Category: Spotlight on Equality Bodies 2015

The fourth edition for 2015, released in December, highlights the work of the following equality bodies:

• Serbia: Commission for the Protection of Equality
• Great Britain: Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Croatia: Office of the Ombudsman
• Belgium: Institute for the Equality of Women and Men
• Belgium: Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities
• Poland: Commissioner for Human Rights
  
  

It highlights the Media Library entries from:

• Germany: Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
  
  

It also gives links to publications of the following members:

• Germany: Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
• Czech Republic: Office of the Public Defender of Rights
  
  

Read the Spotlight here.

The third edition for 2015, released in October, gives an overview of:

• The Equinet New Executive Board 2015-2017 (elected by the Equinet members at the 2015 AGM)
• The three new Equinet members (approved by the Equinet members at the 2015 AGM)
• The recent leadership appointments
  
  

It highlights the work of the following equality bodies:

• Austria: Ombud for Equal Treatment
• Belgium: Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities
• France: Defender of Rights
• Germany: Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (FADA)
• Greece: Greek Ombudsman
• Norway: Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud
  
  

It highlights the Media Library entries from:

• Austria: Anti-Discrimination Campaign
• Malta: Equality Mark Certification
• Malta: Here We Are
  
  

It also gives links to publications of the following members:

• Czech Republic: Public Defender of Rights
• Luxembourg: Centre for Equal Treatment
• Northern Ireland: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
  
  

Read the Spotlight here.

The Spotlight on Equality Bodies is sent every three months as a newsletter to our external mailing list.

The information chosen has been sent in by our members, or identified by the Equinet Secretariat as being particularly relevant for our readers.

If you would like to feature in the Spotlight by highlighting particular aspects of your work, or indeed if you have any questions or comments,, please contact Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, Equinet Communications Officer (sarah.cookeodowd@equineteurope.org / 0032 2 212 31 84)

The first edition for 2015, released in April, highlights the work of the following bodies:

• Albania: Commissioner for the Protection from Discrimination
• Belgium: Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities
• Germany: Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
• Ireland: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
• Norway: Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud
• UK Great Britain: Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Denmark: Danish Institute for Human Rights
• Czech Republic: Public Defender of Rights
• Hungary: Equal Treatment Authority
• Italy: National Office against Racial Discrimination
• Portugal: Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality

It also gives links to the Annual Reports for 2014 of the following members:

• Croatia – Ombudsperson for Gender Equality
• Greece – Greek Ombudsman
• Luxembourg – Centre for Equal Treatment
• Netherlands – The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights
• Serbia – Commissioner for Protection of Equality
• UK Northern Ireland – Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Read the Spotlight here.