Income inequalities in Europe "shocking"
The Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter, Tuur Elzinga (Netherlands, UEL), stressed that social rights are not second line human rights but fundamental rights and often a precondition to the enjoyment of civil or political...
Sending data to the US: how to safeguard your privacy
If you use Facebook and Google your personal data such as photos and email are usually stored in US data centres. Sending Europeans' data across the Atlantic is legal provided American companies commit themselves to respecting EU privacy standards. On...
NEW: Major Corporations, Business Leaders, & Sports Teams Speak Out Against H.B. 757
On March 18, Apple, the National Football League (NFL), and the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, and Hawks joined a growing list of major corporations, business leaders, and sports teams speaking out against H.B. 757 – a legislative assault by Georgia...
Over 250,000 children affected by Colombia conflict since 2013, despite peace talks – UNICEF
Thirteen year old Solanyi in her classroom at the El Diviso school in Narino, Colombia. Solanyi's parents were both...
Bahrain: Stop Deportations of Nationals
Bahraini authorities have deported five stateless Bahrainis, whom they had previously stripped of their citizenship, since February 21, 2016. Another nine people stripped of their citizenship will be at risk of deportation if a court of appeal does...
Colombia: over 250,000 children impacted by conflict despite peace talks, UN agency reports
Internally displaced children, victims of conflict in Colombia.
Ukraine: Fear, Repression in Crimea
Russian authorities have created a pervasive climate of fear and repression in Crimea in the two years since it has occupied the peninsula, Human Rights Watch said today. It is crucial for key international actors to keep Crimea’s drastically...
UN: Keep Human Rights Spotlight on Iran
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) should renew the mandate of its special rapporteur on Iran, 34 human rights and other organizations said in a letter to council member countries on March 17.
Addressing violent extremism ‘urgent human rights priority,’ warns UN chief
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Ukraine: Fear, Repression in Crimea
Russian authorities have created a pervasive climate of fear and repression in Crimea in the two years since it has occupied the peninsula, Human Rights Watch said on March 18. It is crucial for key international actors to keep Crimea’s drastically...
