Thomas Hammarberg

Type: Person

Name: Thomas Hammarberg

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

A Challenge to ‘Separate but Equal’ in Bosnia

After months of debate, a group of 20 politicians, scholars, journalists, and civic leaders gathered in Sarajevo last month to present its thoughts on where Bosnia and Herzegovina will be in 2025. The group, backed by Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Foundation, ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Freedom House ]

Entities: Aleksandar Hemon, Thomas Hammarberg, Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Education

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Invitation: Lecture On “Disability Rights As A Key Human Rights Concern”, CEU Budapest, 15 May

The Mental Disability Advocacy Center is delighted to announce its first Annual Distinguished Lecture âDisability rights as a key human rights concernâ will be delivered by Thomas Hammarbergon Tuesday 15 May, 5.30 pm-7.30pm, Auditorium of the Central ... [ Published May 17 2012 by XpatLoop.com ]

Entities: Disability, Human Rights, Budapest

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Jobbik

Hill Dispatches: Canada to give its Seal of Approval to human rights abusers?

At last someone in Canada’s mainstream media has drawn attention to the frightening and growing phenomenon of neo-Nazi groups in Europe.Although in much of Europe Muslims are the main neo-Nazi scapegoats, in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria – and ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Rabble.ca ]

Entities: Rome, Hungary, Canada, Jobbik, Refugees

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 1 Documents

European Union

Corruption report highlights political party funding in EU countries

BRUSSELS - European nations are not doing enough to fight corruption and bribery, according to an annual report released on Wednesday (9 May) by the Council of Europe (CoE). In the EU alone, corruption costs an estimated €120 billion annually.The CoE's ... [ Published May 09 2012 by EUobserver ]

Entities: Corruption, European Union, Bribery

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Hill Dispatches: EU Ambassador displays his ignorance at House Committee

It may be going far to say that the European Union’s Ambassador made a of a fool of himself in his testimony on Monday before the Commons Immigration Committee studying proposed refugee system reforms, Bill C-31.But His Excellency Bernhard Matthias Brinkmann ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Rabble.ca ]

Entities: Rome, Thomas Hammarberg, European Union, Refugees

First Reported Apr 23 2012 - Updated Apr 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Heed Hammarberg's Call for Truth Commission for Roma

Thomas Hammarberg is the Council of Europe's outgoing commissioner for human rights. His last report before completing his mandate on March 31, 2012, was “Human Rights of Roma and Travellers in Europe.” In a recent article published in the European Voice ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Open Society Institute Soros Foundation Network ]

Entities: Rome, Thomas Hammarberg, Tiszalok (Hungary), Neo-Nazism, Hate Speech

First Reported Apr 18 2012 - Updated Apr 18 2012 - 1 Documents

VIP guests visit the University

In April the University will be receiving many VIP guests who work or have worked with human rights in organisations including the United Nations and the EU.The lecturers include Kofi Annan, Margot Wallström, Thomas Hammarberg and UN High Commissioner ... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Lund University ]

Entities: Raoul Wallenberg, Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg

First Reported Apr 11 2012 - Updated Apr 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Political progress, yet a social and economic malaise

2011 resonated with voices demanding open and accountable decision-making. From the Arab Spring to the Occupy movement, people exercising the right to have a say on the conditions that govern their lives demonstrated not only the failings of existing ... [ Published Apr 11 2012 by Irish Echo ]

Entities: Malaise, Belfast (United Kingdom), Northern Ireland

First Reported Apr 10 2012 - Updated Apr 10 2012 - 1 Documents

There are no human rights for Roma people

Tuesday 0 0 0 0 o.cengiz@todayszaman.com I am very good at table football. The last match I had was in the US during a trip. My competitors were very surprised at my talents in this game. Believe it or not I was even better when I was younger. When I ... [ Published Apr 10 2012 by Zaman ]

Entities: Rome, Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe

First Reported Mar 30 2012 - Updated Mar 30 2012 - 1 Documents

The Roma need a truth commission

Címkék: roma, Council of Europe, Thomas Hammarberg30th of March 2012 Source: By Thomas Hammarberg , europeanvoice.comEurope should recognise its atrocities committed against the Roma people, writes the Council of Europe's outgoing commissioner for human ... [ Published Mar 30 2012 by RomNet ]

Entities: Rome, Thomas Hammarberg, Nazi, Repression

First Reported Mar 30 2012 - Updated Mar 30 2012 - 1 Documents

'Switzerland is not a racist country'

This week, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe wrote to the Federal Council raising concerns about xenophobic language in Switzerland’s political campaigning. Thomas Hammarberg said the use of political slogans which are insulting or ... [ Published Mar 30 2012 by World Radio Switzerland ]

Entities: Switzerland, Dave Goodman, Racism

First Reported Feb 16 2012 - Updated Feb 17 2012 - 2 Documents

Letters: Abu Qatada – a test of our civil liberties

The Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, Thomas Hammarberg, has stated Abu Qatada could have been tried in Britain, if there was sufficient evidence to do so ( Report , 17 February). In the parliamentary exchanges on 7 February, I asked the ... [ Published Feb 17 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Abu Qatada, Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe, David Winnick

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Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
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Sweden: Immediately abolish the forced steriliz... [ Published Mar 03 2012 by Williams' Desk ]
Government accused of violating Traveller rights [ Published Mar 01 2012 by The Independent ]
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International Criminal Justice News Roundup Mar... [ Published Apr 03 2012 by Impunity Watch ] 30 March Cambodia must provide full cooperation to new judges at genocide court, Ban stresses  (Source: UN News Centre) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to initiate a selection process for new international judges for the United Nations-backed ...
Polish PM Reveals that US Tortured at Black Sit... [ Published Apr 01 2012 by Informed Comment ] Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is now more or less admitting what has long been suspected: The Bush administration established a secret CIA prison in Poland and had Polish security officials help torture al-Qaeda suspects there. These steps ...
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Latest developments on media freedom in Hungary [ Published Jan 25 2012 by Latest News from Neelie Kroes ] Vaire Vika Freiberga, photo under CC license by Aivis Freidenfelds I am on my way to the World Economic Forum in Davos where I will present my plans for setting up the European Cloud Partnership – but more on that in the coming days. I first wanted ...