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Tackling Child Marriage: has COVID-19 stopped 25 years of progress?
The pandemic threatens 25 years of progress towards ending the practice as a report from Save the Children warns of a spike in child marriages globally. Before Covid-19, few countries were set to reach the Sustainable Development Goal of ending child marriage by 2030. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, BAME, child marriage, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, International, International Affairs, JAN Trust, marriage, Sexual Violence, Society, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged Against Forced Marriages, CEFM, child marriage, COVID-19, education, equality, FM, forced marriage, gender inequality, Sustainable Development Goal, VAGW
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Online Harms Bill
Internet regulation is needed but the Government must commit to protecting young people online. The internet forms an integral part of people’s lives. In the UK, 99% of 12 to 15-year-olds are online. With social life, entertainment and online shopping all accessed via the internet, being online has … Continue reading
Posted in BAME, british, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, Facebook, Far right, Hate Crime, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Online abuse, Online hate, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, radicalisation, Radicalisaton, Society, Twitter, Web Guardians
Tagged Charity, coronavirus, COVID-19, Extremism, Facebook, gangs, hate crime, Instagram, online harms bill, Parliament, radicalisation, Save our kids, tech companies, Twitter, Web Guardians, Young People, YouTube
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Cultural appropriation vs appreciation – What is the difference?
Cultural appropriation turns years of culture into a trend overnight. Over the years there have been large debates over what constitutes as cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation is where a group’s customs and traditions are inappropriately adopted or unacknowledged by a dominant group. Marginalised groups in society have had … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, BAME, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Inclusion, Representation, Society, women
Tagged Adele, afro, BAME, bo derek, bo derek braids, comme des garçons, cultural appreciation, cultural appropriation, discrimination, Fulani braids, henna, Kim Kardashian, locks, Notting Hill carnival, paris fashion week, UK, workplace
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Countering far-right extremism: Are we witnessing a major shift in the Government’s response?
Radical change in countering far-right extremism will only be achieved when right-wing politicians take responsibility for their actions. Prior to the turn of the century, the fight against terrorism in the UK was concerned with domestic affairs, specifically related to the … Continue reading
Posted in Another Way Forward, british, Crime, Daesh, Extremism, Far right, Hate Crime, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Online abuse, Online hate, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, radicalisation, Radicalisaton, Society, Terrorism, Twitter, Web Guardians
Tagged Extremism, Far right, islamophobia, radical, right wing, terrorism, white supremacism
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Social equity and access to public green space in London: What are the implications for our most marginalised communities?
The Covid-19 pandemic has further exposed the inequitable access to public green space and parks for London’s population. Mayor Sadiq Khan has made green space a priority for the city, which has seen London become the world’s first National Park City, with the aim … Continue reading
Fear, boredom, and video games: how the pandemic is helping the far-right to recruit children
Isolation, frustration with the pandemic, and increased time spent on the internet risks pushing young people into dangerous spaces online. Since its early days, COVID-19 has been accompanied by a number of conspiracies regarding the pandemic and the public health … Continue reading
Women have led the way in the Covid-19 pandemic, now it is time for gender equality.
Women are on the frontlines of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Women leaders have proven effective in their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, it is feared that the current crisis is going to be disastrous for women’s economic advancement and … Continue reading
Posted in International, women
Tagged BAME, Covid-19 pandemic, discrimination, equality, gender equality, gender pay gap, high-skilled, key workers, low-skilled, marginalisation, women, women leaders
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How the differential treatment of religious festivals in the pandemic response reflects the disadvantage in society
Contrasts in how religious festivals have been perceived in the COVID-19 response show us society’s entrenched hierarchy of religions. Most people will likely have come across reports in the news about various changes in lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 … Continue reading
Posted in discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, London, Prime Minister, Racism
Tagged birmingham, Christmas, COVID19, disadvantage, discrimination, Eid, epidemic, Hanukkah, hierarchy, inequality, Islam, Jews, Judaism, Leicester, lockdown, manchester, minorities, Muslims, pandemic, Passover, religion, tier 4, Yorkshire
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Migrant women in the UK are at risk of becoming victims of modern slavery
Vulnerable women face becoming victims of modern slavery — and the government is failing them. For many, the term “slavery” is a solely historical term. Yet, in 2020, slavery and human trafficking constitute a $150 billion (roughly £125 billion) a … Continue reading
