{"id":15523,"date":"2026-01-12T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/?p=15523"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:18:32","slug":"instructions-to-discriminate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/instructions-to-discriminate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New Report Shows Why \u201cInstructions to Discriminate\u201d Remain Hard to Detect and Harder to Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHECK-OUT-THE-NEW-REPORT.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Instructions to discriminate under EU and National Law (report)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHECK-OUT-THE-NEW-REPORT.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHECK-OUT-THE-NEW-REPORT-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHECK-OUT-THE-NEW-REPORT-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHECK-OUT-THE-NEW-REPORT-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHECK-OUT-THE-NEW-REPORT-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHECK-OUT-THE-NEW-REPORT-320x180.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:60px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]\n<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"561\">MPG is pleased to share a new report, <strong data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"205\">\u201cInstructions to Discriminate under EU and National Law\u201d<\/strong>, authored by <strong data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"258\">Elaine Dewhurst and Ricardo Buendia<\/strong> and coordinated by MPG for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalitylaw.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"369\">European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination<\/strong><\/a>. The report sheds light on a lesser-known but highly consequential form of discrimination: when people in positions of power <em data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"534\">encourage, pressure, or direct others<\/em> to treat someone unfairly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"953\">Whether in employment, housing, healthcare or access to services, \u201cinstructions to discriminate\u201d can operate quietly through intermediaries &#8211; making discrimination harder to detect, report and challenge. The report shows that while EU law recognises this as discrimination, protections remain uneven and underused across Member States, partly due to limited legal clarity and scarce case law.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"976\">Key findings include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1415\">\n<li data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1134\">\n<p data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1134\"><strong data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1010\">EU law provides protection<\/strong>, but major gaps remain &#8211; especially beyond employment for grounds such as religion, disability, age and sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1273\">\n<p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1273\"><strong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1175\">National approaches are fragmented<\/strong>, with Member States differing on what counts as an \u201cinstruction\u201d and who should be held liable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1415\">\n<p data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1415\"><strong data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1304\">Case law remains limited<\/strong>, not because the issue is rare, but because the concept is poorly understood and often overlooked in practice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1594\">The report also highlights emerging risks, including the growing role of <strong data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1504\">AI systems<\/strong>, where discrimination can be \u201coutsourced\u201d through automated decisions and hidden proxies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1836\">To strengthen protection and accountability, the report calls for clearer EU-level guidance, stronger harmonisation, and greater awareness so that discrimination can be stopped <strong data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1835\">before it is activated into direct exclusion or harassment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1976\">This report reinforces MPG\u2019s commitment to supporting evidence-based legal frameworks that protect equality in practice &#8211; not only on paper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The European Network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination was established in December 2014 and combines two previously existing networks: the European Network of Legal Experts in the Non-discrimination Field and the European Network of Legal Experts in the field of Gender Equality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalitylaw.eu\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:60px;\"><\/div><div class=\"wpex-slider-preloaderimg \"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.migpolgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001.png\" class=\"skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" 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