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		<title>17 May: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) Secretary General Jagland called on Member States to fight discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. “Hate crime motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity is &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/05/16/17-may-17-may-international-day-against-homophobia-and-transphobia/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Europe must combat racist extremism and uphold human rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strasbourg, 13/5/2013 – Europe has been experiencing a worrying intensification of activities of racist extremist organisations, including political parties. According to some commentators, the upsurge has even reached the point of “an early form of far right terror”. “It worries &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/05/13/europe-must-combat-racist-extremism-and-uphold-human-rights/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Press freedom in the digital age: new threats, new challenges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strasbourg, 03/5/2013 – “As growing portions of journalistic activity take place on the Internet, Europe has not become a safer place for those expressing critical opinions. Clearly, people reporting can reach out faster and to a broader audience than before. &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/05/03/press-freedom-in-the-digital-age-new-threats-new-challenges/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Overcrowding is problem in half of European prison administrations</title>
		<link>http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/05/03/overcrowding-is-problem-in-half-of-european-prison-administrations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 08:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strasbourg, 03.05.2013 – Overcrowding is a problem in half of the European penitentiary administrations, according to the 2011 Council of Europe Penal Statistics (SPACE I) survey published today. On average, in September 2011, European prisons were at the top of &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/05/03/overcrowding-is-problem-in-half-of-european-prison-administrations/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 May: Press Freedom Day</title>
		<link>http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/05/02/3-may-press-freedom-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the occassion of the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Secretary General Jagland urges governments to fully respect the right to freedom of expression and to a free press. He warns that journalists still face oppression and censorship &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/05/02/3-may-press-freedom-day/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>European Court of Human Rights: Former Prime Minister of Ukraine was arbitrarily detained</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strasbourg, 30 April 2013 &#8211; In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine, the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 5 § 1 (right to liberty and security) &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/30/european-court-of-human-rights-former-prime-minister-of-ukraine-was-arbitrarily-detained/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spain told to investigate allegations of ill-treatment and to improve centres of detention for irregular migrants</title>
		<link>http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/30/spain-told-to-investigate-allegations-of-ill-treatment-and-to-improve-centres-of-detention-for-irregular-migrants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strasbourg, 30.04.2013 – The Council of Europe&#8217;s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), in two reports published today on its visits to Spain in 2011 and 2012, calls on the Spanish authorities to effectively investigate allegations of ill-treatment, to &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/30/spain-told-to-investigate-allegations-of-ill-treatment-and-to-improve-centres-of-detention-for-irregular-migrants/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>European Court of Human Rights: forthcoming judgment in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Court of Human Rights will be delivering a Chamber judgment in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine at a public hearing in Strasbourg on Tuesday 30 April 2013 at 10.30 a.m. The case concerns complaints related to the &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/30/european-court-of-human-rights-forthcoming-judgment-in-the-case-of-tymoshenko-v-ukraine/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights protection is under strain in Europe, says Commissioner Muižnieks in his first annual report</title>
		<link>http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/25/human-rights-protection-is-under-strain-in-europe-says-commissioner-muiznieks-in-his-first-annual-report/</link>
		<comments>http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/25/human-rights-protection-is-under-strain-in-europe-says-commissioner-muiznieks-in-his-first-annual-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strasbourg, 25/4/2013 &#8211; “The picture of the human rights situation which I have observed during country visits, meetings with authorities and discussions with NGO representatives in 2012 is worrying” said today Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/25/human-rights-protection-is-under-strain-in-europe-says-commissioner-muiznieks-in-his-first-annual-report/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PACE President announces launch of Václav Havel Human Rights Prize</title>
		<link>http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/23/pace-president-announces-launch-of-vaclav-havel-human-rights-prize/</link>
		<comments>http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/23/pace-president-announces-launch-of-vaclav-havel-human-rights-prize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strasbourg, 22.04.2013 &#8211; At the opening of the spring session of the PACE, the President, Jean-Claude Mignon, welcomed the unreserved support of the Czech Republic and of the Václav Havel Library and Charta 77 Foundation for the change in the &#8230; <a href="http://human-rights-convention.org/2013/04/23/pace-president-announces-launch-of-vaclav-havel-human-rights-prize/"><span class='en-savoir-plus'>More</span></a>]]></description>
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