human-rights
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19 April Apr 2016 1444 19 April 2016 Ladies, united we lobby
Strengthening women’s movements and creating alliances with other organizations. But also understanding the power within ourselves. The European Women‘s Lobby and its members set their mission straight, and the roadmap to achieving it.
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11 April Apr 2016 1500 11 April 2016 Amnesty International: "Italy needs to end the forced segregation of Roma"
Amnesty International is calling for Italy to end its segregation of Roma in a recent blog post, stating that “Forced evictions of hundreds of residents from the camps of Lungo Stura Lazio in Turin and Via Idro in Milan in the last year...further underlines the prejudicial horror show that accommodation for Roma in Italy has become.”
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8 April Apr 2016 1451 08 April 2016 Tough new measures on those buying sex, prostitutes protest
Yesterday France became the fifth country in Europe to adopt the Nordic Model, which penalises the buyers instead of the sellers of sex. Feminists have hailed this as a landmark step for France and the fight for gender equality as a whole, but outside the French parliament sex workers were protesting the new measures. Why?
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7 April Apr 2016 1206 07 April 2016 European Women's Lobby: "Today is a historical day for women's rights in France"
In their press release today, the European Women's Lobby expressed support for France's decision today to adopt a law targeting prostitution, by recognising prostitution as a form of violence against women, and providing support for persons in prostitution.
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7 April Apr 2016 1201 07 April 2016 Millennials' expectations are reshaping world business
Young investors are substantially more focused on sustainability than other generations. Millennials, for instance, are nearly three times more likely to seek employment with a company because of its stance on social and/or environmental issues.
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7 April Apr 2016 0830 07 April 2016 EU-Africa: A common future
Today, the African Union Commission and the European Commission hold their annual College-to-College meeting in Africa's political capital, Addis Ababa. On this occasion, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the President of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, wrote an Op-Ed released to a pool of media, amongst which is Vita International.
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6 April Apr 2016 1457 06 April 2016 European Social Innovation Competition 2016 focuses on refugees
This year's 2016 European Social Innovation Competition focuses on social innovation for refugees and migrants. The 3 winners of the competition will each receive a prize of €50,000, and the competition is open for entries until 8 April 2016.
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6 April Apr 2016 1256 06 April 2016 Civil Society on Greece: NGOs and Athens are working together
Following the publication of their new strategy for 2016-2022, CONCORD Europe Director Seamus Jeffreson went to Athens to meet with their member, the Greek NGDO platform. One of his main takeaways from the trip was that “it was notable to see Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) very visible in providing essential social services to vulnerable communities in Athens.”
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4 April Apr 2016 1443 04 April 2016 Who are the migrants being sent back from Greece to Turkey?
Today marks the first day of deportations of migrants from Greece back to Turkey under the controversial EU-Turkey deal, agreed upon in Brussels last month. With most of the deported migrants coming from Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vita International takes a closer look at Pakistani migration flows.
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1 April Apr 2016 0706 01 April 2016 Celebrate World Autism Awareness Day by promoting respect, acceptance, and inclusion
Spread awareness of autism for more acceptance and inclusion. Autism-Europe invites you to share your picture and show support. This call for action is also extended to decisions-makers, underlining the need to foster inclusive policies.