If one strips the court’s ruling to its barest essence, it is saying you cannot wear full-face veils because it makes people feel uncomfortable. This is not grounds to ban behaviour or a form of expression – religious or otherwise – that in itself does no harm to others.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
EU member states must not lose sight of their human rights commitments. The Strategic Guidelines offer the Union a chance to show a bolder vision of what can and must be achieved in terms of protecting human rights at home and abroad.
26/06/2014 – Three decades after the ground-breaking Convention Against Torture (CAT) was adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 1984, governments across the world continue to betray their commitments to stamp out torture. On this anniversary and beyond, the European Union (EU) and its member states must take strong and consistent action to monitor, prevent, and end torture wherever it occurs.
There is a worrying dichotomy between the EU’s aspiration to promote human rights globally, and the reality of human rights violations in the member states
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The globe’s self-styled leaders are lagging far-behind the developing world when it comes to bearing the burden of the global refugee crisis.
19/06/2014 – Amnesty International today condemned the forced eviction carried out in the biggest Roma informal settlement in Marseille (La Parette), where about 400 people lived. According to the information available to Amnesty International, only 18 families were given alternative housing; many of the 400 inhabitants of the informal settlements, including children, have de facto been made homeless, in contravention with international human rights law.
By failing to bat an eyelid in the face of alleged hate crimes, the French authorities are incubating a climate of fear that will spawn more such vicious attacks. All those responsible must face thorough investigations and prosecutions that take into account any discriminatory motive behind the assaults
British citizens will be alarmed to see their government justifying industrial-scale intrusion into their communications. The public should demand an end to this wholesale violation of their right to privacy.
17/06/2014 – Amnesty International’s new report, “Serbia: Ending impunity for crimes under international law”, which was launched in Brussels today, highlights continuing impunity in Serbia for crimes under international law – war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide – committed by Serbian police, military and paramilitary forces during the wars of the 1990s.
17/06/2014 – Amnesty International calls on the Hungarian government to stop targeting NGOs and civil society groups but ensure that they can exercise their right to freedom of association and freedom of expression without intimidation.