5 Major Human Rights Concerns for European Elections

Important human rights issues in the European elections are policies on immigration, laws against discrimination, privacy rights in the digital world, rights for people with disabilities, and protecting the environment. How immigrants and refugees are treated, if minority groups face unfair treatment, rules on data collection and surveillance, efforts to include the disabled, and responses to climate change will be affected.

1. Policies for Immigration and Refugee

How Europe treats immigrants and refugees is a big human rights issue. Some politicians want very tight rules to stop immigration from outside Europe. But human rights groups say refugees running away from violence deserve protection and a safe home. The different views on this issue will really impact the human rights of migrants and people seeking asylum going forward.

2. Discrimination and Equality

Some people face unfair remedies because of their race, faith, gender, or sexual orientation. Right-wing events can also permit extra unfair treatment, at the same time as human rights corporations need more potential laws for the same possibilities for all. Voters will determine if there may be more equality or greater discrimination.

3. Privacy Rights in the Digital Age  

As technology follows what people do online, some want more watching and tracking for safety reasons. Others want strong rules to protect people’s private information and data. The new European Parliament will decide if digital privacy rights expand or get more restricted.

4. Rights of People with Disabilities  

People who support disability rights say more needs to be done. They want people with physical or mental disabilities to be fully included. They want things to be accessible and for disabled people to be independent. After the election, there could be new help and resources for disabled people. But there is also a chance that helping disabled people becomes not as important.

5. Policies for Climate and Environment

The UN says climate change and environmental damage threaten basic human rights like food, water, shelter and safety. Green parties want strong new rules to protect the environment and address global warming. Other groups resist these rules. The election will decide if environmental rights are treated urgently or not.

These five issues are not the only important human rights topics in the election. But they show some of the core concerns that voters across Europe are facing. The new parliament’s positions on these subjects will have a big impact on the rights and freedoms of many people living in Europe.