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Ethics and law of Swiss minaret ban
Grahnlaw —
Authority: 478
First, a few thoughts on how we should try to approach difficult questions concerning freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The general understanding in Europe has been that there are universal rights. In Europe the secular state does its best to guarantee that the rights of all are respected, as long as they ...3 days ago -
Irish candidate elected President of the Architects’ Council of Europe
Irish Architecture News —
Authority: 128
Selma Harrington has been elected President of the Architects’ Council of Europe. Selma has been active as a member of the RIAI International Affairs Committee for a number of years and is well known and respected in ACE.The post of president is a two year position and the election took place at the ACE [...]1 week ago -
Council of Europe debates “gay” adoption and gender re-assignment
ADF Alliance Alert —
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C-FAM : "Next week in Europe, a committee of human rights experts will discuss a draft recommendation on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity to ensure respect for human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons and to promote tolerance towards them."1 week ago -
Russian Court Extends Death Penalty Moratorium
The Other Russia —
Authority: 469
Russia’s Constitutional Court has ruled to extend a moratorium on the death penalty. The moratorium, which had been set to expire in January 2010, will be extended until Russia ratifies a European protocol to ban it altogether. Chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin stated that the decision corresponds ...1 week ago -
Russia prolongs moratorium on death penalty, contemplates ban
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Moscow, Nov 19 (RIA Novosti) Russia’s Constitutional Court prolonged on Thursday a moratorium on the death penalty, which was due to expire Jan 1.Russia imposed the moratorium after it joined the Council of Europe in 1996 and signed the European Convention on Human Rights, but it has not ratified the document ...2 weeks ago -
Hindus ask new Sofia mayor to urgently improve Roma
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Hindus have strongly urged newly elected mayor of Sofia (Bulgaria) Yordanka Fandakova to improve the plight of Roma people residing in Sofia, who are reportedly facing apartheid like conditions.Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu statesman, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that mayor Fandakova should make Roma ...2 weeks ago -
Hindus ask new Sofia mayor to urgently improve Roma plight
Thaindian News —
Authority: 728
Hindus have strongly urged newly elected mayor of Sofia (Bulgaria) Yordanka Fandakova to improve the plight of Roma people residing in Sofia, who are reportedly facing apartheid like conditions.Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu statesman, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that mayor Fandakova should make Roma ...2 weeks ago -
Freedom from religion and crucifixes in the classroom
Grahnlaw —
Authority: 478
Sometimes you are confronted with a dilemma, and you find that you lack firm answers. The Vatican regards the Strasbourg court’s ruling as short-sighted and wrong-headed, reports Corriere della Sera (4 November 2009). The Catholic Church would hardly have reacted as clearly, if the crucifix was only a state ...3 weeks ago -
‘I’m yEUr man’, friends of Blair say HE says … more or less
Tony Blair —
Authority: 434
Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index Is ‘President Blair’ a shoo-in? Yes and No “Ban Blair-Baiting” petit ion - please sign Comment at end 29th October, 2009 I’M Y EU R MAN (Peter Nicholls/The Times) Tony Blair is prepared to give up his lucrative commercial interests if the ...5 weeks ago
