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Canada's Charter of Rights: a global model

Source country theglobeandmail Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:47:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; Institutional Affairs;

Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, once thought to be tilting this country in the direction of the United States, is viewed as distinctive and a model for other nations, especially in the English-speaking Commonwealth. That finding, in a U.S. study to be published this June, is a tribute to.......

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

Judge casts doubt on criminal 's human rights reform

Source country telegraph Friday, February 10, 2012 11:28:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Andrew Green[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs;

A foreign nurse who groped a pregnant patient can stay in Britain after the most senior immigration judge threw out Government attempts to stop criminals exploiting human rights in to jeopardy....

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

Klachtenlijn PVV schiet Europa in het verkeerde keelgat

Source country demorgen Friday, February 10, 2012 10:07:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] Grondrechten[1];

Entities: Geert Wilders[3]; Viviane Reding[1];

Other categories: Discrimination; Viviane Reding; EC News;

De Nederlandse partij PVV heeft zich de woede van de Europese Commissie op de hals gehaald. De partij van de controversiële politicus Geert Wilders lanceerde deze week een meldpunt voor klachten over Midden- en Oost-Europeanen. De Commissie ......

Brussel kwaad over PVV-klachtenmeldpunt

Source country limburger Friday, February 10, 2012 8:44:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] Grondrechten[1];

Entities: Hannes Swoboda[1]; Viviane Reding[1];

Other categories: Viviane Reding; EC News;

BRUSSEL (ANP) - Brussel heeft zijn grote ongenoegen geuit over het meldpunt van de PVV voor mensen die klachten hebben over... bron: www.limburger.nl...

Europese Commissie roept op: negeer PVV-meldpunt

Source country elsevier Friday, February 10, 2012 8:38:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] Grondrechten[1];

Entities: Emine Bozkurt[1]; Mark Rutte[1]; Wierd Duk[1]; Geert Wilders[1]; Viviane Reding[2];

Other categories: Discrimination; Viviane Reding; European Parliament; EC News;

De Europese Commissie roept alle Nederlanders op het meldpunt dat de PVV heeft geopend om klachten over Midden- en Oost-Europeanen te verzamelen, te negeren. De commissie noemt het initiatief een openlijke oproep tot intolerantie....

Brussel kwaad over PVV-klachtenmeldpunt

Source country dvhn Friday, February 10, 2012 7:38:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] Grondrechten[1];

Entities: Hannes Swoboda[1]; Viviane Reding[1];

Other categories: Viviane Reding; EC News;

BRUSSEL - Brussel heeft zijn grote ongenoegen geuit over het meldpunt van de PVV voor mensen die klachten hebben over Midden- en Oost-Europeanen. De Europese Commissie roept alle burgers van Nederland op deze ,,openlijke oproep tot intolerantie'' niet te volgen....

Europa kraakt PVV-meldpunt Oost-Europeanen

Source country volkskrant Friday, February 10, 2012 7:35:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] Grondrechten[1];

Entities: Thijs Berman[1]; Louis Bontes[1]; Mark Rutte[1]; Gerard Schouw[1]; Hannes Swoboda[1]; Viviane Reding[1];

Other categories: Viviane Reding; EC News;

De Europese Commissie is verbolgen over het meldpunt van de PVV voor mensen die klachten hebben over Midden- en Oost-Europeanen. De Europese Commissie roept alle burgers van Nederland op deze 'openlijke oproep tot intolerantie' niet te volgen. ......

Hungarys media laws must conform to European standard, says Neelie Kroes

Source country egovmonitor Friday, February 10, 2012 5:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Neelie Kroes[2]; Tibor Navracsics[1];

Other categories: Neelie Kroes; EC News; Market; Liberties; All Media; European Parliament; Institutional Affairs; FRA-EU; Audiovisual and Media; Institutional affairs; Justice, freedom and security;

The European Commissioner for the digital agenda has expressed “grave concerns” over media freedom in Hungary and has urged the government to send out positive signals about protecting freedom of expression....

Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Stefan Füle on the appointment of the state government in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Source country europa-pressReleases Friday, February 10, 2012 5:09:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Štefan Füle[3]; Catherine Ashton[3];

Other categories: Štefan Füle; EU Foreign Affairs Representative; Catherine Ashton; Institutional Affairs; FRA-EU; Enlargement; Institutional affairs;

MEMO/12/95 Brussels, 10 February 2012 Brussels, 10 February 2012 - The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President, Catherine Ashton, and the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle ......

