Eric Avebury writes … Caste discrimination in the UK
When the Equality Bill was going through the Lords in 2010, I moved an amendment with LibDem support, giving the Government power to add caste to the list of ‘protected characteristics’, making it...
View ArticleEric Avebury writes … Let’s outlaw caste discrimination
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill – Lords Amendment 37 Ping Pong stage, April 16, 2013 On March 4, the House of Lords voted by a majority of 103 for a cross-party amendment to make caste a...
View ArticleGovernment changes its mind and makes caste discrimination illegal
The BBC reports that Vince Cable has agreed to outlaw caste discrimination after the House of Lords twice voted on an amendment incorporating it into the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. Those...
View ArticleConservatives block moves to outlaw caste discrimination
Eric Avebury has written before about the need to outlaw caste discrimination, and about the legislative processes as proposals within the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill went through the Lords....
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