Dear colleagues, the Centre for Peace Studies office will be closed from April 1st to April 7th, and during this period, free legal assistance will not be available.
The rule of law in the EU continued to deteriorate in 2023, as governments further weakened legal and democratic checks and balances, according to the newly published Liberties Rule of Law Report 2024.
In light of the impending expiration of temporary protection on 4 March 2025, we, alongside 130 civil society organizations, urgently appeal to the European Union for the development and implementation of coordinated, comprehensive, and sustainable solutions to ensure the continued safety, rights, and inclusion of millions of displaced Ukrainians in Europe.
The guide for third-country nationals on access to healthcare in Croatia contains concise information on the basic terms that we all face when accessing doctors and other healthcare providers in Croatia. The guide also contains instructions on how to find primary care doctors and other useful instructions for accessing healthcare in Croatia.
Children’s rights exist to ensure the safety and well-being of every child. Improved child protection systems ensure that these rights are met. In recent years, the EU has taken significant steps to improve child protection systems.
To ensure that EU funded projects and programmes respect fundamental rights, the EU introduced new strict requirements in 2021. EU funding rules state that authorities managing these funds must ensure compliance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and implement the obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Abusive comments, harassment and incitement to violence easily slip through online platforms’ content moderation tools, finds a new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). It shows that most online hate targets women, but people of African descent, Roma and Jews are also affected. A lack of access to platforms’ data and understanding of what constitutes hate speech hampers efforts to tackle online hate. FRA calls for more transparency and guidance to ensure a safer online space for all.
On the International Day for Tolerance, on 16 November 2023, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) published its data on hate crimes for 2022.
Through the Strength for Change project, the Centre for Peace Studies initiated, continued or intensified cooperation with organizations and initiatives representing racialized, migrant or minority communities, to create a database for recording incidents of racism and discrimination affecting these communities.
