BELGIUM, ALOST 🇧🇪 – CROATIA, RIJEKA 🇭🇷. ✅ Carnival has become a cultural pretext to display religious hatred and to violate Fundamental Rights. ✅ The European Observatory for Non-Discrimination and Fundamental Rights strongly denounces and strongly condemns : ⁣ 📍this scene from the Alost Carnival, in Belgium, where their is a parade with costume of…

✅ The European Observatory for Non-Discrimination and Fundamental Rights shares the findings of the surrogacy and sale of children study presented by Mrs Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children at the 37th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. ✅ Most of the surrogacy agreements practiced, including in…

Objective: Encourage the integration of persons experiencing material and moral difficulties, through the free provision of meals and housing aid, to encourage their professional integration and social promotion. Location of the action : PARIS, 14°, FRANCE. Means and resources deployed: May 11/ 12 2015 : We met Didier, who is a homeless person. He was sleeping down in the street,…

Who are the Refugees ?  The rights of third-country nationals entering or staying in the European Union are often not respected. This is sometimes because of : insufficient implementation of legislation ; poor knowledge of fundamental rights ;  inadequately trained civil servants ; and sometimes simply due to discrimination and xenophobia. Picture below : the…

➡ Sheela Saravanan is an Indian researcher with a Doctorate in Public Health and has worked in several German universities. It belongs in particular to the Institute of Ethics and History of Medicine at the University of Göttingen. As a feminist, she is interested in violence against women in India and in the South, as…

Objective : To encourage the integration of homeless persons through free distribution operations of meals and a human and moral support. To restore the human dignity of homeless persons. Location of the action : DOWNTOWN OF LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Means and resources deployed : March 2016 : A Team of volunteers of our Association flight to LONDON. Thanks to the French newspaper…

➡ Across the European Union, people face hatred because of their skin colour, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexuality. In response, the European Union and its Member States have introduced laws against hate crime and support services for victims. But these will only fulfil their potential : if victims report hate-motivated harassment and violence to the police,…

Objective : To encourage the integration of homeless persons and persons facing material and moral difficulties, through the free distribution of meals and a moral support. Location of the action : Market of  TALENSAC, NANTES (44), FRANCE. Means and resources deployed : July – August 2016 : Sending out a Team of volunteers of our Association each Sunday to organize a free distribution operation…

 Objective : To help homeless persons. To meet during a festive event local Associations which work to help them every month. Location of the action : Downtown of NANTES (44), FRANCE. Means and resources deployed : 11 December 2015 : Our Association has participated to the night of Fraternity with homeless persons, well organized by the « Logement-Fraternité Association » …

World Refugee Day is celebrated every year on 20 June, following the adoption of resolution 55/76 of the General Assembly of the UN on December 4, 2000. On June 20, coinciding with the adoption of the Convention 1951 relating to the status of refugees. As pointed out by UNICEF – FRANCE : « By signing the…

➡ Across the European Union, people face hatred because of their skin colour, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexuality. In response, the European Union and its Member States have introduced laws against hate crime and support services for victims. But these will only fulfil their potential : if victims report hate-motivated harassment and violence to the police,…

Objective :  To promote assistance to migrant people, living in tents, in significant material and moral difficulty, by providing for free meals, moral and human support and, for some of them, a free legal assistance.  Location of the action : Quai d’Austerlitz, 75013 PARIS, FRANCE. Means and resources deployed: May 12 2015 : Free provision of meals ; moral and human support to migrants of Chadian…

Traitement des crimes de haine contre les personnes LGBTIQ – Formation pour une réponse policière professionnelle. Le Manuel du Conseil de l’Europe et le texte de présentation sont en anglais. Notamment, le cinquième Module aide les participants à comprendre le travail des Organisations de la Société Civile (OSCs) et indique comment la Police peut mieux…

Objective : To encourage the integration of persons facing material and moral difficulties, especially homeless persons, through their professional integration and their social promotion. Means and resources deployed : Location of action : VANNES (MORBIHAN, 56), FRANCE. June 2nd 2015 : Our Association has sent a team of volunteers in VANNES (Morbihan, 56). We met…

