European Parliament starts work on EU-wide action plan for LGBT rights

October 30th 2012

The EU Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT Rights launches a study entitled "Towards an EU roadmap for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity".

Report on the Policy Dialogue on the EU Accessibility Act

October 24th 2012

Equinet summarizes the discussions that took place at the Policy Dialogue on “The Accessibility Act – Ensuring access to goods and services across the EU” on 11 October 2012 in Brussels.

EP intergroup discussion on anti-poverty policy: points of learning for equality bodies

October 23rd 2012

On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Intergroup "Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Fourth World committee" held a public meeting in the European Parliament on 17th October 2012.

FRA publishes handbook on the establishment and accreditation of NHRIs

October 19th 2012

The Fundamental Rights Agency launches a handbook that offers an overview of the history of NHRIs, explains their place in the international framework and provides practical examples of how NHRIs fulfill their mandates.

Bulgarian quasi-judicial equality body regarded as a ‘court or tribunal’ by the Advocate General Kokott of the ECJ

October 9th 2012

The Bulgarian Commission for Protection against Discrimination, a quasi-judicial equality body regarded as a ‘court or tribunal’ by the Advocate General Kokott of the ECJ.

FRA Opinion on Data protection reform package

October 9th 2012

At the request of the European Parliament, FRA has published an Opinion on fundamental rights issues associated with the Data protection reform package

European Transgender Participation Symposium (25 & 26 October 2012)

October 3rd 2012

Transgender Network Netherlands will organise the 1st European Transgender Participation Symposium which will focus on transgender people in the workplace and will include speakers and participants from across Europe.

New Issue of the Equal Rights Review Published by ERT

October 2nd 2012

In early September the Equal Rights Trust published Volume Nine of The Equal Rights Review (ERR), an interdisciplinary biannual journal intended as a forum for the exchange of legal, philosophical, sociological and other ideas and practical insights for those who are promoting equality.

FRA launches new website

October 1st 2012

The FRA’s newly launched website contains upgraded navigation and introduces a range of new features that should enable visitors to have a more user-friendly experience.

OSI and World Bank reports on improving the economic situation of marginalized Roma

September 20th 2012

Last month the Open Society Institute and the World Bank published reports entitled "Empowerment through Employment: Capitalizing on the Economic Opportunities of Roma Inclusion" and "Reducing Vulnerability and Promoting the Self-Employment of Roma in Eastern Europe Through Financial Inclusion" respectively.

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