European Court judgement in the case of Eweida, Ladele, and others

January 17th 2013

An important judgment was delivered yesterday (15 January 2013) by the European Court of Human Rights on a case touching upon freedom of religion, religious discrimination and the balance between competing Convention rights, notably those of freedom of religion and the prohibition of discrimination.

ECHR rules on discrimination by educational segregation of Roma in Greece

December 13th 2012

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) established that Greek authorities have been discriminating against Roma children by implementing educational segregation.

UK Supreme Court passes judgement in disability case discussed by Equinet Legal WG

December 13th 2012

The UK Supreme Court dismissed the appeal case of X v Mid Sussex CAB, thus agreeing with the decisions of the lower courts that the appellant as a volunteer falls outside the scope of the protection against discrimination on the ground of disability afforded by European anti-discrimination legislation.

New FRA report on access to justice in cases of discrimination in the EU

December 6th 2012

The Fundamental Rights Agency launches a report looking at some of the practical barriers that people who have been discriminated against face when accessing justice.

FRA publishes reports on hate crime from the perspective of victims

November 30th 2012

The FRA published two reports underlining that hate crime is a daily reality in the EU today. The reports highlight the need for the EU and Member States to make hate crimes more visible and hold perpetrators to account in order to better combat such crime. Both FRA reports look at hate crime from the perspective of victims’ rights.

Equinet report from the 2012 Equality Summit

November 29th 2012

The 2012 Equality Summit was held on 22-23 November in Cyprus, gathering more than 300 participants (government, NGOs, social partners, academics, independent experts, etc.) from EU Member States and acceding countries.

The Special Eurobarometer "Discrimination in the EU in 2012" has been launched

November 29th 2012

The European Commission released a new Eurobarometer on discrimination in the EU, looking into attitudes and perceptions of Europeans towards discrimination based on different grounds.

Equinet participates in the European Year 2012 Awards Ceremony

November 19th 2012

The European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Mr. László Andor, announced the winners of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations Awards at a ceremony attended by all the major stakeholders and actors that supported and contributed to the EY2012 - including Equinet.

The radical lowering of the retirement age for Hungarian judges is age discrimination

November 8th 2012

The Court of Justice of the European Union decides that the radical lowering of the retirement age for Hungarian judges is discrimination on grounds of age.

New edition of the European Anti-Discrimination Law Review

November 6th 2012

The fifteenth issue of the bi-annual European Anti-Discrimination Law Review, available in English is now published. The Law Review provides an overview of the latest developments in European anti-discrimination law.

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