An international scheme for fictitious marriages: Men from the Middle East married Bulgarian women
They did this because of a legal stay in the EU Through fictitious marriages with Bulgarian men from the Middle East, they…
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Sick of Lyme unduly locked up in psychiatric hospital in Spain
Unduly locked up in psychiatric hospital: “I don’t want to be here, I can’t move and it feels like I’m in a…
Tackling hate speech at nexus of tech, government, and civil society
A BIC forum at the RightsCon summit explored the collaboration that is needed across the tech sector, government, and civil society to…
Freedom of speech in Portugal being discussed
Freedom of Speech – Today 29th of June will be a busy day in the Assembly of the Republic. The parliament and…
The Tai Ji Men Case: A Test for Taiwan’s Compliance with the Two Covenants
The European Union is increasing its cooperation with Taiwan. It is an essential economic partner, particularly (but not only) in the field…
Shock in the United States after the abolition of almost 50 years of constitutional right to abortion
Thousands took to the streets, dissatisfied with the court’s decision From street protests to social media protests. The United States is in…
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Sexual Abuse: The Court of Brussels Finds the CIAOSN Report Ill-Founded
The governmental “cult watchdog” CIAOSN published a text that was methodologically faulty and included false statements, the judge said. The Jehovah’s Witnesses…
UK MP Fiona Bruce: importance of the international Freedom of Religion or Belief conference in London
Fiona Bruce MP outlines plans for the UK-hosted 2-day ministerial conference and explains the role of the International Religious Freedom or Belief…
Infibulation – the inhuman tradition that is not talked about enough
Female circumcision is the partial or complete removal of the external genitalia without the medical need to do so About 200 million…
EU Commissioner Nikola Schmidt visited the Refugee Center in Plovdiv-Bulgaria
He was in town for the Tenth Forum of Social Economy, reports TrafficNews. The European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nikola…