Human Rights in the 21st Century

Liberal democracy and secularism form an unbreakable bond. While the institutional approach to religions may vary from rigid separation between “churches” and “state” (the French laïcité) to degrees of cooperation and regulation, religious tenets should never form the basis of state law, let alone affect individual rights.

The pandemic revealed many practices by governments that took advantage of the situation to significantly restrict the freedoms of individuals under the argument of security and protection. In many cases, the lockdowns and state of emergency ended up lasting for months, sometimes without appropriate explanation, causing a direct impact on the economies of the countries and on the financial survival of the people.

During Gezi, freedom of expression in a collective form was directed against the government. Although it was the same government behind the enlargement of the scope of fundamental rights and freedoms in the early 2000s, after Gezi, step by step, Turkey has lost its enthusiasm vis-à-vis any norms and principles of international human rights.

The respect for fundamental human rights is one of the primary values of Liberalism, together with equal rights and equality in law, among other

Given that digital transformation, content creation, and information consumption are largely taking place through social media applications and accessed through mobile devices, any deterioration on internet freedoms has an impact on press freedom.

In order to assess the situation regarding human rights and freedoms in modern Russia, we first need to look into what has been happening in this area in the last three decades.

The European Union is founded on a commitment to values such as democracy, the rule of law and respect, protection, […]

Despite being one of the basic human rights and fifth among seventeen sustainable development goals in the 21st century, gender equality remains one of the most conservative topics among the countries of South-East Europe.

Artificial intelligence technology carries a potential never before seen, but at the same time the threat of interfering with human rights. Protecting citizens’ data, safeguarding transparency and ensuring security are key factors that are linked to this new technology, but its potential is not exhausted here, nor are the impacts it may have on human rights.

COVID-19 is not only a global health crisis, but also a social, economic, and political shock for countries and communities around the world.

Since humankind has been living in society, the institute of family has been playing a prominent role in our lives. It is an economical, emotional, psychological, biological, social, and legal subunit society, which accompanies the history of mankind[1], yet has changed a great deal over the millennia

The rise of populism in Europe, is putting it’s core values at risk – and this has clear consequences for the EU’s common security policy and its capacity to act in international affairs.