Abolitionism

It is not known, but the Greek Revolution formed the basis & the Greek slaves became the symbols of the struggle for the abolition of slavery in the USA

Most Romanians are unaware that the Roma were enslaved in the past, British ambassador in Bucharest Andrew Noble said on Thursday, stressing that ignorance about the past of slavery is a major obstacle to lesson learning.

As a Russian-Chinese resolution seeking abolition of the High Representative falls into the water, BIRN examines the conditions for getting rid of this domestically and internationally divisive institution.

Justice Minister Stelian Ion announced having sent on Friday morning to the government the bill on the abolition of the Section for the Investigation of Judicial Crimes (SIIJ), emphasizing that the negative opinion given by the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM) is just advisory. "This morning I signed and sent to the Government of Romania the bill proposal for the abolition of SIIJ.

The Romani emancipation Memorial Day, marked each year on February 20, evokes a moment of great importance for the Roma minority in Romania, but also a fundamental historical step of our country towards democracy and modernity, President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday in a message.

Eğitim-Bir-Sen has demanded the abolition of mixed-sex education, amid the headscarf controversy

Eğitim-Bir-Sen has demanded the abolition of mixed-sex education, amid the headscarf controversy

“A class of human beings that has formed an integral part of Muslim society up to the present day is that of the slaves. [the Prophet] Muhammad took over the slavery system, upon which ancient society was based, seemingly without question and regarding it as part of the natural order of the universe.

By Dimitra Manifava

The government has resorted to a rare appeal to citizens in a bid to establish whether any third-party charges have been imposed on them that the state may not be aware of, as demanded in the bailout agreement Greece signed with its creditors in an attempt to reduce such levies to a minimum.

A joint statement issued on Monday by 11 environmental and other conservation groups called for a draft law relaxing the regulations governing the commercial use of coastal parts of Greece to be abolished rather than amended.