Type: Acts of the European Union: European Parliament Resolution on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015

Authority: European Authorities - European Union: European Parliament

Date: 12/13/2016

Subject: The European Parliament reiterates that human dignity is the inviolable foundation of all fundamental rights and should not be subject to any instrumentalisation, that it must be respected and protected in all EU initiatives; calls for awareness-raising amongst EU citizens about the inherent dignity of all persons in order to achieve a more humane and just society. Moreover, the Parliament analyses the situation on: Rule of Law, integration and social inclusion, migrants and refugees, freedom and security, trafficking in human beings, fight against discrimination, xenophobia, hate crime and hate speech, women’s rights, children, rights of minorities, rights of people with disabilities, elderly people, Roma rights, LGBTI rights, citizenship, digital rights

Classification: Dignity - Art. 5 Trafficking in human beings - Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal security - Art. 18 Right to asylum - Refugees - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Art. 22 Respect of cultural, religious and linguistic diversity - Art. 23 Equality between men and women - Art. 24 Children’s rights - Art. 25 Rights of the elderly - Art. 26 Rights of the disabled - Solidarity - Art. 34 Social security

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