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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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8 April Apr 2016 1339 08 April 2016 Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016: 172,458; Deaths: 714
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has published its latest statistics on 2016 migration flows. In Greece alone, 1,758 men, women and children have arrived in the past week, and the IOM calculates this was roughly the daily average over the three months of January, February and March.
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8 April Apr 2016 1326 08 April 2016 Unicef calls for a well-managed process to determine each child’s best interests
With the process of returning refugees and migrants from the Greek islands to Turkey underway as part of the EU-Turkey agreement, UNICEF reminds States of their duty to care and protect all children and give them a full and fair hearing when deciding on their future.
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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 1107 07 April 2016 Aviva Community Fund winners announced
18 Italian non profit organisations have won the Community Fund competition, receiving donations from 3,000 to 10,000 euros, in order to carry out projects at local level.
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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 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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1 April Apr 2016 1501 01 April 2016 Want to stay in Belgium? Sign the fidelity contract
A new proposed law will require migrants coming to Belgium to sign an integration contract vowing to begin the integration path playing by the social rules. Breaking the pledge will compromise their residency rights.
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30 March Mar 2016 1139 30 March 2016 5.8 million people prevented from going blind
The association Light for the World, has just reached a milestone in the fight against trachoma, which is the leading global infectious reason of blindness.
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24 March Mar 2016 1432 24 March 2016 Women in Turkey: "We are asking you for support to help rebuild lives"
Women from the Women's Peace Initiative in Turkey are sending out an online message to ask for help rebuilding the lives of those displaced by the destruction caused in Kurdish region of Turkey. They have launched a campaign called #Room4Life on INDIEGOGO, and are asking for donations to reach their target goal of $100,000.