European governments are discussing the future of the European Court of Human Rights. For Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries, the importance of the court has never been greater.
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If you ask Mentor Malluta what he wants to be when he grows up, he’ll answer, “A policeman.” If you had asked Mentor two weeks ago whether he expected his picture to be splashed across the cover of a magazine in Switzerland, he would have had no idea of what you were talking about.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: Albania, Ashkelije, Balkan Egyptians, Die Weltwoche, Gjakovë, Kolonia, Kosovo, Livio Mancini, magjup, Mentor Malluta, Roma, switzerland
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For much of its history, the European Court of Human Rights has refused to recognize a general right of access to state-held information, which is not explicitly provided for in the court’s treaty. But a recent judgement shows signs of change.
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UN member states were unable to reach agreement on the empowerment of rural women during this year's convening of the Commission on the Status of Women. The UN should take real action to protect women's rights to housing, land, and property.
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One of Livio Mancini's photographs was taken out of context by a Swiss magazine and used to incite fear and hatred of Roma. Here, he shows us the rest of the story.
Posted in: Europe, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Die Weltwoche, discrimination, documentary photography, Kosovo, Livio Mancini, photography, Roma, switzerland, xenophobia
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More than 10 million Roma live in Europe and I am one of them. The prejudice against us goes back centuries. Racial incitement against the Roma, like the sensationalist cover photo by a Swiss magazine, is not a harmless, victimless misdeed.
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What happens when a photographer's images are taken way—way—out of context? After a particularly egregious editorial choice by a Swiss magazine, I asked photojournalist Ed Kashi to talk about visual ethics.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: Die Weltwoche, discrimination, documentary photography, Ed Kashi, Laif, Livio Mancini, Marseilles, National Geographic, photography, Roma, switzerland, Will Cohen, xenophobia
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Advocates of France's ban on the full-face veil argued it would protect gender equality and help maintain public order. A year later, it has done neither.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: burqa, burqa ban, equality, France, full-face veil, Helene Irving, Islamophobia, Muslims, niqab, women
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Government medical workers in Uzbekistan are lying to women to convince them to undergo surgical sterilization. Regardless of whether the women are truly convinced, saying no to the permanent procedure is not an option.
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Next week, all 47 member states of the Council of Europe will convene in the seaside town of Brighton to discuss the future of the European Court of Human Rights. With so much at stake, why is civil society being pushed aside?
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: Brighton, civil society, Council of Europe, ECHR, European Court of Human Rights, James A. Goldston, United Kingdom