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Category Archives: Human Rights
Alternatives to Imprisonment at the Council of Europe
On the 20th March 2013, The Legal Affairs and Human Rights (LAHR) Committee of the Council of Europe adopted a draft resolution on alternatives to imprisonment in Council of Europe Member States. Non-custodial sentences recommended in the draft resolution include … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Human Rights
Tagged Age of criminal responsability, Alternatives to Detention, Circles of Support and Accountability, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Criminal Justice, criminal justice legislation, Electronic Monitoring, Legal Affairs and Human rights Committee of the Council of Europe, Mike Nellis, quakers in criminal justice, Restorative Justice, Russian Federation, Serbian Democratic Party, The Council of Europe, The Prison Reform Trust
Restoring Faith in Criminal Justice
Celebrating Success in the Criminal Justice System: Quakers in Criminal Justice Conference 2013 Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) is an informal network of Quakers with an active interest in criminal justice. I recently joined them in Swanwick, Derbyshire, England, at … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Human Rights
Tagged belfast, children's hearing systems, Conflict, Council of Europe, Criminal Justice, Justice, justice and home affairs, legal system, Meeting for Worship, northern ireland, Prison, prison reform, quaker service, Quakers, quakers in criminal justice, Restorative Justice
Visiting Friends by Caroline Finney
This is the second of two posts written by pupils from Friends’ School Lisburn, who came to Brussels for a week of work experience with QCEA. During their stay Chloe Hassard and Caroline Finney attended a number of meetings and … Continue reading
Where is Inequality Headed?
The European Union (EU) was created from a desire for peace and prosperity after the carnage of World War II. It all began with the formation of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951 which aimed to unify and … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Accountability, Economic Justice, Human Rights
Tagged Christine Lagarde, cooperation, Disparity, economic crisis, economic growth, economics, equality, European Trade Union Confederation, European Trade Union Institute, European Union (EU), Germany, inequality, International Monetary Fund (IMF), oppressed, poverty, QCEA, Quaker Faith and Practice, Social justice, Tony Atkinson, trade unions
EU upgrading relations with Israel by the back door – part 2
On 24 July we reported on this blog that the European Union had apparently agreed to enhance the EU – Israel relationship with what we referred to as ‘a whole raft of measures all of which are considered technical and … Continue reading
EU upgrading relations with Israel by the back door – a blow to justice
When the Foreign Affairs Council issued its conclusions on the Middle East on 14 May 2012 it spelled out its concern that the two-state-solution (which is one of the key cornerstones of EU policy with regard to Israel and Palestine) … Continue reading
Children in Military Custody in Israel – our responsibility?
Defence for Children International – Palestine Section has long been monitoring the situation of Palestinian Children detained by the Israeli Authorities. Their statistics make grim reading but are also a source of reliable information about what is going on. There … Continue reading
How has the Brighton Declaration Affected the Defence of Human Rights in Europe?
With just a month remaining of its six-month Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, the UK was determined to make its mark. The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) certainly created a lot of press attention … Continue reading
What does the Draft Brighton Declaration Mean for Human Rights in Europe?
The United Kingdom, in its capacity as Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, is organising a conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg. From 18th to 20th April representatives from … Continue reading
Can We Trust Our Neighbours? Mutual Trust in the European Judicial Area
The European Union relies on the idea of mutual trust between Member States. In areas where national laws and practices differ widely across the EU, this mutual trust becomes harder to foster. This was the issue at the heart of … Continue reading
