Human Rights and Equality Archives

The dissolution of Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted on 23 November 2023
by Esmee Slutter

The contextualisation of the conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh. On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched an attack on the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan claims it did this after four Azerbaijani soldiers and two civilians were killed in the enclave that same month.…

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Fossils as looted art?

Posted on 5 October 2023
by Julia van de Boel

The position of fossils in the debate about looted art. Looted art is a subject that has received increasing attention over the past few decades. Often this involves art objects that were taken from colonies and have since resided in European museums. There also exists…

Closing the Digital Gender Gap: The Fight for Equality and Human Rights Online

Posted on 24 August 2021
by Cara Räker
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An interview with Emily Sharpe from The Web Foundation In an ideal world the internet would be a safe, inclusive and accessible space for everyone. Sadly, this is still a far cry from reality. Shaping Europe’s editors spoke to Emily Sharpe, based in London, who…

Fighting child labour in the chocolate industry

Posted on 3 August 2021
by Charlotte Vanderbemden
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Will the EU's action plan against child labour be effective? Chocolate is one of the most popular sweet treats across the European Union, and our countries have some of the highest rates of consumption and production in the world. Still, there is one big issue…

‘If you are a parent in one country, you are a parent in every country’: Truth or Fiction in the EU?

Posted on 15 June 2021
by Daria Stănculescu
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Truth or Fiction in the EU? In September 2020, during the State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen said: ‘if you are a parent in one country, you are a parent in every country,’ when announcing the European Commission’s plan to put forward…

Strengthening fundamental rights protection in the EU

Posted on 23 February 2021
by Daria Stănculescu
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Is the Commission’s attempt to improve fundamental rights protection enough? On 2 December 2020, the European Commission presented its Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the European Union, setting out a 10-year plan for its implementation. Through its Strategy,…