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Xenophobia: a shameful face of Europe
“ Ксенофобия - теневая сторона Европы ” [18/12/06] В настоящее время ксенофобия является серьезной проблемой по всей Европе. Крайне правые партии, проповедующие ненависть в отношении мигрантов и меньшинств, представлены в ряде национальных парламентов. В некоторых странах они оказывают влияние...
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Людей, зараженных ВИЧ, нужно поддерживать, а не подвергать дискриминации
Для борьбы с пандемией ВИЧ/СПИД в Европе нeобходимо принять дополнитeльныe мeры. Главное внимание международной общественности было обращено на апокалиптическую ситуацию в некоторых африканских и азиатских странах, но эта инфекция быстро распространяется и в некоторых европейских государствах, в...
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Почему бытовое насилие это проблема не только женщин
Несмотря на все позитивные и громкие заявления о гендерном равенстве, многие женщины по-прежнему лишены прав человека. Они не только недопредставлены в политических ассамблеях и подвергаются дискриминации на рынке труда, но и страдают также от угрозы в отношении своей физической безопасности....
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Правозащитники должны иметь свободу критиковать
Даже «уверенные в себе» правительства иногда реагируют нервно, когда ставятся под вопрос их достижeния в области защиты прав человека. Такая чрезмерно острая реакция может отражать осознание того, что позитивные результаты особенно важны именно в области прав человека, и поэтому критика здесь...
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Seeking asylum is a human right, not a crime
The right to seek asylum is not fully protected in Europe today. In spite of a downward trend in asylum applications in several countries – with some exceptions such as Malta and Greece – the policies have remained restrictive. Concerns about irregular migration and terrorist threats seem to have...
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Social rights require adequate protection in Europe too
There was a logic behind the decision to award the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank. Their work against female poverty in Bangladesh has set an important example and the Nobel Committee rightly wanted to underline that social justice is necessary for building a more...
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It is high time to make human rights a reality
The credibility of international human rights standards will ultimately depend on whether they are made into reality. More energy has to be directed towards their implementation. Governments need to work out a more systematic and comprehensive strategy to ensure the full realisation of human...
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Ombudsmen are key defenders of human rights – their independence must be respected
Realisation of human rights is a question of political will. It is not enough just to endorse European and international norms: these standards must also be translated into a practical reality at all levels – national, regional and local. In addition to the courts, authorities should promote and...
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Forced eviction of Roma families must stop
In recent months a number of Roma families in several European countries have been evicted from their homes by force. In most cases the decisions were taken by local authorities. The tenants were not given adequate notice or offered a real alternative. It is clear that several of these evictions...
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Europe should remain a death penalty-free zone
Europe is now a death-penalty-free zone. All members of the Council of Europe have abolished capital punishment in law or practice. This is great progress in the struggle for human rights and must be protected against those who still argue for a return to the days of executions. The application...
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People with disabilities have the right to be fully-fledged members of society
A new human rights treaty may be agreed later this month. A committee within the United Nations is meeting to finalise a Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities. Such a document is badly needed. Of course, all agreed human rights norms...
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Gay Pride marches should be allowed – and protected
This week a major international conference and sports event is being organised in Montreal for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. It has the fullest support of the Canadian federal and provincial authorities and is therefore under no threat. Unfortunately, the picture doesn’t...
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The Guantánamo scandal is also our concern
When three prisoners in the Guantánamo camp committed suicide recently, they were accused by a US spokesperson of not respecting the sanctity of life. Killing themselves was an act of “asymmetric warfare” against the US, he insisted. Another interpretation is that they might have been desperate....
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Torture can never, ever be accepted
Torture is totally banned in international law. Under no circumstances should anyone have to suffer torture or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment. This is clearly established in UN treaties, the humanitarian Geneva Conventions and the European Convention on Human Rights....
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Every country should be monitored – and should welcome that
A fundamental principle is at stake in the new UN Human Rights Council: that the human rights situation of each state be scrutinised. The resolution which created the Council asked for a periodic, universal review of the fulfilment of human rights obligations in all countries. A genuine...
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Migrants should not be denied their human rights
An intense discussion on immigration is raging in many European countries. Some of these are for geographic reasons overwhelmed by the numbers coming and “cost-sharing” within Europe has not functioned well. Xenophobia appears to be on the increase and immigrants are suffering discrimination. At...
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Religious leaders needed for rights cause
There is a core of ethical values within each of the major religions – Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. The morale they express relates closely to human rights principles. Indeed, when the Universal Declaration was drafted after the Second World War these values were a source...
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Women are still abused, discriminated and denied fair political influence
The most important revolution of our times has not gone far enough: the liberation of women. In spite of many women’s rights conferences, agreed norms against discrimination and political pledges about gender equity, there is a deep gap between daily reality and our rhetoric. Women continue to...
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The Council of Europe protocol against discrimination is important
The struggle for human rights is largely about preventing discrimination. That is why Protocol No 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights is particularly important. It is intended to strengthen the protection against discrimination. Though it has been in force for a year, the majority of...
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Fight terrorism by legal means
It is important that the Council of Europe is investigating the activities of the US security services in Europe. Illegal arrests, enforced transport of wrongfully detained people, secret places of detention and brutal interrogation methods are all violations of human rights. European countries...
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