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Normative Power; Europe and Same-sex marriage – Jorge de Jesus

by Libel Blog @@libelblogPublished: 3rd March 2016Updated: 31st August 20181 Comment

The European Union and its member states have made huge strides in the past few decades with regards to the development and implementation of human rights. Its adherence to fundamental human rights is most clearly reflected in its active attempts…

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Human Rights Have No Gender, but Women Are Particularly Vulnerable – Laura Neijenhuis

by Libel Blog @@libelblogPublished: 28th February 2016Updated: 31st August 2018Leave a Comment

In her introductory speech for the Women’s Rights Award 2016, Anne Brasseur, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, underlined how important fighting for Human Rights is. “Betraying and losing our values is betraying and losing…

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