In the Netherlands there's a big difference between the number of cases of discrimination in the police records and the number of settlements by the Public Prosecution Service. A government study should shed light on how this is possible.
Rome is prohibiting the use of women's bodies in advertisements for commercial products. The mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, explained that under the new law, any billboard that displays a woman's body in a sexist way...
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Romania for the 2007 death of a prisoner, and said it considered the state's investigation into the case ineffective.
As of January 1, 2016, 30 percent of the seats of the supervisory boards of 100 large German companies have to be reserved for women. On March 27, the German Federal Council approved a law that will introduce a...
The Maltese Parliament adopted the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act on April 1. The bill introduces a transparent gender recognition procedure based on self-determination, recognizing the...
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Midway through March, France ratified the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. After several years, the Netherlands, for its part, hasn't gotten beyond the stage of studying the documents.
The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation will collaborate with institutions in Eastern and Southern Europe to make Holocaust archives accessible. New partners in Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Italy and Greece will...
A new ordinance in the city of Duchcov prohibits sitting around or having a barbecue in a public place. "This should bring order," said the city's mayor. "I see no reason why people should make picnics in the streets...
After almost three years, employers and trade unions have reached a breakthrough in a conflict that revolves around the international right to strike. Parties have now recognized each other's right to collective...
The German Green Party has submitted a detailed draft law to the German Bundestag to legalize cannabis for adults. The draft law is highly controversial and was discussed for the first time in the German Bundestag...
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