Policy Paper on Equality and Non-discrimination
Council of Members / Extraordinary General Assembly
Brussels, Belgium, 15-16 April 2016
Policy Paper on Equality and Non-discrimination
The principles of equality and non-discrimination form a cornerstone of the rights-based approach, which is adopted by the European Youth Forum and integrates the norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into the development, implementation and evaluation of youth policy. One of the key methods of achieving this is by ensuring that youth are not negatively discriminated against on the grounds of age or on any other factor. Read our policy paper on equality and on-discrimination.
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