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 … More…
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 … More…
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 … More…
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 … More…
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 … More…
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 … More…
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 … More…
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 … More…
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 … More…
Le droit à l’objection de conscience en Europe: Analyse de la situation actuelle (PDF – 161 KB) … More…