Month: abril 2017
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Council of Europe wants to protect the rights of parents and children belonging to religious minorities
Next April 27th, 2017 the PACE of the Council of Europe a motion to protect the rights of parents and children belonging to religious minorities. The PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination today called on all Council of Europe member states to protect the rights of parents and children belonging to religious minorities by taking…
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STATEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AT THE 1139th MEETING OF THE OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL ON BANNING THE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN RUSSIA
PC.DEL/441/17/Rev.2 5 April 2017 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH STATEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AT THE 1139th MEETING OF THE OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL 30 March 2017 On banning Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia The European Union is concerned at the latest developments regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. The decision by the Ministry of Justice to suspend the activities…
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By Eugenia Relaño: Woman and Muslim, double discrimination
One of the fundamental principles of European construction is equality. It underlies two values that qualify a society as democratic: human dignity and personal autonomy. Respect for human dignity means recognizing all individuals the same value regardless of their sexual orientation, race, religion or disability. And ensuring that anyone has personal autonomy means that he…
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Por Eugenia Relaño: Mujer y musulmana, doble discriminación
Uno de los principios fundamentales de la construcción europea es la igualdad. En ella subyacen dos valores que cualifican a una sociedad como democrática: la dignidad humana y la autonomía personal. El respeto por la dignidad humana supone reconocer a todos los individuos el mismo valor con independencia de su orientación sexual, raza, religión o…
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Los menores también tienen derecho a la libertad de religión o de creencias y deben ser protegidos
ONU, 23 Oct 2015. – El Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre la libertad de religión o de creencias, Heiner Bielefeldt, pidió hoy a todos los gobiernos representados en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas «que respeten las prácticas religiosas de los niños y sus familias y apoyen a las familias en el…