Italy has risen to 54th place from 97th in the Global Right to Information Rating thanks to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), a new law introduced in May 2016 that will enter into force on December 23, 2016. The...
When the Al Zhouri family first arrived in Canada from Syria in January 2014, they didn't know how they would become members of the community. But with the support of a group of sponsors, the family quickly found their niche.
The French Parliament has voted in accordance with government plans to extend the French state of emergency until July 15, 2017. The state of emergency was declared in November 2015 after the attacks in Paris and has...
French authorities are investigating a fire at a migrant reception center in the suburbs of Paris. One man died after he jumped from a third-floor window, police said, and 13 others were injured in the blaze. Dozens...
Not only should it be legally allowed for a child to have more than two parents, there should also exist legislation for surrogate mothers, according to the State Commission for Reassessment of Parenthood. The new...
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Girls are being taken to female genital mutilation (FGM) "parties" in cities across England, the Leeds-based charity the Black Health Initiative has warned. The charity says midwives from Africa are flown in to carry...
The CILD ceremony to award ordinary human rights defenders is this evening – will you be there?
Many students with a physical or mental disability have, two years after the introduction of inclusive education, no access to adequate education, according to the Dutch Council for Education. Since the introduction...
Is an EU country obliged to grant humanitarian visas to people who are not yet on its territory? The European Court of Justice will answer this question in the case of a Syrian family of four who filed a request for a...
In May of this year, the European Commission, together with Microsoft, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, drafted a code of conduct against online hate speech. The code established that such messages have to be deleted...
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