The Council of Europe has called for strict rules to avoid the significant risks to privacy and data protection posed by the increasing use of facial recognition technologies. Furthermore, certain applications of facial recognition should be banned altogether to avoid discrimination. In a new set of guidelines addressed to governments, legislators and businesses, the 47-state human rights organisation proposes that the […]
European Youth Foundation – Grants for international youth activities
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial support for European youth activities. Aim It aims to encourage co-operation amongst young people in Europe by providing financial support to youth activities. It concerns activities, which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit […]
European Youth Foundation – Grants for international youth activities
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial support for European youth activities. Aim It aims to encourage co-operation amongst young people in Europe by providing financial support to youth activities. It concerns activities, which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit […]
EU priorities for the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council
From 24 February to 13 March 2020 the EU will participate actively in the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC43) taking place in Geneva, taking a strong stance in the protection and promotion of Human Rights and against any attempts to redefine human rights in international law and international human rights standards. […]
Human rights breaches in Nigeria and Burundi
The European Parliament has adopted two resolutions taking stock of the human rights and rule of law situation in Nigeria and Burundi. Nigeria Following the recent terrorist attacks in the country, the European Parliament strongly condemns the repeated violations of human rights and international and humanitarian law, ‘’whether based on religion or ethnicity’’. MEPs urge […]
Malta: investigation risks being compromised while Prime Minister is in office
MEPs are concerned about the credibility of investigations into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and the lack of progress on related accusations. In a resolution adopted with 581 votes to 26 and 83 abstentions, Parliament stresses that “any risk of compromising the investigations (…) must be excluded by all means” and warns that […]
The European Court of Human Rights condemns Spain for not admitting writ of protection of ETA prisoners
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Spain for the fact that the Constitutional Court has once again failed to accept amparo appeals from Ismael Berasategui and Rufino Arriaga, prisoners of ETA, who requested that the sentence served in France to reduce his sentence in Spain. As a year ago with Francisco Múgica […]
Report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: The reality of Member States’ migration policies
Food deprivation, removals with no prior notice and the arrest of humanitarian workers carrying out search and rescue operations at sea are some of the fundamental rights concerns FRA identifies in its latest migration quarterly. It reports on some of the fallout in EU Member States as they continue to harden their migration policies and […]
African Peace Facility: African Union Peace & Security Operations boosted by an additional €800 million from the European Union
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, today announced the signing of an agreement through which the EU commits a further €800 million to support the African Union in its efforts to promote peace, security and stability in Africa within the context of […]