International Women’s Day 2021: A Joint Call for Better Protection of Women-Prisoners
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, marked today, on 8 March, the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and 41 national preventive mechanisms, bodies tasked…
Contributing to Roma Inclusion Through European and National Strategic Frameworks
Over 70 members of equality bodies, organisations and initiatives from across the EU working on combating discrimination against the Roma gathered on 22 February 2021 for a virtual…
Artisans Over 65 Forced to Finance Their Own Sick Leave
Artisans who chose to continue to work after the age of 65 are forced to cover the costs of their own sick-leave, unlike the younger health insurance beneficiaries…
Discrimination Based on Political Belief Not Allowed
Choosing who can and who cannot be a customer of the coffee shop depending on their political choices can represent discrimination based on political belief, banned by both…
Underreporting and Lack of Data Undermine Efforts to Combat Islamophobia in Europe
Intolerance against Muslims still persists in Europe and the experience of equality bodies shows that they often face discrimination in the fields of employment, access to goods and…
New Hate Crime Protocol: Opportunity for More Efficient Detection and Processing
Since the adoption of the 2011 Protocol on Processing Hate Crimes important steps have been made in combating this problem. However, there is still a lot of room…
Speaking Up Against Sexual Harassment: Eye-Opening for the General Public, Encouraging for the Victims
“Initiatives such as #MeToo, #NisiSama, #ŽeneUJavnomProstoru and others aimed at encouraging women to report sexual harassment give voice to the victims, speak to them and say: You are…
Does the Use of AI in the Health Sector Present Specific Discrimination Risks?
Discrimination risks related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) have already been well-documented in several sectors, including employment and law enforcement. It has become clear, however, that…
Human Rights in Emergency Situations – Recommendations for Disaster Response in Floods, Earthquakes, Fires
Devastating earthquakes striking Croatia last year, especially Sisak – Moslavina County, claimed human lives, injured dozens and damaged several thousand buildings and houses, many to the point of…
#ProtectTheFacts – Protecting the Truth, Safeguarding the Future
More than a million people were killed at the site of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the moment of its liberation on 27 January…
European AI Forum
Implementation of the Recommendations Should Not Depend on the Outcome of the Parliamentary Vote
Access to Electricity Vital for Ensuring Decent Living Conditions
Joint statement in support of the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
AI Systems: Equality Concerns to Be Considered as Early as the Design Phase
New Council of Europe Recommendation: States Encouraged to Strengthen the Position of NHRIs