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Adopted in 1989, the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was the first international instrument to explicitly recognise children as human beings with innate rights. Ratified by 197 countries, including all EU Member States, it has become the landmark treaty on children's rights, outlining universal standards for the care, treatment, survival, development, protection and participation of all children. The promotion and protection of children's rights is one of the key objectives ...

European Day of Justice 2022

In sintesi 24-10-2022

Every year since 2004, European Day of Justice has been marked on or around 25 October, offering an opportunity to reflect on the importance of justice and the rule of law. European Day of Justice was originally the idea of the Council of Europe.

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, aims to inform policy debates about how to protect more effectively the fundamental rights of irregular migrant workers in the EU. It analyses the nature and causes of the gaps between the fundamental rights protections enshrined in EU legal standards and the rights realised by irregular migrants working in EU Member States in practice, and ...

A landmark UNHRC resolution has recognised the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, endorsing the broad recognition of the link between human rights and the environment. The right to a healthy environment is already enshrined in numerous national and regional instruments. Although non-binding, the resolution can spur change, with the Council of Europe already taking the first steps in this regard.

Fighting discrimination in sport

Briefing 09-07-2021

Even though the European Union (EU) has built an extensive framework of legislation, instances of racism and homophobia in sport are still rife. Interestingly, Eurostat surveys reveal that the feeling of discrimination is more widespread than actual discrimination. Although there are some variations, discrimination in sport very frequently involves stigmatisation on the basis of external characteristics such as skin colour, body shape and gender. Data from 2017 show that some 3 % of respondents claimed ...

Nel corso della tornata di giugno II, il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe approvare il nuovo regolamento del Parlamento europeo che disciplina l'esercizio delle funzioni del Mediatore (statuto del Mediatore europeo) al fine di sostituire lo statuto vigente, adottato nel 2008. Ciò fa seguito a un dibattito sul nuovo testo tenutosi durante la tornata di giugno I e alla successiva approvazione del progetto da parte del Consiglio.

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (EU) enshrines the civil, political, economic and social rights and principles of everyone covered by its scope. Despite evidence of it having resulted in positive outcomes since it became legally binding in 2009, European Commission reports and findings by the Fundamental Rights Agency show that the Charter has not been used to its full potential at national level. Furthermore, according to a Eurobarometer survey, there is lack of awareness ...

Il potere e il ruolo delle piattaforme dei social media nella moderazione dei contenuti pubblicati online dai rispettivi utenti sono oggetto di un'attenzione sempre maggiore. I responsabili politici e, più in generale, la popolazione si chiedono se le piattaforme dei media sociali debbano essere soggette a delle misure e a un controllo pubblico più rigorosi. Nel corso della tornata di febbraio, il Consiglio e la Commissione dovrebbero formulare dichiarazioni relative al controllo democratico delle ...

In its July 2020 Schrems II judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared the European Commission’s Privacy Shield Decision invalid on account of invasive US surveillance programmes, thereby making transfers of personal data on the basis of the Privacy Shield Decision illegal. Furthermore, the Court stipulated stricter requirements for the transfer of personal data based on standard contract clauses (SCCs). Data controllers or processors that intend to transfer data based on ...

The Jewish population in the EU has been diminishing in recent decades, and has witnessed an increase in acts of anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish violence in recent years. In defence of its values, including respect for minorities, the EU undertakes and funds actions to counter anti-Semitism. This is a further updated version of an 'at a glance' note published in January 2019.