Resolution 337 (1967) on the right of conscientious objection The Assembly Having regard to Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights which binds member States to respect the individual freedom of conscience and religion Declares A. Basic principles 1. Persons liable to conscription for military service who, for reasons of conscience or profound…
Category: Human rights
Human Rights in Oxford
Actually, the Oxford Human Rights seminar didn’t start with the best signs ever. Slight problems with the money and with the venue, a sick prep team member and declining number of lectures caused some grey hairs for the office coordinator and remaining prep team members. Nevertheless, we finally found a very special location which –…
Study shows most government buildings inaccessible to disabled
More than half of public buildings are inaccessible to people suffering from physical disabilities, with 50 per cent of buildings failing to provide parking places for the disabled. The same percentage does not provide access for the physically impaired and buildings with access are inadequately fitted to allow full mobility. Meanwhile 30 per cent of…
trafficking women… today’s growing business
Trading is pretty normal in our world. From the cauliflower to the computer – trading is important for us. But there are also other ways of trading than those which provide the daily food: the trafficking of people. This occupation is not new at all – but through the increasing global dimensions, trafficking human beings…
asylum seekers: the european situation, the malta experience and analysis of the situation
I have never experienced so much hassle as when I was putting together this article. It takes some legal knowledge in order to understand the situation refugees are in. And it took me a great deal of energy to do research and make sure everything written is understood. If while reading you don’t understand something…
Cyprus alternative news
Yenicag newspaper under police investigation allegedly for the crime of insulting the military The Turkish Cypriot police started an investigation against Yenicag Newspaper on the 21st of March 2003, a weekly published in the northern part of Cyprus. The pretext of police for the investigation is a news item published on the 18th of May…
Brutal reaction against demonstrators in Spain
On the 21st of March 2003, we were witnesses of the brutal reaction of police against demonstrators in Madrid with clubs, rubber balls and even gas. On one of the televisions that was on site, “Localia”, it was showing just incredible images about the brutal and nonsense reaction against the demonstration and just to give…
Human trafficking
Human trafficking, a term used to define a situation where people including children are tricked, forced or threatened in order to be transported to other parts of that country or another country all together where they are coerced to work in factories or enter the sex trade. Those destined for factories become imprisoned with no…