#council of europe

[mapsontheweb]

How European countries voted today for Kosovo’s membership in Council of Europe.

[rabbitcruiser]

Switzerland became a member of the Council of Europe on May 6, 1963.

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Glad to see at least ONE party in Ireland sees Azerbaijan’s bullshit for what it is!

Fuck Azerbaijan for this despicable bullshit!

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[indizombie]

Last year, a report from the European Committee of Social Rights of the Council of Europe concluded that Portugal continues to violate the right to decent housing for the Roma community residing in the country… According to the the country's High Commission for Migration, there were 37,000 Portuguese Roma in 2017, but the number is disputed by other sources and some estimate it to be at least three times higher.

‘Ricardo Quaresma: Portugal's flamboyant former star and his stand for Roma rights’, BBC

[elladastinkardiamou]

This week’s newsletter from AthensLive is out:

*   Déjà vu

*   Dear MP, you’ve got a trap SMS

*   A little child just died from dehydration in 21st century Europe

- are the main headlines to be found inside this highly informative weekly must-read from and about Greece.

The European Parliament conducted open hearings over the ‘Greek Watergate,’ while in Greece governmental cover-up efforts intensified to the point they became blatant.

New wiretapping revealed: SYRIZA lawmaker is the new victim of Predator. Coincidentally (not), he was involved in revealing EYP's wrong-doings.

A 4-year-old refugee child died from dehydration due to a delayed Malta-Greece SAR operation. 

By reading the newsletter - and even better by subscribing or becoming a supporting member - you will also find a lot of links to other sources and to events and developments that you will not otherwise come across. And even if some of them are in Greek only, by using a Translator in your browser, it will be easy to read no matter how familiar you are with the Greek language.

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[thoughtlessarse]

Europe's top human rights body urges Britain to abandon its controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, citing concerns over their rights and the erosion of judicial independence. Europe's highest rights body on Tuesday called on Britain to scrap a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, saying it raised "major issues" over their rights and the rule of law. Britain's parliament on Monday passed a bill under which asylum seekers would be deported to Rwanda to await a decision on their applications, in a bid by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stop people making the dangerous sea crossing to the UK across the Channel. "The United Kingdom government should refrain from removing people under the Rwanda policy and reverse the bill's effective infringement of judicial independence," said the Council of Europe's (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty. O'Flaherty said the legislation "raises major issues about the human rights of asylum seekers and the rule of law more generally". -Britain is one of 46 members of the Council of Europe and a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Cue the calls to leave the ECHR from the Tory scum.

The UN also called for the UK to drop the policy but you don't hear calls to withdraw from...nope, sorry, Liz Truss has called for the UN to be abolished.

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Serbia’s former counter-intelligence chief urged to develop relations with non-EU countries

By promoting unrecognised Kosovo to the Council of Europe, the European Union proved that it does not care about Serbia, so Belgrade should prioritise the development of relations with its partners outside the association. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the former head of the Serbian counter-intelligence service, Nacionalist reports.

Commenting on the decision of the Political Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to approve the accession of self-proclaimed Kosovo to the Council of Europe, Aleksandar Vulin, former Serbian Interior Minister and founder of the Socialist Movement, said:

By admitting so-called Kosovo to the Council of Europe (CoE), the European Union above all demonstrated its attitude towards Serbia. Serbia is little Russia and big nuisance, and nothing we do will change that. The European Union has once again proven to us that it does not care about Serbia, so the time has come for us to show to the European Union that we care more about our friends outside the European Union than our enemies in the European Union.

Read more HERE

[rabbitcruiser]

The Council of Europe was founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich on September 19, 1946.

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Just leaving this here.

Feel free to reblog.

Also including a few more articles.

Reblog the shit out of this.

[racialdiscriminationday]

PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination on combating racism and intolerance made the following statement

“The International day for the elimination of racial discrimination is an opportunity to reflect on the progress achieved in countering racism at global level, and on how to tackle the challenges that people of African descent still face. This year, as the International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2024, proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations, draws to a close, the picture is far from satisfying.

In 2020, the violent death of George Floyd at the hand of the police and the widespread protests that followed on both sides of the Atlantic sparked awareness of the extent of Afrophobia and the need to tackle it. A window of opportunity seemed to be open for legislators, policy makers and the society at large to seize. The developments since then are not always positive. Deeply entrenched racism endures. New forms of prejudice targeting people of African descent emerge. The current political landscape is a reason for concern, with racist and xenophobic populist movements resisting progress and undermining the struggle for inclusiveness and respect.

As members of the Committee on equality and non-discrimination, we reaffirm on this occasion our commitment to counter all forms of racism. Referring to Resolution 2389 (2021) on Combating Afrophobia, or anti-Black racism, in Europe, we reiterate our call on fellow politicians and public authorities to counter racism in all its forms, including at institutional level, and multiple and intersectional discrimination; recognise the contribution of people of African descent to Europe’s development and culture; and to recognise the negative impact of colonialism, enslavement and the transatlantic slave trade.

Finally, we reiterate our support to the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance. We believe in the Charter of European political parties for a non-racist and inclusive society, based on political parties self-regulation power, as an important tool to prevent and counter racial discrimination.”

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Webinar on "Social justice in action: Breaking the perpetuation of poverty across generations".

To mark the World Day for Social Justice, the Actions for Social Rights Committee of the Conference of INGOs, in partnership with the International Movement All Together in Dignity - ATD Fourth World, organises a webinar on theme of “Social justice in action: Breaking the perpetuation of poverty across generations” to take place on Monday, 19 February 2024 - 1pm to 2.15pm (CET) with English and French interpretation.

The highlight of the webinar will be the presentation of the book "The Escape from Poverty - Breaking the Vicious Cycles Perpetuating Disadvantage", published on 17 October 2023 - the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

After the presentation of the main priorities for action identified by the authors, aimed at breaking the vicious circles of poverty from one generation to the next, the discussion will put the book messages into perspective by the advances in social rights protected by the Council of Europe's Revised European Social Charter. The grassroot experience of members of the Social Rights Actions Committee will complete this perspective.

You are cordially invited to join the discussion with your own experiences and proposals for action towards more social justice for people experiencing long term poverty and social exclusion. 

TAKING PLACE ON MONDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2024 - 13:00 TO 14:15 (CET) - Explore the Agenda Programme and Register to participate!

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