March 28, 2012 - Commissioner for Human Rights

Hammarberg highlights rise in Swiss racism

Human rights commissioner Thomas Hammarberg has today highlighted his fears about a rise in racism and xenophobia in Switzerland.

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March 15, 2012 - Society

Hammarberg: “The United Kingdom is excessively punitive” towards young

In a letter to Kenneth Clarke, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the human rights commissioner writes: “Youngsters who are imprisoned tend to re-offend upon release; the re-offending rates remaining above 70% in the United Kingdom.”

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March 13, 2012 - Society

Hammarberg raises disabled rights banner

“Persons with disabilities have long been cut off and forced to lead lives of isolation, in large-scale institutions or the back-rooms of family homes,” states the Commissioner for Human Rights.

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February 29, 2012 - Roma

ERTF: Hammarberg report must deliver “new era” in Roma policy

Government failure to take seriously the findings of the report published earlier this week by the human rights commissioner would be “both irresponsible and inhumane,” according to the European Roma and Travellers Forum.

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February 28, 2012 - Roma

Robert Rustem: “Europe is threatened by a resurgence of intolerance”

The forces now ranged against Roma communities, if left unchecked, will soon seek a defining conflict with the guardians of democracy and the rule of law also.

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