Friday 19th December 2008
Statement to UN General Assembly condemns discrimination of LGBT people

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Wednesday 10th December 2008
Vote for equality to bring UDHR ideals closer to reality
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 60 this Wednesday, international think-tank The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) is warning that, in a global recession, governments worldwide must put equality at the centre of human rights legislation or risk creating more marginalised ‘sub-human’ peoples, such as the Roma in Europe and lower castes in South Asia.
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Tuesday 11th November 2008
ERT Calls for Broad Public Endorsement of the Principles on Equality via Internet
The launch of the Declaration of Principles on Equality, on 21 October 2008 in London, marked the beginning of a "Vote for Equality" campaign for its universal recognition. The Declaration should become the basis for a new covenant on equality in the 21st Century.
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Tuesday 21st October 2008
Experts Urge New Era of Global Human Rights and Equality Amidst Economic Turmoil
More than 120 of the world’s leading human rights and equality experts are today calling for the most radical re-think of equal rights in two generations as global economic turmoil holds nations in its grip.
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Wednesday 3rd September 2008
Medical practitioners’ right to religious freedom does not override compliance with non-discrimination law, says US Court
Californian Supreme Court decision on health and religion
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Monday 21st July 2008
Discrimination by association prohibited in ECJ judgment
Discrimination by association prohibited in ECJ judgment
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Tuesday 15th July 2008
Discrimination without an actual victim in ECJ judgment
This is the ERT case summary and press release relating to the ECJ decision of Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding v. Firma Feryn NV (Case C- 54/07)
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Friday 4th July 2008
Canadian Supreme Court advancing the understanding of substantive equality in constitutional law
Canadian Supreme Court advancing the understanding of substantive equality in constitutional law
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Wednesday 2nd July 2008
A new multi-ground Directive creates a higher level of protection against discrimination
Today the European Commission published a Proposal for a Council Directive to implement the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation. The proposed Council Directive will build upon Council Directive 2000/78/EC (The Employment Equality Directive) and will extend the protection from discrimination for millions of people across the European Union in areas including social security, healthcare, education and access to and supply of goods and services.
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Wednesday 11th June 2008
South African Constitutional Court protects customary law’s development towards gender equality
South African Constitutional Court protects customary law’s development towards gender equality
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Friday 6th June 2008
European Court of Human Rights finds discrimination of Roma children in Greek education system
ECHR Greek education case 5 June 2008
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Friday 30th May 2008
ERT urges Czech Chamber of Deputies to vote for anti-discrimination bill
ERT urges Czech Chamber of Deputies to vote for anti-discrimination bill
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Friday 23rd May 2008
US Adopts Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act
US Adopts Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act 21 May 2008
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Wednesday 30th April 2008
ERT letter to President Barroso urging a unified approach to non-discrimination legislation
Letter to President Barroso
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Wednesday 9th April 2008
Disability Rights Convention to enter into force 3 May 2008
Ecuador’s ratification secures entry into force for the Disability Rights Convention
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Friday 28th March 2008
The Equal Rights Review: A new journal to promote the equalities debate
The Equal Rights Review: A new initiative to promote the equalities debate
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Monday 10th March 2008
Romania: Police brutality against Roma constitutes substantive violation of article 14 of ECHR
Romania: Police brutality against Roma constitutes substantive violation of article 14 of ECHR
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Thursday 6th March 2008
European Court of Justice rules EU Equal Treatment Directive protects from dismissal for in vitro fertilisation
ECJ: Sabine Mayr v. Bäckerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flöckner OHG
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Wednesday 27th February 2008
Malaysia: Stop harassment of opposition and minority activists in the run-up to the parliamentary elections
Malaysia: Stop harassment of opposition and minority activists
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Wednesday 13th February 2008
Turkey: constitutional amendments lifting headscarf ban in higher education
Turkish headscarf constitutional ammendment 13 Feb 2008
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Thursday 24th January 2008
France: European Court finds violation of Article 14 ECHR on grounds of sexual orientation
France: European Court finds violation of Article 14 ECHR on grounds of sexual orientation.
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Wednesday 16th January 2008
Nepal prohibits discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
Nepal: Victory for the Equal Rights of LGBT People
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Friday 14th December 2007
ERT urges release of anti-discrimination activists in Malaysia
ERT Statement on the repression against ethnic Indians protesting against discrimination in Malaysia
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Thursday 15th November 2007
ERT calls on General Musharraf to release all those detained and reinstate independent judiciary
ERT letter to General Musharraf, on detention of judiciary
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Wednesday 14th November 2007
Victory in a long court battle for equal rights: Czech Roma win the Ostrava special schools case (D.H. and Others v Czech Republic)
Press release on ECHR case of D.H and Others V. Czech Republic
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Friday 2nd November 2007
ERT and Amnesty International call on Slovenian Government to stop discriminatory treatment of the “erased” persons in Slovenia
ERT and Amnesty International joint statement on Slovenian "erased"
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Monday 15th October 2007
ERT submits third party brief to the European Court of Human Rights on the discrimination against “erased” persons in Slovenia
ERT legal brief to ECHR in the case of Makuc and Others v. Slovenia
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Wednesday 10th October 2007
ERT welcomes new British equality body
Open letter to Trevor Philips
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Wednesday 10th October 2007
ERT urges adoption of non-discrimination laws in Central Asia
ERT and IHF joint statement to the OSCE
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