27.06.2023
- The Council of the European Union has presented its position on a draft directive on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
- Work on the draft has been ongoing since last year, when the document was published by the European Commission.
27.06.2023
The topic of forced relocation of migrants, including illegal migrants, has returned to politics and the media in connection with the latest proposed regulation in this regard, presented at the EU Council meeting in the Justice and Home Affairs format. According to the recitals of the draft regulation on asylum and migration management, recommendations are to be made indicating specific annual solidarity measures, including relocation and financial contributions, among others, along with their numerical scale.
The International Commission of Jurists recently published a report containing principles which, in its opinion, states should follow in the field of legislation concerning, among others, abortion, drug addiction, prostitution or sexual activities involving minors.
- An international conference took place in Buenos Aires, providing a space for debate for young leaders from countries in North and South America, as well as Europe.
- The event was dedicated to discussing the challenges of the 21st century in areas such as the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, increasing globalization or cultural strife, among others.
The European Court of Human Rights has once again rejected a series of complaints against Poland's ban on eugenic abortion, in effect since a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling. The applicants claimed that protecting the lives of disabled unborn children constitutes a form of torture and violates their right to privacy. The Court showed that they had not explained how specifically they were harmed by the ban, when most of them were not even pregnant. In total, the ECHR has received some 1,000 complaints in such cases.
24.05.2023
· The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Romania violated the right to respect for private and family life of 21 same-sex couples who complained that their cohabitation could not be formalized.
· The complainants demanded payment of more than half a million euros in compensation for the "psychological suffering" involved.
· The Court ruled on the violation, but refused to award compensation.