January 16, 2013 - Society

Finland: Regional conference on improving women’s safety

A two day conference opens tomorrow in Finland with the aim of boosting women’s safety across Europe through ratification of the Istanbul convention.

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January 15, 2013 - Commissioner for Human Rights

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.

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January 15, 2013 - Uncategorized

Chamber hearing into protest at Greece’s civil union

The protest (Vallianatos and Others v. Greece – no. 29381/09) concerns the legislation on “civil unions” that entered into force in Greece in November 2008. The applicants allege that these unions, comprising a “contract between two individuals of full age and of different sexes”, are discriminatory.

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January 15, 2013 - European Convention of Human Rights

Basque party blues after human rights judgement

Judges have ruled that the dissolution of the Basque political party Eusko Abertzale Ekintza – Acción Nacionalista Vasca (EAE-ANV) by the Spanish authorities did not breach human rights law.

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January 15, 2013 - European Convention of Human Rights

Court awards €32,000 after Christian workplace human rights protest

The European Court of Human Rights declared that the right to manifest religion at work is protected but must be balanced against rights of others, as it held that the United Kingdom was to pay Nadia Eweida 2,000 euros (EUR) in respect of non-pecuniary damage and EUR 30,000 for costs and expenses.

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