Civil society under threat, Fundamental Rights Agency finds

Date of article: 18/01/2018

Daily News of: 18/01/2018

Country:  EUROPE

Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Article language: en

Civil society under threat, Fundamental Rights Agency finds
18/01/2018
In many parts of the EU, civil society is under threat, finds a new report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Given the vital role civil society plays in upholding democratic processes and in promoting human rights, decision makers need to ensure the important work of civil society is not undermined through policy and legal changes and funding cuts.
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El Defensor del Pueblo abre una queja de oficio sobre la muerte de siete inmigrantes en la costa de Lanzarote

Date of article: 17/01/2018

Daily News of: 18/01/2018

Country:  Spain - Canary Islands

Author: Regional Ombudsman of the Canary Islands

Article language: es

Santa Cruz de La Palma, 17 de enero de 2018.- El Defensor del Pueblo, Francisco Fernández Marugán,   ha abierto una queja de oficio para recabar información sobre la muerte de siete inmigrantes en la costa de Lanzarote el pasado lunes, que viajaban a bordo de una patera con casi una veintena más de personas. Fernández Marugán adopta esta decisión a instancias del Diputado del Común, Jer...

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