The human rights commissioner writes: “Mixed signals and veering from a values-based approach to one based on Realpolitik, permits the authorities in Minsk much room for manoeuvre and allows them to play various actors against each other, thereby doing a disservice to human rights defenders in Belarus.”
Low human trafficking conviction rates in Portugal and gaps in the country’s investigation procedure are revealed in a new Council of Europe report published today.
A disabled man who alleges he was beaten by bodyguards after his arrest for insulting Turkey’s Prime Minister will find out tomorrow if his human rights were breached.
‘Urban therapist’ Phil Wood is joined by Paul Chapman of London’s Lewisham Council, Ingrid Hauge Rasmussen,from Norway, project manager Irena Guidikova and others to review key themes and policy challenges discussed this week at the Dublin Intercultural Cities conference.
Parliamentary Assembly experts want to use today’s zero tolerance for female genital mutilation as the springboard to a safer and more just world for women.
