Cyprus
Non-discrimination law | Corina Demetriou | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Legal developments
The Ombudsman in her capacity as independent mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the CRPD found that a legislative provision requiring ‘full capacity’ as a precondition for naturalization violates the CRPD
The Commissioner applies the equality legislation to the labour market restrictions affecting asylum seekers.
The employer is found to be liable for discrimination by failing to impose satisfactory disciplinary measures against an employee who had posted discriminatory comments on Facebook against the complainant.
The equality body applies the equality acquis to the labour market restrictions affecting asylum seekers
Paternity Leave in Cyprus
The equality body rules that age discrimination exists even if this was to be applied only as last resort where candidates scored equally on other criteria
The equality body finds the employer guilty of discrimination for failing to take disciplinary measures against an employee who was posting on Facebook negative comments against another employee
The Equality Body rules that the application of the majoritarian logic over the treatment of a numerically smaller group inevitably results in indirect discrimination
The equality body applies the Racial Equality Directive to labour market restrictions affecting third country nationals and gives a wide interpretation to the term ‘racial or ethnic origin’
The Court accepted an application from a disabled claimant aged 65+ for the judicial review of an administrative decision which rejected his application for a disability benefit on account of an age restriction contained in the grant scheme
Law pertaining to civil partnerships passed by the Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus
Parental responsibility of unmarried/divorced parents in the National Army
The Anti-discrimination Authority publishes its annual report for 2014
The Equality Body affirms that the right to equal access to healthcare for Jehovah’s Witnesses may involve the covering of costs for treatment in the private sector where the public sector cannot provide treatment compliant with the patient’s religious beliefs
The Court rejected an application which had sought to challenge the decision to appoint as teachers two persons with disability on the basis of a law setting quotas in employment of persons with disabilities in the public sector
The Equality Authority publishes its annual report for 2014, covering the fields of employment and social provision.
The Cypriot parliament adopts a law regulating civil unions offering state recognition to couples outside marriage and regulating rights of property, alimony, inheritance and succession
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention on National Minorities publishes its Fourth Opinion on Cyprus
Supreme Court rules that administrative decisions for appointments in the public service on the basis of quotas in favour of persons with disability cannot disregard medical and expert opinion as to the candidates’ suitability
Access to welfare for persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities
Government of Cyprus signs Istanbul Convention
Persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities are required to waive their legal capacity in order to claim welfare benefits