Fear, isolation and discrimination common in Europe’s LGBT community
The EU’s largest LGBT hate crime and discrimination online survey ever conducted shows that many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender … Continued
Equal Treatment
New projects in EHRC
Two new co-operation projects started in April: “Equal treatment network” in co-operation with Estonian Women’s Roundtable, Estonian Chamber of Disabled … Continued
Year 2012 in the Equal Treatment Program
In 2012 there were several projects carried out in the Equal Treatment Program: monitoring the implementation of the Council of … Continued
FRA: Hate crime is a reality in the EU
On 27 November 2012, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published two new reports underlining that hate crime is a … Continued
Despite legislation, disability rights not realised in practice
Discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities and people with mental health problems persists despite the ratification of the UN Convention … Continued
Annual human rights report is now available
Estonian Human Rights Centre announces that its fourth annual report “Human Rights in Estonia 2011” is available in English and … Continued
First roundtable for organizations dealing with human rights
On February 16 Estonian Human Rights Centre together with Estonian Human Rights Institute organized the first roundtable for organizations dealing … Continued
Human Rights Defenders honoured on Human Rights Day
2011 was a stormy year for human rights in the world – they received extraordinary attention. This was to a … Continued
HRC at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
Member of the Management Board of the Estonian Human Rights Centre is taking part in the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation … Continued
FRANET kick-off meeting for national contact points
Kari Käsper, a member of the Management Board of the Estonian Human Rights Centre, participated in the kick-off meeting of … Continued