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UN warned that EHRC is being targeted

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ResisterRex · 22/03/2022 07:43

In the Telegraph today:

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/21/un-warned-equalities-watchdog-targeted-trans-activists/

"The UN has been warned that the equalities watchdog is being targeted by trans activists trying to “undermine their credibility” in a letter from more than 50 women’s groups and campaigners.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is facing a complaint about its stance on trans rightss_ and alleged politicisation.
Writing in support of the watchdog, a range of women’s groups, LGB rights organisations, Lords and MPs have now expressed their “concern about recent attempts to undermine its credibility”.
“The British public deserves well-considered, sound legislation on human rights issues and an independent human rights institution to promote them. We believe it has such an institution in the EHRC,” the letter said."

Anyone seen either letter? The Stonewall-led one, or this? The article goes on:

"But groups including Conservatives for Women, Labour Women’s Declaration, FiLiA, LGB Alliance and Fair Play for Women have written to Ganhri noting that the ECHR “is mandated to balance the rights” of all of those protected under the Equality Act including women.
Joanna Cherry QC MP, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, Lord Young of Norwood Green, the former governor of the BBC, Elaine Willis, former chair of trustees at Stonewall, and Simon Fanshawe, the LGBT charity’s co-founder, have all added their names to the letter."

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 22/03/2022 08:59

Some info on the Stonewall / Good Law Project letter here:

www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/major-lgbtq-organisations-spark-international-review-ehrc

If anyone could find the 19 page dossier of evidence I'd be fascinated to read it.

NecessaryScene · 22/03/2022 09:11

If anyone could find the 19 page dossier of evidence I'd be fascinated to read it.

Yes please! I do love reading evidence dossiers from that side.

I can't find it myself. Must be super-sekret evidence.

Maybe they're worried that we might mock the punctuation? Hmm

SamphiretheStickerist · 22/03/2022 11:32

Funny, they have a petition for people to sign in support of that 19 page dossier, that nobody can read. Why would anyone sign up to that? It could say anything, could link you, your employer to absolutely any shit show.

www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/add-your-name-ehrc-not-fit-purpose

It links back to the Stonewall article, which links to it, and back again, It's own llittle closed circle of nothingess.

ResisterRex · 23/03/2022 07:52

Sex Matters have put the letter up:

mobile.twitter.com/SexMattersOrg/status/1506381803661271047

SW one still MIA

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NitroNine · 23/03/2022 09:14

I am all for a bit of nominative determinism, but Stonewall’s stonewalling is rather de trop.

Quite how anyone can sign a letter based on a dossier that could say literally anything I don’t know. Presumably people are adding their support based on i. being in sympathy with the key idea presented & ii. it being Stonewall. That doesn’t guarantee that it’s not the dodgiest of dossiers to have ever been compiled; & a failure to make it public is just so wildly suspect: red flags waving more urgently than Bobbie’s improvised ones in “The Railway Children”.

They’re so used to being able to just screech “witch!” “transphobe!” & then remake & reshape things to their liking that a reminder Other People Have Rights Too has shaken them to their very core.

Maybe they’re hoping that the UN will censure the UK because the UNCRPD has found our government breaches disabled people’s human rights on the regular?

I mean, if you think someone saying something you dislike is “literal violence” you can probably convince yourself the situations are, if not absolutely the same, both cases where the UK requires the UN to [try to] bring it to heel.

SamphiretheStickerist · 23/03/2022 09:51

I have politely explained to Stonewall that, much as I REALLY want to sign their petition, I cannot sign it as I have no idea what their 19-page dossier contains. I doubt my request for a copy will be granted - but I live in hope Grin

tabbycatstripy · 23/03/2022 09:59

Imagine signing something you hadn't read and it being sent to the UN with your name on.

Imnobody4 · 01/04/2022 11:12

www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/news/ehrc-urges-fresh-start-critics-after-un-body-rejects-requests-review-its-status

UN rejects call to review EHRC. Not really a good day for TRAs.

IcakethereforeIam · 01/04/2022 11:27

I hope, one day soon, we'll discover that Stonewall is just badly painted paper. It's a shame, I believe that they did a lot of good for lgb people.

DomesticatedZombie · 01/04/2022 11:28

UN rejects call to review EHRC

Good.

ResisterRex · 01/04/2022 11:57

This is such good news. SW and co have made appalling errors of judgment and trampled over women's rights, child safety and tried to close down debate. The Charity Commission should review the charity status of all those involved in this letter.

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