
UK Government actions: Between May and August 2022, the UK Government submitted several reports to the UN: its report for...
UK Government actions: In September 2022, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy introduced the Retained EU Law (Revocation...
The UK Government has introduced some measures to increase the employment of certain protected characteristic groups, including in specific sectors,...
UK Government actions In March 2021, as part of its Build Back Better plan for growth and 2021 Budget, the...
UK Government actions In its March 2021 budget, the UK Government announced measures to address regional inequalities, including the Levelling...
The UK Government has taken some action aimed at strengthening institutional, policy and economic frameworks related to human rights and...
The Welsh Government has legislated to make relationships and sexuality education a statutory component of the new curriculum – ensuring...
The UK Government’s new relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance is welcome, as is action taken in...
UK Government actions In July 2021, the UK Government published a revised draft of its statutory guidance for schools, ‘Keeping...
While the introduction of compulsory relationships and sex education (RSE) may create further opportunities for schools to teach children about...
Government should: Ensure the planned counter-extremism bill aligns with international law and does not single out certain organisations based on...
UK Government actions In October 2020, the UK Government updated the ‘headteachers’ standards’, which set baseline expectations for professional practice...
Changes to the legal and policy framework are welcome in the areas of transport, housing and social care, and an...
There are persistent barriers affecting disabled people’s right to live independently as part of the community. The UK Government has...
UK Government actions In September 2021, the UK Government announced significant new funding arrangements for health and social care; £5.4...
The implementation of ‘hostile environment’ immigration policies marked a reduction in human rights protections and court cases have found failures...
UK Government actions In July 2021, the UK Government introduced a Nationality and Borders Bill with the stated aims of...
Government should: Urgently address gender, racial and ethnic discrimination. Make the CERD part of UK law. Pay priority attention to...
Government should: Tackle long-standing discrimination against women in political, economic and social settings, particularly regarding the gender pay gap and...
Government should: Do more to promote racial equality and social inclusion in Northern Ireland's education system. Step up efforts to...
Government should: Continue promoting the rights of migrants in the UK. Continue and strengthen the promotion of the rights of...
Government should: Remove the ban on prisoner voting, in line with the rulings of international courts. Revoke the blanket ban...
Government should: Do more to end hate speech, and to help migrants integrate into communities. Adopt measures to condemn racist...
Government should: Take further action to prevent intolerance based on nationality and race. Take effective measures to prevent manifestations of...
Government should: (a) Fund disabled people's organisations and involve them in planning and implementing all laws affecting disabled people (including...
Government should: Increase efforts towards equal representation for women in the civil service and the judiciary. Implement the recommendations of...
Government should: Adopt a national action plan to combat discrimination against people of African descent, in partnership with communities concerned....
Government should: Ensure members of ethnic minorities can access fair and effective legal aid across the UK and in all...
Government should: Review the use of existing counter-terrorism measures (in particular the 'prevent duty' under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act...
Government should: Ensure governments across the UK and all overseas territories routinely collect and publish data disaggregated by ethnicity in...
Government should: Consult the public on plans to repeal the Human Rights Act and on the proposal for a new...
Government should: make CERD part of UK and devolved law, and: (a) Ensure caste-based discrimination is banned by immediately bringing...
Government should: in line with advice issued by the UN on women's asylum, nationality and statelessness issues: (a) Introduce a...
Government should: (a) Change laws in Northern Ireland to ensure women there have the same protections as those elsewhere in...
Government should: Change laws that deny convicted prisoners the right to vote in order to comply with the ICCPR. The...
Government should: (a) Raise the age of criminal responsibility to meet international standards. Follow international standards for juvenile justice. (b)...
Government should: (a) Remove non-statutory stop and search powers in Scotland and improve the process of selecting targets. Train law...
Government should: Ensure the governments of Northern Ireland and Wales regularly review the impact of stop and search powers on...
Government should: Do more to prevent and put an end to racism and xenophobia, including in the media and on...
