EHRC publishes new caste research

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published two new research reports, which look into issues surrounding caste in Britain.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published two new research reports, which look into issues surrounding caste in Britain. Both reports are from the Commission’s Caste in Britain project, which was undertaken at the request of the Government to help inform the introduction of an amendment to the Equality Act 2010, prohibiting caste discrimination, as required by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. Key findings from the report to help inform this process include: (i) while caste discrimination cannot be tolerated, the State should not intervene in cultural or social usages which are a matter of private practice and particular regard should be given to individuals’ rights under the European Convention on Human Rights; (ii) the definition of caste should be neither too precise nor too broad; and (iii) businesses and public authorities will need clear and practical information about how the prohibition of caste discrimination will affect them.

 

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