AEDH in the Press
This week, following a fire in a Roma camp in France, AEDH member Philippe Goossens’ report on Roma is mentioned in the press.
The AEDH participates to the 38th FIDH Congress
From 23th to 27th May 2013, the AEDH will participate to the 38th FIDH Congress in Istanbul, Turkey. The Forum entitled "Political Transitions from a Human Rights Perspective: Experiences and Challenges" takes place within the framework of FIDH’s International Congress, a major event, bringing together human rights defenders from FIDH’s 164 member organisations and other partners from all over the world, every three years.
AEDH in the Press
This week, following a fire in a Roma camp in France, AEDH member Philippe Goossens’ report on Roma is mentioned in the press.
AEDH in the Press
This week, following a fire in a Roma camp in France, AEDH member Philippe Goossens’ report on Roma is mentioned in the press.
AEDH in the Press
This week, the report from Phillippe Goossens, AEDH Board Member, "Census of forced evictions from settlements of migrant Roma in France" is in the press.
The AEDH is recruiting
The European Association for the defense of Human Rights has vacancy for administrative and financial management.
The AEDH meets its Southern leagues: Workshop on economic, social and cultural rights in Barcelona - 14th December 2012
Foster the exchange between the actors in the Southern countries and launch joint actions within the framework of the AEDH – those were the objectives of this workshop that brought together the human rights associations from Catalonia, Andalusia, Portugal and Greece as well as the AEDH. Our Italian friends were unfortunately not able to participate in the workshop.
AEDH co-organises a conference in Paris: "The state of right to vote for foreigners in Europe" - 14 December 2012
On Decembre 14, the AEDH and the Ceri-Sciences po organise a conference at the Europe House in Paris on "The state of right to vote for foreigners in Europe".
The AEDH publishes an Analysis of the forthcoming Common European Asylum System (CEAS) - 10 December 2012
On September 19, the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) was very pleased to have reached, by a large majority, an agreement on the recast of the Reception directive on the one hand, and the Dublin II Regulation on the other hand.
The AEDH addresses an Open Letter to the Members of the European Parliament - 10 December 2012
The project of Common European Asylum System (CEAS) aimed to put an end to the lottery, unworthy of States of Law, which people who look for protection in the EU are facing.
AEDH organises conference on Roma people at the European Parliament - 4 December 2012
On the 4th December 2012, the AEDH organised a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels together with Mrs. Marie-Christine Vergiat, Member of the European Parliament (group GUE-NGL) and the informal group of European deputies ‘Friends of AEDH’.
AEDH publishes its report "Roma people in Europe in the 21st century: violence, exclusion, insecurity" - 15 November 2012
Over the past year, AEDH has been examining the situation of Roma people in Europe. In October 2012, AEDH published the report “Roma people in Europe in the 21st century: violence, exclusion, insecurity” denouncing the physical violence towards Roma populations from the European states and the European citizens.
The Honorary Chairman of AEDH, Mr. Pierre Barge, participates to a conference on the electoral process in Bulgaria - 20 Ocotber 2012
On October 20th, 2012, the Honorary Chairman of AEDH, Mr. Pierre Barge, participated to a conference in Sofia on the “European standards and good practices for conducting a democratic and fair electoral process – Is Bulgaria falling behind?”
Open letter to Ms. Viviane Reding on pre-trial detention - June 2012
Thirteen civil society organisations sent an open letter to Ms. Viviane Reding, vice-president of the European commission in charge of fundamental rights, on pre-trial detention in the European Union.
Joint civil society declaration on access to health care services for undocumented migrants in Spain
AEDH signed a joint declaration of European and Spanish NGOs and professional organisations, on access to healthcare for irregular migrants in Spain.
Common statement on safeguarding family life of migrants and refugees
AEDH signed a common statement along with 64 other organisations call EU member States and the European Commission to safeguard family life of migrants and refugees.
AEDH Annual General Meeting Motion on the eviction of Roma people in Belgrade - 28th and 29th of April, 2012
AEDH adopted during its General Meeting, held in Brno (Czech Republic), on the 28th and 29th of April, 2012, a motion denouncing the eviction of Roma people in Belgrade the 26th of April, 2012.
AEDH Annual General Meeting Motion on the Cypriot organisation KISA - 28th and 29th of April, 2012
AEDH adopted during its General Meeting, held in Brno (Czech Republic), on the 28th and 29th of April, 2012, a motion supporting the Cypriot organisation KISA and its president Mr. Doros Polycarpou.
The AEDH organises its annual General assembly and seminar in Brno, Czech Republic, on 27, 28 and 29 April 2012
The AEDH organises its annual General assembly in Brno, Czech Republic, on 28 and 29 April 2012. On the 27 April, it will also organise, with the Czech Helsinki Committee, its annual seminar on "Roma in Europe".
The colombian newspaper El Tiempo quotes AEDH in an article about the situation of Roma in Europe - 15 April 2012
The colombian newspaper El Tiempo published on 15 April 2012 an article about the situation of Roma in Europe.
Pierre Barge’s interview on women situation, by Opinion Internationale - 13 March 2012
On International Women’s Day, AEDH published a press release on gender equality in the European Union.
