Buscador: Ètica / Sistemes de valors

30/05/2007 During last week’s debate in the Sabor (Croatian Parliament) on the report submitted by Gender Equality Ombudsperson, Karmela Caparin, an MP from the ruling HDZ (Croatian Democratic Community), said that there is more discrimination in labour and employment now, compared to previous years. In her view, the main cause for such regression is the insufficient public visibility of the work done by the Ombudsperson. The Croatian Women Network reacted strongly to that statement, but also to the debate in general.

29/05/2007 After it announced its action “Placate Your Hero”, the BIRO Movement received a number of threats from members of various neo-Nazi organizations. Fearing the united neo-Nazis and nationalist may direct their aggression towards BIRO activists, the movement decided to conduct its action a day earlier.

29/05/2007 “Mladite lugje treba da prednicat vo sozdavanje na podobro i ponediskriminiracko opstestvo vo Kosovo, zatoa sto socinuvaat dve tretini od kosovskoto opstestvo” rece Bardi Bakija, koordinator za mladi vo Inicijativa na mladite za covekovi prava vo Kosovo na pocetokot na ulicnata akcija “Stop na diskriminacijata”.Toa e del od antidiskriminacionata kampanja na Inicijativata na mladite za covekovi prava vo Kosovo.

29/05/2007 The youth should be the vanguard in creation of better society free of discrimination in Kosovo, having in mind it makes up two thirds of Kosovo’s society, said Bardhi Bakija, Youth Coordinator of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo, at the start of “Stop Discrimination” street action.

28/05/2007 The city of Zadar, under the auspices of cooperation within NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and Croatian National Bureau for Protection and Rescue, hosted the 'IDASSA 007', May 21-24. Under the auspices of the project, a variety of catastrophic events and disasters were simulated, such as earthquakes, fires and terrorist attacks.

23/05/2007 The Ombudsperson for Gender Equality and Government Committee for monitoring and evaluation of implementation of gender equality policies reacted to the beer commercial of “Zagrebacka pivovara” brewery, that goes with the slogan “Zuja’s Law No.11: Men notice only the important stuff”. The said commercial depicts a woman coming home with bags filled with groceries – after she went to hairdresser to get done for her man – but he totally ignores her showing interest only for beer bottles.

21/05/2007 World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will resign on June 30. Critics see his removal as a reluctant damage control exercise by the bank. Wolfowitz’s recent drive toward good governance has been panned as a PR scheme to restore credibility after years of support to corrupt regimes and unsuccessful neo-liberal policies.

21/05/2007 Training bertujuan agar guru dan orang tua murid mengetahui APBD di daerah masing-masing. Terutama mengenai alokasi anggaran pendidikan daerah sebesar 20% sesuai amanat UUD.

18/05/2007 Members of Albanian Parliament have flagrantly violated 10 articles of the Parliamentary Book of Regulations and Procedures (articles 7, 25, 34, 45, 55, 57, 62, 65, 67 and 77). These violations include a wide array of infractions, ranging from physical altercations between the deputies, for which the Speaker of the Parliament failed to penalize the transgressors, to deputies present during Parliamentary meetings casting votes on behalf of their absent colleagues, both during plenary sessions and committee meetings.

16/05/2007 A group of Macedonian non-governmental organizations give their full support and solidarity to Iso Rusi, journalist and president of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Macedonia, related to the attacks and threats that the Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA) sent to his address provoked by his recent op-ed, titled “Gospodin Gospodin Thaqi” (Gospodin Gospodin is the official title of the archbishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Church), published in “Koha” daily newspaper.

14/05/2007 Sabato scorso si è tenuto a Stoccarda la seconda edizione di “Insieme per l'Europa”, la manifestazione ecumenica promossa da numerose associazioni cristiane – cattolici, evangelici, anglicani e ortodossi – ispirata ai valori della fraternità e della condivisione per offrire un contributo al superamento di pregiudizi, nazionalismi, ferite storiche e conflittualità sociali. Vi hanno preso parte migliaia di persone da tutti i Paesi dell’Europa occidentale e centro-orientale. “Non è scontato che cattolici, evangelici, anglicani ed ortodossi di 240 movimenti e comunità cristiane di diverse Chiese s'incontrino a 50 dal Trattato di Roma. Non è scontato che un Pope, un Vescovo ed un Iman siedano assieme in una platea tra diecimila persone appositamente convenute da tutta Europa” – scrive il direttore di Unimondo, Fabio Pipinato, che ha partecipato all’evento.

11/05/2007 Humanitarnoto i dobrotvorno zdruzenie na Romite „Mesecina” od Gostivar ja obvini Republika Makedonija za diskriminatorski pristap vo vodenjeto na slucajot na maloletnikot Trajan Bekirov, cija smrt i odgovornosta za nea ostanuvaat nereseni cela edna godina otkako Bekirov smrtno stradase vo akcija na specijalnata policiska edinica „Alfa”.

09/05/2007 On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina emphasized the importance of the protection of freedom of expression in a democratic society and reiterated its concerns over moves to limit this freedom, particularly in the public broadcasting services of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

08/05/2007 Indian Supreme Court lawyer Rakesh Shukla cites the case of mental cruelty in a married life in the context of a recent judgement of the apex court, which clarifies the concept of ‘mental cruelty’ in matrimonial law. At the same time he expresses doubt of its feasibility in a country like India where there is much gender inequality.

02/05/2007 "Olen kuullut, että muissa maissa kirjoja on poltettu, mutta en koskaan, että fiktiivinen romaanihenkilö on yritetty pidättää", kenialainen kirjailija Ngugi wa Thiong`o kertoo Peik Johanssonin haastattelussa.