In today’s ‘Comment’ article, the Commissioner for Human Rights writes that laws banning information about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and inter-sex (LGBTI) issues mark a “worrying step back towards a bygone era when homosexuals were treated like criminals.”
“Because of their age, unaccompanied children are extremely vulnerable,” says the European Council On Refugees and Exiles’ senior legal and policy officer.
A statement from the informal body of MEPs and Council of Europe parliamentarians reads: “EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is crucial with a view to securing a common space for human rights protection across the European continent.”
Earlier today, the European Court of Human Rights held a public hearing to examine the details of a complaint which raises important issues related to the protection of media sources.
The case concerns excessive force used by the police when called to a family party in Tiszalúc to request that the music be turned down.
