Equal Rights Trust

Who we are

At the Equal Rights Trust, our vision is an equal world: a world in which everyone – irrespective of their identity, status or beliefs – can participate in every area of life on an equal basis. We work towards this vision by addressing one of the root causes of inequality: discrimination. We do this through the law. Our mission is to work in partnership to support the development, adoption, implementation and use of equality laws.

In 2023 we launched our new strategic plan, Equal in Dignity: Equal in Rights. This plan sees us focus on addressing different “gaps” which prevent the realisation of the rights to equality and non-discrimination. With the support of our global network we are driving legal innovation, questioning how to improve the implementation of equality laws and how to develop equality law in response to emerging challenges, such as the growing use of AI and the climate crisis. And we’re supporting other civil society organisations to use equality law and integrate an equality by design approach in their work.