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Building Back Better: Human rights at the heart of the Covid-19 response
Building Back Better: Strengthening Social Protection in the EU
Webinars for female activists of African descent
International Human Rights Day 2019
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Building Back Better: Placing human rights at the heart of the Covid-19 response in the global South

A joint webinar of the UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe and the European Commission Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development
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Building Back Better: Strengthening Social Protection in the EU

Join us on 23 June 2020 (from 10:00 to 11:30 Brussels time) for a joint webinar of the UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe and the International Labour Organization - EU and Benelux countries.
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Webinars for female activists of African descent

CALL FOR APPLICANTS: Webinar series for female activists of African descent "Fulfilling the human rights of girls and women of African descent in the European Union." - Deadline for applications: 18 May 2020
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The #FutureWeWant Podcast

On International Human Rights Day youth leaders come together to talk about their commitment to human rights. Listen to the #FutureWeWant podcast !
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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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Rule of Law: the EU’s chance to make things right 14 May 2020 - The UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe today launched its publication "The case for a human rights approach to the rule of law in the EU."

Roma Genocide Remembrance Day 2 August 2019 - Education is key to avoiding the mistakes of the past, say OSCE and UN human rights representatives on Roma Genocide Remembrance Day

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

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Strengthening social protection in the EU 23 June 2020 – COVID-19 has brought a reckoning that something needs to change so that our systems work for everybody.

Third Congress of Human Rights in Warsaw 13 December 2019, Warsaw - Opening remarks of Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe, at the Third Congress of Human Rights organised by the Polish Human Rights Commissioner and his office.

EU Role in enabling civic space Brussels, 5 December 2019 - EU institutions should systematically monitor the intimidation and harassment of activists in the EU

“Human Rights Cities” – expert meeting Brussels, 28 November 2019 - At a time of global backlash against human rights, UN Human Rights is more than ever committed to opening up spaces for dialogue with local authorities.

I Stand with Her Brussels, 25 November 2019 - "I Stand with Her", Women Human Rights Defenders are working towards a better world: What are we doing to support them?

30th anniversary of the UN Child Rights Convention Brussels, 20 November 2019 - An impetus to renew the commitments of Governments to children’s rights.

The extreme case of femicide Brussels Brussels, 19 November 2019 - Preventing femicide and other forms of violence against women requires evidence-based policy-making.

Addressing terrorist narratives through preventive strategies Budapest, 7 November 2019 - Human rights must be the basis of all counter-terrorism efforts; without it, terrorist narratives are more likely to thrive

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The case for a human rights approach to the rule of law in the European Union