Equality and Non-Discrimination
Empowering intersex people: a crucial means of guaranteeing their rights
- 26/10/2018
- Equality and Non-Discrimination
“For far too long, discrimination against intersex people has played havoc with their lives and led to appalling violations of their rights,” said Piet De Bruyn, on the occasion of Intersex Awareness Day. More
‘It’s time to move on from out-dated approaches to gender identity’
- 19/10/2018
- Equality and Non-Discrimination
“On the Day of Action for Trans Depathologisation, I welcome the World Health Organisation’s decision to remove transgender identities from the mental health disorders chapter of the new ICD 11,” said Piet De Bruyn. More
No to discrimination in access to employment
- 11/10/2018
- Equality and Non-Discrimination
The right to work is a fundamental right. Yet discrimination in access to employment remains a real problem in member States, whatever the ground of discrimination at issue, PACE Committee on Equality said. More
Recognising sign languages as official languages
- 09/10/2018
- Equality and Non-Discrimination
Unanimously adopting a draft resolution, based on a report prepared by Miren Edurne Gorrotxategui (Spain, UEL), the Committee on Equality called for the official recognition of sign languages. More
Promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labour market
- 09/10/2018
- Equality and Non-Discrimination
Persons with disabilities encounter many obstacles to accessing the labor market, such as prejudice on their competences or the unwillingness of employers to provide reasonable accommodations,” regrets the committee. More
A call for the official recognition of sign languages
- 21/09/2018
- Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Sign languages are used by millions of deaf people throughout the world and contribute to creating communication bridges between deaf and hearing people,” said Mrs Gorrotxategui on the eve of the International Day of Sign Languages. More
Did you know?
Preventing and combating violence against women is one of the priorities of the committee. To this end, it has appointed a General rapporteur on violence against women who coordinates the Parliamentary Network “Women Free from Violence” and actively promotes the ratification of the Istanbul Convention. Trafficking in human beings, a severe violation of human rights which affects women disproportionately, is also part of its mandate. Link to the campaign.
The Committee is also working on combating racism and created the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance, coordinated by the General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance.
In January 2018, Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD) was elected as Chairperson of the Committee.
Agendas
All items due for discussion and decision.
Reports under preparation
List of reports under preparation in the committee.
Documents and declarations
The committee’s public documents and declarations.
Texts adopted by the Assembly
Assembly reports prepared by the committee.
Decisions
Details of decisions taken by the committee at each meeting (synopses).
Terms of reference
The committee seeks to promote equal opportunities across the board and works to counter discrimination of all kinds.
Members
The 81 members are appointed by the national delegations to the Assembly and may belong to one of the six political groups in the Assembly or be non-registered.
Sub-committees
The committee currently has two sub-committees:
- Sub-committee on the Rights of Minorities
- Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination
The Prize was instituted to reward the action of political parties that have significantly improved women’s political representation. It was given in 2009 to the Portuguese Socialist Party. More
- Béatrice FRESKO-ROLFO (Monaco, ALDE) – General Rapporteur on violence against women
- Piet De BRUYN (Belgium, NR) – General Rapporteur on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTIs)
- Gabriela HEINRICH (Germany, SOC) – General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance
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