The Centre for Equal Treatment (CET) handled nearly 200 discrimination cases in 2024, mainly related to gender, ethnicity, and disability, while currently operating without a president following Susanna Van Tonder's resignation.
According to the CET, nearly 200 new cases were processed in 2024. Around a third were filed by women, 37% by men, and the rest by organisations.
In roughly one in five older cases, complaints were linked to alleged discrimination based on nationality, an area for which the CET has no legal competence. The CET also received 44 complaints related to ethnic origin and 40 concerning disability discrimination.
The CET reports that about one-third of cases were successfully resolved, while in 14% of cases no direct discrimination could be established.
The centre currently has no president following the departure of 28-year-old Susanna Van Tonder. Applications for the position are open until 1 December and must be submitted to the President of the Chamber of Deputies.
The successful candidate will complete the outgoing president's term, which runs until 2029. Gilles Boultgen is currently serving as the CET's coordinator. The director's post remains vacant since Nathalie Morgenthaler was elected to Parliament for the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) in 2023.
