Amy Bonsall
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7/ TL;DR:
🔴 The EHRC has opened an unusually short public consultation on its upcoming statutory guidance about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act.
🔴 Meanwhile, the UN has warned of the human rights risks relating to the ruling.
🔴 The EHRC has opened an unusually short public consultation on its upcoming statutory guidance about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act.
🔴 Meanwhile, the UN has warned of the human rights risks relating to the ruling.
May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
7/ TL;DR:
🔴 The EHRC has opened an unusually short public consultation on its upcoming statutory guidance about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act.
🔴 Meanwhile, the UN has warned of the human rights risks relating to the ruling.
🔴 The EHRC has opened an unusually short public consultation on its upcoming statutory guidance about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act.
🔴 Meanwhile, the UN has warned of the human rights risks relating to the ruling.
Reposted by Amy Bonsall
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May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Noting that the UK has previously been found in violation of European human rights law, the panel also suggested that the UK could be the target of further international legal challenges if it does not take steps to resolve the risks done to Trans+ people’s human rights as a result of this ruling.
May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Noting that the UK has previously been found in violation of European human rights law, the panel also suggested that the UK could be the target of further international legal challenges if it does not take steps to resolve the risks done to Trans+ people’s human rights as a result of this ruling.
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The panel said it was “deeply concerned” that the ruling would “lead to increased discrimination and exclusion of transgender women in various sectors”.
May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The panel said it was “deeply concerned” that the ruling would “lead to increased discrimination and exclusion of transgender women in various sectors”.
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5/ International Reaction
Two days after the consultation opened, a panel of independent human rights experts convened by the UN issued a warning about the implications of the ruling and the ways it’s being interpreted by the EHRC, government and public bodies.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Two days after the consultation opened, a panel of independent human rights experts convened by the UN issued a warning about the implications of the ruling and the ways it’s being interpreted by the EHRC, government and public bodies.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts warn of legal uncertainty and rights implications following UK Supreme Court ruling
GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed concern about the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court judgment interpreting the definition of “woman” under the Equality A...
www.ohchr.org
May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
5/ International Reaction
Two days after the consultation opened, a panel of independent human rights experts convened by the UN issued a warning about the implications of the ruling and the ways it’s being interpreted by the EHRC, government and public bodies.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Two days after the consultation opened, a panel of independent human rights experts convened by the UN issued a warning about the implications of the ruling and the ways it’s being interpreted by the EHRC, government and public bodies.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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4/ This appears to contrast its other public messaging around the ruling, which has focused on the “clarity” it claims the Supreme Court has brought to the matter.
goodlawproject.org/the-wheels-a...
goodlawproject.org/the-wheels-a...
The wheels are falling off the false EHRC guidance | Good Law Project
The EHRC said that the law was clear. So why do they want so much time to clarify it?
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May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
4/ This appears to contrast its other public messaging around the ruling, which has focused on the “clarity” it claims the Supreme Court has brought to the matter.
goodlawproject.org/the-wheels-a...
goodlawproject.org/the-wheels-a...
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3/ The EHRC has been sending mixed messages about the complexity of the work it is undertaking. In an email seen by the @goodlawproject.bsky.social, which is leading a legal challenge against the body’s interim guidance, the EHRC said the challenge raised “significant and complex issues”.
May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
3/ The EHRC has been sending mixed messages about the complexity of the work it is undertaking. In an email seen by the @goodlawproject.bsky.social, which is leading a legal challenge against the body’s interim guidance, the EHRC said the challenge raised “significant and complex issues”.
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1/ Topline
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has opened a public consultation on updates to its Code of Practice that relate to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/ehrc-opens-s...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has opened a public consultation on updates to its Code of Practice that relate to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/ehrc-opens-s...
EHRC Opens Shortened Consultation as the UN Raises the Alarm
The EHRC has opened an unusually short public consultation on its upcoming statutory guidance, while the UN has warned of the human rights risks.
www.wearequeeraf.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
1/ Topline
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has opened a public consultation on updates to its Code of Practice that relate to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/ehrc-opens-s...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has opened a public consultation on updates to its Code of Practice that relate to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/ehrc-opens-s...