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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...
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...
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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...
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...
Ireland will go to the polls on May 22 to vote on opening up marriage rights to same-sex couples. If the vote passes, Ireland will be the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage by a popular vote.
Foreigners wishing to stay in Belgium must pay a fee to submit a residence permit application, with revenue being used to fund more beds in alien detention centers. The League of Human Rights is appealing to the Constitutional Court to end the scheme.
The city of Utrecht is proud to be the first human rights city of the Netherlands. But in the case of Roma, Sinti and Travelers, the city has an extinction policy that will inevitably result in ending the Roma, Sinti and Traveler lifestyle in Utrecht.
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