Parliamentary debate on the European Convention on Human Rights
7 June 2011
On 19 May 2011, the House of Lords debated the European Convention on Human Rights.
On 19 May 2011, the House of Lords debated the European Convention on Human Rights.
On 17 May 2011, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published ‘Predictors of Attitudes to Age Across Europe’.
Published in March 2011 by AgeUK, ‘A Snapshot of Ageism in the UK and across Europe’ shows that age discrimination is widespread in Europe.
In March 2011, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights published the ‘2010 Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights’ – the first report on how the Charter is being applied in Member States.
In March 2011, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights launched its report ‘Access to justice in Europe: an overview of challenges and opportunities’.
‘Living together. Combining diversity and freedom in 21st century Europe’, the Report of the Group of Eminent Persons of the Council of Europe, was published in May 2011.
In May 2011, Jonathan Cooper of Doughty Street Chambers gave a presentation to the Equality and Diversity Forum on the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights.
On 21 March 2011, the Council of Europe published the Opinion of the Commissioner for human rights on national structures for promoting equality.
The Handbook on European non-discrimination law, jointly produced by the European Court of Human Rights and the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency, is a comprehensive guide to non-discrimination law and relevant key concepts.
In 2011, the European Commission published ‘Buying Social. A Guide to Taking Account of Social Considerations in Public Procurement’.