Jeremy Crook OBE, Action for Race Equality's Chief Executive, comments on yesterday's report released by the Metropolitan Police. "Yesterday the Metropolitan Police published its ‘Historic Vetting and Hiring Practices Review Final …
ARE statement on the Bondi Beach attack
Action for Race Equality are saddened by the attack that took place over the weekend at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, near Sydney, Australia. Carrying out an attack of this kind against the Jewish community at an event marking …
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Joint statement: BBC Panorama exposes the Met’s failure to change
Panorama’s ‘Undercover in the Police’ investigation has exposed what communities have long known: the Metropolitan Police Service has failed to change. The BBC documentary revealed an ongoing rampant culture of racism, misogyny, and …
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ARE statement on Heaton Park synagogue attack
Action for Race Equality are horrified by the attack that has taken place at a synagogue in Manchester today. Carrying out an attack of this kind against the Jewish community on their holiest day, Yom Kippur, is nothing less than racist violence. …
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ARE Statement presented at the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Presented at the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), 3086th Meeting, 113th Session, on 12th August at the HQ of United Nations in Geneva. "The United Kingdom, its government, and public bodies are institutionally racist …
The Diversity Dilemma: Ethnic Minority MPs and the Challenge of Institutional Racism
On the 4th of July 2024, the UK elected the most diverse Labour Government ending 14 years of Conservative hold. Over 40% of MPs are women, and 14% are from ethnic minority backgrounds. While this signals significant progress, we cannot assume simply …
The new Government must prioritise ending racial discrimination
Labour has an opportunity to change the lives for Black, Asian, and Mixed Heritage people, but there is a lot of work to be done. On July 4th , Labour won the General Election by a landslide. In the lead up to the monumental win, a number of key …
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The next Government must prioritise young people’s employment opportunities
Ahead of the General Election on Thursday 4th of July, Action for Race Equality’s Youth Action Network called on the new Government to make their career opportunities a priority. There is a huge pool of talent among young people from Black, Asian …
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The CPS decision on the Stephen Lawrence case is a mistake
Action for Race Equality's statement on the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to not charge the officers in the Stephen Lawrence investigation. Action for Race Equality is deeply disappointed by the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to not …
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Alliance for Racial Justice statement on racism in the upcoming elections
ARE is a proud member of The Alliance for Racial Justice. The Alliance has called on leaders of the main political parties to make sure there is zero tolerance of racism in the mayoral and general elections. The Alliance for Racial Justice is …
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Letter to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak on the treatment of Diane Abbott MP
On Monday (March 11) the Guardian reported that the Conservative Party's biggest donor, Frank Hester, had made deeply racist comments about Dianne Abbott, the MP for Hackney. There has been a deeply disappointing response to the comments from Downing …
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‘The Windrush Scandal’ Five Years On – What needs to change?
In this guest blog, Almaz Teffera, Researcher on Racism in Europe, Human Rights Watch kicks off the first of our brand new Windrush Justice blog series, which aims to showcase a range of perspectives on the Windrush Scandal and those campaigning to …
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