Several European leaders have recently declared multiculturalism to be a failure. But scapegoating particular communities is not the way to help build more inclusive societies.
Posts Tagged “Europe”
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Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: EU, Europe, France, Germany, Helene Irving, inclusion, integration, multiculturalism, Muslims, United Kingdom, video
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The European Union's willingness to meet with Central Asian tyrants, whose little-known regimes deprive citizens of their basic rights, is worrisome.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Central Asia, EU, Europe, European Union, human rights, Islam Karimov, Jacqueline Hale, Uzbekistan
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EU Roma policy needs to combine a rights-based approach with clear development goals for social inclusion, which will guarantee equal access to basic services necessary to lead a life with dignity.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: Bernard Rorke, Europe, European Union, Hungary, inclusion, Roma, Roma Initiative
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In recent remarks on shifting resources in the U.S. "war on drugs," President Obama echoed many of the strides made in Portugal since that European nation decriminalized drugs in 2001.
Posted in: Europe, Health, United States
Topics: Barack Obama, drug policy, drug users, Europe, harm reduction, HIV/AIDS, human rights, Kathleen Kingsbury, Portugal, public health, United States, video
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The real challenge of contemporary German politics is not the perceived reluctance of Muslims to integrate, but rather the disturbingly xenophobic and antidemocratic currents that appear to be rising.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: Angela Merkel, EU, Europe, extremism, freedom of expression, Germany, integration, Islamophobia, minority rights, Muslims, Nina Muhe, racism
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The case of Switzerland shows that effective, pragmatic drug policy can be built, even in an environment of political conservatism.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Health
Topics: drug policy, drug treatment, Europe, harm reduction, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, needle exchange, switzerland, video