A new anti-discrimination directive proposed at Equality Summit
17 November 2009 in www.chinaview.cn
A new directive protecting against discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, religion or belief and sexual orientation in all areas of life has been proposed at the third Equality Summit started here on Monday.
"Article 13 of the EU Treaty is proposed to have the same scope and the same level of protection as the Race Equality Directive 43in 2000 and should be adopted by the European Council," said Member of the European Parliament Emine Bozkurt at the summit.
"I believe the Anti-discrimination Directive will give people a tool with which to fight discrimination. Many member states currently lack laws that protect individuals against discrimination on the grounds of religion, homosexuality, disability or age, whereas there is protection against discrimination on the grounds of gender, race and ethnicity," said Bozkurt.
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