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Council of Europe

Commissioner: Human rights are being undermined

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, presented her annual report 2021 to the Parliamentary Assembly during the Assembly’s Spring Session in the end of April. The…

2 May 2022 · 6 min read

Europe

Human Rights Watch: risks for refugees in Poland

(Brussels) HRW.org – Refugees from Ukraine, particularly women and girls, face heightened risks of gender-based violence, trafficking, and other exploitation due to lack of systematic protection and security measures in Poland. “Poland’s…

30 April 2022 · 26 min read

Human Rights

A former Turkish president has opposed Erdogan, accusing him

Former Turkish President Abdullah Gul (pictured right) has sharply criticized Istanbul court rulings in the Gezi Park case, which he said have deeply affected the public conscience. "The sentences of…

27 April 2022 · 2 min read

Christianity

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: End the war immediately!

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew congratulated Orthodox Christians on Easter and called for an immediate end to the war, "which undermines human dignity and is a provocative violation of God's commandment to…

26 April 2022 · 1 min read

Human Rights

Invisibility of women and girls with disabilities

Often, women with disabilities are invisible and marginalised in society, including among those promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, and those promoting gender equality and the advancement of women,…

23 April 2022 · 7 min read