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‘Leftist trap against freedom of religion and speech’ said MEP Gyorgy Hölvényi
Europe
This week, the European Parliament's plenary adopted a report, which, after many years, could have taken a strong action in defence of freedom of religion of minorities suffering persecution. “Instead,…
Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommendation and a Resolution on the deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities. Both of these provide important guidelines in the process…
Asia
According to an "in progress" article published by DW, the AFP Agency has had access to a document in which can be read that "the sanctions also reportedly target the…
Council of Europe
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…
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Restoring the dignity and rights of people with mental health conditions and with psychosocial disabilities needs to be our priority. The Quality Rights e-training will play an essential role in…
Europe
(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…
Human Rights
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…
Defense
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Ankara amid Turkey's mediation efforts to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. The closed-door meeting was just before Guterres'…
Christianity
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…
Human Rights
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,…
