Sikh schoolgirl excluded for wearing bangle – The Guardian
“A teenager has been temporarily excluded from her school for refusing to remove a symbol of her faith.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: race discrimination
Human rights chief to investigate “anti-white bias” in council housing – The Times
“A new inquiry into whether immigrants jump council housing queues was announced by Trevor Phillips yesterday as the row over immigration policy intensified.”
The Times, 2nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Race and the criminal justice system – Ministry of Justice
“This publication fulfils a statutory obligation for the Secretary of State to publish, annually, information relating to the criminal justice system (CJS) with reference to avoiding discrimination on the ground of race. This publication reports statistical information on the representation of black and minority ethnic groups as suspects, offenders and victims with in the CJS and on employees within criminal justice agencies.”
Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2006 (PDF)
Ministry of Justice, 30th October 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Stop and search ‘race gap’ grows – BBC News
“Black people were almost seven times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police last year, according to official figures.”
BBC News, 30th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Black and Muslim lawyers plan breakaway regulator – The Times
“Black and Muslim solicitors have accused Britain’s legal watchdog of racial discrimination and want to break away to establish their own watchdog body.”
The Times, 16th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Asian detective was victimised by Met bosses, tribunal finds – The Guardian
“An Asian detective yesterday said his career in the Metropolitan police was over after it was revealed an employment tribunal had found he had been victimised by his bosses.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
£90 expenses investigation cost taxpayers £500,000 – The Times
“A policeman who sued Lancashire Police for racial discrimination after the force spent three years and an estimated £500,000 investigating allegations that he fiddled £90 on his expenses has now settled the claim out of court.”
The Times, 29th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Petition to evict travellers ‘breaks race laws’ – Daily Telegraph
“A race relations group is taking legal action against a businessman who started a petition calling for the eviction of travellers from a car park.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
CRE bows out with plea to root out discrimination – The Guardian
“The Commission for Racial Equality, which is to be wound up later this month, is to make a final plea to the government this week to make an explicit commitment to the creation of an integrated Britain where inequality is rooted out and active civic participation by people from all backgrounds is encouraged.”
The Guardian, 18th September 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Executive’s sacking was unfair but not a racist plot, says German bank – The Times
“A City investment bank accused of forcing out a highflying member of staff because he was ‘not German enough’ has admitted that it unfairly sacked the executive.”
The Times, 13th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Sacked for “not being German enough” – The Times
“A high-flying Australian banker is claiming £10 million in compensation over claims that he was pushed out of a City investment bank because he was not German enough.”
The Times, 12th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Racial equality cited as number one issue in legal diversity drive – Legal Week
“Lawyers view racial equality as the crucial issue in the legal profession’s battle to boost diversity, while the need to properly monitor diversity statistics is also acknowledged as a priority for law firms. Clare Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 30th August 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
MPs attack equality law “delays” – BBC News
“MPs have urged the government to speed up efforts to deliver effective laws to combat all forms of discrimination.”
BBC News, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inequality still deep despite laws – Reuters
“Deep inequalities and discrimination persist in Britain despite 40 years of anti-discrimination legislation, a report by a parliamentary committee said on Thursday.”
Reuters, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Watchdogs criticise equality reform plans – The Guardian
“Official equality watchdogs are in revolt against government reforms to discrimination laws, saying that they repudiate the findings of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry and will “do enormous damage” to disabled people.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Old Square race case sees Appeal Court consider two-tier system – The Lawyer
“Old Square Chambers is heading to the Court of Appeal in a case that could see a two-tier approach to the enforcement of claims in respect of the Race Relations Act 1976.”
The Lawyer, 25th June 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Legal shake-up will not halt discrimination, campaigners say – The Guardian
“Campaigners attacked a proposed shake-up of discrimination laws today – accusing ministers of failing to do enough to protect victims.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Migrant scheme reforms may have breached law, CRE warns – The Guardian
“The government breached anti-discrimination laws after controversial changes to its immigration programme for highly-skilled workers, the Commission for Racial Equality believes.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Silencing hatred – Law Society’s Gazette
“Although the Race and Religious Hatred Act was passed 18 months ago it has yet to be brought into force. The many who regard it as superfluous fear it will be soon. Polly Botsford reports.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th June 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Regina (Dost Mohammed) v Secretary of State for Defence – Times Law Reports
Discrimination by nationality is not racial bias
Regina (Dost Mohammed) v. Secretary of State for Defence
Court of Appeal
“The British Government’s scheme in 2000 for making ex gratia single payments of £10,000 to each surviving member of five specified categories of persons who had been imprisoned by the Japanese during the Second World War, or their surviving spouses, did not unlawfully discriminate against a Pakistani citizen, captured and imprisoned while serving in the Indian Army, who could not meet the criteria set out in the scheme.”
The Times, 9th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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