This report examines the situation of Roma in Europe, focusing on their access to education, employment, health, social welfare benefits and housing. The report also addresses the particular disadvantages experienced by Romani women and the traveller community...
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Country: European Union
Document type: Reports
Topic: Race and Ethnicity
Document date: 01 Nov 2004
This is a case summary of the Belgian Correctional Tribunal in Brussels' decision in the case of Procès du Youssef S and Mourad J.
Country: Belgium
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Incitement, Race and Ethnicity
Document date: 20 Oct 2004
This is the ERT case summary of the Constitutional Court of South Africa decision of Bhe and others v The Magistrate, Khayelitsha and others Case CCT 49/03; Shibi v Sithole and others Case CCT 69/03; South African Human Rights Commission and another v President...
Country: South Africa
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Unified Human Rights Framework on Equality, Gender Identity, Race and Ethnicity, Direct Discrimination
Document date: 15 Oct 2004
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is a case summary of the Belgian Constitutional Court's decision in the case of Arrêt no. 157/2004.
Country: Belgium
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Other Status
Document date: 06 Oct 2004
This document calls on member states to enact or strengthen laws that penalise discrimination and incitement to hatred based on "race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status...
Document type: Regional Instruments
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Incitement, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Sex, Other Status, Citizenship, Positive Action
Document date: 29 Jul 2004
This is the ERT case summary of the UN Human Rights Committee, Eighty-first session decision of Vjatšeslav Borzov v Estonia, Communication No. 1136/2002, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/81/D/1136/2002 (2004).
Country: Estonia
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Citizenship
Document date: 26 Jul 2004
This is a case summary of the UN Human Rights Committee decision in the case of Vjatšeslav Borzov v. Estonia.
Country: Estonia
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Citizenship, Other Status
Document date: 26 Jul 2004
This is the ERT case summary of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decision of Ms. B.-J. v Germany (Communication No. 1/2003).
Country: Germany
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Gender Identity, Sex, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 14 Jul 2004
This recommendation calls on member states to give high priority to combating antisemitism through effective use of criminal laws, introduction of anti-racist education and Jewish history in the school curriculum and encouraging debate among media professionals...
Document type: Regional Instruments
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 25 Jun 2004
This is the full text (in Romanian only) of Law 272 of 21 June 2004 for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Children enacted by the Parliament. It was adopted on 23 June 2004 and it has been in force since 1 January 2005, except the provision of Art....
Country: Romania
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Age, Citizenship, Disability
Document date: 23 Jun 2004
In this observation the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the Committee) welcomes the report and goes on to identifies several subjects of concern, a number of which related to the principle of non-discrimination.
Country: Ecuador
Document type: International Instruments
Topic: Sex
Document date: 07 Jun 2004
This is the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, concluding observation on the initial periodic report of Greece.
Country: Greece
Document type: International Instruments
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Sex, Citizenship, Religion
Document date: 07 Jun 2004
This is the case summary of the French Court of Cassation decision in Case No. 03-45.269.
Country: France
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Religion
Document date: 02 Jun 2004
The Comment discusses the responsibility of States Parties' to ensure protection and enforcement of rights and freedoms guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights for all people in their territory, regardless of citizenship....
Document type: International Instruments
Topic: Disability, Age, Citizenship, Remedies and Enforcement, Gender Identity, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Other Status
Document date: 26 May 2004
This is the full text (in French only) of the Decree relative to the application of the principle of equal treatment (Décret relatif à la mise en oeuvre du principe de l'égalité de traitement), enacted by the French Community of Belgium. It was adopted on...
Country: Belgium
Document type: National Legislation
Document date: 19 May 2004
This is a Government of the United Kingdom White Paper setting out the Government’s vision for the implementation of a new Commission for Equality and Human Rights in Britain.
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Policy Documents
Topic: Positive Action, Unified Human Rights Framework on Equality
Document date: 12 May 2004
This is the ERT case summary of the Northern ireland Fair Employment Tribunal decision in the case of Hilary Doudican v. Lisnevin Juvenile Justice Centre (Case ref: 00086/00FET, 00350/00, 00103/00FET, 00354/00FET, 119/03FET, 602/03).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Victimisation, Religion, Sex
Document date: 04 May 2004
This is a case summary of the Belgian Correctional Tribunal in Brussels' decision in the case of Procès du Hachim.
Country: Belgium
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Religion
Document date: 04 May 2004
This Green Paper on "Equality and non-discrimination in an enlarged EU", adopted by the European Commission on 26 May, outlines the steps that the EU has already taken to ban discrimination in employment and beyond. It identifies areas where further...
Country: European Union
Document type: Policy Documents
Topic: Sex, Race and Ethnicity, Citizenship, Religion, Other Status, Disability, Age, Sexual Orientation
Document date: 01 May 2004
This is the PILI case summary of the United Nations Human Rights Committe decision Arenz v. Germany (Communication No. 1138/2002: Germany. 29/04/2004. CCPR/C/80/D/1138/2002).
Country: Germany
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Religion, Other Status
Document date: 29 Apr 2004
This paper discusses the importance of the EU Directive on Free Movement (Directive 2004/58/EC) within the context of same-sex families in the European Union. The paper conveys key points of the document and pays particular attention to Articles 2 and 3 of the...
Document type: Regional Instruments
Topic: Sexual Orientation
Document date: 29 Apr 2004
This document calls on member states to ensure that their legal system is free from antisemitic harassment, encourage education about antisemitism and promote remembrance and education about the holocaust, to collect and maintain statistical records on hate...
Document type: Regional Instruments
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Remedies and Enforcement, Religion
Document date: 22 Apr 2004
This is the ERT case summary of the Northern Ireland Fair Employment Tribunal decision of Desmond Martin v. Belfast Fireplaces Ltd. (Case ref: 224/01 FET).
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Victimisation, Other Status, Religion
Document date: 21 Apr 2004
This is a case summary of the decision of the Supreme Court of Serbia in the case of Krsmanovaca.
Country: Serbia
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Segregation, Victimisation, Race and Ethnicity
Document date: 21 Apr 2004
This is a case summary of the French Court of Appeal's decision in the case of 03/01408.
Country: France
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Citizenship, Religion
Document date: 13 Apr 2004
This is the ERT case summary of the UN Human Rights Committee decision of Cecilia Derksen v. Netherlands, Communication No. 976/2001, U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/80/D/976/2001 (2004).
Country: The Netherlands
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Indirect Discrimination, Other Status
Document date: 01 Apr 2004
This is the ERT case summary of the UN Human Rights Committee decision of R.P.C.W.M. Brandsma v Netherlands, Communication No. 977/2001, U.N.Doc. CCPR/C/80/D/977/2001 (2004).
Country: The Netherlands
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Indirect Discrimination, Remedies and Enforcement, Other Status
Document date: 01 Apr 2004
This is the ERT case summary of the UN Human Rights Committee, eightieth session, decision of Isabel Hoyos Martínez de Irujo v Spain, Communication No. 1008/2001, U.N. Doc. CPR/C/80/D/1008/2001 (2004).
Country: Spain
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Sex, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 30 Mar 2004
This is a case summary of the UN Human Rights Committee decision in the case of Isabel Hoyos Martínez de Irujo v. Spain.
Country: Spain
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Sex, Positive Action
Document date: 30 Mar 2004
This recommendation calls on member states to ensure that anti-terrorism measures are adopted and implemented in a manner that is non-discriminatory. In particular, it proposes that the "right not to be subject to racial discrimination" should be...
Document type: Regional Instruments
Topic: Race and Ethnicity
Document date: 17 Mar 2004
