February 21, 2019

Training: Engaging with the UNCRPD Committee and Disabled Persons’ Organisations

What is Article 33(2)? The 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities the Convention (hereafter “the Convention”) and its Optional Protocol are the […]
February 21, 2019

Equality Bodies countering Ethnic Profiling: Lessons Learned

In November 2018, a first of its kind event co-organized with the Open Society Justice Initiative, brought together more than 30 Equality Bodies from across Europe […]
February 21, 2019

Seminar – Tackling discrimination and ensuring protection for carers in Europe

On 17-18 October, the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet) and the European Commission co-organised a one-and-a-half-day seminar on supporting persons experiencing discriminatory dismissal, in cooperation […]
February 21, 2019

Equinet Seminar – Tackling Age Discrimination against Young People

This one-and-a-half-day seminar was co-organized with the European Youth Forum (YFJ) and brought together national equality bodies working on issues related to equality and age/intersectional discrimination […]
February 20, 2019

Conference on Poverty and Discrimination: Two sides of the same coin

Equinet and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) co-organised a conference on poverty and discrimination. This conference aimed to review the links between poverty […]
February 20, 2019

Reclaiming the debate on human rights

Watch the seminar here. Joint Statement A joint statement was published by the organisers who committed to improving their public communication to successfully promote and protect […]
February 20, 2019

8 March: International Women’s Day 2018

8 March is International Women’s Day and is generally marked by a more prominent focus on gender equality issues. In order to make information more accessible, […]
December 7, 2018
Being Black in the EU - Tena Šimonović Einwalter speaking

Equinet on the Move: Equality Body representation at European level

There have been a range of important events taking place at in Brussels over the past few weeks, focusing on democracy in the EU, being black in Europe, legal developments at EU level and tackling discrimination against Muslims in the EU. Equinet was there, representing the expert voice of equality bodies to advance equality in Europe.
November 22, 2018

Not on Our Watch! Equality Bodies fighting Hate Speech

On 19-21 November, the European Network of Equality Bodies (Equinet) and the National Office against Racial Discrimination (UNAR) co-organised a two-and-a-half-day seminar to build the individual […]