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McDonald's makes agreement to protect UK staff after sexual harassment complaints

The fast food giant has made the legally binding pledge with the equality watchdog amid concerns over how it has handled sexual harassment complaints made by employees in the UK

Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2023

McDonald’s pledges to protect UK staff from sexual harassment after complaints

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the firm signed an agreement in response to concerns about its handling of sexual harassment complaints.

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Angry mum says daughter banned from school canteen 'because of braids'

School responded to the mother's tweet to insist the braids are allowed

Wales Online · Jan 23, 2023

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Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall in furious clash over Labour antisemitism on ITV's Peston

The former Labour leader was told he 'only has himself to blame' after he stood by his claim that the scale of antisemitism cases in Labour was 'grossly exaggerated'

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023

Trans women can take seats on public boards set aside for women, Scottish judge rules

Guidance that extends definition of ‘woman’ to transgender women with gender recognition certificate is lawful, court rules

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Starmer indicates Corbyn will not stand for Labour at next election

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he could not see the circumstances in which Jeremy Corbyn would stand for the party.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

JK Rowling slates Scottish Labour over gender recognition reform support

JK Rowling has attacked Scottish Labour over its support for the Scottish Government’s plans to help Scots to change their legal gender –…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2022

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Sturgeon’s plans to reform gender law could leave Tories as the champions of women’s rights

The Scottish leader must take heed of changing views on the treatment of gender dysphoria

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

‘We need to push’: hair discrimination fight moves to UK workplaces

Campaigners welcome guidance to prevent discrimination in schools and set sights on employers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

Schools warned it could be 'unlawful' to ban minority pupils' hairstyles

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said policies which ban certain styles without making exceptions on racial grounds “are likely to be unlawful”

Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

Schools in UK warned not to ban minority pupils’ hair styles

Uniform policies that ban certain hairstyles, without the possibility for exceptions to be made on racial grounds, likely to be unlawful

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022

School policies banning Afro hairstyles ‘likely unlawful’, watchdog warns

Policies which ban certain hairstyles without making exceptions on racial grounds ‘are likely to be unlawful’

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

New rules for schools over policies on afros, braids and cornrows

New guidance has been issued to schools in England, Scotland and Wales

Wales Online · Oct 27, 2022

Discriminating against ethnic minority pupils’ hairstyles is now much harder

EHRC guidance is a watershed, but the problem of hair discrimination in workplaces and public spaces remains

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

Schools in Great Britain warned not to ban minority pupils’ hair styles

Equality watchdog says appearance policies should include exceptions on racial and religious grounds

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Pupils should not be ‘unfairly singled out’ at school because of their afro hair

Policies which ban certain hairstyles without making exceptions on racial grounds ‘are likely to be unlawful’, the equalities watchdog said.

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

Pupils should not be stopped from wearing natural Afro styles at school, watchdog rules

The Equality and Human Rights Commission stressed uniform policies that ban certain hairstyles without exceptions on racial grounds “are likely to be unlawful”

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Holyrood committee backs self-declaration for transgender people

Report on Scotland’s gender recognition reform bill supports removing need for psychiatric diagnosis

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The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Scottish government to pay ‘substantial settlement’ to Black civil servant in landmark discrimination case

Rose Quarcoo had alleged she suffered racial discrimination, harassment and victimisation while working for Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Civil servant who alleged race discrimination receives ‘substantial settlement’

Rose Quarcoo worked for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in Edinburgh.

Reuters · Sep 6, 2022

Ethnic attacks kill 60 in Ethiopia's Oromiya, says human rights body

Gunmen killed more than 60 people and displaced 20,000 during three days of ethnically motivated violence in late August in Ethiopia's most populous region, Oromiya, the country's human rights commission said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022

The Forde report does not spell the end of Labour factionalism

With the views of each side further entrenched, it’s up to the party leadership to try to bring them together, says LabourList’s Elliot Chappell

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

‘It’s about sharing knowledge, pain, joy’: meet the people marching in London’s Trans Pride

The march has a theme of solidarity in response to the hostility trans people are facing in society

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022

Villagers massacred in western Ethiopia, says state-appointed body

Prime minister Abiy Ahmed blames Oromo Liberation Army but group says government-allied militias behind attacks

Reuters · Jul 5, 2022

Ethiopia, rebel group trade blame over mass killing in west

Ethiopia's prime minister and a rebel group have traded blame for a mass killing in Oromiya, the country's most populous region, where hundreds of people have died in recent months in escalating violence.

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