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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”

Daily Mirror

Holyrood committee backs self-declaration for transgender people

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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Civil servant who alleged race discrimination receives ‘substantial settlement’

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

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

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 Guardian - UK

‘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 Independent UK

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Reuters

Human rights body finds no 'concrete' concerns over GRA reform impact

Witnesses to a Holyrood committee told MSPs that the proposed reforms will not impact the rights of women and girls in areas such as single sex…

The National (Scotland)

Ethiopia rights body says video shows extrajudicial killings

Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights commission said in a statement late on Saturday that a video circulating on social media showed government security forces carrying out at least 30 extrajudicial killings in December 2021.

Reuters

Black and Asian frontline staff faced racial harassment during Covid-19 pandemic, watchdog finds

Poor data collection by their employers could also be masking the extent of discrimination against them, according to the inquiry report published on Thursday.

The Independent UK

More than 4,000 arrested in Amhara as Ethiopia cracks down on militia

At least 19 journalists caught up in mass detentions after government moves against Fano, its former ally in Tigray conflict

The Guardian - UK

Pontins in human rights probe after 'blacklisting 40 common surnames' - see list

The owner of Pontins, Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited, has been accused of using an "undesirable guests" list of names including Boylan, Corcoran, Doherty to stop Gypsies and Travellers attending

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Pontins facing human rights investigation over alleged gypsy and Traveller discrimination

Pontins owner Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd last year entered into a 12-month legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Guardian - UK

Pontins under investigation over treatment of Travellers

Equality watchdog accuses firm of failing to comply with deal to eradicate discrimination

Wales Online

Pontins under investigation after banning bookings from guests with Irish accents or surnames

The equalities watchdog says the holiday firm used an 'undesirable guests' list which included Irish surnames to exclude Gypsies and Travellers

The Independent UK

Watchdog investigates Pontins over Gypsy and Traveller discrimination concerns

The EHRC has launched a formal investigation over “continued concerns” that Pontins is discriminating against Gypsy and Traveller guests.

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The National (Scotland)

Investigation launched into Pontins over alleged discrimination against Traveller families

THE UK’s human rights watchdog has started an investigation into Pontins after continued concerns over alleged discrimination against Traveller…

The Guardian - UK

UK falls down Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights ranking for third year running

UK ranked 14th due to lack of reform on conversion practices and gender recognition

The Guardian - UK

Alarm after EHRC says long Covid should not be treated as disability

Equalities watchdog statement provokes backlash from coronavirus support groups and unions

The Independent UK

Black and Asian unemployment rate more than double that of white people as recession looms

Black households face being disproportionately impacted by the cost of living crisis

The National (Scotland)

Joanna Cherry challenges Nicola Sturgeon to public debate on gender reform

JOANNA Cherry has challenged Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth Davidson to a public debate on Gender Recognition Act (GRA) reform after both declined to…

Reuters

Ethiopia rights body investigating uniformed fighters filmed abusing boy

Ethiopia's state-appointed rights commission said on Monday it was investigating a video showing a group of fighters in Ethiopian army fatigues abusing and shooting a boy they accused of being from the embattled Tigray region.

Wales Online

Human rights watchdog orders DWP changes after deaths of benefit claimants

The government has investigated 69 benefit claimants’ suicides since 2014

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