Austerity stripping away Europe’s human rights, watchdog says

EUObserver reported on 3 December 2013, that according to the Council of Europe, austerity measures imposed by international creditors on member states are eroding the social and economic rights of people. The Commissioner for Human Rights released a research paper on the impact of the economic crisis on the protection of human rights on 4 December 2013.

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Council of Europe: Commissioner for Human Rights: Safeguarding human rights in times of economic crisis https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBlobGet&InstranetImage=2392948&SecMode=1&DocId=2079144&Usage=2

EurActiv, 06.12.13: Austerity eroded human rights, says Council of Europe http://www.euractiv.com/socialeurope/austerity-eroded-human-rights-co-news-532161

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