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Important announcements on human rights issues

• Presentation of the results of the pilot phase 1.10.2011 - 31.12.2011 on behlalf of the "Network for Registration of Incidents of Racist Violence" (EL pdf, 72 KB) - 21.03.2012
• "Discrimination against lesbian and bisexual , women and girls and transgender persons" (A Study of Council of Europe) (EN pdf, 1,02 MB) - 07.03.2012
• "Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity" ( A Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ) (EN pdf, 708 KB) - 14.02.2012
• "Roma inclusion : A Progressive and Rights-Based Approach" (ENAR General Policy Paper No 7- October 2011) (EN pdf, 164 KB) - 17.11.2011
• Report of the Special Rapporteur of the UN Humarn Rights Council on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (such as the cases of Roma and victims of caste systems) (EN pdf, 147 KB) - 20.06.2011
• The whole jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on the rights of transexual persons (EN pdf, 135 KB) - 30.12.2010
• Tsitselikis K., Kurban D, "A history of reciprocity: Minority institutions in Greece and Turkey",TESEV Publications, 2010 - (EL pdf, 395 KB) - 4.10.2010
• "Guides for participation of migrants and repatriated persons in municipal elections (Edition of the General Secretariat of Migration Policy) - (EL pdf, migrants 242 Kb, repatriated 229 Kb)
• National Report 2010 of Amnesty International on the situation of human rights in the world (including Greece) - (EL pdf, 85 KB), external link
• European Court : "Marriage celebrated by the Gypsy ceremony is valid" - (EN pdf, 76 KB)
• The partnership of homosexual couples : Greek reality and European dimension (ECHR) - (V. Mallios) - (EL pdf, 144 KB) - 19.9.2009
• European Parliament adopts report on fundamental rights - (EN pdf, 174 Kb) - 19.1.2009
• Ninth International Conference of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Nayrobi - (EN doc, 100 Kb) - 1.11.2008
• Action against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation - 1031st meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe - (EN pdf) 21.7.2008
• U.S. Supreme Court Decisions that Protect Workers From Retaliation For Reporting Discrimination in the field of Employment - (EN, external link) - 27.6.2008
• "Human Rights and the Future of the European Union" - A paper written by Susie Alegre, designed to celebrate "JUSTICE" s 50th anniversary in 2007 ("JUSTICE" is an independent law reform and human rights organisation & the British section of the International Commission of Jurists) - (EN pdf, 265 Kb) - 6.6.2008
• EU Court of Human Rights Chamber Judgment in the case of "Tourkiki Enosi Xanthis and Others v. Greece" - application no. 26698/05 - (FR doc, 96 Kb) - 28.3.2008
• EU Court of Human Rights Chamber Judgment in the case of "Emin and Others v. Greece" - application no. 34144/05 - (FR doc, 88 Kb) - 28.3.2008
• HATE CRIME Report 2007 - a Survey prepared by "Human Rigths First" - a leading human rights advocacy organisation based in New York City and Washington, D.C. - (external link) - 23.12.2007
• "Case of Petropoulou - Tsakiris vs Greece": Important Decision of the European Court of Human Rights - First Section - Application no. 44803/04 - (external link) - 7.12.2007
• Report on Hate Crimes in the OSCE Region: Incidents and Responses - (EN pdf, 997 Kb) - 27.10.2007
• Secret detentions and illegal transfers of detainees involving Council of Europe Member States - a report prepared by Dick Marty for the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of CoE - (EN pdf, 1284 Kb) - 23.7.2007
• Lionarakis vs Greece - a great victory for freedom of expression - (EN, FR doc, 22 Kb) - 13.7.2007
• Recommendation 1804/2007 of the Council of Europe backing separation of Church and State and reaffirming precedence of human rights over religious principles - 2.7.2007
• Unanimous conviction of Greece for having caused serious injury to a Roma - Chamber judgment of the European Court of Human Rihgts in the case of "Karagiannopoulos v. Greece" (application no. 27850/03) - (EN doc, 39 Kb) - 23.6.2007
• COHRE: Housing rights abuses in Greece and other countries - (EL doc, 165 Kb) - 11.6.2007
• Case of Church of Scientology Moscow vs. Russia - (EN doc, 140 Kb) - 10.4.2007
• "Developing the European surveillance society: German proposal on police access to Eurodac data" - comment made by NGO "Statewatch" - 26.1.2007
• Anti-Semitic Incidents and Discourse in Europe During the Israel-Hezbollah War - a country by country analysis of the European Jewish Congress prepared by Ilan Moss. - (EN pdf, 4426 Kb) - 21.11.2006
• Forced eviction of Roma families must stop - a Viewpoint by the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe - 5.9.2006
• 2nd and updated edition of a Manual on Human Rights Education entitled "Understanding Human Rights" - elaborated by the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC) - 1.7.2006
• 2nd cycle of monitoring work on the implementation of the Framework Convention on National Minorities of the Council of Europe - (EN doc, 114 Kb) - 6.4.2006
• GENDER EQUALITY IN THE LISBON STRATEGY: EWL Newsflash- March 2006 - (EN, external link)
• Empowering immigrant women in the European Union - EWL’s contribution to the debate on the integration of third-country nationals in the EU - (EN doc, 147 Kb) - 21.3.2006
• Final Report of the EU Commisssioner of Human Rights on the situation of the Roma, Sinti and Travellers in Europe - (EL doc, 394 Kb) - 15.2.2006