All posts tagged human rights

Foreign embassies’ common declaration in support of Baltic Pride 2017
July 7, 2017 · No comments

A number of foreign embassies and representations in Estonia have issued a declaration in support...

Estonia’s hypocritical engagement with Azerbaijan
April 18, 2017 · No comments

While the Estonian government is publicly committed to widening the democratic space based on rule...

By fighting for women’s rights, we’re fighting for human rights
March 8, 2017 · No comments

The ministers from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden say in...

Foreign chambers: encourage diversity and tolerance in Estonia
December 1, 2015 · 3 comments

The foreign chambers in Estonia have written an open letter in support of more efforts...

Kari Käsper: Estonia’s refugee debate
June 8, 2015 · 6 comments

In Estonia, the European migrant/refugee crisis has resonated particularly strongly. This is somewhat surprising at the...

Editorial: It is time for Estonia to pass the Civil Partnership Act – UPDATED!
October 9, 2014 · 1 comment

On Thursday, the Estonian parliament, Riigikogu, is to vote on the Civil Partnership Bill that...

Abdul Turay: What’s up with the people who are in charge of immigration?
November 19, 2013 · 3 comments

What’s up with the people who are in charge of immigration? On lots of different levels...

Chris Glew: Estonia needs to address its false phobias
March 28, 2013 · 12 comments

LGBT rights (that’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual for the unaware) have always been an emotive issue....