ECRI reports on Germany and Belgium: concerns over racism and intolerance
Strasbourg, 25 February 2014 – New reports from the Council of Europe’s expert body on racism and intolerance, ECRI, have raised a number of concerns with regard to Germany and Belgium, despite...
View ArticleUkraine: judicial reforms and fight against impunity are necessary to improve...
Strasbourg, 4 March 2014 – “The dramatic events that have been unfolding in Ukraine since November 2013 brought to the fore a number of long-standing, core human rights challenges that the Government...
View ArticleHate speech against women should be specifically tackled
Strasbourg, 6 March 2014 – “In May 2013, a campaign led notably by Women, Action and the Media and the Everyday Sexism Project attracted global public attention to the issue of social media content...
View ArticleInterim measure granted in inter-State case brought by Ukraine against Russia
Strasbourg, 14 March 2014 – On 13 March 2014 the Government of Ukraine lodged an inter-State application under Article 33 (Inter-State cases) of the European Convention on Human Rights against the...
View ArticleCzech Republic: urgent action needed to protect Roma from racist extremism
Strasbourg, 14 March, 2014 – “I am deeply concerned about the emerging pattern of anti-Roma events in the Czech Republic – many led by racist extremists groups and organised simultaneously in different...
View ArticleSupervision of execution of Court’s judgments: encouraging results
Strasbourg, 02.04.2014 – The Committee of Ministers today made public the annual report for 2013 on its supervision of the execution of judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. In...
View ArticleCouncil of Europe launches a human rights guide for internet users
Strasbourg, 17.04.2014 – The Council of Europe today launched a guide for internet users to help them better understand their human rights online and what they can do when these rights are challenged....
View ArticleEurope takes major step forward to protect women’s rights
Strasbourg, 23 April 2014 – As Andorra became the 10th country to ratify the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, the treaty – which...
View ArticleProtecting children’s rights in the digital world: an ever-growing challenge
Strasbourg, 29.04.2014 – “Most teenagers spend a substantial share of their time on Internet, often using social media, which have become a major means of socialising. Growing access to the Internet...
View ArticleA boy or a girl or a person – intersex people lack recognition in Europe
Strasbourg, 09.05.2014 – “On 1 March, Fox News presenter Clayton Morris had to apologise for his ‘ignorant and stupid’ comments mocking the new gender options for Facebook profiles which allow users to...
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