Don’t let impact of coronavirus breed hate, urges EU human rights agency
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation The global outbreak of coronavirus will impinge on people’s freedom and other human rights but steps must be taken to stop “unacceptable behaviour” including discrimination and racial attacks, said the head of a European human rights watchdog. Michael O’Flaherty, director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, said he was […]
European countries urged to scrap “outdated, harmful” rape laws
Thomson Reuters Foundation European countries must overhaul “outdated” laws that let rapists off the hook and perpetuate a culture of victim-blaming, rights groups said on Saturday. Only eight out of 31 countries surveyed by Amnesty International define rape as sex without consent, according to research published on the eve of International Day for the Elimination […]