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Commissioner’s visit to Greece postponed
[10/12/2012 10:00] The Commissioner's visit to Greece scheduled for 9-13 December had to be postponed because of severe air traffic problems at the Frankfurt airport on Sunday. A new date for the visit in the first months of 2013 should be fixed soon.
Improvements needed in human rights protection in Ireland
[06/12/2012 10:00] "Several changes in the system for human rights protection are planned or under way in Ireland. The authorities should use this opportunity to strengthen this system and make it more compliant with international standards" said today Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, publishing three letters addressed to the Ministers for Justice, Social...
Effective measures needed to eradicate ill-treatment and torture in Georgia
Letter to Georgian authorities
headline Strasbourg 04/12/2012
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Spain: Commissioner concerned about the pardon of police officers condemned for torture
[03/12/2012 10:00] In an interview with the Spanish news agency EFE, the Commissioner expressed his concerns about the decision of the Spanish Government to pardon 5 police officers who were condemned in 2008 for a case of torture. Stressing that torture and other forms of ill-treatment are serious violations of human rights which should never be pardoned, the Commissioner said that "the...
Human rights of Roma and social cohesion should be strengthened, says Commissioner Muižnieks in Skopje
Roma segregation remains a serious problem in the Czech Republic
[15/11/2012 15:00] "The "practical schools" in the Czech Republic perpetuate segregation of Roma children, inequality and racism. They should be phased out and replaced by mainstream schools that need to be properly prepared to host and provide support to all pupils, irrespective of their ethnic origin. There are certain examples in the country that show the feasibility of this necessary...
Enhancing freedom of expression in Azerbaijan
[08/11/2012 14:00] At the end of a meeting with the Azerbaijani media on the safety of journalists held yesterday in Baku, Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission, stated that they stand ready to support progress in Azerbaijan in the field of...
Albania should make its legal aid system more accessible
Letter
Strasbourg 06/11/2012
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How long must LGBTI persons still wait to live free from prejudice?
Finland: protection against discrimination should be strengthened
[25/09/2012 09:30] "The Finnish Government has started a timely reform of the national equal treatment legislation. It is now crucial to ensure accessibility of the protection framework to all victims of discrimination and avoid unnecessary fragmentation of equality bodies" said today Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, releasing a report based on the...
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