Event: Human Rights in the New Normal – June 24, 25 2020
Fundamental Rights Association will launch first results of its Fundamental Rights Survey during the flagship online event “Human rights in the new normal – people’s views and experiences in EU societies affected by the COVID-19 outbreak” on 24 and 25 of June 2020. FRA’s report ‘What do rights mean for people in the EU’ willContinue Reading
Commentary: What Matters Today
Commentary: By Polli Hagenaars, The Netherlands [1] It is apparent that not only in the Netherlands, but worldwide, protests are on the rise and are strongly politicised as is the Covid-19 pandemic. While our hearts bleed, thinking of the family and friends of George Floyd, of the fear and anger ofContinue Reading
Human Rights Challenges in Times of Corona
Moral and ethical challenges as human confronts a pandemic.Continue Reading
Human Rights in Times of Corona
Concern for how COVID19 is affecting us all, especially vulnerable peoplesContinue Reading
Ethics Guidelines and Corona Virus
Ethics Resources on the Corona Virus Compiled by the Hasting CentreContinue Reading
Human Rights Aspects of the Covid-19 Response
Human Rights Watch: Human rights dimensions of COVID-19 response. Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/19/human-rights-dimensions-covid-19-responseContinue Reading
Commentary – Vulnerable Peoples
Vulnerable groups, like elderly people, refugees, children. A Canadian colleague wrote: ‘Like many others at the present time, I am quite consumed with the effects the COVID-19 is having. Yet, I am mostly worried about the life of many vulnerable groups. At this time in particular, I am concerned about those individualsContinue Reading
Basic Human Rights in Situations of Emergencies
Emergencies may place basic human rights under pressure.Continue Reading
Excerpt: Resolution on Climate Change and Psychology (Summit, 2019)
“THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that our psychology organizations will advocate for and support international and cross-disciplinary collaboration to mitigate and facilitate adaptation to climate crisis. We will inform our respective members and the public about climate crisis, emphasizing scientific research and consensus on its causes and short- and long-term harms,Continue Reading