29/01/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On 29 January 2015, the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance was officially launched in the presence of Anne Brasseur and Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni who expressed their wholehearted support for the initiative.
08/01/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
"We strongnly condemn the killings yesterday at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, and we convey our condolences to the families and relatives of the victims," said Maria Giannakaki and Gvozden Srećko Flego.
08/12/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Deborah Schembri will make a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom from 9 to 11 December, as part of the preparation of her report on discrimination against transgender people in Europe.
04/12/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Budgetary cuts should not be human rights and equality blind, the committee said, adopting a report prepared by Nikolaj Villumsen. Human rights and equality impact assessments are essential in order to take informed decisions.
04/12/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Numerous acts of hostility and violence have been recorded in the recent years against Christians and their places of worship. However, these acts are overlooked by national authorities, the committee has warned.
03/12/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“People with disabilities must no longer be invisible to the rest of society or treated like second-class citizens. That has to change,” said Carmen Quintanilla, as her report was adopted today.
24/11/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
2014 marked a turning point with the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention, giving a clear sign of the political will of States to prevent and condemn all forms of violence against women,” declared Ms Brasseur.
17/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“A year after the atrocious murder of Pavlos Fyssas by right-wing extremists, his memory remains alive,” said PACE's General Rapporteur against Racism and Intolerance Maria Giannakaki.
16/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“I am deeply disturbed by the grave attacks on the LGBT community in Europe, especially the savage murder of Ekaterina Khomenko, and the attack on a German gay activist in Belgrade,” said Robert Biedroń.
10/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Nikolaj Villumsen will make a fact-finding visit to Athens in the context of the preparation of his report on “Equality and the crisis”. He will meet, in particular, the Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament and the Deputy Minister of Health.
09/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Three years after the start of the Arab Spring, the Equality Committee, meeting in Paris, has drawn mixed conclusions about the situation of women in the countries of the southern shore of the Mediterranean.
09/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Preventive intervention and treatment programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence and for sex offenders are having a rather positive impact on victim safety and most of those who participate in these programmes would not reoffend.