It is positive that you have nominated a Commissioner in charge of equality.

He was appointed a gender equality commissioner by the late Nelson Mandela.

He was appointed a gender equality commissioner by the late Nelson Mandela.

We call on Helena Dalli, the new Commissioner responsible for equality, to come up with a new initiative to unblock the negotiations.

He was appointed a gender equality commissioner by the late Nelson Mandela.

12.The Committee notes that the Deputy Ombudsman for Gender Equality and the Commissioner for Protection of Equality are responsible for handling complaints about sex-based discrimination.

We're famous as a country with beautiful laws that are not implementable," Yvette Abrahams, the commissioner for gender equality, told IRIN.

If we believe in the values of democracy, we cannot leave half of the population outside the structures of power," said Equal Opportunities Commissioner Vladimír Špidla.

Victoria A. Lipnic (Equal Employment Opportunity commissioner and workforce policy counsel to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce)

Victoria A. Lipnic Equal Employment Opportunity commissioner and work force policy counsel to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Discrimination remains a problem across Europe and people's perceptions of it are broadly stable compared to last year," said Equal Opportunities Commissioner Vladimír Špidla.

As regards positive developments, the Government’s Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment has taken interesting initiatives to combat racism and related forms of discrimination.

If we believe in the values of democracy, we cannot leave half of the population outside the structures of power," said Equal Opportunities Commissioner Vladimír Špidla.