Beard ban 'will turn off ethnic minorities'
Jane's Police Review, 10 September 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
"Banning officers from growing beards while on duty will put people from ethnic minorities off joining the police service, a Lancashire Constabulary recruitment specialist has warned. Norfolk Constabulary issued new guidelines last week aimed at smartening up the force, including a rule preventing officers from attempting to grow their facial hair while at work."
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Black police officers to discourage new recruits from joining 'racist' Met / 24dash.com, 6 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqmn
"...The Metropolitan Black Police Association said it was boycotting all drives by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to attract black and ethnic minority recruits."

Muslim police anger over leaflet / BBC, 19 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7624523.stm

"Muslim police leaders are demanding to know why no action has been taken over a leaflet which blames Muslims for the heroin trade."

Foreign threats to US raise tolerance for diversity, study finds / EurekAlert, 5 August 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-08/uobc-ftt080508.php
"Research looks at how intergroup harmony in the US changed as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks."

Guide for victims of hate crime / BBC, Friday, 22 August 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7575499.stm

"Victims of homophobic hate crime are being encouraged by police and a gay rights group to report attacks on them. Stonewall Cymru believes attacks on gay, lesbian and bisexual people in Wales are underreported. The gay rights group has worked with North Wales Police to produced a guide for victims of homophobic hate crime."

Does disability hate crime exist? / BBC News, 19 August 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7570305.stm

"A handful of violent and degrading attacks on disabled people have provoked outrage among the press and public. But are they isolated cases or one end of a spectrum of intimidation and violence that many disabled people encounter?"

Civil Service Commissioners publish online annual report / Public Technology.com, 16 Jul 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=16623

"This year has seen a significant increase in the number of women appointed to jobs at the very top of the Civil Service, but overall there was a further decline in the percentage of all senior appointments that went to women." Janet Paraskeva, the First Civil Service Commissioner said yesterday. Publishing the Civil Service Commissioners' online annual report for 2007/08, Janet Paraskeva said: "This year has seen a significant increase in the percentage of jobs at the very top of the Civil Service which have gone to female candidates."


Report http://www.cscannualreport.info/i

Let Muslims choose their own committee / New Statesman, 7 August 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/08/muslim-government-british
"The right to disagree and be critical of your government is what is known as democracy, a right cherished as much by British Muslims as anyone else...The government is to set up a board of Muslim theologians. Once established, it will steer the more radical elements of the Muslim community away from violent extremism and issue fatwas on controversial issues such as the position of women and loyalty to the UK. This is bonkers! And everyone should know it. Who in our diverse Muslim communities would actually listen to such a board?"

Young Muslims to get citizenship lessons in bid to combat extremism/ Guardian.co.uk, 18 July 2008.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/18/education.terrorism?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"Young Muslims will be given British citizenship lessons when they attend mosque schools, as part of a range of new measures outlined by the government to combat extremism.

The plans, contained in a report published today, Preventing Violent Extremism: Next Steps for Communities, were put together after discussions with representatives of Muslim communities in an attempt to prevent the marginalisation of young people."

Scottish Government spends 640,000 on anti-ageism ad campaign: online a key tactic / Public Technology, 8 July 2008

http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=16530

"A Scottish Government campaign to stamp out age-related discrimination is urging Scots to See the Person, not the Age - and an online advertising campaign is a central tactic. The £640,000 anti-ageism campaign will feature online, television, radio, and press advertising and encourage Scots to think past stereotypes based on age."

EU wants public sector websites to be better accessible for the disabled / Public Technology, 3 July 2008

http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=16472
"15% of Europeans suffer from some form of disability, and many face barriers such as reading a website's small text or even knowing how to access websites and online services. Despite repeated calls by the EU and government leaders to improve this situation, progress remains limited: by far the majority of websites fail to use universally accepted user-friendly solutions."

Promoting Equality, Valuing Diversity: A strategy for the Civil Service /Cabinet Office, 17 July 2008
http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/pdf/diversity/diversity_strategy.pdf
"This report sets out what the Civil Service wants to achieve in equality and diversity in employment over the next three to five years. It also provides a framework against which individual departments and agencies will take actions."

Why both sides are wrong in the race debate / spiked, 4 July 2008
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/5425/
"In his new book, Kenan Malik slams those who are turning the divisive politics of identity into a natural feature of the human condition."

Rude handlers will be in the dog house
Jane's Police Review, 9 July 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
"Dog handlers will be given guidance by chief officers later this year on how not to 'offend people' with their animals during police operations. Peter Vaughan, ACPO lead on police dogs, denied press reports that dogs would be given specially designed boots to wear when they have to search Muslim people's homes."
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Annual Report on ECRI's Activities: covering the period from 1 January to 31 December 2007 / European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, May 2008
PDF - http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_rights/ecri/1-ecri/1-presentation_of_ecri/4-annual_report_2007/Annual%20Report%202007.pdf

Information network on good practice in health care for migrants and minorities / Eurekalert, 21 May 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/qmuo-ino052108.php
"The UK wiki is available at www.mighealth.net/uk and contains information on migrant and minority populations, the state of health of migrants and minorities and their access and accessibility to health care services. "Good practices" developed to address the health care needs of migrants and minorities, as well as information on organizations dealing with migrant and minority health, are also presented.@

ANTI-LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE IN 2007: A Report of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs/ National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), 2008
PDF - http://www.ncavp.org/common/document_files/Reports/2007HVReportFINAL.pdf
"The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) and over 30 of its members across the U.S. have released their annual report on violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The 78-page report examines data compiled from 2,430 LGBT people who experienced hate violence in regions across the country including: Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus, Colorado, Houston, Texas, Kansas City, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, the New York City area, Pennsylvania, the San Francisco Bay area, Vermont, and Wisconsin."

Police review ethnic recruitment / BBC, 24 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7366177.stm
"A police force has changed the way it deals with ethnic minority applicants after concerns were raised that some could be unfairly rejected. In January Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Sara Thornton ordered a review of new applications that fail."

Equally Different / Equality and Human Rights Commission, [accessed, 9 April 2008]
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/campaigns/equallydifferent/Pages/EquallyDifferent.aspx
"This is the home page for the Equality and Human Rights Commission's latest online campaign. Equally Different brings together individuals from all walks of life to explain why they are unique and why uniqueness should not stop people being treated fairly."

Lap dancing and sexual violence / New Statesman, 2 April 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804020002
"Lap dancing clubs are being marketed as more socially acceptable but Labour MP Celia Barlow explains how these clubs can impact negatively on communities."
Lap dance ethos at heart of City sexism, say campaigners / Guardian, 31 March 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/mar/31/gender
"Sexism is rife in the City and tough action is required to stamp out discrimination against women, the Fawcett Society warns. The group campaigns for women's rights and is concentrating on sexual harassment at work."
Sexism and the City Manifesto
PDF - http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/documents/SATC%20manifesto%20public.pdf