Equality Now: Monitoring report on the access of women from marginalized communities to anti-discrimination protection mechanisms

This monitoring and report are implemented within the framework of the project “Equality Now – Empowering marginalized communities for social inclusion and non-discrimination” supported by the Government of Switzerland through Civica Mobilitas implemented by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, HOPS – Healthy Life Options and the
MARGINI Coalition, whose objective is to contribute to improving access to justice and strengthening anti-discrimination protection mechanisms for the most vulnerable groups in society.

Through systematic monitoring of the CPPD’s work, the project aims to provide evidence based data, which will serve as a basis for advocacy, improvement of institutional practices, and advancement of public policies in the field of equality and non-discrimination. In this regard, this report represents a bridge between the quantitative findings of the monitoring and the qualitative conclusions and recommendations, aimed at achieving the objectives of the Civica Mobilitas program and,
more broadly, at building a more inclusive society.

The monitoring was conducted on a quarterly basis, in the period from July 2024 to September 2025, with the aim of tracking trends and practices in the work of the CPPD, as well as the access of women from marginalized communities to mechanisms for protection against discrimination.

The purpose of this monitoring is to determine whether the existing system for protection against discrimination provides real and equal access for women from marginalized communities, as well as to identify structural barriers that limit their access to justice.