In the modern world, where investments have become so accessible and diverse, it can be difficult to distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent opportunities. Unfortunately, this results in many people losing a lot of their money to scammers who promise high returns but don’t deliver on their commitments. Therefore, it is very important to know how…
Today, we are witnessing the largest military conflict in Europe in 80 years unleashed by the Putin regime in Ukraine. Tens of thousands have died in Ukraine and millions of internally displaced Ukrainians have sought refuge in European countries. But not all Ukrainians manage to start a new safe life in a calm and peaceful…
Since the Russian full-scale military invasion began, Pechonchyk and the ZMINA team have conducted the essential, extraordinarily brave work of documenting war crimes and crimes against humanity in order to bring the perpetrators to justice. As we mark one year since Russia’s authoritarian regime launched a full-scale, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Freedom House conducted an…
Violent extremism represents a serious threat to international peace and security, an avenue for the vulnerable to be exploited, and a source of untold suffering for victims and survivors. It is a global danger and combatting it takes a global effort. While inexcusable, violent extremism does not happen in a vacuum. Root causes must be…
Is human trafficking a growing threat for our societies? According to the United Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Labour Office (ILO), there are currently nearly 25 million victims – women, men and children – of this trafficking worldwide for sexual exploitation and forced labour. Human trafficking is a gross violation of…
Criminal Justice in a Polarised Society is the topic of this year’s edition of the Criminal Justice Summer Course that CEP organises together with EuroPris and EFRJ. Håkan Järvå is one of the speakers. He is a psychologist and an expert in working with people that were or are still involved in extremist movements. He…
Many probation services in Europe have to deal with radicalised offenders on a daily bases. This requires a different way of working for probation officers. How do they do this at the probation service in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden? Assistant Governor of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service in Stockholm, Michael Laitinen is specialised…
As a consequence of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022, a high number of refugees – mostly women, children and elderly – moved to the Republic of Moldova. The number of arrivals in the Republic of Moldova has decreased compared to the massive influx at the beginning of the war in…
What is the situation like for human rights defenders, working on business-related human rights issues in Kazakhstan? Are there sufficient protections for HRDs? If we assess the situation as a whole, I believe it has worsened to some extent. While human rights defenders were ignored before when they were doing their work, now an active…
How does it feel to be a woman human rights defender in Poland, at a time like this? As women, I think we are born and raised to endure harassment of different types. When you are a woman, if you do something that doesn’t fit in, you will be punished for it. Ostracized. We weren’t…
