May 6, 2022
The CJEU decided last February on the case HR Rail. This case focused on reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities and granted the Court yet another […]
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.
September 4, 2024
Ensuring education for all is crucial, as it empowers individuals, promotes social equality, and fosters career advancement. Michael, a long-term resident of the EU in Poland […]
July 15, 2024
Strengthening Efforts to Combat Anti-Muslim Discrimination: A Collaborative Meeting Racism, intolerance, and discrimination against Muslims remain significant issues in European societies, exacerbated by recent geopolitical events. […]
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 […]
December 7, 2023
Throughout 2024, Equinet will host a series of three workshops. They are aimed primarily at the senior management of Equality Bodies. The mini-workshops will take place […]
April 17, 2023
This study visit took place in Bilbao on 22-23 June. It was aimed at Equality Bodies, in particular members of the Equinet Equality Mainstreaming Cluster. Background […]
February 20, 2023
This study visit took take place in Paris on 13 April (with an AI cluster meeting on 14 April in the morning). Background To leverage the […]
January 24, 2023
This workshop will take place September in Chișinău, Moldova, date pending confirmation from funding from TAIEX. It is aimed at Equality Bodies from non-EU countries. Background […]
January 24, 2023
This workshop will take place in person on 14-15 May in Tirana, Albania. It is aimed at staff members of Equality Bodies from non-EU countries. This […]
October 24, 2022
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