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Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Unified Human Rights Framework on Equality
Document date: 10 Oct 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is the ERT case summary of the Supreme Court of Japan decision in the case of Case to seek rescission of the ruling of non-payment of disability basic pension (2005 (Gyo-Tsu) No. 246).
Country: Japan
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Other Status
Document date: 28 Sep 2007
This brief article examines the concept of discrimination and various issues that have arisen from its legal application in a national and international context.
Document type: Articles and Commentary
Topic: Unified Human Rights Framework on Equality, Other Status
Document date: 19 Sep 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
A case note identifying the lessons learnt and the subsequent jurisprudence adopted by the European Court of Human Rights following the decision of Nachova and Others v. Bulgaria.
Country: Bulgaria
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Race and Ethnicity
Document date: 19 Sep 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
Introduction to The Unified Perspective On Equality. It examines the current international and national approaches to equality.
Document type: Equal Rights Trust Other
Topic: Unified Human Rights Framework on Equality
Document date: 18 Sep 2007
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is the ERT case summary of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of Cristina Munoz-Vargas y Sainz de Vicuna v Spain (Communication No. 7/2005).
Country: Spain
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sex, Direct Discrimination, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 09 Aug 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of Sahide Goekce (deceased) v Austria (Communication No. 6/2005).
Country: Austria
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sex, Positive Action, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 06 Aug 2007
This is the ERT case summary of United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of Fatma Yildirim (deceased) v Austria (Communication No. 6/2005.
Country: Austria
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sex, Positive Action, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 06 Aug 2007
This paper reveals that the literacy rate of the Deaf is far below that of the average population – an issue that needs to be addressed. Stating that Deaf children have the same intellectual and social abilities as other children, WFD encourages governments to...
Document type: Reports
Topic: Disability
Document date: 01 Jul 2007
ERT Case Summary: AI (Nigeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Case No: C5/2006/1080)
This is the ERT case summary of the United Kingdom, Court of Appeal decision in the case of AI (Nigeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Case No: C5/2006/1080).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Sex
Document date: 20 Jun 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of N.S.F. v UK (Communication No. 10/2005).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sex, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 30 May 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the Indian Supreme Court decision in the case of Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India and Others etc. (Writ Petition (civil) 265 of 2006 with Writ Petitions (C) Nos. 269/2006, 598/2006, 29/2007, 35/2007 and 53/2007).
Country: India
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Race and Ethnicity
Document date: 17 May 2007
Document type: International Instruments
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Equality and Socio-Economic Rights
Document date: 08 May 2007
Source: UNESCO
This is the case summary of the European Court of Human Rights case of Baczkowski and Others v. Poland (Application No. 1543/06).
Country: Poland
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sexual Orientation
Document date: 03 May 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the United Kingdom High Court decision in the case of T (on the application of) v. Independent Appeal Panel for Devon County Council [2007] EWHC 763 (Admin).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Disability
Document date: 04 Apr 2007
Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Document type: International Instruments
Topic: Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation
Document date: 26 Mar 2007
Source: International Commission of Jurists
This is the full text (in French only) of the Labour Code, enacted by France. The Code was first adopted on 2 January 1973 and has been substantively modified by Ordinance 2007-329. The current Code was adopted on 12 March 2007 and has been in force since 1...
Country: France
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Citizenship, Gender Identity, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Sex, Other Status
Document date: 12 Mar 2007
The final report of the Equalities Review, the body established to carry out an investigation into the causes of persistent discrimination and inequality in British society. The report sets out steps which can be taken in order to better tackle persisting...
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Policy Documents
Topic: Unified Human Rights Framework on Equality, Discrimination Grounds
Document date: 27 Feb 2007
Source: The Equalities Review
This is the full text (in French only) of the Law no. 2007-131 of 31 January 2007 relative to access to credit by persons who present a risk by reason of their health (Loi n°2007-131 du 31 janvier 2007 relative à l'accès au crédit des personnes présentant...
Country: France
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Disability, Other Status
Document date: 31 Jan 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the Irish Equality Tribunal decision of Michael Corcoran, Tony Corcoran, Kathleen Ward, Martin Ward, Francie Stokes, Bridget Stokes (represented by Oliver Roche & Co., Solicitors) v The One Foot Inn, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal (...
Country: Ireland
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Race and Ethnicity, Citizenship, Citizenship
Document date: 30 Jan 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the Irish Equality Tribunal decision in the case of O’Conghaile v. Mercy Mean Scoil Mhuire (DEC-E2007- 068).
Country: Ireland
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Age, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 30 Jan 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of Ms. Constance Ragan Salgado v UK (Communication No. 11/2006).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sex, Direct Discrimination, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 22 Jan 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the Irish Equality Tribunal decision of Kelly v Higgins (DEC-E2007-002).
Country: Ireland
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Sex
Document date: 19 Jan 2007
This is the ERT case summary of the Irish Equality Tribunal decision in the case of Stokes v. Irish Soccer Referees Society (DEC-E2007-003).
Country: Ireland
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Other Status
Document date: 17 Jan 2007
This document provides a summary of the Interim Constitution of Nepal with regard to religious rights.
Country: Nepal
Document type: National Legislation
Document date: 15 Jan 2007
This document provides a summary of the Interim Constitution of Nepal with regard to children's rights.
Country: Nepal
Document type: National Legislation
Document date: 15 Jan 2007
This document provides a summary of the Interim Constitution of Nepal with regard to the rights of Dalits.
Country: Nepal
Document type: National Legislation
Document date: 15 Jan 2007
This is the full text of the Interim Constitution of Nepal enacted by the president of the Federal Republic of Nepal. It was adopted on 15/01/2007 and it has been in force from the adopted date.
Country: Nepal
Document type: Draft Law
Topic: Other Status
Document date: 15 Jan 2007
This is the text of the Employment Contracts Act, originally enacted by Finland in 2001. It originally came into force on 1 June 2001. The text includes all amendments made in regard to this Act up to 2006.
Country: Finland
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Age, Disability, Other Status, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Citizenship, Sexual Orientation
Document date: 01 Jan 2007
This is the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities it was adopted on 13 December 2006 and entered into force on 3 May 2008.
Document type: International Instruments
Topic: Disability
Document date: 13 Dec 2006
Source: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