Government should: Consider UN advice on the right to social security. The Committee draws the attention of the State party...
Government should: (a) Review conditions attached to social security benefits. Reverse the cuts introduced by the Welfare Reform Act 2012...
Government should: Bring into force the outstanding provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to tackle socio-economic inequality and end intersectional...
Government should: Use all available resources to make economic, social and cultural rights a reality for everyone. In line with...
Government should: (a) Assess how recent tax policy changes have affected human rights, including the rights of disadvantaged groups. Ensure...
Government should: Invest all available resources to make children’s rights a reality for every child across the UK, focusing especially...
Government should: Work with disabled people's organisations, and in line with the CRPD Committee's recommendations following its inquiry into the...
Government should: Introduce an action plan to challenge perceptions of disabled people not having ‘a good and decent life’, and...
Government should: (a) Bring anti-discrimination laws into line with CRPD. Bring into force any outstanding Equality Act 2010 provisions, including...
Government should: Legally protect people from multiple and intersectional discrimination, including on the grounds of migrant, refugee or other status....
Government should: (a) Develop a strategy (in consultation with Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities) to address the challenges they face...
Government should: Investigate the disproportionate number of black people and people of ethnic minorities within the criminal justice system across...
Government should: Take further action to end discrimination, and promote equal political, social and economic rights of ethnic minority women....
Government should: Do more to put an end to negative stereotypes in the media, especially against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...
Government should: Do more to tackle inequalities faced by ethnic minorities and combat discrimination. ake effective measures to address inequalities...
Government should: Develop a strategy to tackle inequalities faced by ethnic minorities. Develop a comprehensive strategy to address inequalities experienced...
Government should: Develop an action plan to put into practice the work of the Decade of People of African Descent,...
Government should: Enforce and strengthen laws to end racism and discrimination against Gypsies, nomads and Roma. Strengthen and activate existing...
Government should: Develop a UK-wide strategy for better integrating Gypsies, Travellers and Roma into society. That the State and devolved...
Government should: Do more to prevent discrimination against minorities, specifically the Roma community. Ensure that the Government of the United...
Government should: Consult with Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities and tackle the problems they face, including discrimination and stigmatisation. Elaborate...
Government should: Take further action to end racism and xenophobia. Make the CERD part of UK law. Take further measures...
Government should: Take further action to end discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities. Review and strengthen current policies and initiatives...
Government should: Tackle religious hatred, discrimination, hostility and violence in both political discourse and in the media. Tackle advocacy of...
Government should: Enforce laws on equality and non-discrimination and end prejudice, xenophobia and violence against women and girls. Ensure equality...
Government should: Take steps to ensure people belonging to ethnic minorities have full access to quality health care. Take steps...
Government should: Do more to end racism, xenophobia and islamophobia. End discrimination against migrants. Avoid detaining asylum seekers and stateless...
Government should: Do more to end all discrimination and inequality. Further reinforce measures to combat all forms of discrimination and...
Government should: In the UK's next State Report, provide detailed information on steps taken to implement in particular the recommendations...
Government should: Within one year of adopting the present recommendations, provide an update to the CERD Committee on progress in...
Government should: Include in the UK's next State Report specific measures taken nationally to implement the Durban Declaration and Programme...
Government should: Adopt a human rights-based approach to disability, set up a strategy for the inclusion of disabled children in...
Government should: Provide, in the UK's next State Report, updated and detailed information on the steps being taken to combat...
Government should: Assess the impact on children's rights of funding cuts for childcare and family support. Review family support policies...
Government should: Consider intersectional discrimination when taking steps to combat racism and sectarianism. Provide information, in the UK's next State...
Government should: (a) Take further action to end all racist bullying and harassment in schools. Make schools collect data on...
Government should: Collect disaggregated employment and activity data on people from ethnic minority groups. Take further steps to tackle unemployment,...
UK Government actions: In April 2022, the Elections Act gained Royal Assent. The stated purpose of the Act is to...
