February 28, 2013 - European Convention of Human Rights

Court’s Grand Chamber to review Irish child sex abuse complaint

O’Keeffe v. Ireland, concerns the sexual abuse of a schoolgirl, aged eight to nine, in a Catholic-run national school in Ireland in 1973.

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February 28, 2013 - Roma

Roma leader says Europe is moving “step by step” towards Apartheid

“This is not a social or a migration issue,” says Rudko Kawczynski, President of the European Roma and Travellers Forum in a podcast interview. “Europe is becoming step by step an Apartheid state for Roma. We are suffering but no-one really speaks and talks to us.”

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February 27, 2013 - Society

Podcast: Why prisons should allow needle exchanges

According to Dr Hans Wolff, Head of Geneva University Hospitals Unit of Penitentiary Medicine, prison needle exchanges do not lead to more drug abuse but instead , encourage prisoners to participate in drug substitution whilst increasing safety.

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February 26, 2013 - Roma

Jagland fears free EU travel could increase anti-Roma prejudice

“From 2014 all EU citizens will be able to travel and work freely throughout the European Union, which may lead to more Roma people leaving their difficult conditions at home,” Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland told the United Nations Human Rights Council. “This may in turn lead to increased tensions and more racism if authorities do not prepare themselves for this development.”

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February 26, 2013 - European Convention of Human Rights

€100,000 court award after Turkey human rights breach

Judges have awarded €100,000 to protestors after agreeing that Turkey breached human rights laws during a military operation.

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