January 13, 2021

Combating “Anti-LGBT” resolutions in Poland: Stories from behind the scenes

On 27 March 2019 a municipality in Poland (Świdnik) adopted a declaration to be free from a so-called “LGBT ideology”. The document, mostly chaotic and to […]
January 12, 2021

COVID-19: a magnifying glass on the vulnerabilities of women in poverty

Women in poverty are one of the groups heavily and negatively affected by the current COVID-19 crisis regarding their economic situation, their wellbeing, their safety, but […]
November 26, 2020

Finnish Supreme Court bans Nordic neo-Nazi organization

The long-awaited ruling, referring to the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on Civil and Political Rights, states that trying to establish a […]
November 17, 2020

Webinar: Engagement with UN mechanisms – Universal Periodic Review

Date: 1 December 2020 Time: 14:00 – 16:15 CET Online with Zoom Meetings This capacity-building webinar aims to enable equality bodies to more effectively engage with […]
November 16, 2020

Equality Bodies working on the rights and discriminations faced by Trans and Intersex Persons

During the past years, equality bodies all over Europe have increased their efforts to protect the rights of transgender persons, and are lately intensifying also the […]
November 9, 2020

The Future of Equality Legislation in Europe

On 14 October 2020 (14:00 – 16:00 CET) Equinet will organize an online roundtable, together with MEP Alice Bah Kuhnke, on the future of equality legislation in Europe. The primary objective will be to discuss the EU legal framework for equality and its implementation as well as advancing the adoption of the Horizontal Directive. 
November 9, 2020

Discussions on Women in Poverty: Breaking the Cycle

On 22 October 2020, Equinet will organise, together with the Institute of Women and for Equal Opportunities in Spain, an online roundtable to create space for discussion on breaking the cycle of women in poverty. Register by 14 October!
October 29, 2020

Calendar 2020

The 2020 Equinet calendar includes cases from: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Ireland Equal Treatment Authority, Hungary Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination, Albania Commission for […]
October 16, 2020
Screen shot from Equinet AGM Zoom meeting

Equinet General Assembly votes at AGM 2020

On 16 October, representatives of European equality bodies met online to adopt the 2021 Workplan and attend to other administrative issues of the Network. Workplan 2021 […]