Our senior news reporter writes about exposing violence and abuse – and how shared parental leave could make things betterConcern about women’s safety Read More
Apr 13, 2021
Inequality
Mar 11, 2021
Endemic violence against women is causing a wave of anger
Analysis: Sarah Everard’s disappearance sparks furious demands to address misogyny in UKWomen feared this was coming. They waited, messaging each Read More
Mar 11, 2021
Endemic violence against women is causing a wave of anger
Analysis: Sarah Everard’s disappearance sparks furious demands to address misogyny in UKWomen feared this was coming. They waited, messaging each Read More
Mar 01, 2021
Lawyers to argue for mother and baby’s right to Healthy Start in UK
Exclusive: Scheme aiming to reduce child poverty and health inequalities excludes some of poorest familiesAn 11-month-old baby and her mother are Read More
Feb 15, 2021
EHRC urged to investigate ministers for ‘equality failures’ in Covid response
Exclusive: TUC, Amnesty and others say decisions have worsened impact on women and watchdog should act Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our Read More
Jan 23, 2021
UK asylum seekers told claims at risk if they ‘misbehave’
Call for Home Office to act after private contractors tell people their applications will be jeopardised for speaking out, going on hunger strikes or Read More
Dec 19, 2020
Housing association pays tenant £31,000 over neighbours’ racism
Court found L&Q had misled black woman who was harassed by family and had to flee her homeA leading housing association has been condemned by a Read More
Nov 07, 2020
Stop-and-search plans risk ‘perpetually criminalising’ people, say UK rights groups
Letter to home secretary says widening police powers increases racial disparities Stop-and-search powers proposed by the Home Office risk “perpetually Read More
Oct 14, 2020
Home Office hasn’t learned from Windrush | Letter
Campaigners and leaders of community and advocacy groups criticise Priti Patel for the lack of clear and concrete plans in response to the scandalWe Read More
Oct 14, 2020
David Greene: Condemning lawyers for doing their jobs is inherently dangerous
The new president of the Law Society on why it’s crucial to defend the rule of law in these febrile times Becoming president of the Law Society a week Read More
Sep 13, 2020
Brussels considers EU equality law change to tackle racism
Exclusive: Draft EU action plan proposes to investigate whether race equality directive has gapsBrussels will consider upgrading the EU’s race Read More
Jul 28, 2020
‘We are the A&E of law’: the first UK law centre for poor people turns 50
Austerity cuts to legal aid may have restricted North Kensington’s resources, but they haven’t crushed its spirit In a basement office under the Read More