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A UN expert on Friday expressed concern over increased inequalities in Hungary’s education system for underserved communities and backsliding on academic freedom. In a statement released after she visited Hungary, Farida Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, noted that while Roma individuals are given equal rights to education under the law, [...]

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause of child marriage. The organization pointed out that child marriage remains a serious issue in Montenegro, particularly affecting girls from Roma and Egyptian communities. [...]

The UN Human Rights Committee found on Thursday that Albania violated the rights of three Roma children by failing to register their births, leaving them without legal recognition and at risk of statelessness. The three children, born in Greece to Albanian parents, could not be properly registered because the parents lacked residency status. At the [...]

The Council of Europe commissioner for human rights raised concerns Tuesday regarding Greece’s treatment of migrants and the human rights of Roma communities. The statement comes after the commissioner concluded a visit to Greece earlier this month. Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty met with Greek officials, NGOs, and affected individuals to investigate reports of migrant pushbacks, poor [...]

Italian authorities brought 43 asylum seekers back to the country from offshore processing centers in Albania on Friday, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal of Rome. The Court of Appeal has suspended the detention of 43 asylum seekers in Albania, awaiting a ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) following a reference [...]

UN Special Rapporteur Ashwini K.P. on Friday called for action against systemic racism in Brazil after a 12-day fact-finding mission in the country.  Ashwini emphasized that Brazil’s marginalized racial and ethnic groups, particularly those of African origin and Indigenous tribes, are grappling with systemic racism rooted in colonialism and enslavement despite their persistent and “courageous” [...]

Edited by: James Joseph | Managing Editor for Long-Form Content In some European Union nations, the forced sterilisation of people with disabilities is still a widespread and concerning practice that blatantly violates their fundamental rights and human dignity. The scope of forced sterilisation in the EU was discovered through a study carried out by the [...]

The UK High Court ruled that provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Police Act 2022) are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday and that use of the powers was “capable of significant intrusion on the lives” of Gypsies and travellers. The judge stated that certain amendments [...]

Anti-facist protestors marched in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday in response to a previously banned right wing gathering to commemorate the “Day of Honour.” Activists travelled from across Europe to take part amid diplomatic tensions between Budapest and Rome, as an Italian anti-fascist activist remains imprisoned in Hungary. Celebrations of the ‘Day of Honour’ take place [...]

Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws, KC, is one of the UK’s most established lawyers, a bencher at Gray’s Inn and a member of the House of Lords. Kennedy is also a broadcaster,  journalist and lecturer. She has not only acted in many of the most prominent cases of the last decade but has promoted civil [...]