Posts by commandor-pb
FATTA! And the Swedish Consent Act
ELLIKA GOBENA and ZARA LUNA HJELM outline how the Swedish government changed the laws on sexual assault and rape.
Read MoreGiving Consent: How Legislation Has Changed After Istanbul
DARYA SOBOLEVA looks at how the Istanbul Convention has shifted sexual consent and rape laws across Europe.
Read MoreStill Fighting the Fight: An Interview with Kamila Ferenc
Kamila Ferenc is a lawyer working with the Federation for Women and Family Planning, based in Warsaw. In an interview with PETE CARVILL, she explains the work that they do and the challenges they face.
Read MoreInterview: Yulia Gorbunova
Yulia Gorbunova is a senior researcher with Human Rights Watch in Russia, working to record and quantify domestic violence within the country. She explained her work and the country’s problem with violence within the home to PETE CARVILL.
Read MoreSince Istanbul
Since its signing, the Istanbul Convention has been adopted in some countries, while others have pushed back. PETE CARVILL outlines its current standing.
Read MoreEthnic Profiling in Russia: An Unrecognised Problem
An overview of how ethnic and racial profiling is treated within Russia, written by STEPHANIA KULAEVA
Read MoreHow Ethnic Profiling Hurts and Intimidates
MEREL HENDRICKX explains why ethnic and racial profiling is so harmful, and the work her organisation has done within the Netherlands to tackle it.
Read MoreInterview: Dr. Melisa Salazar, BDB
The BDB in Berlin has been working with—and pushing against—the city’s police on issues of racism and ethnic profiling for over two decades. Dr. Melisa Salazar spoke to PETE CARVILL about the organisations’ work.
Read MoreBerlin Police and Racism
PETE CARVILL looks at the often-tumultuous relationship that people of colour in Berlin have with the city’s police.
Read MoreLiberty Begins to Lose Its Feathers: Trends in Civil Rights Legislation Across the European Union
There have been repeating and copied trends in civil rights legislation across Europe. FILIP PAZDERSKI outlines them.
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