#House Human Rights committee

A new central prison will be constructed on the outskirts of Mathiatis, following widespread overcrowding at existing facilities, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris confirmed to the House human rights committee on ...

Access to information, particularly during times of war, has proved inadequate for deaf people, the House human rights committee heard on Monday. The Cyprus confederation of disability organisations (Kysoa) and ...

New interventions to combat gender-based and domestic violence were announced on Monday at parliament, with Law Commissioner Sofia Kleopa Hadjikyriacou saying that access to support would not depend on the ...

A proposal to grant institutional recognition to guide dogs triggered sharp disagreements on Monday during discussions at the House human rights committee. The bill, submitted by Ecologist MP Charalambos Theopemptou, ...

Families of two young people killed by defective Takata airbags told the House human rights committee on Monday that Cypriot authorities have left them “in the dark” nearly two years ...

The drug problem in the island’s schools has risen to the level of organised crime involving recruitment, trafficking and distribution and the failure to put a stop to it ...

Gender-based violence should be thoroughly looked into through investigation and control mechanisms, as the mere condemnation of cases was not enough, MPs said on Monday at the House human rights ...

An earlier introduction of sex education in Cyprus’ schools “would have saved many children” from abuse, Volt MP Alexandra Attalides said on Monday. Speaking at a House human rights committee ...

Denying criticism that his ministry was trying to stifle free expression, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday sought to draw a distinction between the twin roles of Yiorgos Gavriel as ...