Revealed: Disabled women face shocking levels of workplace harassment – TUC
The government’s sexual harassment consultation must introduce a duty on employers to take steps to prevent sexual harassment, Alice Moss writes
Social Justice
DAMNING report from HM Prisons Inspector finds ‘shambolic’ outsourcing failings
Priti Patel’s department didn’t even know the location of all its short-term holding facilities for refugees.
Watchdogs’ report describes “cycle” of increasingly low rape prosecutions
“We need a criminal justice system that understands trauma, puts victims and survivors at its heart and is accountable,” says Rape Crisis England & Wales.
EXCLUSIVE: Fears disabled MPs could be locked out of Parliament, ahead of shut down of virtual proceedings
Allowing vulnerable MPs to participate in debates remotely ‘may be just as necessary in two months time as it was twelve months ago’, LFF is told.
Johnson’s reckless approach will result in yet more suffering and death
Personal responsibility won’t end the crisis. Instead, we need a communal approach and a government that does everything it can to suppress this dangerous virus, writes Roy Wilkes of Zero Covid.
Human rights lawyer speaks out against offshore asylum centres over ‘human toll’
The new borders bill contains powers allowing asylum claims to be processed outside the UK and could pave the way for offshore processing centres.
Christian Aid ends peacebuilding work in South Sudan as a result of ‘lethal’ aid cuts
“These cuts risk having a lethal effect on the chances of a lasting peace here,” says Christian Aid’s James Wani.
The Home Office is making conditions for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking harsher
‘The Home Office’s new plan for immigration, threatens a more hostile environment for asylum seekers.’
‘Concerning’ proportion of Labour MPs failing to back refugee rights – report
Labour For Refugees is calling on the Labour Party to improve turnout on votes impacting migrants fleeing their home countries.
How racism in the criminal justice system harms women’s chances of finding work
Black women with criminal records face harsher barriers to employment, a new report has found.
