Ignorance concerning the half million Roma who perished during the Holocaust reinforces anti-Roma prejudice today. To counter this, the European Parliament should inaugurate an official day of remembrance for the victims and survivors.
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Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: Baro Porrajmos, Bernard Rorke, Elie Wiesel, European Commission, European Parliament, France, genocide, Germany, Great Devouring, Holocaust, Nazi, Nicolas Sarkozy, Roma, Romani Rose, Viviane Reding, World War II, Yehuda Bauer
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David Kuria of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya discusses recent statements by his country's prime minister calling for the arrest of gay men and lesbians.
Posted in: Africa, Justice, Rights & Equality
Topics: David Kuria, Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya, Kenya, LGBTI, Raila Odinga, Sarah Pray, video
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Pregnant women who use drugs are demonized by lawmakers, the media and society despite little scientific proof of harm to their offspring. What they really need is access to evidence-based, compassionate and non-judgmental care.
Posted in: Europe, Health, Rights & Equality
Topics: drug policy, drug treatment, harm reduction, pregnancy, public health, Rebecca Tolson, Russia, Ukraine, women
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[caption id="attachment_4450" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Jodan Coleman. Photo courtesy of © Paula Eley."][/caption] A fifteen-year-old filmmaker talks about his achievements, dreams, and responsibilities toward his generation.
Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Equality, United States
Topics: black male achievement, black men & boys, Jordan Coleman
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Muslims of France from Phares et Balises on Vimeo. A documentary charting a century of Muslim presence in France raises the question: Is Muslim identity compatible with a French one?
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: France, Helene Irving, Islamophobia, Muslims, video
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The fact that black boys are at the bottom of most social indicators can be traced back to how we as a society teach them—consciously and unconsciously—to be men.
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On the 60th anniversary of World Human Rights Day, the date when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN, how far have we come in realizing that document's promise?
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Why is the current U.S. media landscape unable to present more images that advance open and healing dialogue for all?
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Kenya's prime minister has in the past been persecuted for his beliefs and ethnicity. Yet last week, instead of embracing the promise of equality enshrined in the new constitution, Raila Odinga turned against Kenya's gay community.
Posted in: Africa, Justice, Rights & Equality
Topics: Desmond Tutu, homophobia, Kenya, LGBT rights, LGBTI, Luo, Mugambi Kiai, Raila Odinga
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The right to live in one's own home community is denied to millions of persons with disabilities who have been segregated in institutions. Senada Halilcevic, a human rights advocate in Croatia, shares her experience of living in an institution and making her way out of it.