Estonian drinks maker stands up for LGBTQ rights
An Estonian beverage company, called Punch Drinks, has invented a witty way to show its support for the Estonian LGBTQ community. Although the gender-neutral civil partnership law …
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Foreign embassies’ common declaration in support of Baltic Pride 2017
A number of foreign embassies and representations in Estonia have issued a declaration in support of Baltic Pride 2017, saying that everybody needs to keep …
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Estonia’s hypocritical engagement with Azerbaijan
While the Estonian government is publicly committed to widening the democratic space based on rule of law and ensuring full respect for human rights, it …
By fighting for women’s rights, we’re fighting for human rights
The ministers from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden say in a joint statement that fighting for women’s and girls’ full …
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Foreign chambers: encourage diversity and tolerance in Estonia
The foreign chambers in Estonia have written an open letter in support of more efforts towards encouraging diversity and tolerance in Estonia with the aim …
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Kari Käsper: Estonia’s refugee debate
In Estonia, the European migrant/refugee crisis has resonated particularly strongly. This is somewhat surprising at the first glance, but actually quite expected, because it calls upon issues that …
Editorial: It is time for Estonia to pass the Civil Partnership Act – UPDATED!
On Thursday, the Estonian parliament, Riigikogu, is to vote on the Civil Partnership Bill that would grant same-sex couples rights and responsibilities similar to a …
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Abdul Turay: What’s up with the people who are in charge of immigration?
What’s up with the people who are in charge of immigration? On lots of different levels and in lots of different ways, the authorities, whether they are border guards, …
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Chris Glew: Estonia needs to address its false phobias
LGBT rights (that’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual for the unaware) have always been an emotive issue. The US, UK and France have announced plans to enshrine …
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