On Wednesday 21 May 2008, United States’ President George W. Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (GINA), which seeks to prevent medical advances in DNA testing being adversely used by employers and health insurance companies...
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Country: USA
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Topic: Other Status, Equality and Socio-Economic Rights
Document date: 23 May 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
The Equal Rights Trust urges the Chairperson of the Chamber of Deputies and the deputies of the Czech Parliament, to adopt at the next session on 3 June 2008 the Law on Equal Treatment and Legal Measures of Protection from Discrimination and Amendments to Some...
Document type: Legal Briefs
Document date: 30 May 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
On the 30th of May 2008 The Equal Rights Trust wrote to Miloslav Vlcek, Chairperson of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament calling on him and other deputies of the Czech Parliament to adopt the Law on Equal Treatment and Legal Measures of Protection...
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Document date: 04 Jun 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is the ERT case summary of the European Court of Human Rights case Sampanis and Others v. Greece (application no. 32526/05).
Country: Greece
Document type: Case Law
Topic: Race and Ethnicity
Document date: 05 Jun 2008
This is the ERT case summary for the South African Constitutional Court decision in the case of Shilubana and Others v Nwamitwa Case CCT 3/07.
Document type: Case Law
Document date: 04 Jun 2008
This is the text of the Employment Contracts Act, originally enacted by Finland in 2001.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 text of the Equal Treatment and the Promotion of Equal Opportunities Act, enacted by Hungary. It was adopted on 22 December 2003.
Country: Hungary
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Sex, Race and Ethnicity, Citizenship, Disability, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Age
Document date: 22 Dec 2003
This is the text of the Ordinance No 137/2000 on Preventing and Sanctioning All Forms of Discrimination, enacted by Romania. It was adopted on 31 August 2000 has been in force since October 2000.
Country: Romania
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Age, Citizenship, Disability, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Other Status, Positive Action
Document date: 31 Aug 2000
This is the text of the Act Prohibiting Discriminatory and other Degrading Treatment of Children and Pupils, enacted by Sweden. It was adopted on 16 February 2006 and has been in force since 1 April 2006.
Country: Sweden
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Sex, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Disability, Age, Sexual Orientation, Other Status, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 16 Feb 2006
This is the text of the Disability Ombudsman Act (Lag om Handikappombudsmannen) 1994, enacted by Sweden. It was adopted on 9 June 1994. This text includes all amendments made up to 1999.
Country: Sweden
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Disability, Other Status
Document date: 09 Jun 1994
This is the full text of the Equal Treatment of Students at Universities Act (Lag om likabehandling av studenter i högskolan), enacted by Sweden. It was first adopted on 20 December 2001 and this version has been in force since 1 July 2007. This version...
Country: Sweden
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Victimisation, Sex, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Disability
Document date: 20 Dec 2001
This is the text of the Prohibition of Discrimination Act, enacted by Sweden. It was first adopted on 5 June 2003, this version contains amendments up to 1 July 2005.
Country: Sweden
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Victimisation, Sex, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Disability, Sexual Orientation
Document date: 05 Jun 2003
This is the text of the Prohibition of Discrimination in Working Life of People with Disability Act, enacted by Sweden. It has been in force since 1999 and contains amendments up to and including SFS 2006:1330. This version was published on 12 May 2008.
Country: Sweden
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Disability, Positive Action
Document date: 12 May 2008
This is the text of the Prohibition of Discrimination in Working Life because of Sexual Orientation Act, enacted by Sweden. It was originally enacted in 1999 and has been in force since 1999. This version contains amendments to the Act up to and including SFS...
Country: Sweden
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Orientation, Positive Action
Document date: 12 May 2008
On 4 June 2008, the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down the decision in the case of Shilubana and Others v Nwamitwa (Case CCT 3/07). The case arose out of a succession dispute, following the death in 2001 of the chief of the Valoyi community in...
Country: South Africa
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Document date: 11 Jun 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
On 5 June 2008, the European Court of Human Rights handed down the judgment in the case of Sampanis and Others v. Greece (application no. 32526/05). Represented by the Greek Helsinki Monitor, 11 Greek nationals of Roma origin claimed discrimination in violation...
Country: Greece
Document type: Advocacy Statements
Document date: 06 Jun 2008
Source: Equal Rights Trust
This is the full text of the Ethnic Groups Act, enacted by Austria. It was adopted on 7 July 1976.
Country: Austria
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Direct Discrimination
Document date: 07 Jul 1976
This is the full text of the Federal Constitutional Act, enacted by Austria.
Country: Austria
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Race and Ethnicity, Other Status
Document date: 03 Jul 1973
This is the full text of the Federal Constitutional Law, enacted by Austria. Chapter VIII sets out the date of entry into force of the different provisions contained in the Law.
Topic: Disability, Citizenship, Race and Ethnicity, Other Status
Document date: 26 Oct 1955
This is the full text of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, enacted by the United Kingdom. The Act was first adopted on 18 November 2004 and has been in force since 5 December 2005.
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Sexual Orientation
Document date: 18 Nov 2004
This is the full text of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, enacted by the United Kingdom. It was enacted on 8 November 1995 and has been in force since 2 December 1996.
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Disability, Positive Action, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 08 Nov 1995
This is the full text of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, enacted by the United Kingdom. It amends the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Harassment, Disability, Reasonable Accommodation, Other Status
Document date: 07 Apr 2005
This is the full text of the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999, enacted by the United Kingdom. The Act was adopted on the 27 July 1999 and has been in force since 28 July 1999.
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Disability, Remedies and Enforcement
Document date: 27 Jul 1999
This is the full text of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, adopted by the UK. They were adopted on 3 April 2006 and came into force on 1 October 2006.
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Age
Document date: 03 Apr 2006
This is the full text of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations, adopted by the United Kingdom. They were adopted on 26 June 2003 and have been in force since 2 December 2003.
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Religion
Document date: 26 Jun 2003
This is the full text of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, adopted in Northern Ireland. They were adopted on the 13 June 2006 and have been in force since 20 June 2006.
Country: United Kingdom
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Victimisation, Age
Document date: 13 Jun 2006
This is the full text of the Equal Treatment (Disability and Chronic Illness) Act 2003 (Wet gelijke behandeling op grond van handicap of chronische ziekte, WGBH/CZ), enacted by the Netherlands. This is an unofficial translation.
Country: The Netherlands
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Disability
Document date: 03 Apr 2003
This is the full text of the Equal Treatment Act 1994 (Algemene Wet Gelijke Behandeling), enacted by the Netherlands. It was adopted on 2 March 1994.
Country: The Netherlands
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Harassment, Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Religion, Other Status, Race and Ethnicity, Sex, Citizenship, Sexual Orientation
Document date: 02 Mar 1994
This is the full text of the Equal Treatment in Employment (Age Discrimination) Act, enacted by the Netherlands. It was adopted on 17 December 2003 and has been in force since March 2004.
Country: The Netherlands
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Victimisation, Age
Document date: 17 Dec 2003
This is the consolidated text of the Chancellor of Justice Act, enacted by Estonia. The original Act was adopted on 25 February 1999 and came into force on 1 June 1999. This text includes all amendments up to 1 January 2004.
Country: Estonia
Document type: National Legislation
Topic: Citizenship, Disability, Age, Race and Ethnicity, Religion, Other Status, Sexual Orientation
Document date: 01 Jan 2004
