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The difficulty with terms such as ‘social cohesion’ and ‘social integration’ is that definitions (such as there are) are notoriously slippery. I have looked hard for definitions and have struggled to find one that is consistently used. However, this picture from our...

Really interesting and unique perspective, published by Equinet Europe, highlighting the contributions of equality bodies across Europe.   Equality bodies contributing to the protection, respect and fulfillment of economic and social right

Some informative and timely guidance via the Gender Identity Research and Education Centre ​ The link for this document is here

Informative and accessible report by Sport England highlighting the picture of disability across the UK. The link to this report is here.

Many thanks to James Morris-Knight for this weeks guest blog. What do we mean when we talk about human rights? We might imagine impressive, vast buildings with felt-padded chairs seating smiling full-faced politicians of various different ethnicities and creeds,...

Welcome to our occasional series of posts by guest bloggers. We are pleased that Iggy Patel of Halo Able Tech has taken the time to write this blog. Much is talked about the Human Rights Act 1988 and it is often ridiculed as having given our sovereignty away to Europe...

Here are a few things we have read with interest this week.   Racism in universities: ‘There is a sense your face doesn’t fit’ - The Guardian Tories back away from human rights pledge - Financial Times FGM reported every 109 minutes in the UK, charity warns -...

I have a family member who is very enthusiastic about photography and I am amazed at the different lenses that are available, all allowing a person to view something in a different way. There is the telephoto lens allowing us to photograph something a long distance...

JUST Lincolnshire has attached several documents that we think are great reading. Please take some time to have a look.   How to talk about human rights Acas Workplace Trends 2016 Transgender Equality  

This week I read a fascinating blog published by the Common Cause Foundation entitled ‘A Crisis of Values’. The blog highlights a really interesting outcome from research the Foundation conducted in the UK and US. The research found that a large majority of people...

There are three things that have occurred this week that have given me reason to reflect upon gender identity. First, the death of David Bowie. James Brown told us that “It’s a man’s world” and Carole King confirmed that she is made to “feel like a natural woman” and...

It struck me the other day, whilst I was thinking about my childhood, that I could name not just my immediate neighbours but most people on my street. If I was to take a straw poll and ask how many of us can do that where we currently live the results would be...