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Azerbaijan, Holding CoE Presidency, Found Guilty of Violating Human Rights

June 19, 2014 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

Azerbaijan, now holding the presidency of the Council of Europe, continues to be dogged by its human rights record. Last month, the Court of Human Rights ruled that the government violated the basic human rights of a political prisoner.
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- ECHR
- Council of Europe
- ECtHR
- Poland
- political prisoners
- Azerbaijan
- CoE
UN Urges Czech Government to Improve Education

June 19, 2014 • by The League of Human Rights

The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has issued recommendations on what should be improved in the Czech Republic in the field of human rights, with specific focus given to education.
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Sex in Jail

June 19, 2014 • by Associazione Antigone

Carmelo Musumeci, serving a life sentence, has launched a petition from his prison cell, through Change.org, calling for consenting detainees in Italian prisons to be be given the right to have sex, as happens in many other countries across Europe.
Gay Civil Union Bill Announced in Italy

June 19, 2014 • by Associazione Antigone

The Prime Minister of Italy has announced a bill recognizing civil unions between people of the same sex. The only differences these unions will have to marriages will concern adoptions.
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Court Rules against Biological Mother Wanting to Break Up Foster Family

June 18, 2014 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

The Court of Human Rights has ruled against a mother seeking to regain custody of her children nearly two years after giving them to a foster family. The Court denied her request, saying that granting it would disrupt the children's development.
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Infographic: Poland’s Failed War on Drugs in Numbers

June 18, 2014 • by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

Check out this infographic on Poland's failed war on drugs. It's a waste of money and a missed opportunity to improve society. Drugreporter.net created the infographic to mobilize support for major drug policy change. Please share it!
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- Drug policy
- drugs
- Poland
- drugreporter
- infographic
Polish High Court Expands Rights of the Accused

June 17, 2014 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

The Polish Constitutional Court has expanded the rights of the accused, including granting defendants of misdemeanor charges full access to legal representation.
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Dutch EP Candidates Promise to Uphold Digital Rights

June 17, 2014 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

In the run-up to the European elections, many candidates have pledged to promote and defend European citizens' digital rights. Nearly 30 Dutch candidates have already signed the Charter of Digital Rights.
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Fired Cleaning Ladies Beaten outside Greek Ministry of Finance

June 17, 2014 • by The Hellenic League for Human Rights

In light of the unprovoked jeering and beating of cleaning ladies and journalists by police officers outside Greece's Ministry of Finance, the Hellenic League for Human Rights underlines with regret the established mentality towards violence and its pe...
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At Rock Bottom

June 17, 2014 • by Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

Maria, the "blond angel," drew public attention in Bulgaria and the rest of Europe in October 2013. The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee decided to meet her parents and visit her birthplace - the ghetto in the town of Nikolaevo.
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- Roma
- Bulgaria
- ethnic minorities
- Maria

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