February 3, 2011 - Media

Media standards boost for Ukraine

Much of the project will be devoted to the alignment of Ukraine’s media-related legislation with that of the European Union and with Council of Europe standards on freedom of expression and information.

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February 3, 2011 - Media

Consultations begin on new media ethics code

The development of codes of ethics and self regulation for the media are among the organisation’s priorities, made necessary by the emergence of new and powerful information providers and platforms. Consultations will begin within weeks with search engines, social networking services and “other actors” concerning the “protection of fundamental rights and freedoms in the new media environment.”

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February 3, 2011 - European Convention of Human Rights

German Protestant church wins religious freedom row with dismissed Catholic employee

The case concerned Astrid Siebenhaar’s complaint about her dismissal from her job in a kindergarten run by a Protestant parish on the grounds of her active involvement in another religious community.

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February 3, 2011 - European Convention of Human Rights

Austria loses child custody human rights dispute

The case concerned Gerald Sporer’s complaint about custody proceedings with regard to his son who was born out of wedlock.

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February 3, 2011 - Against Trafficking in Human Beings

Anti-trafficking monitoring body visits Denmark

A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) visited Denmark between 25 and 28 January, in order to prepare its first monitoring report on the fight against human trafficking in this country.

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