Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Human Rights" produced 296 items.
| 1. A constitutional moment for Europe | January 26, 2012 |
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The European Commission's objections are not the only pressure on Hungary's lawmakers. The outcry over the barrage of laws that Hungary passed before Christmas has focused on... | |
| 2. Human-rights convention deal blocked | January 26, 2012 |
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France and UK hold up EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. France and the United Kingdom are blocking a deal on the European Union's accession to the... | |
| 3. Europe's own human-rights crisis | January 25, 2012 |
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Europe's treatment of minorities endangers our core values. To many friends of human rights in Europe, the Arab Spring has been the most thrilling period since the fall of... | |
| 4. Secretary General, European Council on Refugees and Exiles | January 11, 2012 |
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| 5. Overworked but vitally important | December 8, 2011 |
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The European Court of Human Rights urgently needs reform if it is not to fall victim to its own success. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the premier human-rights... |
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| 6. Arab activists win Sakharov prize | October 27, 2011 |
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European Parliament gives ‘freedom prize' to five activists of the Arab uprisings. Five activists involved in the Arab uprisings from Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Syria have... |
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| 7. Myanmar's abuses demand justice | September 1, 2011 |
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It is time for the EU to push for a UN-led commission of inquiry into crimes against humanity committed in Myanmar. Four years ago, the people of Myanmar rose up in a... |
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| 8. Asylum procedures in need of scrutiny | June 16, 2011 |
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Commission should ensure that Czech asylum procedures comply with human-rights standards.
We wholeheartedly welcome the statement by Milena Vicenová, the Czech... | |
| 9. Ex-Formula One boss loses privacy case | May 10, 2011 |
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Supporting Max Mosley's case would have had a 'chilling effect' on the media, the European Court of Human Rights rules. The former boss of Formula One has lost a bid in the... | |
| 10. A bill of rights for the EU's institutions | March 31, 2011 |
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The European Charter of Fundamental Rights is a compass, not a stick. The European Charter of Fundamental Rights sets out rights – such as freedom of expression and... |
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| 11. Walking or flying when it comes to data privacy? | February 24, 2011 |
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We need a workable framework for data to be protected and to flow freely between member states. Reading the article “Who is watching while you browse?” (Special report... |
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| 12. EU must knock down virtual walls and let the people speak | February 17, 2011 |
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The uprisings in North Africa show the need for a European strategy to ensure the free flow of information. Some have compared the historic events in Egypt to the fall of... |
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| 13. MEPs support blocking of child porn websites | February 15, 2011 |
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Civil liberties committee backs plan allowing member states to block access to child abuse websites.
Members of the European Parliament's civil liberties committee have... | |
| 14. Tougher rules could mean less protection | November 11, 2010 |
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Tightening border controls will increase the dangers faced by people who have fled human-rights violations. I read with great concern the news about the EU's plans for... |
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| 15. A better buttress for human rights | September 29, 2010 |
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Amnesty International's new secretary-general warns that the position of human rights in the EU's new diplomatic corps is precarious. The European Union ought to continue to... |
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| 16. Adopting a dignified foreign policy | September 23, 2010 |
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Finland's foreign minister sets out what a dignified foreign policy means and why the EU should pursue it. When world leaders gathered this week for the traditional United... |
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| 17. Too early to celebrate children's rights in the EU? | September 2, 2010 |
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On the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, is the EU living up to its commitments? Amnesty highlights two areas of concern. The EU claims to... |
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| 18. Ashton urged to speak up on human rights | July 22, 2010 |
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MEP says Ashton's use of “quiet diplomacy” is insufficient for the EU to be treated seriously. The chairwoman of the European Parliament's sub-committee on human rights... |
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| 19. Commission proposes EU-wide ‘letter of rights' for suspects | July 20, 2010 |
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Under plans, suspected criminals will be given important information in a language of their choice. Suspects in criminal cases should be given a written summary of their... |
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| 20. A bid for freedom | July 15, 2010 |
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Dutch MEPs stir up trouble. Dutch members of the European Parliament from the Freedom Party have hit upon a novel way to stir up trouble. |
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