human rights
Committed female: end of a contradiction?
100 years ago, international woman's day was marked in Denmark. 8 March 2010 won’t iron out the incoherence of the general European feminine condition. Here, like elsewhere, women live out their freedoms on a daily basis, be it via the media in Cologne or their unique political engagement in Poland or France. Even the subtleties of a simple language honorific teach us to change our ideas on who we most jadedly slam as the ‘weaker sex’
Almost 50 journalists behind bars: 'all young Iranians are potential journalists'
On 11 February 2010, both opponents and supporters of Ahmadinejad were in the streets to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. We speak to the Iranian lawyer and 2003 nobel peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi
human rights, internet, shirin ebadi, islam, iran islamic republic of, journalism, freedom of expression
Homophobia in Rome, the 'capital of gay murders'
Letter bombs on homosexual communities versus documentaries to fight ignorance and rights which don't exist. On 10 October, gay rights groups in Rome are planning a march to protest an ongoing spate of homophobic violence
human rights, italy, homosexuality, discrimination, rome, society, politics
Afghan asylum seekers: refugees everywhere, human beings nowhere
They cross Iran, Turkey, the sea, and then Greece and Italy with the hope of finally reaching an EU member state. But because of the terms of the Dublin Convention II, they find themselves stuck in Italy, hostages of the right to asylum. Report
human rights, italy, immigration, afghanistan, european union, refugee, society
Facebooking Afghani refugee children in Italy
‘In December 2008 I met four young Afghani children on a bus. I was struck by their smiles, the commotion they caused and the racism of other passengers on the bus. They had arrived that very evening, on foot, the night that the Tiber flooded. I took them with me that evening, but things didn’t turn out as expected...'
human rights, italy, feature, immigration, afghanistan, rome, children
Berlin wall: version Vilnius 2009
Nostalgic? Nearly two decades after ‘die Wende’, as the Germans call it, the Lithuanian capital has become the EU capital of culture. In 2009 though, it is still fighting its old demons. Russian symbols have been erased without mercy. A cold soviet wind blows through the Baltic republic with regards to energy. Belarusian students find exile in a special university four hours from Minsk. The domestic brain drain is ongoing. Three journalists plus one photographer and one videomaker (see below) hunt the clash of cultures in our monthly cities stop: 'EU Debate on the ground'
What the fridge is the charter of fundamental rights really about?
The founding treaties of the European communities focused on the original objective of economic integration and did not include any provision relating to the protection of human rights. The EU charter of fundamental rights arrived at the opportune moment to fill this gap
human rights, what the hell is, employment, discrimination, politics, eudebate2009
Lost in Europe: the long story of Dublin II, national laws and EU immigrants
Clandestine immigrants, regular immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees or repatriates; these many types of status all boil own to just one condition, that of immigrants faced with a legislative system that is constantly being redefined to be European. They come from so many different places, but in the majority of cases, the only destination awaiting them is temporary detention centres
human rights, immigration, immigration, society, politics, european elections 2009, eudebate2009
No European asylum support office until 2010
As MEPs, the UN high commissioner for refugees and a number of NGOs voice concerns over the failings of the Dublin II regulation, the European commission has decided to establish an office to improve the processing of asylum applications. The Roure report on asylum seeking in the EU highlights particular points of concern
human rights, immigration, discrimination, asilo, europe, security, discrimination
Eutelsat blocks independent Chinese TV channel
On the eve of the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, independent news channel New Tang Dynasty (NTD) asks for its signal to be resumed in China, after it was interrupted on 16 June by the European satellite company
human rights, falun gong, li hongzhi, cina, censorship, reporter sans frontières, eurelsat
Olympics in a 'sportsmanlike' China
The Olympic games in Beijing kick off on the eighth day of the eight month of 2008. They are the symbol of a China which is moving, although it doesn’t know exactly where to. A glance at sporting traditions and human rights as the sports world descends on the far east
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