Cyprus

Equality Body finds age discrimination in the statutes of the journalists’ union which prohibit members no longer working as journalists from being elected in the governing board

The President wins a case at the Supreme Court against the Parliament and has two laws, which were seeking to remove age discrimination provisions, declared unconstitutional for leading to an increase of the state budget

The Court rejected the claim from a Turkish Cypriot that the refusal of the state authorities to permit the sale of her property to a third party amounted to an infringement of the Racial Equality Directive

Measures taken in the context of COVID-19 have affected vulnerable groups in a particularly negative way

School principal asks a student to remove her headscarf or go home, causing an uproar in the community

The Supreme Court reverses trial Court decision about the legality of an age restriction in a disability welfare scheme

The independent mechanism for the implementation of the CRPD delivers two conflicting decisions on complaints for disability discrimination in education

Court finds that Courts in the Republic of Cyprus have no jurisdiction to try disputes between members of the Turkish Community

MPs and NGOs criticise the new Ombudsman for failing to implement the institution’s equality mandate; and public row with Auditor General

Persons with disability are hampered in their access to vote based on obsolete legislation

The new Ombudsman rejects complaints for racial discrimination

Compatibility of the eligibility condition of prior residence in the Republic-controlled areas of Cyprus for access to welfare with the principles of non-discrimination and the best interests of the child

Whether a provision in the pensions law which provides for lower amounts to be paid to persons retiring at 61, compared to persons retiring at 63 falls within the scope of Directive 2000/78 and whether it can be justified by a legitimate aim

The Ombudsman finds that the policy of excluding foreign spouses of Cypriots from welfare entitlement as dependents of the applicant was unlawful

The motive of prejudice becomes an aggravating factor in determining sentences for any crime

The Commissioner for children’s rights slams the decision of a school to lower the grades of a disabled student who had benefited from facilitation measures so as to be at par with other students who did not benefit from any such measures

The UN Committee criticizes the failure of Cyprus to take adequate measures to implement the CERD

The UN Committee criticizes the legislative and policy framework for failing to adequately implement the CRPD