• Published by Mikhail Kaluzhsky

    The Future of Human Rights and the Council of Europe: The Need for a Reset

    The EU-Russia Legal Dialogue symposium was held in Berlin on October 31–November 2, 2019. Its theme was “The Role of Civil Society in the Council of Europe: Strengthening Mechanisms to Address Current Challenges in Human Rights and the Rule of Law.” Lawyers and representatives of NGOs discussed how to interact with the Council of Europe in the current political conjuncture.
  • Published by Darya Bobrovskaya

    Is Germany Encouraging Migrants in Skilled Labour?

    On 1 March 2020, a new Skilled Immigration Act will come into force in Germany. This law, like other, has contributed to migration intentions in Eastern Europe. However, a careful study of the changes introduced by the new law reveals that not all dreams of easy immigration and getting employment in Germany will come true. Who will find it easier to immigrate and find employment in Germany? What are the requirements set forth in the new law on immigration of skilled workers? These are just the questions we set out to answer.
  • Published by Theresa Bender-Säbelkampf

    Italian Immigration Policy, 2018–2019: From Odyssey to Safe Haven?

    “We have just heard that we have been assigned a place of safety. We are now on our way to the island of Lampedusa in Italy”. This is the message by an aid worker of Médecins Sans Frontières sent out to 82 rescued Libyan refugees. The permission to land rings in a new beginning in Italian migration policy, which might have an effect on a broadly and long-discussed topic also on the European level.
18/07/2019
Published by Pavel Moiseev at 18/07/2019

Garbage Winds Getting Stronger

Why a garbage crisis has struck Russia and what has been the role of the new waste management reform, why the Soviet system of waste collection and recycling collapsed and how residents of Arkhangelsk and other Russian regions are fighting for their environmental rights—this and more in an interview with lawyer Pavel Moiseev, Head of the Legal Department at the Bellona Environmental Rights Centre.
13/05/2019
Published by Theresa Bender-Säbelkampf at 13/05/2019

Austria’s Going Backwards on Gender Equality

Since the swearing-in of the incumbent Austrian government in December 2017, journalists, feminists and representatives of women’s rights organisations all over the country regularly protest against the attempted changes made by the government in the country’s gender politics achieved during the last 50 years
05/04/2019
Published by Yuliia Schastlivtseva at 05/04/2019

Incendiary Content

The Council of Europe and the European Union have been trying to curb hate speech on the internet, but social networks are at loggerheads with the human rights paradigm.
15/03/2019
Published by Roman Kachanov at 15/03/2019

Expanding the Access of Legal Counsel to Prisoners in Russia

Roman Kachanov, executive director of the Interregional Human Rights Center (IHRC) in Yekaterinburg, speaks about his group’s legal victories, which have gradually removed some of the unlawful barriers preventing lawyers from gaining entry to correctional facilities and meeting with their clients.
07/02/2019
Published by Valentina Likhoshva at 07/02/2019

No Right to Protection: Legal Status of Women from North Caucasus Seeking Asylum in Poland

Women in the North Caucasus face serious risks and often become victims of violence but cannot find legal protection either in or outside Russia.
23/01/2019
Published by Yana Zagorskaya at 23/01/2019

Ballot Selfies and Freedom of Expression: European Court of Human Rights Approach

The Legal Dialogue Grant Programme has made it possible for Russian lawyers Yana Zagorskaya and Artyom Lapov to attend a hearing at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. The Grand Chamber deliberated whether taking and sharing photographs of one’s ballot paper was acceptable and whether it could affect the electoral process.
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  • British pianist drives child abuse reform in Spain
    25/02/2020
    In Spain, the left-wing government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has promised a number of social reforms, including the so-called Rhodes Law. The latter seeks to improve the Spanish system of protection against child sexual abuse by facilitating the procedure to report abuse, focusing on prevention and education and changing the statute of limitations. The law has been named after British pianist and Madrid resident James Rhodes who has campaigned for such a law since 2018.

    Source: BBC

  • Germany is EU‘s fifth-worst offender, with 76 infringement proceedings
    25/02/2020
    The European Commission has launched three new infringement proceedings against Germany for failing to correctly implement EU law. This brings the total of such proceedings against Germany to 76, making the country the fifth worst offender in the EU, behind Spain (93 proceedings), Greece (89), Italy (82) and Poland (78).

    Source: Euractiv

  • Russian government plans massive remote ballot effort to increase turnout in constitutional reform vote
    25/02/2020
    A nationwide vote is going to be held in Russia, perhaps on April 22, following Russian president Vladimir Putin’s proposal last month of important constitutional changes. In an unprecedented move, voters will be allowed to vote from home or, in select locations, from their workplace.

    Source: Meduza

  • France to limit access to Mont Blanc to protect biodiversity
    18/02/2020
    The reserve around Mont Blanc, which will be created by the end of 2020, will have rules restricting the number of visitors, especially during the summer. Other new environmental measures, announced by France, include the creation of the French Office of Biodiversity and stopping the government’s purchase of single-use plastics from July.

    Source: BBC

  • European court under fire for backing Spain’s express deportations
    18/02/2020
    The ECHR has ruled that Spain did not violate the European convention on human rights six years ago when it deported two men who tried to climb the fence separating Morocco and Spain. Human rights groups now accuse the ECHR of “ignoring the reality” on the ground, and they worry that the ruling will set a dangerous precedent in the European Union.

    Source: The Guardian

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