Amnesty International Report 2009: Europe and Central Asia 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 draws attention to the fact that at the beginning of August 2008, two European states went to war for the first time in almost a decade. The report states that since the conflicts of the early 1990s, Europe had assumed a degree of stability in terms of its economy, security and embedding the rule of law, but these events showed how potentially fragile the security assumptions underpinning post-Cold War Europe could ...

The Gallup Coexist Index 2009: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations 2009-05-08 · Gallup The Gallup Coexist Index 2009: A Global Study of Interfaith Relations is Gallup’s first report of public perceptions visà- vis people of different faiths. This analysis provides the reader with insight into the state of relations between people of different religions spanning four continents. The report also explores attitudes and perceptions among Muslims and the general public in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom about issues of coexistence, integration, values, identity, and radicalization.

Racism: Europeans ought to be more self-critical 2009-04-14 · Policy Dialogue International This article is by Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. Hammarberg seeks to highlight the fact that Europe is not a racism-free zone. During his visits to European countries, Hammarberg recounts meeting people who are victims of racist acts, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance. Among them are the Roma, Sinti and Travellers, Africans or persons of African descent, members of Jewish communities, members of Muslim communities, national, ethnic or religious ...

Violence Against Muslims 2009-04-07 · Human Rights First This document is an excerpt from Human Rights First’s 2008 Hate Crime Survey, which includes sections examining six facets of violent hate crime in the 56 countries that comprise the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Violence Based on Racism and Xenophobia, Antisemitic Violence, Violence Against Muslims, Violence Based on Religious Intolerance, Violence Against Roma, and Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bias. The Survey also examines government responses to violent ...

The Securitisation of Islam in Europe 2009-04 · Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) This paper by Jocelyne Cesari summarizes the main hypotheses and results of the research on the securitization of Islam. It posits that the securitization of Islam is not only a speech act but also a policymaking process that affects the making of immigration laws, multicultural policies, antidiscrimination measures and security policies. The paper deconstructs and analyses the premises of such policies as well as their consequences on the civic and political participation of Muslims. The ...