Fundamental rights and health - call open for applications
5-6 October, EPHA attended a stakeholder meeting on the European Union Agency for Fundamental Human Rights (FRA) multiple discrimination project. The project, due to commence in the first half of 2010, will look into multiple and intersectional discrimination (MID) on the grounds of gender, age and ethnic origin in the area of health. The agency is actively seeking research and participants - please read on for more information.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss problem areas, affected groups and methodological perspectives, to define the potential scope of the project, to identify the kinds of products and outcomes that could contribute to improving the current situation and determine who should be included in an overall networking strategy of the project.
FRA defined multiple discrimination, additive or compound discrimination and intersectional discrimination as follows:
Multiple discrimination is when a person experiences discrimination on more than one ground in different situations.
Additive or compound discrimination is when a person is discriminated against on more than one ground and these grounds are added on to of each other.
Intersectional discrimination is when several grounds interact with each other in such a way that they are inseparable.
This is the first time that FRA has worked specifically on health and were very open to all stakeholders’ views and suggestions. This meeting was viewed as a brainstorming session for FRA and no difinitive conclusions were reached. EPHA is now monitoring the development and progress of the project and will keep you informed.
FRA is still actively seeking relevant research on multiple and intersectional discrimination. If you are aware of any relevant research in this area, please contact tina@epha.org before 30 November 2009.
The second call for participation in the Fundamental Rights Platform of the FRA is now open. Please click here for more information and to access the application form. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2009.
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