Equinet Activities

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February 10, 2022

Good Practices on Equality Mainstreaming: The Use of Equality Duties and Equality Impact Assessments

Equinet’s latest publication Compendium of Good Practices on Equality Mainstreaming: The Use of Equality Duties and Equality Impact Assessments highlights the importance and effectiveness of equality […]
February 7, 2022

Equinet Workshop: Equality bodies combating antisemitism

This online workshop was held on 10 March from 14:30 to 17:30 CET and targeted equality body staff, representatives of EU institutions & national authorities, and […]
January 26, 2022

The European Commission launches a new initiative on binding standards for Equality Bodies

Following the EU Anti-racism Action Plan and the LGBTIQ+ and Roma Equality Strategies, in which the Commission raised the possibility of proposing EU-level legislation to strengthen […]
January 20, 2022

Webinar: The potential of equality bodies getting involved in the United Nations work on ageing

This webinar was held on 25 February from 14 to 16:16 CET and  was aimed at equality body staff responsible for working on age discrimination. It […]
January 18, 2022
Equinet Communication Strategies & Practices Working Group. Persuasive Writing 101 & Tackling Hate Speech Training. 1-2 December 2021 Brussels, Belgium

Training: Persuasive Writing 101 & Tackling Online Hate Speech

This hybrid training aimed at equipping equality bodies to persuade their target audiences of the importance of equality in general, and to address hot and often […]
January 6, 2022
Building Equal Cities: Promoting Equality and Addressing Discrimination at the Local Level. 25-26 October 2021

Building Equal Cities: Promoting Equality and Addressing Discrimination at the Local Level

This online conference held on 25 and 26 October 2021 provided an opportunity for national equality bodies to discuss with relevant actors on how can better […]
December 16, 2021

Joint statement in support of the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia

Equinet, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutes (ENNHRI), the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), and the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) have […]
December 14, 2021

Conference: Promoting equality mainstreaming in policymaking

This online conference held on 19 November 2021 provided an opportunity for national equality bodies to discuss with relevant actors on how they can cooperate and […]
December 10, 2021

The European Commission launches a new initiative on binding standards for Equality Bodies

Following the EU Anti-racism Action Plan and the LGBTIQ+ and Roma Equality Strategies, in which the Commission raised the possibility of proposing EU-level legislation to strengthen […]