Objective : To help Iraqi refugees, asylees in FRANCE, suffering from significant material and moral difficulty, by providing for free meals, as well as moral and human support. Location of the action : Region of MIDI-PYRENEES, near TOULOUSE (31), FRANCE. Means and resources deployed : May 22-23-24 2015 : Sending a Team of volunteers of the European…

➡ Across the European Union, people face hatred because of their skin colour, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexuality. In response, the European Union and its Member States have introduced laws against hate crime and support services for victims. But these will only fulfil their potential : if victims report hate-motivated harassment and violence to the police,…

✅ TURNAROUND : World Health Organisation has urged political leaders around the world to stop using containment as a primary method of control against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. ✅ The economic and social damage linked to containment policies is indeed considerable. ✅ “This is indeed a terrible and appalling global disaster,” said Dr NABARRO, WHO Special Envoy…

Objective :  To promote assistance to migrant persons, such as refugees and asylum seekers, facing rooflessness, in significant material and moral difficulty, by providing for : free meals ; moral and human support ; a free legal assistance for those who requested it. Location of the action : Makeshift migrant’s settlement in a park called « Les Jardins d’Eole »,  75019 PARIS, FRANCE. Estimation : about 200 migrants….

Objective : To encourage the integration of Roma and Romanian children, living in extreme material and moral difficulties in FRANCE. To provide for free distribution of schoolbags. To promote children’s rights, living in discriminated communities, and their right to education. Location of the action : area of NANTES (44), FRANCE. Means and resources deployed : September 2018 : Our Association sent out a Team of volunteers to…

▶ Dematerialization of administrative procedures : in France, the Defender of Rights warns about the inequalities of access to public services. Digital exclusion undermines fundamental rights, such as access to minimum social benefits, access to Housing and access to justice. ▶ Fragile publics are concerned : persons who are homeless or in a precarious situation,…

In the field of fight against extreme poverty, social exclusion, and homelessness, in France, we have published on social networks  a lot of various information on : digital exclusion of precarious persons, the link between the housing crisis and the emergency accommodation crisis, the need to prioritize the prevention and reduction of social inequalities in…

Libya: Migrants have always been victims of rape in Libya both in official detention centers and in clandestine centers. Migrants have always been victims of rape in Libya in both official and clandestine detention centers. What has changed today is that we know it, whereas five years ago, public opinion was not ready to hear…

▶️ In Rouen (FRANCE), yellow luggage lockers with a key are made available to homeless persons who can store their bags and papers. ▶️ These lockers are distributed in six locations in the city, which are subject to video surveillance. Each individual compartment will obviously be locked and will be allocated to one person for…

The DIRECTIVE 2011/36 / EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, April 5, 2011, “recognizes that human trafficking has a dimension related to gender equality and that, in many cases, women and men are not victims of human trafficking for the same reasons. It is therefore appropriate that assistance and support measures…

Objective: Encouraging the professional integration, the social promotion and an adequate housing of persons from ethnic and national minorities in the European Union. Means and resources deployed: Location of action : NANTES (Isle of NANTES), Loire-Atlantique, FRANCE. May 29/30 2015 : Specific assistance and support for persons from ethnic and national minorities with a view…

Objective : To encourage the integration of of Roma and Romanian persons, and their young children, living in extreme material and moral difficulties in FRANCE. To provide for free distribution of meals and moral support. To restore the human dignity of Roma and Romanian persons, with their young children. To promote children’s rights and their right to education. Location…

YAZDA – An International Yazidi Organization Yazda Organization is a US-based, 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, established to support the Yazidi ethno-religious minority group in the United States and the Yazidi homeland in northern Iraq and northeastern Syria. Yazda’s mission is to support the Yazidi community in the aftermath of the August 2014 genocide, committed by…

Libya: Migrants have always been victims of rape in Libya both in official detention centers and in clandestine centers. Migrants have always been victims of rape in Libya in both official and clandestine detention centers. What has changed today is that we know it, whereas five years ago, public opinion was not ready to hear…

Objective: Encouraging the professional integration of people suffering physical, mental or psychological disability within society, and their social promotion.  Location of action : NANTES, Loire-Atlantique, FRANCE. Means and resources deployed: Personalised assistance and support for specific disabled persons with a view to facilitating their professional integration within society through employment in addition to their social promotion….

