05 August 2010

Equality & Human Rights Commission News

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is seeking the views of organisations working to address violence against women and girls...The Equality and Human Rights Commission is seeking the views of organisations working to address violence against women and girls as part of its Formal Inquiry into disability related harassment.

The Inquiry is investigating the causes of disability related harassment and what public bodies and public transport operators should be doing to prevent and eliminate it. The Commission's previous research, Promoting the Safety and Security of Disabled People, found that disabled women were at greater risk of experiencing harassment than disabled men. Such harassment can include sexual assaults and domestic violence as well as a range of other hostile and intimidating behaviours.
 
As part of the Inquiry's terms of reference, it will consider how characteristics such as gender, race and sexual orientation interact to influence experiences of violence.

As well as submitting evidence via the proforma on the Commission's website, organisations can contribute to the Inquiry by encouraging disabled service users to complete the Commission's questionnaire for individuals. All information is available in alternative formats and the Commission will endeavour to make all reasonable adjustments to faciliate evidence giving.

More information about the Inquiry is available at www.equalityhumanrights.com/disabilityharassmentfi. The closing date for responses is Friday 10 September. 

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