The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has retained its accreditation as an ‘A status’ National Human Rights Institution

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has retained its accreditation as an ‘A status’ National Human Rights Institution.
Some civil society organisations in the UK wrote to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions’ Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) last year, asking for the EHRC’s accreditation to be reviewed.

The SCA considered the issues raised in detail through its Special Review process.

The issues considered included the EHRC’s advice to the UK government on the definition of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010; the EHRC’s work to address discrimination against trans people in the UK; the steps the EHRC has taken to strengthen cooperation with civil society organisations working on trans rights; and the EHRC’s internal investigation of complaints by staff.

The SCA has now confirmed to the EHRC that it remains fully compliant with the ‘Paris Principles’, which provide the benchmark for high-performing, independent National Human Rights Institutions.
The decision means that the EHRC retains its independent participation rights at the UN Human Rights Council and remains able to report directly to the United Nations on human rights issues.

Continues with statement from Baroness Kishwer Falkner, Chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission at https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/human-rights-regulator-retains-status-0

Igmum · Yesterday 21:45

Excellent [rubs hands together] excellent .

I read that in a Monty Burns voice...

Same Dr. Alan Mitchell.

"The CPT is a treaty monitoring body. The UK is party to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and also party to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The word "prevention" is key."

"Transgender people are also often at greater risk."

Sorry, wrong thread!!

Notably reported on Times and Telegraph, and Guido Fawkes, but nothing on the BBC as far as I can see (although they reported in Oct that EHRC was "at risk of UN downgrade")

I noticed in one of the stories that has just come up (Times or Telegraph) that Stonewall is withholding comment unitl the full response has been published by Ganhri. So perhaps there will be fuller coverage once this fuller info is available.

I do hope there is balanced and appropriate coverage from eg the guardian.
In the post-Brexit populist world there have been so many attempts ( in the "this country is sick of experts" mould) to discredit referee-style institutions such as the Electoral Commission and the courts etc. Normally the guardian is piously rational about such populist failures. Let's see if they can maintain the high ground in this case.