Traduction de «measures to combat discrimination » (Anglais → Français) :

Urges the Government to ensure that equality, regardless of sex, gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, is guaranteed by the law and effectively enforced; deplores the recent legal action against LGBTT associations but welcomes the fact that the cases in question were dismissed by the courts; notes, however, the need for further action against homophobia and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation as provided for in the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation to Member States on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender i ...[+++]dentity; calls on the Turkish Government to instruct the Turkish Armed Forces to end its classification of homosexuality as a ‘psychosexual’ illness; asks that the Draft Law on Combating Discrimination and Equality Committee be brought into line with EU standards, including as regards the grounds of sex and sexual orientation; urges national and local authorities to put an end to the ongoing murders of transgender people, including transgender sex workers;

having regard to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights’ ‘Gender Identity and Human Rights’ Issue Paper (2009); Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity; and Resolution 1728 (2010) and Recommendation 1915 (2010) of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity,

It is important to stress that the effective implementation of non-discrimination legislation depends on the commitment of national authorities, the active support and involvement of civil society and complementary support for non-legislative measures to combat discrimination.

Developing laws and mechanisms to promote equality and counter discrimination: A few Member States (Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland and Greece) clearly establish a link between equal status and non-discrimination measures and acknowledge that equality of opportunity and legal measures to combat discrimination are now an essential part of EU social policy and a key means to increase social inclusion.

Young people demand that the anti-discrimination clause in the Amsterdam Treaty (Article 13) be applied scrupulously; this authorises the European institutions to take measures to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.

The goal of this programme was to encourage concrete measures to combat discrimination and to supplement the activities (mainly legislative) of the European Union (EU) and the Member States.