refugees and migrants
Thursday 20.7.2017 Norway - Latest Developments -
Proposed ban on face veils undermines Norway's free speech ranking
Despite its position on top of the 2017 World Press Freedom Index, Norway's lawmakers are moving ahead to ban wearing of full-face veils in schools. Read more
Wednesday 19.7.2017 Sweden - Latest Developments -
Surge in neo-nazi activity harms space for civil society
An increasingly active presence of the neo-Nazi group the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) has made conditions difficult for other civic groups in Sweden. Read more
Wednesday 28.6.2017 United States of America - Latest Developments -
UN report highlights major concerns over association and protest rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association released its report after an official visit to the USA, where it remarks the situation of those freedoms. Read more
Monday 26.6.2017 Qatar - Latest Developments -
Rights defender forcefully deported to Saudi Arabia and held incommunicado
Human rights defender Mohammad al-Otaibi was deported to Saudi Arabia, despite having been granted political asylum by Norway. Read more
Tuesday 20.6.2017 Bulgaria - Latest Developments -
Refugees and Roma targets of harmful language in Bulgarian media
A new study has found that harmful language was used to describe refugees and the Roma community in a large number of media reports during Bulgaria's recent election. Read more
Thursday 4.5.2017 Denmark - Latest Developments -
Mandate and funding for gender equality and diversity centre curtailed
On 20th March 2017, the Minister of Culture announced that Kvinfo would be deprived of its mandate to operate a gender equality research library. Read more
Thursday 27.4.2017 Bulgaria - Latest Developments -
Immigration and impending elections lead to protests in Bulgaria
In March 2017, several Bulgarian civil society representatives rallied outside the executive office in the capital, Sofia, to protest against increasing xenophobic tendencies in the country. Read more
Monday 24.4.2017 Poland - Latest Developments -
Poles continue to oppose the govenrment through protest
In January 2017, student-led protests were held in major cities throughout Poland. The protests remained peaceful with no reports of any incidents. Read more