« The right to privacy and the protection of data are essential human rights to live in dignity and security. Legislation on surveillance and data collection should provide guarantees against arbitrary interference and democratic control of the security services ». #DataProtectionDay Nils Muiznieks – European Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Learn more : coe.int

World Day Against Child Labor. Worldwide 218 million children between 5 and 17 years are in employment. Among them, 152 million are victims of child labour; almost half of them, 73 million, work in hazardous child labour. In absolute terms, almost half of child labour (72.1 million) is to be found in Africa; 62.1 million…

Current European Union legislative instruments on Data Protection.  1. European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights Articles 7 and 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights recognise respect for private life and protection of personal data as closely related but separate fundamental rights. The Charter is integrated into the Lisbon Treaty and is legally binding on the…

Our Association collects good practices to improve the reporting and the recording of Access to Justice in the Member States of the European Union, especially for children, homeless persons, migrants or disabled persons. The cooperation between Associations and NGOs can be highly useful. If you are an Association, a Fundation or a NGO, and if…

Objective : To encourage the integration of persons experiencing material and moral difficulties, especially young homeless people, through an emergency housing activity, for their access to housing. Means and resources deployed : partnerships with Hotels for emergency housing activity, funded by the Association. Location of action : LE MANS (SARTHE, 72), FRANCE. May 27 2015…

World Refugee Day is celebrated every year on 20 June, following the adoption of resolution 55/76 of the General Assembly of the UN on December 4, 2000. On June 20, coinciding with the adoption of the Convention 1951 relating to the status of refugees. As pointed out by UNICEF – FRANCE : « By signing the…

UGANDA. Persecutions of homosexual persons. ✅ The government of Uganda has announced its intention to impose the death penalty on homosexuals and people promoting homosexuality. ⁣⁣ ✅ This type of law criminalizing homosexuality is outrageous and in practice gives rise to hate crimes by homophobia.⁣ ⁣ ✅ Homosexuality is still misunderstood in a number of…

1/ In the framework of Surrogacy (also : Surrogate motherhood, gestational Surrogacy), and according to a Transparency Market Research study, surrogacy market was expected to reach $ 4.8 billion in 2017 worldwide. A mother must not become a simple means to transfer international funds. Woman’s body is not for sale. 2/ Extract from the Website : « Justice…

Access to Justice : founded in February 2017, the French HANDILEX Network brings together Lawyers and Experts around a mission : to help persons with disabilities to enforce their rights. Actually, its mission is to relieve persons with disabilities and those around them from the administrative and legal disability management, from their accident, so that they…

▶ Dematerialization of administrative procedures : in France, the Defender of Rights warns about the inequalities of access to public services. Digital exclusion undermines fundamental rights, such as access to minimum social benefits, access to Housing and access to justice. ▶ Fragile publics are concerned : persons who are homeless or in a precarious situation,…

Objective: Encouraging the professional integration of people suffering physical, mental or psychological disability within society, and their social promotion.  Location of action : NANTES, Loire-Atlantique, FRANCE. Means and resources deployed: Personalised assistance and support for specific disabled persons with a view to facilitating their professional integration within society through employment in addition to their social promotion….

Objective : To encourage the integration of Roma and Romanian children, living in extreme material and moral difficulties in FRANCE. To provide for free distribution of schoolbags. To promote children’s rights, living in discriminated communities, and their right to education. Location of the action: area of NANTES (44), FRANCE. Means and resources deployed – September to December 2018 : Our Association sent out a Team of volunteers…

Objective : To support homeless persons in GRENOBLE, FRANCE. Location of the action : GRENOBLE, FRANCE. Means and resources deployed : ✅ A OENDDF Mobile Team on patrol was in GRENOBLE to meet homeless persons and families of migrants, to discuss with them, to help them with food aid and to support them. ✅ We met especially young…