EU Employment Equality Directive adopted

The law prohibited discrimination on grounds including religion, belief, political opinion, race, sex, nationality, sexual orientation and marital status. It established legal routes for claims and...

The act introduced legal protections against disability discrimination and established duties for employers and service providers. Disabled people and campaigners argued for civil rights rather than...

The act incorporated European Convention rights into UK law and enabled people to raise rights claims in domestic courts. It expanded legal routes while leaving access to justice uneven.

The treaty gave the European Community authority to act against discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation. It laid legal...

The directive prohibited discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin across employment, education, social protection and access to goods and services. It required national enforcement bodies,...

The Netherlands became the first country to open civil marriage to same-sex couples. This legal change followed LGBTQ organizing and years of public and parliamentary debate; legal equality in...

European and North American delegations, activists and civil-society organizations debated racism, reparations and discrimination. The conference’s NGO forum brought movement voices into global...

The repeal removed a law that had restricted local authorities and schools from “promoting homosexuality.” LGBTQ organizations and educators had campaigned against the measure since its introduction.

The law prohibited specified forms of discrimination against people with disabilities or chronic illness, initially in work and vocational education. Disabled people and organizations continued to...

The convention established disability rights in international law, with disabled people’s organizations participating in its drafting. It reframed access and participation as obligations rather than...