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Under the guise of socially benign activities, two businesswomen would organize secret paid visits to a mental health center, during which the "trainees" would speak to psychiatric patients and improve their communication skills.
Almost a third of complaints in cases closed by the European ombudsman in 2016 were about transparency, the ombudsman said in her annual report, published on May 24. The ombudsman closed 86 inquiries last year that...
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has urged world leaders and tech companies to do more to fight online extremism. May warned that the going battle with the Islamic State is "moving from the battlefield to the internet"...
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says a solution has been found with the organizers of a black feminist festival that will allow it to go on as planned. Hidalgo had threatened to ban it on the grounds that it excluded white...
After two years experimenting in France, and 10 in Spain, what are the results of the implementation of the Spanish "Módulos de Respeto," where inmates are given enormous freedom in exchange for better behavior?
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The European ombudsman has released a Dos and Don’ts list for EU officials to ensure they do not inadvertently breach ethics rules. The list helps officials by clarifying what is appropriate, thereby making sure that...
Police Chief Erik Akerboom of the Dutch National Police Force will not be allowing female police officers to wear headscarves. The Amsterdam police proposed last week to allow headscarves to be worn by police in...
The leaders of the world’s top economies, gathered in Italy for the G7 summit, on Friday moved to define gender equality as a human right after the US dropped its opposition. Including a reference to "human rights" in...
While there is little doubt that Pride Week in Moldova has grown in visibility and turnout over the years, there are worrying developments in the political sphere that threaten rights protection for the LGBT community.
After publications of photos of members of the Patriotic Front, part of the new ruling coalition, in Nazi greeting poses, the new Bulgarian government had been shaken by a series of scandals. Pavel Tenev, deputy...
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