Human Rights Going Local - CoE Handbook Provides Suggestions for Local and Regional Authorities

Local authorities are increasingly seen as potential guarantors of human rights. A new handbook includes numerous best practices and recommendations, yet legal realities may still hamper efforts, while prioritisation remains important.

Ingrid Leijten and Anna Stupers • April 10, 2018

Combating harassment through education

Initiatives such as the #MeToo campaign and the criminalisation of certain forms of harassment are insufficient in tackling discrimination of different groups. Empowerment of disadvantaged groups can best be achieved through education.

Jasmina Mackic • March 13, 2018

Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling. What’s the Difference?

Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking, so close yet very different.

Reeda Al Sabri Halawi • February 23, 2018

The right to respect for family life in deportation cases: Is the ECtHR taking a step backwards?

Immigrants are protected from expulsion by the right to respect for private and family life. But in certain circumstances after a criminal conviction, expulsion may be justified. The ECtHR seems to lower the level of protection in its recent case law.

Mark Klaassen and Gerrie Lodder • January 29, 2018

Unaccompanied children travelling by air, a human rights issue

This blog explains how child trafficking in aviation may work in practice and why it desperately needs to be reframed as a human rights issue, in order for the relevant state agents and private actors to intensify their efforts to combat it.

Chrisje Sandelowsky • January 08, 2018 • 1 comment

Europe’s Wall – How Spain Constantly Violates Migrant’s Human Rights

On 3 October 2017 the European Court of Human Rights found that Spain is in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights with its border regime in the exclave Melilla in Northern Africa. Should Spain have seen this coming?

Wiebke Judith • December 12, 2017 • 1 comment

Offshore Processing on Manus Island: a Site of Geo-Political Manoeuvring

Manus Island detention facility has closed, but the situation of many refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New-Guinea remains uncertain. This blog highlights the geo-political manoeuvring that adds to the uncertainty of those seeking protection.

Patrick van Berlo • December 06, 2017

A child-friendly ASEAN?

This blog discusses the compliance of the ASEAN instruments on children’s rights with international standards, their capability in addressing current regional issues and whether an ASEAN children’s rights treaty is needed.

Klarise Anne Estorninos • November 02, 2017

The Implications of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in a Banking Context

The Thun Group of Banks published an important discussion paper on the scope of due dili-gence in the field of human rights that is required of banks that extend services to corporate clients.

Cees de Groot • October 20, 2017

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