News 2021

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• Europride in Belgrade: statement by Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence of Ireland and Chair of the Committee of Ministers
• Council of Europe and EU launch joint project to support family courts in Turkey
• Digital Partnership: Council of Europe discusses cooperation with IT and internet companies and business associations
• Commissioner’s report on Malta: high time for reforms to safeguard media freedom and better protect the rights of refugees and women
• Anti-racism commission publishes conclusions on Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania and Slovenia
• International Women’s Day : #BreakTheBias starts with men
• Italian Presidency: high-level event in Rome to promote equality and combat discrimination
• Ministers to share workplace equality proposals
• Work-life balance crucial for gender equality and empowering women
• Advancing gender equality and fighting stereotypes
• LGBTI rights in Ukraine conflict in focus at Cyprus conference
• IDAHOT: LGBTI persons fleeing war face specific risks and need protection
• Council of Europe proposes a comprehensive legal and policy framework to combat hate speech
• Adverse impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable groups, racism in policing, intimidation of LGBTI people: main trends in ECRI's annual report
• Anti-racism commission publishes reports on Denmark, Monaco and Estonia
• Progress in legal gender recognition in Europe is slow, further steps needed on civil and human rights aspects
• 2021 North-South Prize awarded to the COVAX Mechanism and Zarifa Ghafari
• Anti racism commission releases new conclusions on Albania, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland
• Anti Racism Commission calls for French progress on police identity controls and minority rights
• Greece: Anti-racism commission praises Greece’s national action plans, but concerns remain
• European ministers adopt “Dublin Declaration” on preventing violence through equality
• Bulgaria: progress on addressing inequalities, but more needed to protect LGBTI and Roma from discrimination and hate speech and help refugees
• Combatting LGBTI-phobic hate crime discussed in Dublin
• Anti-discrimination and inclusion: practical tools for reaping the benefits of migrant integration
• Human rights of intersex people: work launched on new Council of Europe recommendation
• Report: experts call on Sweden to include language as a ground for discrimination in its legislation
• Roma children begging: criminalisation is not the only answer, says anti-discrimination committee
• Human Rights Commissioner calls on all member states to end so-called “conversion” therapies for LGBTI people
• Cyprus: improved work access for asylum seekers and hate speech ban in Parliament welcomed, but problems remain
• Equal rights for women and girls: the role of men and boys
• Hungary: police hate crime investigations are enhanced, but growing LGBTI stigmatisation and xenophobic political discourse raise concern
• Secretary General participates in opening ceremony of Generation Equality Forum in Paris
• New reports show increasing discrimination and attacks on LGBTI people in Poland and Europe as a whole
• Anti-racism commission publishes new report on Norway, conclusions on Spain and San Marino
• Addressing intolerance and discrimination against LGBTI people: new publication by ECRI
• ECRI annual report: Covid-19 deepened inequalities, LGBTI backlash, growing religious intolerance and BLM
• Human Rights Commissioner: Portugal should act more resolutely to tackle racism
• Combatting racism and hate speech at sports events
• Protecting vulnerable groups in crisis situations: more effective structures and procedures needed
• Let the rainbow arc bend towards justice, says Secretary General on IDAHOT Day
• Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission publishes conclusions on Croatia, Liechtenstein, Malta, the Republic of Moldova and Portugal
• Opinion on same-sex unions draft law presented to Serbian authorities
• Croatia: Despite progress, discrimination persists against national minorities such as Serbs and Roma, says national minorities committee
• The Congress calls on Poland to withdraw anti-“LGBT ideology” resolutions and to protect the rights of LGBTI people
• Closer EU-Council of Europe cooperation is more important than ever, Secretary General tells PACE
• Secretary General meets French minister Elisabeth Moreno
• Implementing ECHR judgments: New thematic factsheet on children’s rights
• Tunisia launches a website on gender equality and violence against women
• Pride vs. indignity: political manipulation of homophobia and transphobia in Europe
• Deputy Secretary General: many LGBTI people in Europe can “state their pride”, but more remains to be done
• Implementing ECHR judgments: new factsheet on rights of LGBTI people
• Commission against racism and intolerance publishes conclusions on Russia and Latvia
• Czech Republic should intensify efforts to combat stereotypes and hate speech against national minorities
• Fundamental Rights Forum 2021: social rights, data protection and artificial intelligence among Council of Europe sessions
• “In the 1970s, it was a very hostile environment”: New film marks 40 years of progress on LGBTI rights
• International Roma women’s conference: “Protecting the human rights and dignity of Roma and Traveller women in times of crises”
• Secretary General meets Minister of Labour and Social Policy of North Macedonia
• International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: Secretary General exchanges views with Italian Equal Opportunities and Family Minister Bonetti
• Secretary General meets Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
• Human Rights Day 2021: Now more than ever, we must stand up for human rights
• Hungary: LGBTQI amendments incompatible with international human rights standards says Venice Commission