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OSCE Urges Immediate Action Amid Surge in Religious Hate Crimes Across Europe

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Vienna, August 22, 2024 – Religious Hate Crimes - On the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, there is a significant focus on the...
Human Rights

OSCE in Warsaw to Host Annual Human Rights Conference

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The Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, scheduled to take place from September 30 to October 11, 2024, at the Sofitel Victoria in Krakowska St., Warsaw, marks a significant event in the realm of international human...
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FRANCE Police raids on peaceful yoga practitioners and abuses in police custody

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On 28 November 2023, just after 6 a.m., a SWAT team of around 175 policemen wearing black masks, helmets, and bullet proof vests, simultaneously descended on eight separate houses and apartments in and around...
Human Rights

UN rights expert urges ‘bold action’ to end systemic racism in Brazil

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Special Rapporteur Ashwini K.P., said at the end of a 12-day fact finding mission, that members of marginalised racial and ethnic groups in Brazil - including those of African descent and from indigenous...
Human Rights

UN chief calls for inclusive elections in Bangladesh

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In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson late on Monday (New York time), the UN chief also called for full respect of the human rights across the country.“The Secretary-General welcomes efforts to...
Council of Europe

75 Years On: The Pioneering Steps Towards the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

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the first meeting of the body that would eventually evolve into the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
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Russia, A court fined a disabled Jehovah’s Witness suffering from cancer to 4500 USD

Willy Fautre -
On August 8, 2014, Judge Sergey Lytkin of the Kurgan City Court convicted Anatoliy Isakov, 59, for so-called extremism simply for holding peaceful private Christian worship services. The prosecutor requested for Anatoly Isakov 6.5 years probation with a...
Health

Sexual abuse, electric shocks, chemical restraints in Mental Health Care, report finds

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A disclosure by New Zealand's Royal Commission has exposed a distressing past of mistreatment within its mental health and behavioral facilities impacting 200,000 children and vulnerable individuals. "For some people it meant years or even...
Human Rights

UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death

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OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk “is shocked and appalled” by comments made by Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who suggested that letting two million Palestinians in...
Europe

French anti-religious MIVILUDES now attacks also the Catholic Church

Juan Sanchez Gil -
In a turn of events in the ongoing discussion on religious freedoms in France the government antireligious MIVILUDES is facing criticism for its bias against religion, particularly for expanding its investigation to include traditional...
Europe

From Athens to Strasbourg: 75 Years of Influence of Greece in Council of Europe

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Greece is set to commemorate an occasion as it marks 75 years since it became a member of the Council of Europe on 9 August 1949. The Council was established in London on 5...
Food

Human Rights Crisis: EU Rebukes Israeli Proposal to Starve Gaza Civilians

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In a rebuke highlighting the European Union's dedication to humanitarian values and international law the EU High Representative expressed serious concern about the controversial comments made by Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich at the...
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UKRAINE: Officials of the Office of the President manually monitor courts and law enforcement agencies for illegal seizure (robbery) of private property

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Ukrainian businesses report unfounded repressions during Russia’s war on Ukraine August 2024 In July 2024, owners and top managers of Ukrainian enterprises gathered again at a roundtable in Kyiv to declare that not a single high-profile...
Europe

Increased risks of human trafficking require concerted action to reduce children’s vulnerability to trafficking

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On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) joins the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Human Beings (ICAT) in calling...
Europe

Congress President welcomes liberation of prisoners of conscience in Russia and in Belarus

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The President of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Marc Cools, has made the following statement: “On behalf of the Congress, I unreservedly welcome the liberation of municipal councillors from Tomsk, Ksenia Fadeeva...
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Ten Years On: The Ongoing Challenge for Yazidi’s Post-Da’esh

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August 3, 2024 marks the remembrance of the Yazidi tragedy, commemorating a chapter, in Iraq's past. A decade ago, on this date in 2014, Da’esh (ISIS) terrorists perpetrated atrocities against the Yazidi community in...
Europe

Equality over discrimination: history must never repeat itself – President Metsola

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The European Parliament marks European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and honours the Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. Today, the European Parliament joins the international community in marking European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and...
Asia

Repression against Christians in China is increasing

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Persecution of Christians in China is increasing and spreading to Hong Kong, Release International
America

OAS Report Shakes Venezuelan Election Results: Trust in Democracy Eroded

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According to a report released by the Organization of American States (OAS) the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO) stated that the outcome of the Venezuelan presidential elections conducted on July 28 2024...
Asia

Bangladesh under Fire: A Call for Justice and Accountability

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Recent developments in Bangladesh have raised significant alarm within the international community, particularly regarding the announcement of a controversial "shoot on sight" policy. As violence escalates, the High Representative's statement during the ASEAN Regional...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights office condemnation as Ghana upholds anti-gay law, free jailed Russian...

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“This decision recognizes both the site's value and the need to protect it from danger,” the agency said , noting the threats posed by the ongoing conflict in Gaza.The monastery dates back to...
Human Rights

Whitewashing China’s Persecution of the Falun Gong

Robert Johnson -
The recent article, in Le Monde diplomatique concerning the persecution of Falun Gong in China presents a perspective that minimizes the human rights violations faced by its followers. Of addressing the documented abuses against Falun Gong, the author, Timothée de Rauglaudre seems focused on discrediting the movement and downplaying the severity of Chinas crackdown on it.
Europe

European Court: Russia to pay 160,000 EUR to 16 Jehovah’s Witnesses, but no chance they will ever see that money

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On 18 July 2024, the European Court of Human Rights examined nine complaints filed by Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia who were subjected to illegal searches, arrests, and convictions because of their religious beliefs. The...
Politics

EU Intensifies Pressure: Six-Month Extension of Russia Sanctions

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Brussels, – The European Council has chosen to extend its ranging sanctions, against Russia, for an additional six months due to the ongoing aggression and destabilizing actions by Russia in Ukraine. These measures,...
Human Rights

Victory in the Supreme Court: CCHR’s criticism of psychiatric abuse not without factual basis

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SALUDMENTAL ( Original in Spanish ) The Plenary Session of the Civil Division of the Supreme Court, in its ruling STS 960/2024 of July 9th and published on the 12th in response to the appeal after its defeat...
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