On International Women Day, I’ve discussed with Ivy, a young sex worker from the UK who went on strike today.
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January 2018 Protest in Bucharest, Romania
Thousands of Romanian citizens have taken part in protests across the country against the proposed modifications to the justice law system. Watch how the protest unfolded on 20th January 2018.
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The Modifications of the Romanian Justice Laws System
Winter is coming. During this season, people are usually preparing for the holidays and New Year’s resolutions. At least in the rest of the world, but not Romanians. Here’s what’s currently happening to the Romanian justice laws system, and why people are protesting the proposed changes.
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Romanians Demand the Resignation of the Ombudsman
On January 5th, the Romanian Ombudsman, Victor Ciorbea, has challenged the Law 90/2001 at the Constitutional Court of Romania, which prohibits convicted criminals to be members of the government. Following this action, the civic society started a petition demanding his resignation which has already been signed by over 144,850 people.
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The Great Romanian Tax Scrap
The Head of the PSD (leftist party), Liviu Dragnea, has scraped 102 taxes for 2017, days before the official election has started. This action violates the Constitution and the Fiscal Responsibility Law: it is against the law to cut taxes before elections; it has to specify the funding source for measures of this kind.
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Moving Forward: A Collective Lesson
On October 30th 2015, Romania witnessed one of its most horrible tragedy in the past 20 years. A fire ignited inside the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, and a few seconds later the whole club, in which over 400 people were enjoying a rock concert, was up in flames.
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Poland’s Abortion Ban Debate
Polish women have gone through difficult time in the past few weeks. Poland wants to adopt a law that forbids abortion, including for the victims of rape, sick mothers or sick unborn babies.
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The Right to Housing Across the EU
In spite of the fact that there are serious limitations on data and monitoring, according to a study made by the European Commission in 2013, there are an estimated 410,000 homeless people on any given night in the European Union.
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Home Sweet Home
We Europeans should have a debate about housing rights these days, especially because the gap between the rich and the poor is becoming wider and wider. We’ve decided to put the problem on the table and bring it to the public’s attention: causes, factors and facts regarding the right to housing, social housing and homelessness across the European Union.
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Public International Law 101
A short while ago we have decided to bring the European housing crisis to the public’s attention and have a serious discussion. In this article I will bring an important argument: Public International Law.
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