the equality and human rights commission was established in 1949.
the equality and human rights commission was established in 1949.
when was the equality and human rights commission established?
1949
the equality and human rights commission (ehrc) is a non-departmental public body in england and wales, established by the equality act 2006 with effect from 1 october 2007. the commission has responsibility for the promotion and enforcement of equality and non-discrimination laws in england, scotland and wales. it took over the responsibilities of the commission for racial equality, the equal opportunities commission and the disability rights commission. it also has responsibility for other aspects of equality law: age, sexual orientation and religion or belief. a national human rights institution, it seeks to promote and protect human rights in england and wales.
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in december 2007, the cic launched complaints with the canadian human rights commission, british columbia human rights commission and the ontario human rights commission against "maclean's magazine" accusing the magazine of publishing 18 articles between january 2005 and july 2007 that they considered islamophobic in nature including a column by mark steyn titled "the future of islam". according to the cic complaint, maclean's is "flagrantly islamophobic" and "subjects canadian muslims to hatred and contempt." in april, 2008 the ontario human rights commission (ohrc) stated that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the complaint based on a gap in the legislation (the relevant portions of ontario human rights code only address discrimination via signs or symbols, not printed material). despite not having jurisdiction, the commission published a statement condemning the articles published by maclean's as "xenophobic", "destructive", "islamophobic" and "promoting prejudice". the commission indicated that more discussion on the topic of islamophobia in the media was warranted. the british columbia human rights commission heard the complaint in june 2008. the complaint was later dismissed. the federal human rights commission also dismissed the complaint.
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