Majority vote not enough to secure same-sex marriage legalisation
For the first time a majority of Stormont Assembly members have voted to legalise same sex marriage in Northern Ireland, but the law change will not happen due to a
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Tag: Inequalities
Lack of SNP MPs on human rights committee ‘disrespecting Scots’
The SNP has accused the Government and Labour of “disrespecting” Scots by not including any of their MPs on a parliamentary body examining human rights. Four Tories and two Labour
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Oxfam press Scottish Parliament to do more on extreme poverty
The Scottish Parliament can and must do more to challenge extreme economic inequality in order to reduce poverty in Scotland and around the world, according to a major new policy
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Holyrood will not support Human Rights Act axe, warns Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “inconceivable” that Holyrood would consent to Tory plans to scrap the Human Rights Act. The First Minister said any move to repeal the Act
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Resources: Support for local action on health inequalities in England
The Marmot Review (2010) made a range of recommendations to reduce health inequalities in England. Building on the Review, the UCL Institute of Health Equity has produced 4 papers which
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Target to wipe out extreme poverty set to be missed, Oxfam
Goals to wipe out extreme poverty drawn up under a panel led by David Cameron are set to be missed, a leading charity has warned. The 2030 target will not
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Manchester announce opening of new global poverty and inequality Institute
The University of Manchester has announced it is creating a dedicated research and teaching institute aimed at addressing global poverty and inequality. In early 2016 the Global Development Institute will
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Scottish Gov launch action plan tackling inequality for disabled people
A disability action plan with more than 50 commitments to make sure Scotland leads the way on the rights of disabled people was launched yesterday. The delivery plan for 2016-2020
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Call for CYP good practice case studies in partnership working
The National Third Sector GIRFEC Project aims to reduce inequalities for children, young people and families by creating, nurturing and enabling partnerships within and between the third and statutory sectors
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Youth workers develop their ‘cultural competence’ at DMU diversity event
Youth and community workers from across Europe have come to De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) to learn about diversity and to develop their ‘cultural competence’. An eight-day seminar on ‘Diversity
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