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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...
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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.
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.
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...
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...
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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.
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...
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.
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...
It is very difficult for civil society to make itself understood by the media! Or, more probably, the media sometimes hears what it wants to hear from civil society. Antigone recently presented its annual report on...
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