Europe’s prison over-crowding crisis

According to research, the number of prisoners held in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia, the Russian Federation and Ukraine is double the Council of Europe average of 149 prisoners per 100 000 inhabitants. Prison over-crowding is also worrying in Serbia, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey and France.

Podcast: Europe, immigration and the end of the “multi-kulti” project

In this podcast, Dr Robin Wilson, a leading intercultural policy expert, discusses immigration and the end of multiculturalism in Europe.

Stateless Europeans: Nils Muižnieks warns of “significant” problem in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia and Latvia

Hundreds of thousands of people living in Europe do not have citizenship of any state, the human rights commissioner reveals in a new article published today.

Judges give Italy one year deadline to solve prison overcrowding problem

The court called on the Italian authorities to “put in place, within one year, a remedy or combination of remedies providing redress in respect of violations of the Convention resulting from overcrowding in prison.”

Dublin conference to discuss impact of ‘interculturalism’

Next month, experts and elected officials from across Europe will gather in Dublin to discuss key themes of intercultural integration.