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Volunteers who worked tirelessly to save migrants from sinking boats off the Greek island of Lesvos were honored with the UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award for 2016. Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue...
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly supported a law on new surveillance powers for the country's intelligence agencies. Some 65.5 percent of voters agreed to the proposal, which allows the authorities to tap phones,...
A modern pregnancy test for Down syndrome will become available to all pregnant women in the Netherlands beginning in April 2017. The Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT) can demonstrate whether an unborn child has Down...
Over 40 percent of women in the labor market have dealt with possible discrimination based on pregnancy or early motherhood. According to research by the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, discrimination has not reduced in the past four years.
Around 3,000 citizens of Savica and other parts of Zagreb gathered last Saturday in Trnjanska Savica park to protest against the construction of a church in the park. They agree that the beautiful park, which brings...
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Parents will get the opportunity, even retrospectively, to register their stillborn child in the Municipal Personal Records Database (BRP), which has the personal details of everyone in the Netherlands. Parents can...
People with disabilities are presently seen by the state as people who can't take care of themselves or decide what's best for them. Instead, Italy should be doing everything it can to empower them to live free and independent lives.
Belgrade's Pride Parade 2016 was held last Sunday under the slogan "Love changes the world" — and without any incident, but under strong police presence. For the first time, Belgrade Pride was held without the major...
In the Netherlands, more than 400,000 children grow up in poverty. They cannot become socially isolated because of this. A winter coat, bicycle, school supplies, school equipment and music lessons can be paid for by...
Leaders along the Western Balkan migratory route pledged not to let the influx repeat this year ahead of a migration summit in Vienna on Saturday, September 24. They saw one million people pass through last year on...
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