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About The Equality and Human Rights Commission
About The Equality and Human Rights Commission
On 1 October 2007 the three equality commissions merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission:
Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)
Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)
The websites of these commissions have also been incorporated into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission website, which can be accessed by clicking on the link below.
www.equalityhumanrights.com
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DRC: Government and NHS complacency to tackle killer diseases.
27/09/2007
- Institutional discrimination is still rife within the NHS because of the lack of central leadership
DRC: Disabled woman wins significant compensation.
26/09/2007
- A disabled woman who was subjected to “overt and aggressive” behaviour when she tried to use a tea-shop has been awarded £4,500 in compensation by Yeovil County Court.
Government review could fatally undermine new legislation, says DRC.
17/09/2007
- Legislation aimed at tackling institutional discrimination in public services will be fatally weakened if Government proposals to streamline equality laws go ahead, the Disability Rights Commission’s Chairman said today.
DRC comment on joint committee on human rights report.
15/08/2007
- Chairman of the DRC, Sir Bert Massie said in response today: “The most important point from the C