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| EQUALITYLiberty believes that all people have the right to be treated equally and fairly, with dignity and respect.
The underlying principles of the equality and human rights agendas are inseparable.
A human rights vision of equality recognises that protecting and promoting every individual's rights and freedoms is vital to ensuring that every person has the opportunity to realise their potential, to live with dignity and respect and to participate in a democratic society.
The goal for any plan to promote equality must be respect: respect for personal autonomy, respect for freedom of expression and respect for diversity. Press ReleasesWith the backing of UNITED SIKHS, the human rights group Liberty has filed a legal challenge in the High Court on behalf of 14-year-old Sarika Singh, excluded from her school for wearing a Sikh religious bangle. 04.01.2008
A school in South Wales will face legal action for punishing and excluding a Sikh girl for wearing a small religious bangle, nearly 25 years after the Law Lords determined that Sikh children could wear items representing their faith, including a turban, to school. 13.11.2007
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Liberty’s response to the Government Equalities Office discussion document on the Equality Bill: Assessing the Impact of a Multiple
Discrimination Provision, June 2009 (PDF) Liberty’s Committee Stage Briefing and suggested amendments to the Equality Bill in the House of Commons, May 2009 (PDF) Liberty’s Second Reading Briefing on the Equality Bill in the House of Commons, May 2009 (PDF) Liberty’s response to the Department for Children, Schools and Families “Youth Conditional Caution Code of Practice for 16 and 17 Year Olds” Consultation Paper, June 2009 (PDF) Liberty’s response to the Improving Protection from Disability Discrimination consultation, December 2008 (PDF)
Liberty is a member of the Equality and Diversity Forum. An advocacy organisation, resource centre and think tank. The EHRC has a mission to champion equality and human rights and enforce anti-discrimination laws. JURISTRAS comparatively explores processes of human rights litigation in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the effects of its judgments on national laws, judicial attitudes and policy making.
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