Opinion Internationale wanted to know more about it ans asked 3 questions to Pierre Barge, president of the association.
AEDH response to the Commission Green Paper on family reunification - 5 March 2012
AEDH sent to the European Commission its response to the Green Paper “on the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the European Union (Directive 2003/86/EC)”.
AEDH signs a joint public statement on the Greek citizenship reform - 30 January 2011
i-RED, 10 members of the RED Network combating racism and Xenophobia, the Greek Forum of Migrants, Asante, 12 migrant communities and the Refugee Forum in Greece, the European Network Against Racism, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), the Migrants’ Rights Network and the AEDH (Association Europeenne des Droits de l’Homme), express their support to the Greek citizenship reform and to those migrants who wish to participate to the Greek and European societies as citizens with rights and obligations, pursuing their constitutional aims, by respecting and sharing human rights and civic values.
Season’s greetings from the AEDH ! - 3 January 2012
AEDH’s response to the Green Paper of the European Commission on the application of EU criminal justice legislation in the field of detention - 30 November 2011
AEDH welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to publish a Green paper on detention and puts forward a constructive and broad response to the public consultation in order to spark off a debate at the European level on this important matter of deprivation of liberty in the European Union.
Foreign workers in the EU : moving towards multiple standards, founded on unequal treatment? - 17 October 2011
The AEDH finds the legislative package on labour immigration unacceptable in its current form because it undermines social rights and equal treatment. It also disagrees with the general underlying logic of the texts, which fragment the labour market and exploit regular immigration for European growth and as a tool against irregular immigration.
AEDH supports the documentary film "Ceuta, sweet prison" - 21 September 2011
AEDH supports an initiative launched by the Zaradoc documentary production company which aims at finishing the production of a documentary film of 52 minutes entitled “Ceuta, sweet prison”, directed by Jonathan Millet and Loïc H. Rechi.
This film tackles the situation of Ceuta, this Spanish enclave in the north part of Morocco, which belongs to Europe but does not belong to the Schengen area. The film deals with the construction of the wall built by Europeans to prevent migrants from entering the EU and with the situation of migrants who have been able to go over the wall but who are now waiting in Ceuta, sometimes during years, to find a way to access the EU which constitutes a dreamland for them.
AEDH speech at the occasion of the « Freedom Not Fear » demonstration - 17 September 2011
Maryse Artiguelong – who is the deputy General Secretary of the French Human Rights League (LDH) and an individual member of AEDH in charge of dealing with issues related to data protection – spoke on behalf on AEDH at the occasion of the “Freedom not Fear” demonstration held in Brussels on September 17th 2011.
Join us for the Freedom not Fear weekend in Brussels - 17,18,19 September 2011
AEDH supports, with other European and national NGOs and associations, the Freedom not Fear action, which will take place in Brussels on September 17th, 18th and 19th ending a week of actions in Berlin.
Anthology "Practices of imprisonment in Europe and Human rights: is exclusion the only solution?" - 14 September 2011
AEDH organized, on the occasion of its 2011 General Assembly together with ALOS-LDH its member league from Luxembourg, a seminar entitled "Practices of imprisonment in Europe and Human rights: is exclusion the only solution?". This seminar was followed by a round-table for which several European experts gave a speech on the issue.
Intervention of the AEDH President at the LDH Congress - 11 June 2011
Pierre Barge, President of AEDH, attended the Congress of the French Human Rights League on June 11th, 12th and 13th 2011 which took place in Reims (France).
AEDH organises a seminar on imprisonment in Europe - 27 May 2011
AEDH organized, on the occasion of its General Assembly of 2011, a seminar on imprisonment in Europe, in collaboration with ALOS-LDH, its member league from Luxembourg.
AEDH supports the movie "Nigger, the new face of Italy" in the Best of One World Film Festival - 11 May 2011
AEDH again participates in the Best of One World 2011, which will take place from May 17th until May 26th and which is organized by the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, People in Need, in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Czech Republic to the EU, the Czech Center, the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN, whose AEDH is a member), the Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU, the Goethe Institute and the European Parliament.
AEDH participates in the writing of the report "Calais, the violence of the border" - 4 May 2011
AEDH participated in the writing of the report "Calais, the violence of the border", issued by the EMHRN Network which details the results of a fact-finding mission to Calais and the surrounding area in order to investigate impacts of the police clamp down on the situation of migrants and refugees rights in the region.
AEDH comments the CJEU El Dridi ruling - 28 April 2011
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided, on April 28th 2011, that prison term does not respect the 2008 “Return” European directive when irregular stay is the only motive.
Call on the European Union for a support intervention in the Mediterranean area - 4 March 2011
The AEDH signed, along with a great number of NGOs, the Call on the European Union for a support intervention in the Mediterranean area.
EU Seasonal Migrant Workers’ Directive: Full Respect of Equal Treatment Necessary - 20 April 2011
A joint statement on the seasonal workers proposal for a directive, made by AEDH together with other NGOS, was released on April 20th 2011, at the occasion of a LIBE hearing on “Legal migration after the Lisbon treaty”.
