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Lettori, 7 MEPs ask Commissioner Schmit for Justice at EU Court

Henry Rodgers -
Lettori case // 7 of Ireland’s 13 MEPs have signed a Rule 138 parliamentary question to Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, asking if the Commission will immediately refer the long-running Lettori...
Europe

MeToo – More has to be done to tackle sexual harassment in the EU

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Evaluating what has been done to fight against sexual harassment by EU institutions and countries, MEPs call for better reporting procedures and support for victims.
Europe

MEPs endorse plan to provide more ammunition for Ukraine

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On Thursday, Parliament backed a draft bill to increase European production of missiles and ammunition for Ukraine.
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Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR

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The number fleeing violence in Sudan since fighting between rival militaries began in mid-April in Khartoum, quickly destabilizing the entire country, has now topped 100,000. The majority of arrivals in eastern Chad – particularly Ouaddaï,...
Human Rights

Ukraine: Over 1,500 children killed or injured, concern rises over forced transfers

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Russian attacks overnight, killed three people – including the girl’s mother – and wounded 11 others, according to news reports. It followed a reported 17 strikes on the capital during May, and the fourth...
Human Rights

UN in Bangladesh decries devastating new round of rations cuts for Rohingya refugees

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The cuts will reduce the value of rations provided to Rohingya refugees to $8 per month, or 27 cents per day. At the beginning of the year, refugees were receiving a ration of $12 per...
Human Rights

UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month, demands decriminalization worldwide

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Pride Month provides an opportunity to celebrate the resilience, diversity, and achievements of LGBTQI individuals, UNAIDS said in a press release, while also reflecting on continuing struggle for full equality, dignity and recognition. This momentous...
Europe

Expert: ECHR article not in line with international human rights standards

Torsten Hjelmar -
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe hearing with experts held last week looked into the discriminatory ideology at the root of why the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) limits the right...
Christianity

Teshuvah – the Way of Return

Guest Author -
On a shallow level, ‘Teshuvah’ simply refers to someone who goes back to the Jewish faith and resumes its practice after lapsing. On a deeper level, it is much more. You 'return' from the midst...
News

Exploring Padova’s Religious Diversity: A Journey with a special focus on Scientology

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A documentary explores the Church of Scientology Padova and its activities while covering the rich diversity of the city.
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Who Was Witold Pilecki? a WWII Hero with a meeting room at the EU Parliament

Juan Sanchez Gil -
Witold Pilecki's story is one of courage and sacrifice, and a meeting room of the European Parliament has just been inaugurated with his name, 75 years after being executed by Stalin. President of the...
News

Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO

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In its new Monitor on the World of Work report, ILO shows that while in high-income countries, only 8.2 per cent of people willing to work are jobless, that number rises to over 21...
Human Rights

UN chief strongly condemns DPRK spy satellite launch 

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The country, commonly known as North Korea, attempted to fire off its first military reconnaissance satellite earlier that day but it crashed into the sea, according to media reports.  The DPRK has reportedly pledged to...
Human Rights

Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law

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The draconian law foresees the application of the death penalty and long prison sentences for consensual sex between adults. Non-discrimination principle Mr. Guterres called on Uganda to fully respect its international human rights obligations, “in particular...
Human Rights

UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered

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Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović were convicted by the court – part of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) which took over from the ICTY – in 2021, for their roles training...
Bahai

Armed Houthis attack peaceful Baha’i gathering, arresting at least 17, in fresh crackdown

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NEW YORK—27 May 2023— Houthi gunmen have staged a violent raid on a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sanaa, Yemen, on 25 May, detaining and forcibly disappearing at least 17 people, including five women....
Human Rights

Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts

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“The practice of incommunicado detention of members of the political opposition and prominent figures sentenced to lengthy prison terms for voicing dissent increased in 2023,” the 18 Special Rapporteurs and Human Rights Council-appointed Working Group rights’...
News

IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine

United Nations News -
Delivering his latest update, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi reported that the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) – the largest in Europe - remains extremely fragile and dangerous. Military operations continue in...
News

WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere

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WMO warned on Tuesday that glaciers and ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica accounts for some 50 per cent of sea level rise, which is accelerating, with disastrous impacts on small island developing states (SIDS) and...
Human Rights

UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify

United Nations News -
WFP’s Country Director in Sudan, Eddie Rowe, told reporters in Geneva that in a major breakthrough, the agency distributed food assistance to 15,000 people in both Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) controlled...
News

Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns

United Nations News -
The latest integrated food security phase classification (IPC) analysis, reported on Sunday that of the total number of affected people, 1.8 million are in an emergency-level phase of need. This means that households face large...
Human Rights

Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war

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“It is vital that the recent diplomatic moves are matched with real action,” said Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, briefing the Security Council on recent political and humanitarian developments. A range...
News

Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears

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“Racism and xenophobia continue to spoil our communities, like scars that spoil the fabric of society. The hatred and violence they engender persist, demanding our collective efforts to eradicate racial violence in all its...
Europe

Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s PM dissolves Parliament and calls for national elections

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According to EL MUNDO, the scale of the defeat and the loss of socialist territorial power have forced the president of the government to "assume the defeat in the first person". The president summons...
Ahmadiyya

HRWF calls upon the UN, EU and OSCE for Turkey to stop deportation of 103 Ahmadis

Willy Fautre -
Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) calls upon the UN, the EU and the OSCE to ask Turkey to annul a deportation order for 103 Ahmadis Today, a Turkish court has released a deportation order concerning...
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