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3 December 2021

Parallel report to the Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD) (2021)

Since 2011, Unia has been the independent mechanism for promoting, protecting and monitoring the application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Belgium.
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30 June 2021

Parallel report to the Committee against torture (CAT) (2021)

Lack of reliable and centralized data on allegations of police violence, refoulement or deportation of foreigners despite the risk of torture and ill-treatment, and persistent shortcomings in the care of internees: these are some of the findings of this report.
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19 June 2021

Still too few figures on inequality and discrimination in Belgium 

There are still too few figures on inequality and discrimination in Belgium, say Unia and the Equal Opportunities Team of the Federal Public Service (FPS) Justice.
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17 May 2021

Jonatas and Tim testify: “In the end, every effort we made was worthwhile”

When Jonatas and Tim became victims of homophobic violence, they decided to take immediate action. They asked the police and Unia for help: two years after their report, the perpetrators were convicted by the court.
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19 April 2021

Parallel report to the UN Committee against all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) (2021)

Did you know that in Belgium there is no legal framework allowing a person who is being controlled by the police to know why he or she is being checked out?
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4 February 2021

Intellectual disability and school inclusion: Belgium again condemned by the European Committee of Social Rights

Three years after Belgium was condemned for failing to guarantee the right to inclusive education in the Flemish Community for children with intellectual disabilities, the European Committee of Social Rights has made public its decision concerning education in the French Community of Belgium: Belgium is once again condemned.
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