Date
29th September 2009
Summary
On 30 September 2009, The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) submitted an expert opinion on the proposed amendments to the State Pensions Act to Latvia’s Saeima (Parliament). The amendments in question are a response to the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the case of Andrejeva v. Latvia (application no. 55707/00, judgment of 18 February 2009).
Date
13th July 2009
Summary
On 10 July 2009, The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) submitted written comments to Vitalie Pârlog, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova on the Draft Law on Preventing and Combating Discrimination. The Draft Law aims to ensure the enjoyment of all persons’ in the territory of Moldova to equal rights and equal treatment in political, economic, social and other spheres of life.
Countries
Geographical Location / M - R / Moldova
Issues
Issues / Concepts / Types of Discrimination / Direct discrimination
Date
5th June 2009
Summary
This is ERT's consultation response to to the United Kingdom Government Equalities Office consultation on the paper "Equality Bill: Assessing the impact of a multiple discrimination provision."
Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom
Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Multiple Discrimination
Date
19th May 2009
Summary
This is the memorandum submitted by The Equal Rights Trust to the Public Bill Committee for the British Equality Bill 2009.
Countries
Geographical Location / S - U / United Kingdom
Issues
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Multiple Discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Other Grounds
Issues / Positive Action
Date
4th February 2009
Summary
This legal mapping paper has been produced as part of an Equal Rights Trust (ERT) project to document the detention or restriction of stateless persons. It explores and critiques the legal protection available to stateless persons whose liberty has been unduly constrained.
Countries
Issues
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Concepts / Legal definitions
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Citizenship (nationality)
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Other Grounds
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Date
4th February 2009
Summary
This paper has been produced as part of an Equal Rights Trust (ERT) project to document the detention or restriction of stateless persons. Its purpose is to explore how a lack of effective nationality can impact on the right to be free from arbitrary detention or restriction of liberty. The paper highlights how stateless persons in a number of countries appear at risk of arbitrary detention.
Countries
Issues
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Citizenship (nationality)
Issues / International and Regional Standards / International Standards
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Multiple Discrimination
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Other Grounds
Issues / Discrimination Areas / Criminal Justice System
Date
30th April 2008
Summary
On 30 April 2008 The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) wrote to Jose Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, regarding the Commission’s plan to draft a non-discrimination directive on the basis of Article 13 of the Amsterdam Treaty.
Countries
Issues
Issues / Discrimination Grounds / Multiple Discrimination
Issues / Positive Action
Issues / Concepts / The unified perspective on equality
Issues / International and Regional Standards / Regional Standards