Disability Rights Convention enters into force

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...

The Charter consolidated rights including equality and non-discrimination and bound EU institutions and member states when implementing EU law. Its protections depend on jurisdiction and effective...

The act consolidated much UK equality law and protected people across nine characteristics in work and public life. Campaigners welcomed a clearer framework while monitoring enforcement, public-sector...

The General Assembly created a consolidated UN entity for gender equality and women’s empowerment. It strengthened institutional coordination while leaving debate over funding, representation and...

Activists Jerry Afriyie, Quinsy Gario and Raul Balai launched a public campaign against blackface in the Sinterklaas tradition. It grew from earlier public interventions and used protest, education...

The College voor de Rechten van de Mens took over the work of the Equal Treatment Commission and gained a broader human-rights mandate. It can assess discrimination complaints, advise institutions and...