On 5th May, disabled people* from all over Europe celebrate the European Independent Living Day. It is a day of solidarity and an opportunity to celebrate […]
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 […]
The report on gender equality in the media sector in the EU (Šojdrová report) calls for a greater focus on professional training and education activities as […]
Problem the initiative aims to tackle In order to ensure the effective application of the EU’s equal treatment legislation in practice, the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) […]
The report reviews data on specific areas of life, such as education, employment, healthcare and housing – all areas in which prejudice and racism against Roma […]
Equinet work on Roma An Equinet survey of its members in 2009 found that across the European Union, a high level of unequal treatment and exclusion […]
It also contains references to other Council of Europe instruments, in particular the European Charter of Social Rights, as well as to relevant United Nations instruments. […]