Rights and equality
Sweatshops on wheels
Tuesday 16 October 2018 |
OBC Transeuropa To observe the working conditions of truck drivers in Europe makes it possible to notice some crucial limits of the current state of European integration.
Parenting in Europe: who’s staying at home with the kids?
in depth
Thursday 08 November 2018 |
Laura Filios | OBC Transeuropa
Too many fathers delegating childcare to their partner; mothers staying too long outside the workforce; an uneven range of rights and guarantees: how and why parental leave is changing in Europe.
Croatia, where the streets have no (women's) names
Tuesday 11 December 2018 |
Ana Kuzmanić Ivana Perić
| H-Alter
The visualisations of urban public space are an important part of the process of creating collective memory and imagining (a different) future. In the toponymy of Croatian cities there is almost no trace of women. In 55 out of the 64 cities included in our analysis, the percentage of streets named after women is lower than 5 percent.
How widespread is anti-Roma prejudice?
Thursday 02 August 2018 |
Marzia Bona | OBC Transeuropa
The controversial eviction of a camping near Rome has once again brought attention to the Roma presence in Italy, which remains small in proportion to many European countries but is nevertheless the target of intense discrimination.
Human Rights Data and Dataviz
Sunday 29 April 2018 |
OBC Transeuropa Based in New Zealand, the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) has launched its first set of data tracking the human rights performance of countries around the world.
Nationalists’ hostility over religious minorities on the rise in Europe
Saturday 23 June 2018 |
Gian-Paolo Accardo | VoxEurop
According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, “2016 saw an uptick in nationalist activities around the globe”, and especially in Europe.
Attitudes on nationalism, immigration and religious minorities are closely connected
Tuesday 19 June 2018 |
VoxEurop A Pew Research Center survey has sought to gauge public opinion on Muslims and Jews, immigrants and immigration, and nationalism and national identity in 15 Western European countries.
Copyright reform: the forthcoming EU directive we'll all be worrying about in a few years time
Wednesday 13 June 2018 |
Giorgio Comai | OBC Transeuropa
On June 20, the Legal Affairs committee of the European Parliament will vote on a proposed directive for Copyright reform. Sounds obscure? It is actually a hotly debated topic: the new directive may well shape how the internet will look like in a few years, among other things changing how linking and uploading of contents works.
Europe still digitally divided
Friday 29 September 2017 |
VoxEurop Europeans are more and more connected to internet, but there still are huge gaps between regions and countries
Even where abortion is legal, access is not granted
in depth
Thursday 24 May 2018 |
Paola Tamma | VoxEurop
In several European countries tough abortion laws are not necessary, as the lack of available gynecologists makes it almost impossible for women to access abortion.
