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Germany proudly calls itself a “Rechtsstaat”, a state based on justice and integrity that respects the rule of law. However, a new draft bill by Germany’s interior minister that intends, among others, to criminalize migrant helpers suggests otherwise.
Zohreh Amini, a 49-year old Iranian woman who arrived in Germany with her son in 2012 to seek asylum, has been released from pre-deportation custody. Amini had been ordered to leave the country because authorities did...
Denmark has a "pervasive rape culture" enabled by several factors, warns a new report from Amnesty International. Authorities' failure to address victims' grievances, antiquated laws and a general reluctance to...
The UN human rights chief has warned that growing inequality in income, wealth and access to resources and justice is a threat to human rights across the globe. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Michelle...
The European Commission has declared the migration "crisis" over, while criticising populist misinformation and noting an 89% fall in Mediterranean crossings in 2018 compared to 2015. The Commission’s vice-president,...
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The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, has expressed her concern about Italy’s new immigration policy in a letter to the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
A public prosecutor in Greece has opened an investigation into allegations of systematic violence against asylum seekers at the Evros River. The river, which spans the land border between Greece and Turkey, is a...
A new survey shows that violence against women is widespread in the countries of Eastern and South-eastern Europe. The survey, released on 6 March by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), is...
Human rights organisations have reacted to a harsh ruling against an activist who claimed the first Croatian president, Franjo Tuđman, was a war criminal during the unveiling of his statue in Zagreb.
On 28 February the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Khan v. France, stating that France had failed to provide care to Jamil Khan, an unaccompanied 12-year-old migrant, after dismantling the Calais Jungle. This...
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