April 29, 2022
What does it mean to live in Europe today? While the answers are many and complex, our plurality and common experiences hint at a common purpose: […]
February 3, 2022
By Equinet staff Is there light at the end of the tunnel? After campaigning for rails in 2021, the European Commission and Parliament designated 2022 as […]
January 17, 2022
On December 1-2, 2021, Equinet hosted a training to help communication experts from equality bodies countering hate speech on- as well as offline. The training approached […]
November 29, 2021
European Court of Human Rights clarifies scope of positive obligations of national governments to ensure full accessibility to persons with disabilities
November 3, 2021
The Czech Public Defender of Rights has mapped anti-discrimination case law of courts in civil proceedings in the period from 2015 to 2019. Apart from statistical data, they have analysed in particular compensation for intangible damage and sharing of burden of proof.
September 29, 2021
Ahead of the International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) on 1 October, the call for an international legal instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of older persons is getting louder. The IDOP is an excellent opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older persons make to society, the harms of ageism – stereotyping, prejudice, and/or discrimination of individuals or groups based on their age – and to raise awareness of the issues and challenges of ageing in today’s society.
May 10, 2021
Equality data can be collected by means of surveys, censuses, administrative processes (e.g., employment data), complaints data or research, among other sources. Within these sources, any piece of information or set of values, whether qualitative or quantitative, that is useful for describing and analysing the state of equality can be referred to as equality data. Moreover, personal information connected to certain characteristics such as race or ethnic origin are considered sensitive data, and therefore it is more severely protected requiring the data subject’s informed consent.
April 29, 2021
Ageism is based on negative perceptions of, attitudes and stereotypes towards people based on their age. While it affects the individual that is being discriminated against, and it also perpetuates the very stereotypes and attitudes it is based on.
In this post, we’ll turn the spotlight on young people, examining the main challenges they face, while also outlining some suggestions on how policymakers, youth organisations and equality bodies can support change.
April 9, 2021
Warning: this blog article mentions instances of sexual violence which could be triggering or disturbing for some readers. The Institute for the Equality of Women and Men, the […]
August 19, 2024
This High-Level Conference took place online and person in Brussels on 12 December 2024. The conference was organised by Equinet, with the support of Unia, the […]
July 10, 2024
Equality data are a powerful tool for the effective protection of complainants and communities from entrenched bias and exclusion. Based on an analysis of contemporary European […]
July 3, 2024
In 2024, Equinet will organise two webinars aimed at Experts from Equinet’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group and the Gender Equality Working Group, as well as other […]
July 2, 2024
Equality Bodies with the mandate to protect individuals from discrimination related to their racial and ethnic background ensure the preservation and respect of fundamental rights for […]
July 1, 2024
The participating organisations of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights drafted a joint statement addressed to government representatives attending the High-Level Conference on […]
June 26, 2024
On 18 September 2024 Equinet will hold the first meeting of the Leadership for Equality Hub in Berlin, Germany. This initial meeting, aimed at Heads of […]
June 26, 2024
This high-level round table and networking event will take place on 15 October 2024 from 16.00 CET in Brussels, Belgium. In 2022-24, Equinet and its members […]
June 14, 2024
This training took place in person in Dublin, Ireland on 17-18 April 2024. It was aimed at National Equality Bodies experts, concretely members of the Equality […]
May 7, 2024
On 7 May 2024 we are celebrating an extraordinary achievement on our journey towards a more just Europe. The Council of the European Union announced the […]