Legal developments
Indirect discrimination / Obligations of public prosecutor offices when assessing discriminatory impact of municipal binding regulations
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 statistics, NHRI, anti-discrimination legislation and its enforcement, hate crimes and hate speech, access to justice, non-citizens and the situation of Roma
2017 Annual Report of the Ombudsperson for Gender Equality discussed and approved in the Croatian Parliament
Ratification of the Istanbul Convention
Unclear impact of the changes on equal treatment of men and women in social security
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 provision violates the principle of constitutional equality and is not compatible with Article 8 ECHR in conjunction with the prohibition of discrimination under Article 14 ECHR
Adoption of anti-discrimination legislation
Adoption of anti-discrimination legislation
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 gender characteristics and gender expression
Direct discrimination in recruitment
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 and political right
Recognition of same sex marriages
New housing policy for Roma to ensure non-discrimination and the enjoyment of their cultural rights
Discriminatory treatment against a person by reason of his/ her origin on behalf of the Greek Manpower Organisation for Employment
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?
The ‘Family 500 plus program’ discourages women from engaging in work and disadvantages single parents, disproportionately affecting women
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 works
Complaint on preventing a mother who was breastfeeding in public. Amended Law Article 99B of the Criminal Code.
Third gender option in civic registry
The Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal considered it discrimination when a credit company refused to grant credit based on the combined effect of applicant’s gender, language, age and place of residence
Expert opinion of the Equality Body on age discrimination
Burkini ban in swimming pools is unlawful according to two first instance judgments of the Tribunal of Gent
Is the obligation to disclose the cause of disability (including mental) when applying for the job justifiable?
Indirect discrimination/segregation
The administration of an aqua park in Wrocław decided that during one day in a week the sauna area will be open to women only
Different pricing for women and men may be regarded as violation of the principle of equality in the light of directive 2003/114
Collaboration, exchange of information and good practices between the National Labour Inspectorate and the National Equality Adviser
Various legislative proposals regarding gender equality are currently being debated in parliament
Implementation of policies and measures on the prevention of discrimination of Roma children in education
Balance between the prohibition of discrimination and freedom of thought, beliefs and views as well as economic freedom and freedom of transactions
National Strategy for Equality and Non-Discrimination
The new minister for labour and social affairs plans to introduce a “family package”
Act No. 310/2017 Coll., amending Act No. 187/2006 Coll., on healthcare insurance entered into force on 1 June 2018.
Equal pay
Does the use of a requirement that, for a person to be eligible for inclusion in a job pool or access to a temporary job, he or she must have a separate main employment, constitute direct or indirect discrimination when applied to a person with a sickness benefit of 50% related to a disability?
Inadequate accessibility even outside of working life is a form of discrimination in Sweden. LW was refused access to a bus due to his wheelchair. The Equality Ombudsman did not take the case to court so LW turned to an NGO. The NGO took the case to court and won. This is one of the first cases where an NGO took on the full legal risks of enforcing the law
Education ministry’s responsibility for segregation in state-run school system
The state of affairs regarding segregation in the Hungarian system of public education
Indirect discrimination in access to education- misdiagnosis of Roma child being placed in special classes for children with intellectual disability, segregation of Roma children in education
Face covering clothing
Proposal to explicitly include protection against discrimination on the ground of sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression into the General Equal Treatment Act and court decision on registration of an intersex condition
Composition of the Steering Board of the national equality body
How should courts distinguish between self-employed and employed status for the purposes of the coverage of the Equality Act 2010?
General duty of gradually realizing access for people with disabilities
The new approach of the ETA to reach an agreement between parties to a case could lead to more a satisfactory outcome in discriminatory cases than the application of legally stipulated sanctions
New report on unregistered migrants in Denmark
Equal treatment in employment training
Access to the profession of doctor in the National Health System without discriminatory treatment on ground of age
The fiscal legislation provides that the spouses are obliged to submit a joint income tax return
CRPD monitoring
