November 15, 2011 - Society

LGBT rights: The issue – same sex marriage discrimination

In this interview, campaigner Geoffrey Ross (photo) challenges the inequalities which affect same sex couples and makes the case for fairness, irrespective of sexual orientation.

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November 15, 2011 - Society

Video: Civil society forum on diversity

In this interview, Intissar Kherigi, spokeswoman of the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations, challenges the view that multiculturalism has failed in Europe.

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November 15, 2011 - European Convention of Human Rights

LGBT rights: The caselaw

In the second of a series of audio reports on the rights of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people, European Court of Human Rights lawyer Nikita Ivanov, outlines the key judgements and cases.

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November 14, 2011 - European Convention of Human Rights

Court hearing for Tunisian Mujahedin row with Bosnia and Herzegovina

Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) of the Convention, Ammar Al Hanchi complains that his deportation would expose him to the risk of ill-treatment, as he had joined the foreign mujahedin in Bosnia and Herzegovina and would therefore be treated as a suspected terrorist in Tunisia.

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November 14, 2011 - Society

LGBT rights: The activist – Peter Tatchell

A week-long series on the rights of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people starts today with an interview with the human rights activist Peter Tatchell, who discusses the fight against homophobia and transphobia in Europe.

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