The theme of sects, or organizations with sectarian aberrations, seems to have lost importance in the public debate in recent years. However, the 2016-2017 Miviludes report seems to bear witness above all to a risk that is still very present, but which is taking on new faces. From large multinational
Reaction of the AEDH to the appointment of Ursula von der Leyen
Since the appointment by the European Council of Ursula von der Leyen as candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission, it had become clear that if the European Parliament refused to confirm this choice, the European Union would be plunged into a political crisis like it had never experienced
AEDH calls upon European People’s Party (EPP) to review its candidate for Vice-Chair of LIBE Committee
In association with the European Civic Forum the AEDH calls upon the withdrawal of Mr Hidvéghi’s application for the remaining Vice-Chair of the Committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs. The election of one of Fidesz representatives to this job is contradictory with the objectives of the LIBE committee.
Abortion : a report of the legal status across the world
Since 1998 the Center for Reproductive Rights has produced a yearly interactive map of the legal status of abortion in countries across the globe.
This map categorizes the legal status of abortion on a continuum from severe restrictiveness to relative liberality. It has become an unavoidable tool for advocates and
The case Julian Assange: Thirteen years of harassment
This computer scientist and cybermilitant from Australia presents today all the signs of a psychological torture, according to a rapporteur specialized in human rights of the UN, after thirteen long years of relentlessness on the part of the United States , from Sweden or the United Kingdom. After receiving the
General Assembly 2018 of the AEDH
NEWS January
The 2018 General Assembly was held on 12 and 13 January 2019.
The outgoing President Dominique Guibert presented the activity report for the past financial year, which was unanimously adopted.
The representatives of the Luxembourg League for Human Rights presented the results of a survey among the
European Solidarity: on June 28 all Governments should do their part to welcome refugees!
On June 28 the European Council will discuss migration: Governments have a historic responsibility to give substance to the principle of solidarity, on which the European Union was founded.
Asking asylum in Europe is a fundamental right, but unfair rules and policies make it ineffective. We need a fairer system,
Grow up into a responsible citizen by joining the #CyberCRACCS network
18 June 2018 – Last February, AEDH, represented by its coordinator, took part in the shooting of an online training module organised by No Hate Speech Movement to fight cyber-harassment and hate messages on the Internet.
The training is now online. You are young and want to become an actor
Editorial by AEDH President – For a Europe welcoming migrants
Brussels 19 June 2018 – While our governments no longer have solutions and compromise our fundamental values, it is time for decision-makers to take the consultation of citizens into account in their discussions! Sign the European Citizens Initiative #WelcomingEurope!
It is one of the “flagship” instruments of participatory democracy
AEDH contribution to the Civil Society Days
On 24-25 May took place the 2018 Civil Society Days and the digital world was at their heart. On this occasion, the European Association for the Defence of Human Rights, the European Civic Forum and the EESC Section TEN – Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society organised the workshop