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Greens: 'No Place in Today's Information Society'

Source country err-ee Friday, February 10, 2012 4:15:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[2];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Information Society and Technologies;

The Green Party said that along with their affiliates across the continent, they are opposed to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)....

Duitsland tekent ACTA-verdrag voorlopig niet

Source country nrc Friday, February 10, 2012 3:45:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] grondrechten[1];

Entities: Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger[2];

Other categories: Market; European Parliament; Institutional Affairs; EU-USA; External Relations; Institutional affairs;

Het controversiële ACTA-verdrag wordt voorlopig niet getekend door Duitsland. De grootste economie van Europa wil wachten op het besluit van het Europees Parlement....

Neelie Kroes Vice President Of The European Commission, Speaks On The Hungarian Media Environment

Source country egovmonitor Friday, February 10, 2012 12:58:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Neelie Kroes[1]; Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga[1]; Tibor Navracsics[1];

Other categories: Market; Neelie Kroes; Society; All Media; Institutional Affairs; José Manuel Barroso; EC News; Discrimination; FRA-EU; Audiovisual and Media; Environment; Institutional affairs; Justice, freedom and security;

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. I continue to have grave concerns about the current situation in Hungary....

Dutch website causes stir in Central Europe (News)

Source country euractiv-en Friday, February 10, 2012 12:39:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] Charter of Fundamental Rights[1];

Entities: Mark Rutte[1]; Vesela Cherneva[1];

Other categories: Discrimination; FRA-EU; Employment and Social Affairs; Environment; Justice, freedom and security;

Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders has launched a website, inviting people to denounce Polish, Romanian and Bulgarian nationals causing 'nuisance' to the country's society. Sofia, Bucharest and Warsaw reacted with outrage. The EurActiv network in Central Europe reports. More »...

Council's prayers ruled unlawful

Source country bbc-news Friday, February 10, 2012 11:18:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Discrimination;

The High Court rules that a Devon town council acted unlawfully by holding prayers before meetings, in a case which could affect councils across England and Wales....

Louis Bontes: "Staat van de Unie is dramatischer dan ooit"

Source country nieuwsbank Friday, February 10, 2012 9:37:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] grondrechten[3];

Entities: Wereld Draait Door[1]; Van Raak[10]; Louis Bontes[1]; Mark van Bommel[24];

Other categories: CourDeJustice; EC News; Budget; Humanitarian aid;

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | PVV ] "De Staat van de Unie is dramatischer dan ooit"...

Acquittals over controversial short story confirmed on appeal

Source country MaltaIndipendent Friday, February 10, 2012 8:27:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Mifsud Bonnici[1]; Guillaume Apollinaire[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Market; Public Health (general);

An appeal has confirmed that the publication of an explicit short story on a student newspaper did not breach obscenity charges, sparing its author and the newspaper’s editor a possible jail term. Mr Justice David Scicluna said that he agreed with the original sentence by Magistrate Audrey Demicoli,.......

Tory MPs round on Ken Clarke's claim that Qatada's release is 'nothing to do' with Europe

Source country telegraph Friday, February 10, 2012 8:07:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Geraint Davies[1]; Bill Cash[1]; Steve McCabe[1]; Kenneth Clarke[1]; Robert Halfon[1]; Abu Qatada[2]; James Brokenshire[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Society;

Conservative MPs have rounded on claims from Justice secretary Ken Clarke that the decision to release suspected terrorist Abu Qatada was "nothing to do" with the European Court of Human Rights....

Student launches fight to have his schoolboy police record deleted

Source country telegraph Friday, February 10, 2012 8:07:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs;

A student who received a criminal record for stealing bikes when he was an 11-year-old child is to launch a test case to have them expunged because it breaches his human rights, a court heard....

Articles published more than 1 day ago

Surveillance is too intimidating for protesters, claims lawyer

Source country independent Friday, February 10, 2012 1:43:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Tim Owen[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs;

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Tim Owen said: "There are so many demonstrations where it is reasonably certain that some people who turn up, do so with the intention using it to commit violence, so the suggestion that police can record anyone present on that basis is worrying," "The overall impact of this monitoring and the recording of Mr Catt's political activities inevitably tends to intimidate lawful protesters and to exert a chilling effect on their legitimate activities"

Police surveillance of demonstrations has a "chilling effect" on people exercising their right to protest, the High Court heard yesterday....

