Despite much progress accomplished in Europe over the past seven decades, some topics remain issues of concern in many countries, especially in the current context in which human rights principles are increasingly challenged, undermined or discounted.
This compilation puts together the series of articles published by Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights over the past twenty-one months (elected in January 2018). They cover a variety of human rights topics that she has worked on, such as the right to peaceful assembly, the rights of minority groups, anti-discrimination, the fight against trafficking, environmental rights, anti-terror legislation and the protection of human rights, the independence of the judiciary, national human rights institutions and human rights in the artificial intelligence era.
Foreword
Shrinking space for freedom of peaceful assembly
Language policies should accommodate diversity, protect minority rights and defuse tensions
Time to deliver on commitments to protect people on the move from human trafficking and exploitation
The independence of judges and the judiciary under threat
Living in a clean environment: a neglected human rights concern for all of us
Ethnic profiling: a persisting practice in Europe
European states must demonstrate resolve for lasting and concrete change for Roma people
Paris Principles at 25: strong National Human Rights Institutions needed more than ever
Misuse of anti-terror legislation threatens freedom of expression
Open minds are needed to improve the protection of LGBTI asylum seekers in Europe
Keeping the promise: ending poverty and inequality
Safeguarding human rights in the era of artificial intelligence
Europe’s duty to internally displaced persons