The Maltese authorities will find out next Tuesday (May 28) if the European Court of Human Rights agrees to refer to its Grand Chamber the case of Camilleri v. Malta.
At its next meeting (Monday 27 May 2013), a panel of five judges will examine the referral request submitted by the applicant in the case Eweida and Others v. the United Kingdom. The decision of the panel will be made public on Tuesday 28 May.
Four experts from across Europe discuss how governments are responding to human trafficking in the five years since the Council of Europe treaty against human slavery entered into force.
The article cites the worries of human rights commissioner Nils Muižnieks that in parts of Europe, “legislative measures restricting the freedom of expression and association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons represent a worrying step backwards to a bygone era when homosexuals were treated like criminals.”
“We have noticed a rise of intolerance in several countries in Europe,” says Olivier Beer, the Strasbourg-based UNHCR Representative to the European Institutions. “This conference will discuss the situation in Europe and not only in Greece.”