Neelie Kroes Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda The Hungarian Media Environment European Parliament Civil Li

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 1:27:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga[1]; Neelie Kroes[1]; Tibor Navracsics[1];

Other categories: Liberties; Institutional Affairs; Market; Society; Neelie Kroes; José Manuel Barroso; All Media; European Parliament; EC News; Discrimination; FRA-EU; Audiovisual and Media; Environment; Institutional affairs; Justice, freedom and security;

SPEECH/12/80 Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. I continue to have grave concerns about the current situation in Hungary. So does the European Commission as an institution. And these concerns are based on facts, not myths! I am happy ......

UK and Jordan agree to make deal on Abu Qatada case

Source country guardian Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:29:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European convention on human rights[1];

Entities: Jonathan Evans[1]; Osama bin Laden[2]; Abu Qatada[4]; Omar Othman[1]; James Brokenshire[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Society;

David Cameron and King Abdullah want 'effective solution' after deportation of radical Islamist cleric blocked by European court David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan have agreed on the importance of finding an effective resolution to the Abu Qatada case, Downing Street has said....

David Cameron speaks to King Abdullah over Abu Qatada trial

Source country independent Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:10:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: David Cameron[1]; Osama bin Laden[2]; Abu Qatada[1]; Omar Othman[1]; James Brokenshire[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Society;

Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with King Abdullah of Jordan today about Britain's efforts to deport Islamist radical Abu Qatada to stand trial in the country....

Neelie Kroes Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda The Hungarian Media Environment European Parliament Civil Li

Source country europa-pressReleases Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:41:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Entities: Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga[1]; Neelie Kroes[1]; Tibor Navracsics[1];

Other categories: Discrimination; Neelie Kroes; Institutional Affairs; Market; EC News; All Media; José Manuel Barroso; Society; Liberties; European Parliament; FRA-EU; Audiovisual and Media; Environment; Institutional affairs; Justice, freedom and security;

Spaanse onderzoeksrechter Gárzon veroordeeld voor machtsmisbruik

Source country nrc Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:35:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] grondrechten[1];

Entities: Merijn de Waal[1]; Baltasar Garzon[1]; Javier Soriano[1];

Other categories:

Het Spaanse hooggerechtshof heeft onderzoeksrechter Baltasar Garzón schuldig bevonden aan machtsmisbruik. Hij wordt voor een periode van elf jaar uit het ambt ontheven. Garzon is het geworden van de gepolitiseerde rechtspraak in Spanje....

Pétition nationale - Il faut en finir avec l’enfermement des enfants étrangers !

Source country humanite Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:27:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] Convention Européenne des Droits de l'Homme[1];

Entities: Paris Descartes[1]; Emmaüs France[1]; Dominique Attias[1]; Claire Brisset[1]; Boris Cyrulnik[1]; Jacques Hintzy[1]; Jean-Pierre Rosenczveig[1]; Didier Sicard[1]; Pierre Joxe[1];

Other categories: Society; Institutional Affairs;

Réseau Éducation Sans Frontières (RESF) Observatoire de l'enfermement des étrangers (OEE*) Il faut en finir avec l'enfermement des enfants étrangers ! 165 en 2004, 242 en 2007, 318 en 2009, 356 en 2010....

Radars : L'interdiction des avertisseurs est maintenue

Source country francesoir Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:52:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] Convention européenne des droits de l'Homme[1];

Entities: Ron Soffer[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs;

Le Conseil d'Etat fait valoir dans son ordonnance de référé que « la condition d'urgence ne peut être remplie » car le décret avait été annoncé « à la mi-2011 » et que la société Navx aurait dû, « durant les mois de préparation de la mesure (...), revoir son offre pour s'adapter au nouveau contexte » ....

Hate crime verdict not against freedom of expression

Source country sverigesradio-en Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:29:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European Convention on Human Rights[1];

Other categories: Society; Institutional Affairs;

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that Sweden's Supreme Court broke no laws regarding freedom of expression when in 2006 it upheld a criminal conviction of four men found guilty of hate crimes against homosexuals.The men had been found guilty of distributing leaflets offensive to.......

Christopher Alder funeral: paratrooper buried 11 years after morgue mix-up

Source country guardian Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:08:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [FundamentalRights] European convention on human rights[1];

Entities: Tim Hollis[1];

Other categories: Discrimination; Institutional Affairs;

Christopher Alder's remains returned to family for funeral after body of pensioner Grace Kamara found in his grave The funeral of a former paratrooper whose body was found in a morgue 11 years after he was supposed to have been buried will take place on Thursday....

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