Multimedia
Photos
Photos of the
visit to Romania from 12 to 14 October 2010
(Meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the State Secretary for European
Affairs, the State Secretary at the Ministry for Administration, the State
Secretary at the Ministry for Labour, Family and Social Affairs, the President
of the National Council for Combating Discrimination, the President of the
National Agency for Roma, the Director General of the National Center for Roma
Culture and journalists. Visit to the Barbulesti village and the Ferentari
neighbourhood in Bucharest for meetings with Roma residents and local
authorities)
Photos of the
visit to Kosovo* from 11 to 13 February 2010
(Meetings with the Prime Minister and the Minister for Community and Returns,
Ombudsman, EU and NGOs representatives, journalists. Visits to relocation site
of Roma Mahalla and to the lead-contaminated Roma camps of Česmin Lug and Osterode
in northern Kosovo)
* “All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory,
institutions or population, in this text shall be
understood in full compliance with United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice
to the status of Kosovo.”
Photos of the visit to Turkey from 28 June to 3 July 2009
(Visits to
Sulukule neigbourhood/Istanbul,
Chechen camp Fenerbahce/Istanbul,
Yeldeğirmeni Child and Youth Centre for unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in
Istanbul, detention centre for foreigners in
Izmir, detention centre for foreigners in Kumkapi/Istanbul, airport
transit zone at Istanbul Atatürk Airport)
Photos of the visit to Turkey from 28 June to 3 July 2009
(Meetings with the President of the Republic, Minister of Justice, State
Minister and Chief Negotiator in EU Accession talks, Government representatives,
Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe State,
the Human Rights Inquiry Commission, the Head of the European Commission
Representation in Turkey, State authorities, the Mayor of Fatih Belediyesi and
Roma and NGOs representatives)
Photos of the visit to Kosovo* from 24 to 27 March 2009
(Meetings with NGOs representatives. Visits to Roma camps in Cesmin Lug and
Osterode)
* “All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory,
institutions or population, in this text shall be
understood in full compliance with United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice
to the status of Kosovo.”
Photos of the visit to Italy from 13 to 15 January 2009
(Meetings with Government representatives, members of
Parliament, the Mayor of Rome, UNHCR representatives.
Visits to the Roma camps of Casilino 900, Monti Tiburtini, Palmiro Togliatti,
Cave di Pietralata, Quintiliani)
Photos of the visit to Greece from 8 to 10 December 2008
(Meetings with the Minister of Interior, Government representatives, UNHCR
Representatives, Prefect of Evros, Ombudsman, NGOs representatives. Visits to
Feres Border Guard Station, Kastanies mined area, Fylakio centre for irregular
migrants)
Audio
BBC
Radio 4 interview:
UK
'didn't sign up' prisoner votes (05/02/2011 - 7m 13s)
Interview
of Thomas Hammarberg on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (09/12/2008 - 7m 37s)
Statement
of Thomas Hammarberg on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (09/12/2008 - 2m)
Interview by Sergio Nava - Radio 24 - about the law by decree on security matters in Italy
(News bulletin of 13h, 16/05/2008)
Videos
Video
of the Open discussion: "Protection of journalists in Europe" in
original
version, in
English
and in
French (05/10/2011)
Equal
rights for all Europeans? Interview of Thomas Hammarberg on EU Reporter, about
Roma and discrimination in Europe
(03/01/2011)

Council
of Europe film about the activities of the Commissioner for
Human Rights (23/04/2010)
Video
message of Thomas Hammarberg at the 3rd European Transgender Council (TGEU) (Malmö,
Sweden, 01/10/2010)
Video
of Thomas Hammarberg's intervention at the Hearing before the
Strasbourg Court concerning the case of an Afghan asylum seeker returned from
Belgium to Greece (01/09/2010)
Euronews
film on the legacy of Andrei Sakharov, including an interview with Thomas
Hammarberg (14/12/2009) [watch
the video in Russian]
Video
message of Thomas Hammarberg during the Ceremony for the 60th anniversary of the Council of
Europe (Strasbourg)
Video
message of Thomas Hammarberg during the World Congress on sexual orientation and
gender identity (Paris, 15/05/2009)
Video
message of Thomas Hammarberg to the Conference on transgender Human Rights
"Transforming Attitude" (Dublin, 17-18/04/2009)
Video
of Thomas Hammarberg's visit to Serbia on 13-17 October 2008 (11/03/2009)
Statement
of Thomas Hammarberg on the occasion of the Conference to commemorate the 20th
anniversary of the murder of Patrick Finucane (14/02/2009)
Video of Thomas Hammarberg's visit to Greece from 8 to 10 December 2008 (04/02/2009)
Statement
of Thomas Hammarberg on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (09/12/2008)
Interview of Thomas Hammarberg on Slovenian television
RTV Slovenija (03/06/2008)
BBC
report on the Council of Europe, including an interview of Thomas Hammarberg (02/06/2008)
Presentation by Commissioner
Hammarberg of his annual report 2007 to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (Strasbourg,
15/04/2008)
Conclusions
by Thomas Hammarberg to the colloquy "Deprivation of liberty and human rights: the
prevention of torture in Europe" (Paris, 18/01/2008)
Press
conference of Thomas Hammarberg (Strasbourg, 03/10/2006)
Address by Thomas Hammarberg to the
Plenary Session of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Strasbourg,
01/06/2006)
Statement of Thomas Hammarberg
to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (Strasbourg, 10/04/2006)
Video message by Thomas Hammarberg on the occasion of the the Council of
Europe Forum on human rights education (Budapest, 15 October)
Interviews
The real meaning of
“multiculturalism” is positive – and part of European values, article
published by New Europe (14/03/2011)
Equal rights for all Europeans? Interview of Thomas
Hammarberg on EU
Reporter, about Roma and discrimination in Europe
(03.01.2011)
Interview
with the European Law Students' Association (Elsa) (Strasbourg, 28/09/2009)