Brussels, 03/08/2009 (Agence Europe) - In his most recent Viewpoint, Thomas Hammarberg stated, “The current economic crisis has made it particularly important to screen state budgets for their compliance with human rights”. The Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe declared that, “The allocation of resources will affect human rights protection - including gender equality, children's rights and the situation of old or disabled persons, migrants and other groups which...