- 621. Finland - Fixed-term contracts (PDF 309 kB)
- Fixed-term contracts for the young unemployed
- Publication date: 9 October 2018
- 622. Slovakia - The Constitutional court dismissed a complaint on failures of public prosecution offices to assess the discriminatory impact of the municipal binding regulation (PDF 133 kB)
- Indirect discrimination / Obligations of public prosecutor offices when assessing discriminatory impact of municipal binding regulations
- Publication date: 9 October 2018
- 623. Latvia - UN CERD publishes conclusions and recommendations on Latvia periodic reports (PDF 115 kB)
- On 30 August, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination published Concluding Observations on the combined report by Latvia. The observations pay special attention to the collection of ...
- Publication date: 9 October 2018
- 624. Croatia - Annual Report for 2017 of the Ombudsperson for Gender Equality (150 kB)
- 2017 Annual Report of the Ombudsperson for Gender Equality discussed and approved in the Croatian Parliament
- Publication date: 28 September 2018
- 625. Croatia - Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) (214 kB)
- Ratification of the Istanbul Convention
- Publication date: 28 September 2018
- 626. Bulgaria - Reinforcing the rights of adoptive parents (116 kB)
- Unclear impact of the changes on equal treatment of men and women in social security
- Publication date: 28 September 2018
- 627. Liechtenstein - Annulment of a legal provision in the granting of a residence permit to de facto civil partner on the grounds of violating the principle of constitutional equality (152 kB)
- Liechtenstein’s Administrative Court applied to the Constitutional Court for annulment of a legal provision in the granting of a residence permit to the de facto civil partner on the grounds that this ...
- Publication date: 24 September 2018
- 628. Iceland - Adoption of new legislation on services for disabled people with long-term support needs (154 kB)
- Adoption of anti-discrimination legislation
- Publication date: 24 September 2018
- 629. Iceland - Adoption of legislation on equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (125 kB)
- Adoption of anti-discrimination legislation
- Publication date: 24 September 2018
- 630. Iceland - Adoption of anti-discrimination legislation (35 kB)
- Adoption of legislation on equal treatment in the labour market irrespective of race, ethnic origin, religion/belief, disability, diminished work ability, age, sexual orientation and gender identity, biological ...
- Publication date: 18 September 2018
- 631. Belgium - Court decision on refusal to hire a man (PDF 131 kB)
- Direct discrimination in recruitment
- Publication date: 17 September 2018
- 632. France - UN Human Rights Committee Complaint procedure CCPR/c/123/D/2662/2015 of 18 June 2018 (published 10 August 2018) of Ms Hafif vs France (Association Baby Loup case) (PDF 146 kB)
- Non-conformity of the decision of the plenary assembly of the Court of Cassation in relation to the dismissal of a child care director for wearing the Islamic veil to the International Covenant on Civil ...
- Publication date: 10 September 2018
- 633. Romania - Romanian Constitutional Court issues decision on recognition of same sex marriage in the context of free movement of citizens (PDF 150 KB)
- Recognition of same sex marriages
- Publication date: 10 September 2018
- 634. The Netherlands - New Roma housing policy framework (PDF 143 kB)
- New housing policy for Roma to ensure non-discrimination and the enjoyment of their cultural rights
- Publication date: 10 September 2018
- 635. Greece - Exclusion of Greek citizens from appointments in the country’s Municipalities, Regions and Social Welfare Centers due to their ethnic origin (PDF 175 kB)
- Discriminatory treatment against a person by reason of his/ her origin on behalf of the Greek Manpower Organisation for Employment
- Publication date: 10 September 2018
- 636. Sweden - Handshake requirement as indirect discrimination in employment (PDF 135 kB)
- Did termination of a recruitment process due to the female applicant’s refusal, for religious reasons, to shake hands with the male manager during a job interview constitute indirect discrimination?
- Publication date: 10 September 2018
- 637. Poland - The ‘Family 500 plus’ program and the employment situation of women (PDF 135 KB)
- The ‘Family 500 plus program’ discourages women from engaging in work and disadvantages single parents, disproportionately affecting women
- Publication date: 10 September 2018
- 638. Poland - Family 500 plus program: discrimination of children of unmarried parents and families where both parents are working (PDF 107 kB)
- The City Council in Nysa adopted a resolution which provided for a privilege in receiving so-called ‘care vouchers’, among others to children from married families and families in which only one parent ...
- Publication date: 23 August 2018
- 639. Cyprus - Prevention of breastfeeding in public considered a criminal offense (PDF 279 kB)
- Complaint on preventing a mother who was breastfeeding in public. Amended Law Article 99B of the Criminal Code.
- Publication date: 8 August 2018
- 640. Austria - Austrian Constitutional Court recognizes the right to “third gender” in civic registry entries (PDF 177 kB)
- Third gender option in civic registry
- Publication date: 8 August 2018

