Equality and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities
Recommended measures (5)
8. The Committee, in line with its general comment No. 6 (2018) on equality and non-discrimination, recommends that the State party:
(a) Adopt the legal and other measures necessary to provide for explicit protection from multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination based on age, disability, national origin, sex, gender, ethnicity and migratory status, and for effective sanctions against perpetrators.
(b) Take effective measures to provide legal aid in all discrimination cases and increase the resources of the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud to enable it to assist persons with disabilities in filing complaints to the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Tribunal, including in cases of multiple and intersectional discrimination.
(c) Amend the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act to expand the range of remedies available to complainants in disability-related discrimination cases before the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Tribunal.
(d) Carry out awareness-raising campaigns and provide training to inform indigenous persons with disabilities, persons with disabilities from ethnic minorities and immigrants with disabilities of their rights and how to access them.
(e) Conduct a study on the living conditions of persons with disabilities belonging to minorities, such as the Roma and Tater or Romani communities, in order to design and adopt appropriate legislative, administrative and practical steps to address inequality and discrimination.