AEDH response to the Council of Europe on the modernization of the Convention No 108 - 10 March 2011
The AEDH thanks the Council of Europe, not only for its initiative to update the Convention No 108, but also for the quality of its questionings regarding the current challenges. They are indeed very general first because of the place of new technologies in our life but also because of the rate, as well as the global nature, of inventions.
Security Scanners in EU Airports: Seeking the Mythical Absolute in Security - 15 February 2011
The AEDH is extremely concerned about the use of body scanners in Europe. After giving its opinion on the European Commission’s communication of 15 June 2010i, it would like to take this opportunity to express its position on the use of security scanners in general. Body, or "security", scanners have serious consequences for privacy and the protection of personal data. The need for such equipment, as well the implications of its use, must therefore be thoroughly evaluated.
AEDH reponse to the Commission’s consultation on a general approach to the protection of personal data in the EU - 15 January 2011
The AEDH welcomes the fact that the European Commission carries out a consultation on the modification of the 1995 Directive on data protection. The AEDH indeed thinks that it’s time to amend that Directive as to conform it with technologic changes that happened since 1995 and to comply with European and national developments in case law.
20 November 2010 - "Migration and inclusion : dialog with the new generation for the development of a peace culture"
Catherine Teule, one of the AEDH Vice-Presidents, participated in a roud-table organized by the MEP Patrick Le Hyaric (GUE/NGL), on November 20th 2010, related to migrants’ inclusion.
20 July 2010 - Europe, it’s TIME to ratify the Migrant Workers Convention
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was signed 20 years ago by the UN General Assembly. However, none of the EU Members States has ratified it yet.
8 April 2010 - One World Festival: AEDH invites you to the screening of the documentary film "The Arrivals" by Claudine Bories and Patrice Chagnard, on 13 April 2010 at 8.30 pm
The Best of One World 2010 is organized this year by the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU, People in Need, the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts and the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN).
On this occasion, AEDH is co-supporting the documentary film entitled “the Arrivals”, by Claudine Bories and Patrice Chagnard.
Génération 112 invited Pierre Barge, AEDH President to its radio programme "Towards a Europe of Human Rights?" - 24 March 2010
On the occasion of its seventh radio programme, Generation 112 invited Pierre Barge, AEDH President.
25 February 2010 - AEDH invited by France 24 to debate on the issue of prisons in France and in Europe
AEDH talks about prisons on France 24.
15 February 2010 - AEDH signs the text "towards a structured framework for European civil dialogue"
Article 11 of the amended Treaty on European Union makes participatory democracy a tool to strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the European Union and therefore a principle of governance, as a complement to representative democracy. Thus civil dialogue becomes one of the major tools in policy-shaping and decision-making processes at European level. The EU institutions are required to conduct "an open, transparent and regular dialogue with representative associations and civil society"
10 February 2010 - Interview of Pierre Barge, President of AEDH, in the latest Newsletter of the European Economic and Social Committee
The latest Newsletter of the Group III (Various Interests) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) publishes the interview of Pierre Barge, President of AEDH, on its page one.
29 January 2010 - AEDH-EDRI European Civil Society Data Protection Award 2010: the winner is Per.sonn.es (in French) / Fakefriends.me (in English)
AEDH (European Association for the Defense of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights) are pleased to announce that the winner of the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA) is PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English).
5 January 2010 - AEDH wishes you all the best for 2010
15 December 2009 - AEDH-EDRI European Civil Society Data Protection Award: Call for nominations opened
AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights) launch the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA). The prize aims at rewarding positive initiatives contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of right to privacy and to the protection of personal data in Europe. The ECSDPA prize will be awarded each year on 28 January, as a European Civil Society contribution to the Data Protection Day.
3 November 2009 - The AEDH has signed the civil society Declaration for "Global privacy standards for a Global World"
The AEDH has signed the civil society Declaration for “Global privacy standards for a Global world”. On November, 3rd, the AEDH will attend the conference organized by the Public Voice coalition in Madrid, on this topic.
19 June 2009 - ALOS LDH Luxembourg becomes a full member of the AEDH
Following the approval of the General Assembly on June, 19th 2009, the Luxemburg League for Human rights, ALOS-LDH, has become a full member of the AEDH.
General Assembly of the AEDH - June, 19th 2009
The General Assembly for the AEDH will take place on June, 19th 2009 at the Economic and Social Committee.
AEDH TAKES ACTION FOR THE 2009 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
From the 4th to the 7th of June, European citizens will elect their representants for the European Union. The European Parliament, composed by 785 MEPs, is the only European institution elected through direct universal suffrage. It’s the citizen’s voice in the EU legislative process.
By voting in the European elections in June you decide what the EU will be like for the 5 upcoming years.
On this occasion, the AEDH has prepared a series of cards in the form of question-answers on various key topics related to human rights, that it puts at the disposal of its members. Therefore, the AEDH invites the citizens and residents of the European Union to call on their candidates for the European elections on these sensible questions.
The anti-discrimination-towards-Roma helpline is now operating in Czech Republic
The information was sent by one of our individual members from Czech Republic.
The AEDH warmly welcomes this initiative of the Czech civil society.
