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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)