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Attacks on LGBTI people are the warning sign of a wider backlash against democracy
Copyright euobserver, 3 August 2026 Just a few days ago in Berlin, a Pride celebration ended in tragedy when a violent attack left one person dead and twenty-nine others injured. In Romania, municipal authorities banned Oradea Pride and fined participants and organisers. Meanwhile, police...
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Europe is at risk of creating a human rights black hole with its ‘return hubs’ for migrants
Copyright The Guardian, 20/07/2026 Without iron-clad legal safeguards, offshore migration centres can only repeat the worst mistakes of the recent past Europe has entered a new era of outsourced migration management. After a vote by the European parliament, the EU’s return regulation is nearing...
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After Chisinau: Europe, wake up!
Translation of an original Opinion article published in French on lemonde.fr on 25/06/2026 The ink on the Chișinău Political Declaration is barely dry and already the political spin has begun. We have emerged from a bruising few months for the protection of human rights - a period capped by...
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Транзакционная дипломатия не принесёт мир Украине
Copyright Project Syndicate, 04/12/2025 КИЕВ – Мир затаил дыхание, наблюдая за активизацией дипломатических усилий с целью положить конце жестокой агрессивной войне России против Украины. Но хотя этот новый дипломатический натиск необходим и позитивен, с ними связаны огромные риски. Учитывая...
Looking tough on migration is eroding human rights
Politico, 06 March 2024 Curtailing migrant rights may help score quick political gains, but electoral success doesn’t give governments carte blanche to place themselves above the law. The upcoming adoption of the United Kingdom’s Safety of Rwanda Bill, currently working its way through the House...