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3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC EQUALITY AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF
DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF AGE, DISABILITY, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, RACE,
RELIGION OR BELIEF, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF BY:
3.1.1 ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND PUBLISHING THE
USEFUL RESULTS OF THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC;
3.1.2 CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;
3.1.3 ENCOURAGING GOOD PRACTICE IN RELATION TO EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN
GOVERNMENTAL, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS; AND
3.1.4 PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE
BACKGROUNDS.
3.2 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ("UDHR") AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS
AND DECLARATIONS AND IN REGIONAL CODES OF HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH INCORPORATE THE RIGHTS
CONTAINED IN THE UDHR AND THOSE SUBSEQUENT CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) BY ALL OR
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
3.2.1 RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS
THEREOF;
3.2.2 EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;
3.2.3 PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
MATTERS;
3.2.4 CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;
3.2.5 COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;
3.2.6 RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;
3.2.7 PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;
3.2.8 PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS, THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND
BUSINESSES;
3.2.9 ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; AND
3.2.10 ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
3.3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY
SECTOR PROVIDERS (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 3.4) WORKING IN THE AREAS OF AGE, DISABILITY,
GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, RACE, RELIGION OR BELIEF, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
(AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 3.2) OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF BY:
3.3.1 PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE WITHIN VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDERS;
3.3.2 PROVIDING TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON RELEVANT SUBJECTS;
3.3.3 IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDERS AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR
POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM;
3.3.4 PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY, VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDERS;
3.3.5 ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDERS IN RELATION TO
GOVERNMENT POLICIES, LEGISLATION AND REGULATION.
3.4 VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDERS MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AS FOLLOWS:
3.4.1 CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE
PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES,
3.4.2 VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED
FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT
SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO
MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.
