Хелсиншки Комитет за човекови права во партнерство со Станица П.Е.Т. и ХОПС дел од акциските грантисти на Цивика

ASSOCIATION HELSINKI COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – SKOPJE

In partnership with the Association HOPS – Options for Healthy Life Skopje and the Association for Legal Education and Transparency LET Station Prilep

Total budget: 2,599,154 MKD

Duration: 13 months

CONSTITUENTS

Constituents are diverse in terms of several socio-demographic characteristics such as social status, age, education, ethnicity and gender.

The constituents include: representatives of rural areas, Parliament, Government, judiciary, local governments, media and educational institutions.

FOR THE PROJECT SUPPORTED BY CIVICA MOBILITAS

Intersectional discrimination in North Macedonia

WHY THE ACTION IS NEEDED

This action aims to promote human rights through consistent implementation of legal solutions to combat discrimination and thus the process of accession of the country to the European Union.

At the core of the proposal is integrated the Human Rights-Based Approach by introducing an intersectional review of the topic with particular reference to the most vulnerable categories in society.

This innovative approach will also enable the strengthening of the free legal aid that the partners provide to their users.

OBJECTIVES AND RESULTS

General purpose:

Strengthening civic participation through the involvement of civil society organizations in the creation and decision-making in the field of protection against discrimination in the Republic of North Macedonia.

Specific purpose (s):

Establishment of a system for monitoring policies and legislation in the field of protection against discrimination, with special focus on the work of the new Commission for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination through the development of innovative methods for understanding the intersectional approach to discrimination.

RESULTS

1. Strengthened internal capacity to apply innovative methods of intersection discrimination, in particular by cross-referencing data from partner organizations;

2. Established regular monitoring system for monitoring the implementation of the Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination and the actions of the Commission for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination based on evidence;

3. Informed public about the novelties of the policies and legislation for protection against discrimination and improved system of free legal aid in the field of discrimination.