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Child immigration detention in the EU
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The UN in Brussels invited candidates for the European Parliament elections to sign a 10-point pledge to leave no one behind.
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Making a Difference

On International Human Rights Day, the Regional Office for Europe launched the user-friendly human rights manual “Making a Difference” in English and French.
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Ending the immigration detention of children in the EU

The Regional Office for Europe in Brussels advocates for the dignity and rights of all migrants
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First meeting of Parliamentarians of African descent

On 27 March 2019, the UN Human Rights Office convened a meeting of Parliamentarians of African descent from around the world in Brussels to accelerate progress on the International Decade for People of African Descent.
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UN Human Rights Office sounds alarm over threat of erosion of democracy in Europe

On 12 June 2018, the UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe (OHCHR) sounded alarm over the backsliding of human rights in Europe, the exploitation of people’s fears to justify exclusionary measures and the erosion of civil society space.
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UN Human Rights Office urges EU States to stop criminalizing solidarity 20 June 2019 – On World Refugee Day, the UN Human Rights Office in Brussels called on EU member States to prioritize saving the lives of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Schutz für Millionen: Es ist Zeit, die Gleichbehandlungsrichtlinie zu Brüssel, 27 Juli 2018 - BrüsselSchutz für Millionen: Es ist Zeit, die Gleichbehandlungsrichtlinie zu verabschieden

Poland’s places of detention in the spotlight as UN torture prevention Geneva/Warsaw, 19 July 2018 - Poland’s places of detention in the spotlight as UN torture prevention body concludes visit Genewa/Warszawa, 19 lipca 2018 - Miejsca pozbawienia wolności w Polsce w centrum uwagi w związku z dobiegającą końca wizytą Podkomitetu ONZ ds. Prewencji Tortur

Next EU Budget: let's back values with money Brussels, 3 July 2018 - Recently, the European Commission published its proposals for the Multi-Annual Financial Framework Post-2020 (MFF), which will set the priorities and parameters for the EU budget after 2020.

Aucun laissé-pour-compte Paris, 29 June 2018 - Le bureau régional des droits de l’homme de l’ONU en Europe publie aujourd’hui « Aucun laissé-pour-compte. Rapport sur l’effectivité du droit au logement, et des droits qui y sont liés, pour les Roms en France ».

Time to adopt the Equal Treatment Directive Brussels, 25 June 2018 - According to a 2015 Eurobarometer survey, around 12% of people in Europe consider themselves at risk of discrimination. In fact, any person in Europe could potentially fall victim to this injustice, write Birgit Van Hout and Tena Šimonović Einwalter.

Poland: Reform of the judiciary Genewa, 25 czerwca 2018 - Polska: Reformy poważnym ciosem dla niezależności sądownictwa, mówi ekspert ONZ ds. praw człowieka / Geneva, 25 June 2018 - Poland: Reforms a serious blow to judicial independence, says UN rights expert

UN Human Rights Office welcomes European Values Instrument Brussels, 19 April 2018 - UN Human Rights Office welcomes European Values Instrument, calls for comprehensive approach to human rights and EU funding

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Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children Strasbourg, 26 June 2019 - As we mark the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified treaty worldwide, we call on States to end the practice of immigration detention of children

Proclamation of the Decade of People of African Descent in Belgium Brussels, 25 June 2019 - The Decade for people of African descent is not about asking for some form of special treatment. It is about making sure that Afro-descendant children, women, and men can enjoy their human rights on equal footing with others. Brussels.

Impact Summit on Gender Equality Prague, 7 June 2019 - Centuries of prejudice and discrimination can be overcome, even in very conservative societies. - Statement by Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe

Art as a means to promote human rights Madrid, 26 March 2019 - The universal language of arts can carry the message of human rights across cultural boundaries and geographical borders, empower and unite us.

Towards a new EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies? Bucharest, 4 March 2019 - Statement by Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe

Civil society and human rights in Europe 10 December 2018 - Statement by Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe.

Religion and human rights in the EU – a shared responsibility 4 December 2018 - EU Dialogue with Churches, Religions, Philosophical and Non-Confessional organisations. Statement by Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe.

EU High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and other forms of Intolerance Vienna, 16 October 2018 - Statement by Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe

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Child Immigration detention in the EU