APRODEV, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), Front Line, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, and the Quaker Council for European affairs call for the EU to condemn the Israeli anti-boycott law. Read “Anti-boycott law violates human rights and further undermines Israeli democracy: EU must unequivocally condemn the law” in English(PDF – […]
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Concerns about Ethics in European Research Policy
The European Union spends significant amounts of public money on research. This is currently done under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7); but there is also funding for research coming from other EU budgets. The main areas of research funded under FP7 are: Health Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Information and Communication Technologies Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and […]
Report: Be Patterns, Be Examples
2010 is the year in which Quakers reflect on the 350-year history of our Peace Testimony. This volume, published to mark that occasion, brings together a number of documents which provide an insight into the thinking which supports the Peace Testimony. “Be Patterns, Be Examples – Reflecting on 350 years of working for peace in […]
A Quaker Vision of Europe
As members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), one of the peace churches, we believe in that of God in everyone. We believe in non-violent approaches to conflict resolution, in the intrinsic equality of all people everywhere, and in a sustainable way of life for everyone that the one earth we share can support. […]
Human Rights and Democracy Network Manifesto
In 2009, the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) released a manifesto for the newly elected European Parliament. The manifesto highlighted the importance of constistency, the role of the EU on the world stage, and the EU’s responsibility to it’s own citizens. Read “Manifesto on Human Rights for the new European Parliament, 2009” in English “Menschenrechts-Manifest […]
Around Europe Archive – 2007
Copies of Around Europe between 2005 and 2008 are made available in a series of archive posts, with all the headlines and stories collected into a ZIP file for the entire year, rather than in individual monthly blog posts. We have an extensive archive of paper copies of Around Europe before 2002; please contact us […]
Briefing paper: the peace tax
This series of briefing papers looks at the QCEA proposals relating to the recognition of Conscientious Objection to taxation for military purposes which we are making to the Council of Europe and sets them in the context of the Council of Europe and its prior work on Conscientious Objection to Military Service. You can download […]
Around Europe Archive – 2006
Copies of Around Europe between 2005 and 2008 are made available in a series of archive posts, with all the headlines and stories collected into a ZIP file for the entire year, rather than in individual monthly blog posts. We have an extensive archive of paper copies of Around Europe before 2002; please contact us […]
Around Europe Archive – 2005
Copies of Around Europe between 2005 and 2008 are made available in a series of archive posts, with all the headlines and stories collected into a ZIP file for the entire year, rather than in individual monthly blog posts. We have an extensive archive of paper copies of Around Europe before 2002; please contact us […]