Legal developments
Separate sleeping rooms and sanitary facilities for women
COVID-19 and gender
Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
Constitutionality of the ban of political, philosophical or religious symbols in a school of higher education in order to create a neutral environment
Cancelling of public conference by local public center due to the presence among the speakers of a trans activist
Following NCCD decision against the Ministry of Education, a procedure was adopted to ensure adaptation of the national evaluation exams for pupils with disabilities and SEN
In the context of a methodology issued by the Ministry of Education to ensure special places for Roma children to access high school and university, the NCCD analysed the duty to adopt similar measures in relation to children with special educational needs
Protection of victims of violence against women during and after state of emergency
Impact of COVID-19 measures on gender equality
In order to address financial barriers that victims of domestic violence may face and which may be a reason for not pursuing their case in court, the Government will offer a legal aid service by specially trained lawyers who will be engaged for this purpose
Working groups have been nominated to prepare amendments to the Sickness Insurance Act provisions on family related social security, which will impact the Employment Contracts Act
Access to abortion
Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
Impacts of COVID-19 measures on women in Turkey
Increase of parental benefits
Report on integration and discrimination of immigrants, as seen by both majority and immigrant population
By introducing the concept of ‘birth sex’, the amendment of the Registry Act makes the legal recognition of gender change impossible in Hungary
Additional parental leave to support parents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Work-Life Balance
Social Security
Domestic violence and violence against women
Less favourable retirement age for male Greek public servants constitutes direct gender discrimination in pay – Levelling up
Discrimination of Sami people, Kvens and Finns in the northernmost region of Norway, Troms and Finnmark
COVID-19 and discrimination issues in Norway
Land Berlin Non-Discrimination Law (Landesantidiskriminierungsgesetz)
The state of discrimination on the ground of race and ethnic origin in France
Current general situation regarding the protection of human rights in Slovakia including discrimination of minorities
Whether Hungary’s plans to prevent courts from imposing pecuniary compensation for fundamental rights violations in education are in compliance with the EU acquis
Whether damages are payable to individual victims of educational segregation to compensate for the disadvantages they suffered as a result of the segregation
Parental leave – smart-working
Parental leave – smart-working
With the closure of all schools and child-care centres during the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents were forced to stay at home in order to look after their children. The Government set up a Parent Benefit for parents employed in the private sector of Malta, with children under 16 years of age, who were not able to work from home and who due to the impact of COVID-19, after 8 March 2020 could not go to work to take care of their children
Segregation of Roma children in primary education
Access of children with disability to education
Measures taken in the context of COVID-19 have affected vulnerable groups in a particularly negative way
On 30 April 2020, the Polish Parliament passed legislation amending the Code of Civil Procedure and some other acts, providing for the possibility of the police issuing an order for the perpetrator of violence to leave the premises occupied together with the victim, without the need to initiate criminal proceedings
Restriction on the exercise of rights
Liechtenstein Government decided to sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 26 May 2020
The Constitutional Court repealed the new Anti-Discrimination Law
Current situation regarding exclusion and discrimination of persons living in marginalised Roma communities
Implementation of policies and measures concerning the equality and inclusion of Roma living in marginalised communities
Caring benefits more generous during COVID 19 quarantine
As of 18 March, fathers can not be present during delivery of their children
The legality of the conditions of eviction of illegal camp occupied by a Roma family
Discrimination against tenants on the basis of their actual or perceived nationality
Monitoring of discrimination cases concerning public and private sector on behalf of the competent Equality Body
Significant increase of domestic violence against women during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Survivor’s right to tell the story v. perpetrator’s honour and dignity
Female salaried lawyers not entitled to adequate maternity allowance in breach of Article 11(2)(b) Directive 92/85/EEC due to the non-adoption of the Single Benefits Regulation by the general social security scheme ‘EFKA’ since 01.01.2017
Relocation of the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment within the governmental administrative structure: from the Chancellery of the Prime Minister to the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy
Among anti-COVID-19 measures, the government introduced recommended and mandatory time slots for grocery shopping for persons defined by age and disability
Whether the contents and implementation of equal opportunity plans adopted by certain employers can be examined and assessed by the Equal Treatment Authority
