May 17, 2018
Each year on 17 May, the international community celebrates the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). While it is a day of celebration of the vast diversity of people's sexualities, gender identities and sex characteristics, and of the legal and social advances concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in the past two decades, it is also a day to raise awareness on existing widespread discrimination and violence in many countries. As in previous years, this article explains the importance of IDAHOT, the highlights of this day and the contribution of equality bodies to the advancement of equality and non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity to date.
May 14, 2018
The 2018 Rainbow Europe package, launched by ILGA-Europe on 14 May, provides real evidence that progress on LGBTI equality law and policy is slowing down in Europe.
May 7, 2018
Strategic litigation is used by some equality bodies, while others currently consider experimenting the use of this tool to take up cases that can result in important clarifications and adjustments of the applicable law and positive changes going beyond the particular case.
March 30, 2018
Background In the past six years, the legal area has further evolved, not the least through judicial decisions that often spark wider public attention and provoke […]
February 27, 2018
The purpose of this perspective is to establish and explore the links between equality bodies and ombudsperson offices, build a knowledge base about making these links, enable a better understanding of the challenges in making such links, and identify the good practices that underpin the most fruitful linkages.
December 7, 2017
On Thursday 7th December, Equinet organised a conference entitled “Inclusion of and discrimination against migrants in Europe – The contribution of equality bodies” in Brussels, Belgium.
December 6, 2017
Equinet's 2017 Factsheet and Compendium of Good Practices focuses on the work of equality bodies regarding the integration of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
November 15, 2017
On 13-14 November, Equinet organised a seminar for its members on the issue of (lack of) career progress for women. It was cohosted by the Estonian […]
November 13, 2017
As segregation of Roma in education is worsening, equality and human rights organizations call for redoubled efforts at inclusive education. 13 November 2017 – Brussels, Strasbourg, […]