Category: Human Rights Issues

Charter of Fundamental Rights The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is part of the EU Treaties. It took effect in 2009 in the Lisbon Treaty. It has been somewhat controversial. It protects a broader range of human rights than the European Convention on Human Rights. The main purpose of incorporating the Charter into the EU […]

Background The European Union legal order has protected fundamental rights for many years. The Charter on Human Rights was incorporated into the Lisbon Treaty and took effect in December 2009. The Treaty on European Union states that the EU recognises the rights, freedoms, and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The rights […]

EU and ECHR The European Convention on Human Rights is not part of the European Union Treaties. However, from the earlier stages, the European Court of Justice and its successors recognised that the European Convention on Human Right is part of general principles of law and reflects a common set of values of the member […]

The Council of Europe The Council of Europe was a precursor of the European Union. It now includes the Russian Federation, the former Yugoslav states, Republic of Macedonia , Ukraine, Bosnia, Georgia, Serbia. The Council is based in Strasbourg and is wholly separate to the European Union. The Council of Europe was established in 1949. […]

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Gender equality in the labour market The objective of this Directive is to consolidate several directives on gender equality by simplifying, modernising and improving EU legislation in the area of equal treatment for men and women in employment. Equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of EU law which applies to all aspects […]

Protection at international level of the rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities SUMMARY OF: Decision 2010/48/EC on the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The decision adopts on behalf the European Community (now the EU) the United Nations Convention on the rights of […]

Protocol against the trafficking of people Decision 2006/618/EC on the EU’s conclusion of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women And Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime — within the scope of Articles 179 and 181a of the Treaty Decision 2006/619/EC on the EU’s conclusion of […]

Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law The purpose of this Framework Decision is to ensure that certain serious manifestations of racism and xenophobia are punishable by effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties throughout the European Union (EU). Furthermore, it aims to improve and encourage […]

The European Union and Children’s Rights EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child – COM(2011) 60 final It presents an agenda to strengthen and protect children’s rights as set out in the principles of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). All EU […]

Equal treatment of temporary agency workers European legislation improves the protection of temporary agency workers by ensuring equal treatment concerning the basic working and employment conditions. It establishes a framework for the use of agency work to contribute effectively to job creation and to the development of flexible forms of working. Directive 2008/104/EC of the […]

Equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin Directive 2000/43/EC — implementing equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin It aims to combat discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin. It lays down minimum requirements for implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons in the European Union (EU). By discouraging discrimination, […]

Accessibility of products and services Directive (EU) 2019/882 on the accessibility requirements for products and services It aims to harmonise accessibility* requirements for certain products* and services so the EU’s internal market operates smoothly by eliminating and preventing any free-movement barriers that may exist because of divergent national legislation. It aims to bring benefits to […]