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Human Rights are basic inalienable rights, but not a static thing

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The European Convention of Human Rights, lists out basic rights and freedoms which can never be breached by the States, that have ratified the Convention. These include such rights as: the right to life...
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An overview of the European Convention on Human Rights

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The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is widely recognized as an important and effective international treaty for human rights protection. It has had an important role in the development and awareness raising of...
News

Council of Europe again being urged to promote human rights

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Members of the European Parliament Disability Intergroup and the Coalition for Mental Health and Wellbeing this week addressed the Committee of Bioethics of the Council of Europe with a new demand that the Committee...
Economy

OECD: There is no way to know whether Bulgaria exports corruption abroad

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Is it possible that the country of the European Union, considered by its citizens to be the most corrupt for years, does not export corruption abroad? The answer, according to a new report by...
Europe

Women under fire in Belarus, activists tortured and exiled – UN expert

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While women in Belarus overall are being denied rights and freedoms, female political activists are subjected to enforced disappearances, torture, ill-treatment and exile, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on Tuesday.
Institutions

Erdogan resents “a handful” of World War II victors

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The fate of humanity must not be left at the mercy of "a handful of" victors in World War II. This was commented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, quoted by "Novosti”. Earlier, Erdogan announced...
Europe

Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border 

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At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in increasingly dire conditions. The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed for urgent action on Friday, to save lives...
International

Commission on Narcotic Drugs: Debate between practitioners and national policy makers on the implementation of international drug policy commitments

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Vienna (Austria), 22 October 2021 – The third round of the Thematic Discussions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), held from 19 to 21 October 2021, fostered an interactive debate on the implementation of...
European Council

European Association of Service Providers for People with Disabilities (EASPD) General Assembly

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The General Assembly of the European Association of Service Providers for People with Disabilities (EASPD) took place on 15 October, bringing together representatives of more than 20,000 social services from across Europe, including the...
Human Rights

Yemen war reaches ‘shameful milestone’ – 10,000 children now killed or maimed 

Another “shameful milestone” has been reached in the conflict in Yemen with 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting started in March 2015, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
America

Russia and the United States have made a diplomatic breakthrough at the United Nations

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Against the background of their constant disagreements, the two sides took an unprecedented step, calling for responsible behavior of countries in cyberspace. Russia and the United States have submitted to the UN General Assembly a...
News

Good Use and Abuse: The Role of Technology in Human Trafficking

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Vienna (Austria) 14 October 2021 - Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit are taking advantage of online technologies for every step of their criminal...
Institutions

Playing with fire: Poland and the EU are deepening the rule of law dispute

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that she was "deeply concerned" by the decision of the Polish Constitutional Court challenging the supremacy of the EU treaties, and assured that she...
Europe

Portuguese beaches lead the way during UN, EU clean-up campaign 

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In recent months, some 260 different clean-up operations have been undertaken across, aimed at protecting life under the sea, with the UN and European Union’s #EUBeachCleanUp campaign, managing to remove some 50 tons of trash from some of the EU’s finest shorelines.
Europe

Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions could ‘unravel steady but fragile progress’ 

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Tensions over vehicle licence plates and anti-smuggling operations, between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, in recent weeks, may contribute to unravelling “steady but fragile progress made in rebuilding trust among communities” in Kosovo and Serbia.  
Council of Europe

EU Military Training Mission in Mozambique set to start its operations

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The Council today adopted a decision launching the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique). The mission will support a more efficient and effective response by the Mozambican armed forces to the...
Environment

EU plan to replace diesel trucks with electric ones

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In early 2021, the EU has set a target of 20,000 environmentally friendly vehicles by 2030 The shift to electric vehicles will affect not only car manufacturers but also trucks. They will also be forced...
Europe

Press briefing on next week’s plenary session – Friday, 15 October, at 11.00 | News | European Parliament

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Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 18-21 October plenary session this Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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Europe

EU and OHCHR hold first strategic dialogue on human rights

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Brussels, 13 October 2021 - The EU and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held their first Strategic Dialogue yesterday in Brussels. This high-level dialogue was a timely opportunity for...
Environment

Biodiversity commitment builds hope for ‘living in harmony with nature’

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More than 100 countries on Wednesday committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global framework, that aims to put biodiversity on a path to recovery, by 2030 at the latest.  
News

UNODC launches a compendium of promising practices on public-private partnerships to prevent and counter trafficking in persons

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Vienna (Austria) – 13 October 2021. The global pandemic has vastly increased vulnerabilities to human trafficking and of trafficked victims. Traffickers prey upon the marginalized and impoverished. Evidence shared by States with UNODC indicate that...
Institutions

The IMF has confirmed its “full confidence” in Kristalina Georgieva

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Will Kristalina Georgieva keep her position in the IMF? The council adds that she has confidence in Georgieva's "commitment"! The International Monetary Fund's board of directors has announced that it is renewing "full confidence" in...
European Council

The Spanish Constitutional Court upheld Puchdemon’s arrest warrants

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The Constitutional Court of Spain has confirmed the validity of the national, European and international arrest warrants of the former Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemon and the three former ministers Tony Comin, Clara Ponsati...
European Council

The European Commission supports the countries of the Union that build fences at the external borders

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EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ilva Johansson voiced support for EU countries that are building fences at the external borders to prevent the illegal entry of migrants. "Further efforts are needed to protect the external borders,"...
Europe

Food Hero: Cultivating women farmers in Georgia

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A farmer in the central European country, Georgia, has been sharing her lifetime of knowledge with other women farmers in the region, saying that “there is nothing in agriculture that a man can do and a woman can’t.”
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