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Nationwide Protests and Events around the conference of German Ministers of the Interior

Hamburg, November 16, 2010 - On 17 November the German Ministers of the Interior will hold a conference in Hamburg to discuss the fate of 14.000 people who are under the threat of being deported to Kosvo.

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March for Tolerance: Justice, Equality, Freedom

November 12, 2010 - On the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance, CIVIL, the Macedonian Helsinki Committee and Ploštad Sloboda (Liberty Square) will organize the “March for Tolerance”, under the motto JUSTICE! EQUALITY! FREEDOM!.

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UN human rights chief urges States to end discrimination against migrants

November 11, 2010 – The top United Nations human rights official has urged States to end the criminalization of irregular migrants and to reduce barriers to human mobility by expanding channels for legal migration, deploring the discrimination, abuse and exploitation many migrants are subjected to.

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European borders: controls, detention and deportations

Paris, November 10, 2010 - Based on evidences from fact finding missions, the report gives dramatic examples of this war against migrants which implies a general decline of the law protecting the freedom and integrity of human beings.

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The decision on the merits of the complaint COHRE v. Croatia is public

Strasbourg, November 8, 2010 - The complaint was registered on 25 August 2008 and declared admissible by the European Committee of Social Rights on 30 March 2009.

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Greater protection for Russian journalists urged

London, November 08, 2010 - Amnesty International has called on Russian authorities to ensure protection for journalists, after several attacks in and near Moscow in the past four days.

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EU studies new framework for Roma integration strategies

Bucharest, November 05, 2010 - The European Commission announced that it would present a European Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies in spring next year.

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Far-Right rally in Moscow as 5000 Nationalists march on Unity Day

Moscow, November 04. 2010 - At least 5,000 Russian nationalists rallied for curbs on immigration in Moscow on Thursday in one of the largest far-right demonstrations in years in the capital.

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European body slams Italy’s treatment of Roma

Geneva, November 03, 2010 – In a landmark decision, Italy was found to have violated the rights of its Roma population by the Council of Europe’s European Committee of Social Rights.

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Radical nationalist party accuses UN human rights panel of lying

Budapest, November 02, 2010 - The radical nationalist Jobbik on Saturday said that the recent report by experts of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, criticising Hungary for the spread of anti-Roma discrimination and anti-Semitism, contained lies and distortions.

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