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Germany's Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (FADA) is warning against prohibiting inclusive and gender-neutral language, following a recently imposed ban in the conservative southern state of Bavaria. "Banning people from using inclusive language is a step backwards into the last century. The state should promote respect and tolerance, not prohibit it," said Ferda Ataman, Federal Commissioner for Anti-Discrimination, in a statement. Several German states, including Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Hesse and Schleswig-Holstein, have imposed or announced bans on the use of gender-inclusive langu...
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Swiss singer Nemo, who won the Eurovision contest in Sweden at the weekend with their song "The Code," was greeted by more than 100 cheering fans at Zurich Airport on Sunday night. Many of the 24-year-old's fans were waving the non-binary pride flag, which has yellow, white, purple and black horizontal stripes. Nemo is non-binary and prefers they/them pronouns in English. Nemo's victory in Malmö was only the third time Switzerland has won the Eurovision Song Contest. The last time was in 1988 when Céline Dion represented the country. The triumph on one of Europe's biggest stages fuelled debate...
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Ukrainian Katerina Silvanova and her Russian co-author Elena Malisova never expected their book about two teenagers falling in love would be such a hit - and a reason to flee their countries. A coming-of-age story about the love that grows between two boys at a Soviet pioneer camp, the book, with its two engaging star characters Yura and Volodya, is popular in Russia. But following its publication, author Silvanova was forced to flee to her Ukrainian hometown of Kharkiv, despite it being under Russian attack, while Malisova wound up having to begin a new life in Rostock, Germany. Their first w...
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Following a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for greater respect for human rights in the Central Asian republic. "The German government is committed to upholding human rights worldwide, and that also applies to Azerbaijan," Scholz said at a joint press conference with Aliyev on Friday in response to a question from journalists. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), human rights defenders and the media must be able to work "freely and without pressure" in the country, he said. Scholz said he discussed the general situation in Azerb...
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Following a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for greater respect for human rights in the Central Asian republic. "The German government is committed to upholding human rights worldwide, and that also applies to Azerbaijan," Scholz said at a joint press conference with Aliyev on Friday in response to a question from journalists. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), human rights defenders and the media must be able to work "freely and without pressure" in the country, he said. Scholz said he discussed the general situation in Azerb...
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Heads of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday called on Britain to reconsider its new law facilitating the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. The bill passed on Monday significantly restricts the possibility of resisting deportation - even if migrants are exposed to risks in the process, UNHCR head Filippo Grandi and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said in Geneva. Moreover, people's specific individual circumstances may not be adequately examined before deportation - contrary to international humanitarian law, they noted. "By shifting ...
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Bali's coffee gardens are the perfect place to relax, where you can sip your brew while looking out onto lush rice terraces lined by coffee trees carrying crimson berries. Most people come to try the world's most expensive coffee - kopi luwak. Often sold in pretty packaging, kopi luwak is made from coffee cherries digested and then excreted by the Asian palm civet, fermenting as they pass through the animal's intestines. Producers claim that the fermentation process alters the amino acids and therefore makes the coffee less bitter and easier digestible. It also is said to have a special aroma,...
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Abortions should no longer be a criminal offence in Germany, a commission of experts appointed by the German government has said. "In the early phase of pregnancy (...) the legislator should allow abortion with the woman's consent," reads the summary of a report by the commission, which was presented in Berlin on Monday. At present, abortions are possible in the early stages of pregnancy - within the first 12 weeks - on condition that the woman undergoes counselling beforehand. Abortions are also permissible if there are certain medical reasons or following rape. However, these situations are ...
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Abortions should no longer be a criminal offence in Germany, a commission of experts appointed by the German government has said. "In the early phase of pregnancy (...) the legislator should allow abortion with the woman's consent," reads the summary of a report by the commission, which was presented in Berlin on Monday. At present, abortions are possible in the early stages of pregnancy - within the first twelve weeks - on condition that the woman undergoes counselling beforehand. Abortions are also permissible if there are certain medical reasons or following rape. However, these situations ...
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Poland's parliament voiced it support for liberalizing the country's near-total abortion ban after most lawmakers voted on Friday in favour of having four bills considered by a special committee. Poland, a predominantly Catholic country, has some of the most restrictive abortion regulations in Europe, and these were tightened even further in 2020 by the Constitutional Court under the previous nationalist conservative PiS government. Polish women may only have abortions if they become pregnant through rape or incest, or if their lives are at risk. Women may not have abortions in the case of sev...
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