#Rights

Rule of Law: EESC Report, obstacles to actions of civil society organisations in all EU countries

EU Commission: European Disability and Parking Card valid in all States. Dalli, this facilitates inclusion

EU Commission: European Disability and Parking Card valid in all States. Jourova, protecting people’s rights

Surrogacy. Armeni: “Not freedom but exploitation”

Forget freedom of choice and altruism. For journalist and writer Ritanna Armeni, surrogacy is an unacceptable form of exploitation of…

Surrogacy. Lulli (gynaecologist): “A deep bond is formed between the (surrogate) mother and the child. No more silence”

“We have broken the most sacred bond in human history: the bond between mother and child,” says gynaecologist Emanuela Lulli.…

UK barge for asylum seekers. The Church’s condemnation: “An affront to human dignity”

The ‘Bibby Stockholm’, a large metal barge meant to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers, has arrived in the south coast…

UK: Mgr McAleenan (Bishops’ Conference), no to migrants being deported to Rwanda. Uphold the dignity of every person

Violence against women: the European Union joins the Istanbul Convention. Dalli (EU), prevention and fight are priorities

EU Parliament: new rules to ensure public participation and protect journalists, media, activists, academics

Persons deprived of liberty. Palma (Guarantor): “Alternative and community-based measures did not decrease prison population”

The Guarantor voiced concern over the high number of suicides in 2023, numbering a total of 29, along with 12…

Jobs and digital platforms, proposals for new EU regulations. Tassinari (ACLI): “We are on the right track.” Faioli (Cattolica): “Italy has existing tools”

The directive under discussion “aims to ease the burden of proof for digital platform workers, allowing them to petition the…