Seminar series in the framework of the European Commission's Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020
🔗Directive against discrimination based on racial and ethnic origin. Concept of discrimination by racial or ethnic origin, scope of the legislation, defence of the rights, compliance, implementation and sanctions.
🔗Directive against discrimination at work on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
🔗The European Disability Forum (EDF) is an umbrella organisations of persons with disabilities that brings together representative organisations of persons with disabilities from across Europe to ensure that decisions at the European level concerning persons with disabilities are taken with and by persons with disabilities.
🔗The role of the Commissioner for Human Rights is to keep states alert to the problems that may restrict people’s ability to enjoy their rights, and to help them find solutions to improve human rights protection and implementation. It provides resources, such as country reports, issue papers, publications and recommendations.
🔗An online platform with information about European democracy and rights, European’s citizen initiative forum.
🔗A report with recommendations on improving education for children and young people with a migrant background. It provides a list with all the European institutions that provide educational services, including adult education.
🔗The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) is the voice of non-formal adult education in Europe. EAEA is a European NGO with 133 member organisations in 43 countries and represents more than 60 million learners Europe-wide. EAEA promotes adult learning and access to and participation in non-formal adult education for all, particularly for groups currently under-represented.
🔗A web portal containing information about accessibility, heath, education, employment among other topics in Europe for people with disabilities. It has also information for all the European countries.
🔗EASPD, a non-profit NGO in the disability sector, promotes over 17,000 social services and their umbrella associations.
🔗ENNHRI is the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, thats brings together over 40 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) across Europe to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights in the region. Its network provides a platform for collaboration and solidarity in addressing human rights challenges and a common voice for NHRIs at the European level.
🔗The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (the European Centre) is an intergovernmental organisation affiliated to the United Nations. Its purpose is to foster the collaboration in social welfare between governments and organisations
🔗A web portal with information about migration, social services, inclusion of immigrants and many other topics.
🔗A comprehensive web platform with publications, videos and a database of practices regarding Social Services in Europe.
🔗Web portal with information for undocumented migrants about access to justice, detention and return and other topics
🔗General obligations and specific requirements in public buildings, transport and other consumer product and services.
🔗An article about web accessibility in Europe, a general overview, European standards and web accessibility as a human right.
🔗Advanced website accessibility solutions without refactoring your website's existing code and ensure a comprehensive legal & regulatory compliance framework covering ADA, Section 508, WCAG 2.1 AA.
🔗A web portal with information about accessible cities and cruises and other topics, such as a code of good conduct.
🔗A web portal with information about accessible destinations in Europe, accommodation, tours, transfers and other services such as mobility equipment rentals.
🔗Umbrella organisations that brings together representative organisations of persons with disabilities from across Europe to ensure that decisions at the European level concerning persons with disabilities are taken with and by persons with disabilities.
🔗Since 2003, ERA organises seminars devoted to the two European anti-discrimination directives adopted under Article 19 TFEU.
🔗The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) is the voice of non-formal adult education in Europe. EAEA is a European NGO with 133 member organisations in 43 countries and represents more than 60 million learners Europe-wide.
🔗ENAR is the only pan-European anti-racism network that combines advocacy for racial equality and facilitating cooperation among civil society anti-racism actors in Europe.
🔗The Red Cross EU Office is a membership office representing the 27 National Red Cross Societies in the EU, that helps to coordinate relations between the members and EU decision-makers and stakeholders, supporting vulnerable people and communities within and outside the EU.
🔗THE NETWORK OF CARITAS ORGANISATIONS ON THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT, present in 46 European countries, makes of Caritas Europa one of the major social actors in Europe.
🔗UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
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