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   It's time to outlaw unfair discrimination across the European Union! Please sign our petition to register your support. We believe that equality, anti discrimination and human rights are the basis on which the EU was founded in the Rome Treaties. We are astounded that after 60 years millions of EU citizens still have no legal protection from daily discrimination of all kinds.

This website is promoting a Europe-wide petition for a new European Directive to outlaw discrimination. We need the directive to ban discrimination in access to goods and services on grounds of disability, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief - areas not currently covered in many EU member states (we already have Directives outlawing discrimination in Employment, Race and Gender). We aim to show support for an 'own initiative' report by UK MEP Liz Lynne currently going through the European Parliament which calls for a comprehensive new anti-discrimination directive as a top priority.



In its Work Programme for 2008 the European Commission said it would bring forward a Directive implementing the principle of equal treatment outside employment. But this historic proposal is now under threat. Objections seem to be coming from the President of the EU Commission and from Governments of many Member States.



We need to persuade the Commission to honour their commitment. The purpose of this petition is to build up a groundswell of support for action now.



A new comprehensive directive has already gained support from many MPs and MEPs across party lines as well as NGOs and charities that fight against discrimination in countries all over the EU. Please click the link below and register your support for this petition



Sign the Petition