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Protest against French deportation of Roma
Reform of the ECHR - joint NGO appeal for Interlaken Conference
Recommendations to the OSCE participating states concerning hate crimes
PR: City authorities prohibit RCM to make photos of new Roma settlements
RCM and journalist of Borba visited Roma resettled from Gazela
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In a decision of 27 February with regard to the collective complaint European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) v. France, the European Committee of Social Rights held that there is a violation of the effective right to housing of Travellers leading to social exclusion and discrimination.
A wide number of non governmental organizations and individuals from across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas have signed a common public statement affirming the nefarious role of fundamentalist politics and the need to counter it internationally.
Budapest, Dec 10, 2009 - Today marks the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Geneva, Dec 10, 2009 - Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay calls on individuals worldwide to make an extra effort to tackle discrimination starting from their own homes and workplaces.
Pristina, Dec 9, 2009 - The implementation of effective policies for the integration of communities in cultural, social, economic and public life is key to building a multi-ethnic society in Kosovo, concludes an OSCE report published today
Dec 8, 2009 - The conference ‘Making Rights a Reality for All’, to be held in Stockholm on 11–12 December, will put the issue of discrimination against marginalised groups on the agenda.
On the occasion of 3 December, the European Day of People with Disabilities, the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) and ECCL are launching a petition calling on the relevant authorities, service providers, funding agencies and the public to support the transition from institutional care to community-based services for people with disabilities.
Read EQUINET statement following the recent developments and negotiations related to the newly proposed anti-discrimination EU Directive.
Strasbourg, Dec 02, 2009 - The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, expressed today his very deep concern at the forced returns to Kosovo of people who have found shelter in European states. “The time simply is not right for returns in general, let alone forced returns”, said the Commissioner.
Strasbourg, Nov 30, 2009 - Europe today is not free from racism, xenophobia, islamophobia, anti-Gypsism, anti-Semitism, homophobia and other phobias directed against others.