25 November 2008 GENEVA (OHCHR) – Women must play an active role in peace negotiations, and in the effort to combat impunity for rape and other acts of violence,...
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Council of Europe Secretary General: “We are not doing enough for women victims of violence”
26.11.2008 Press release – 831(2008) Strasbourg, 24.11.2008 – On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women tomorrow, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry...
Articles
Disability Rights
European Conference on Protection and promoting the rights of persons with disabilities in Europe: towards full participation, inclusion and empowerment
10.11.2008 Conclusions by Alexander Vladychenko, Director General of Social Cohesion Council of Europe Mr Chairman, Ministers, Ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues and friends, It is a great honour...
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Disability Rights
“Respect and rights-based action instead of charity for people with disabilities”
10.11.2008 Thomas Hammarberg There are more than 80 million persons with disabilities in Europe. Their rights are recognized in international human rights treaties, including the recent UN Convention...
10.11.2008 Steve Lopez Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times Father Geoffrey Farrow is a longtime Catholic priest who revealed recently that he is gay and opposed to Proposition 8,...
31.10.2008 Council of Europe to fight discrimination, foster integration in Europewide events next month Strasbourg, 30.10.2008 – With recent polls indicating rising Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in Europe and beyond...
Basın Açıklaması Tarihi: 21/08/2008 İNSAN HAKLARI GÜNDEMİ DERNEĞİ SINIRLARDA SINIRSIZCA UYGULANAN İNSAN HAKLARI İHLALLERİNE KARŞI YURTSUZ DÜNYALILARLA SINIRDA DAYANIŞMA KAMPI 2008 DİKİLİ İÇİN No-Border Camp 3-7 Eylül 2008 EGE DENİZİ...
21.08.2008 Homeless earthlings’ camp at the border DİKİLİ – Turkey Theholiday and skippers’ paradise of the Aegean Sea between Greek islands and the Turkish coast has made a name...
31.07.2008 HRAA: BlastsinGungorenIstanbul ENG002/2008 July 28, 2008 We, as Human Rights Agenda Association would like to express our deep grief about the successive bombings which caused the killings of...
28.07.2008 TURKEY AND WORLD AROUND IT FROM A DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE ORHAN KEMAL CENGİZ “The fundamental barrier to democracy in Turkey today is the clique which dominates...