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FORB
All charges against Finnish Parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Pohjola are unanimously dismissed following high-profile free speech trialThe former Finnish Minister of the Interior, faced three criminal charges for sharing…
Africa
An African human rights and cultural development organisation, AIDO, has launched its most ambitious project yet – to bring the African continent closer to its estranged diaspora. The slavery and…
Human Rights
Give voice to silence – Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse against Children in the Portuguese Catholic Church On November 2021, the Portuguese Episcopal Conference decided to conduct…
Human Rights
New York City, 4 March 2022 (CoNGO Infonews) – Civil society organizations that are predominantly women’s NGOs today issued a statement against the war in Ukraine. The seven initiating groups called…
Europe
Istanbul, March 24, 2022 – Turkish authorities should thoroughly investigate a recent threat against journalist Altan Sancar, determine whether it was related to his work, and ensure the journalist’s safety,…
Asia
In a statement published by the European Parliament's Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance ( FoRB & RT ), they inform of "the presentation of the…
ECHR
Jarno Habicht has worked with WHO for the last 19 years and served as WHO Representative in Ukraine since 2018. He explains how WHO prepared for armed conflict in the…
Europe
Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina released after 10 days; at least 4 other journalists briefly detained, has reported the Committee to Protect Journalists. Paris, March 22, 2022 – Account first published…
Council of Europe
A new report and resolution which was considered and adopted in the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe this…
Africa
"Some of you may be wondering what lessons can be learned from the Syrian crisis - in particular the role of Russia - when we look at what is happening…
