

Letter calls on the PM to protect everyone’s human rights in the face of far right threats
We've joined Equally Ours and more than 160 civil society leaders in calling on the Prime Minister and his cabinet to provide consistent leadership to advance anti-racism, inclusion and equality.
The rise in far-right violence and the devastating antisemitic attack at Heaton Park Synagogue are terrible reminders that it's never been more important for us all to stand united when any of our communities are targeted.
The letter highlights the increasing racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and antisemitism our communities are experiencing, including abuse of charity staff and charity shop volunteers.
It calls on the government to:
- Set the narrative by providing a compelling vision of the diverse and pluralist country we want to be, rooted in compassion and respect for our shared humanity and equal rights.
- Be consistent and unflinching in rejecting all forms of racism, and proactive in standing up for everyone’s human rights, including asylum seekers and other migrants, to be free from harm and treated fairly.
- Strengthen their missions-driven approach by ensuring that any strategy to tackle disadvantage addresses the structural inequalities within communities
- Commit to citizenship education – that reaches hearts not just minds – to increase political literacy and understanding of the rule of law and universal human rights as the everyday rights we all rely on.
- Build resilience to hate and extremism within the communities who are being drawn in and exploited by the far right
We all have a part to play in ensuring the freedom and future of the UK. There’s strength and hope in the fact that together we are the majority.
You can read the letter and Guardian article here: www.equallyours.org.uk/weve-called-on-the-pm-to-protect-everyones-human-rights-in-the-face-of-far-right-threats