On 26 February 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that articles 2(1) and 5(1) of Council Directive 76/207/EEC preclude the dismissal of a female worker who is at an advanced stage of in vitro fertilisation treatment, where it can be established that...
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Country: Austria
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Gender Identity
Document date: 06 Mar 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
ERT case summary: Stoica v. Romania (Application no. 42722/02)
Country: Romania
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 04 Mar 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
On 26 February 2008, The Equal Rights Trust again urged Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, to ensure that the police does not abuse its powers to discriminate against certain civil society groups and opposition party activists. ERT has...
Country: Malaysia
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Harassment
Document date: 27 Feb 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
ERT Case Summary: Sabine Mayr v. Bäckerei und Konditorei Gerhard Flöckner OHG.
Country: Austria
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sex, Direct Discrimination
Document date: 26 Feb 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
The Equal Rights Trust's country overview on Syria
Country: Syria
Document type: Articles and Commentary
Topic: Discrimination Grounds, Prohibited Conduct
Document date: 18 Feb 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is a case summary of the Belgian Constitutional Court's decision in the case of Arrêt no 12/2008.
Country: Belgium
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Citizenship
Document date: 14 Feb 2008
This is a case summary of the French Administrative Court of Appeal's decision in the case number 07NC00335.
Country: France
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Sexual Orientation
Document date: 14 Feb 2008
The Equal Rights Trust urges Turkish authorities to consider the two newly adopted constitutional amendments that will ease restrictions on the freedom to wear the Islamic headscarf in public higher education institutions, as a first step to putting in place a...
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Gender Identity, Religion
Document date: 13 Feb 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
On 22 January 2008 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that France violated Article 14 (right to non-discrimination) in conjunction with Article 8 (right to private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in refusing the...
Country: France
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Sexual Orientation
Document date: 24 Jan 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is the ERT case summary of the United Kingdom, Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in the case of British Gas Trading Limited v. Scott (Appeal No. UKEAT/0322/07/RN).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Disability
Document date: 23 Jan 2008
ERT case summary of the European Court of Human Rights decision in E.B. v. France (Application No. 43546/02).
Country: France
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sexual Orientation, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 22 Jan 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is the ERT case summary of the Northern Ireland Fair Employment Tribunal decision in the case of Stephen Mooney and Riccardo Cafolla v. Andras House Ltd. (Case ref: 187/05FET, 1405/05, 210/05FET, 1422/05).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Religion
Document date: 18 Jan 2008
On 21 December 2007 the Supreme Court of Nepal issued directive orders to the Government of Nepal to end discrimination against people of different sexual orientation or gender identity. The Equal Rights Trust considers the decision of the court to be a...
Country: Nepal
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation
Document date: 16 Jan 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is a case summary of the Belgian Labour Court in Brussels' decision in the case of Mme Y. E.F. v. SA Club.
Country: Belgium
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Religion
Document date: 15 Jan 2008
This is the full text (in Romanian only) of the republished version of Law 448/2006, with regard to the protection and promotion of persons with disabilities, enacted by the Parliament on 03 January 2008. It has been in force since 06 January 2008.
Country: Romania
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Disability
Document date: 03 Jan 2008
This is The Equal Rights Review House Style Guide, providing a comprehensive set of instructions to be followed by ERR authors.
Document type: Articles and Commentary
Document date: 01 Jan 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is the ERT case summary of the Irish Equality Tribunal decision of A Complainant (Represented by Friend) v A Doctor (Represented by Mr Eamon Harrington, Comyn Kelleher Tobin Solicitors) (DEC-S2007-092).
Country: Ireland
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Disability
Document date: 20 Dec 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the United Kingdom, Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in the case of Aviance UK Ltd. v. Garcia-Bello (Appeal No UKEAT/0044/07/DA).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Indirect Discrimination, Sex
Document date: 20 Dec 2007
On 14th of December 2007 The Equal Rights Trust urged Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi, the Prime Minister of Malaysia , to immediately release from detention P. Uthayakumar, M. Manoharan, R. Kenghadharan, V. Ganabatirau and T. Vasanthakumar; and to ensure that...
Country: Malaysia
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Race and Ethnicity
Document date: 14 Dec 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is a case summary of the French Family Court's decision in the case number 06/05918.
Country: France
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sexual Orientation, Other Status
Document date: 11 Dec 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the Indian Court of Appeal decision in the case of Garg and others v. Hotel Association of India & National Capital Territory of Delhi Appeal (civil) 5657 of 2007.
Country: India
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Age, Sex
Document date: 06 Dec 2007
In support of the Global Day of Action to protest against the state of emergency in Pakistan, on 15th November 2007 The Equal Rights Trust urged President Musarraf to order the immediate release of all those arbitrarily arrested and detained, following the...
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Document date: 15 Nov 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
The Equal Rights Trust's country overview on the United Kingdom.
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Articles and Commentary
Topic: Discrimination Grounds, Prohibited Conduct
Document date: 15 Nov 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
On November 13, 2007, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, overturning the Chamber judgment of 7 February 2006, found that the right to non-discrimination guaranteed by Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights had been violated...
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Indirect Discrimination, Race and Ethnicity, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 14 Nov 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
Document type: Articles and Commentary
Topic: Unified Human Rights Framework on Equality
Document date: 08 Nov 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
On 8 November 2007 The Equal Rights Trust call on Janez Janša, the Slovenian Prime Minister, to recall the Draft Constitutional Law, presented to the Parliament on 30 October, which is intended to resolve the status of the “erased” – people unlawfully removed...
Country: Slovenia
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Citizenship
Document date: 08 Nov 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
On 2nd November 2007 Amnesty International and The Equal Rights Trust called on the Slovenian government to withdraw the draft Constitutional Law, presented to parliament on 30 October, which is intended to resolve the status of the “erased” – people unlawfully...
Country: Slovenia
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Other Status
Document date: 02 Nov 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
Makuc and Others v. Slovenia (Application No. 26828/06)
WRITTEN COMMENTS OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS TRUST
Country: Slovenia
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Other Status, Multiple Discrimination, Positive Action
Document date: 15 Oct 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
The Equal Rights Trust's written comments to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Makuc and Others v. Slovenia (Application No. 26828/06)
Country: Slovenia
Document type: Legal Briefs
Topic: Citizenship, Multiple Discrimination, Race and Ethnicity, Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination
Document date: 15 Oct 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
Equal Rights Trust and International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights: Joint statement to the OSCE 2007 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting.
Country: Kazakhstan
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Document date: 10 Oct 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
