Plans to legalise assisted suicide should be subject to proper Government scrutiny, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has told MPs.

Bill are said to be looking at whether the approval for someone to end their own life could be made instead by a  panel of ...

The terminally ill do not have “free choice” on assisted dying because palliative care is so poor, a Marie Curie boss has ...

While agreeing with the principle of assisted dying, Lord Sumption has been critical of the Bill before Parliament.

Currently, only gardaí can identify victims of human trafficking, although guidelines are being drawn up for a new mechanism ...

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Review of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland 77th Session, February 2025 ...

To the States of the LAC Region: We, the undersigned organizations, committed to the promotion and defense of human rights, sexual rights, and reproductive rights (SRHR): Reaffirm that SRHR are ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned that conversations amongst customers - such as in pubs or retail ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) warned of the complexity of the issue ... UKHospitality, the trade body for hospitality in the UK, said the “burden” of trying to police potentially ...

Facebook will no longer continue its diversity programmes, as campaigners warned that equality initiatives are also under threat in the UK. According to the Axios, Meta - owned by Mark Zuckerberg ...

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Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) will take the reins of the Congressional Equality Caucus, a coalition of House Democrats supportive of LGBTQ rights, in the 119th Congress, the group announced Friday.