Sabe Soe, Eva Kavková

“The positive approach of “powerful” people was very inspiring. The Members of Parliament and city council representatives gave us an example of positive attitudes to migration and migrants, an example of how this complex phenomenon can be beneficial for people and the state in a modern society.”

 - Ljudmila, member of the Czech National Platform of Migrant Women and participant in the international meeting in Dublin

Košice, Slovakia, 8 November 2011: Center for Civil and Human Rights (Center) welcomes the ground breaking decision of the European Court of Human Rights (European Court) in the case of V.C. vs Slovakia, in which a forcibly sterilized Romani woman sought compensations for her involuntary sterilization in the Slovak Hospital.

Jean Lambert *

Member of the European Parliament for the Green party, wrote the following article on gender in the European asylum system for Women's Views on the News. This article, which was published on Tuesday, October 11, is taken from: http://www.womensviewsonnews.org/2011/10/gender-in-asylum-policies-guest-post-by-jean-lambert-mep/

The global campaign Violence is Not our Culture (VNC) calls for an end to the misuse of religion, ‘culture’ and tradition to legitimize acts of violence against women.

United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) released a ground breaking decision in case of a maternal death.  It declares that governments have a human rights obligation to guarantee that all pregnant women in their countries—regardless of income or racial background—have access to timely, non-discriminatory, and appropriate maternal health services.

The municipality of the German city of Frankfurt am Main has clear ideas about the integration of migrants, and while implementing its programs, it collaborates with many migrant organizations including our partner Maisha.