The European Courts of Human Rights support Surrogacy
Clara Watson, WYA UK As the registered motion against surrogate motherhood, that states “Surrogacy undermines the human dignity of the woman carrier as her body and its reproductive function are used as a commodity,”[i] awaits discussion by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the European Court of Human Rights (belonging to […]
Parliament Report: Human Trafficking in the European Union
WYA Europe’s coverage of the recent progress update from EU’s Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Myria Vassiliadou.
WYA Europe Emerging Leaders Conference 2014 Report
This year, WYA Europe’s Emerging Leaders Conference took up the theme of the International Year of the Family and Youth Unemployment Crisis. Read more for a report on the weeklong conference which drew members from across Europe as well as distinguished guest speakers.
“Human Rights is the universal language of the powerless” – EU Special Rep. for Human Rights Lambrinidis
WYA Europe’s latest update from European Parliament, this time a report on the Intervention of the European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights. On Monday 13th, the European Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights had an open discussion with Stavros Lambrinidis. Mr Lambrinidis, a former Greek minister for foreign affairs has been the European Union […]
