Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange (47), who exposed American war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, has been arrested in spite of the laws on refugee Convention, obstructed by British government, preventing him to travel to Equador, where he was granted asylum. Assange has spent sever years in Equador Embassy in London, in an attempt to avoid extradition to the…
Category: Human Rights
Italy keeps ‘jus soli’ for migrants children
Italian citizenship for immigrant children, known as ‘jus soli‘ (‘law of the soil’), “isn’t in the government’s contract” Premier Giuseppe Conte said, but added that he hoped for a “calm reflection” of the issue in “the appropriate fora“. https://twitter.com/ansa_english/status/1111703696398794752 Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio rejected the idea that the government would discuss jus soli. “It won’t be…
Brunei regresses to Stone Age laws
A set of archaic Sharia laws comes into effect from next week punishing adultery and homosexuality with death by lapidation in the ultra rich Sultanate of Brunei. George Clooney calls for Brunei hotel boycott over new law that punishes adultery, gay sex with death by stoning https://t.co/NYcHokMKzK pic.twitter.com/GxKLWZX2Mr — The Hill (@thehill) March 28, 2019 From…
MEPs support Magnitsky Act
Members of European Parliament (MEPs) backed a resolution calling for European Union for a new wave of human rights sanctions to punish state and non-state actors responsible for gross violations of human rights. And this is the #EU #Magnistky sanctions regime, regardless of title: #EP voted in 2013 to follow the US Magnistky Act, inspired…
#8March: Europarl employees protest against inequality
#InternationalWomenDay European Parliament staff went on strike, protesting against inequality in the European parliament. In 60 years only two women reached the positions of speaker, however they both were elected last millennium. #InternationalWomansDay #Brussels employees of #Europarliament demonstration at doorstep. pic.twitter.com/wy1AHPPJ2f — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) March 8, 2019 #FeministStrike at the European Parliament main…
International Women’s Day
“Europe ranks among the safest and most equal places for girls and women in the world”, says the statement of the European Commission issued on the occasion of the 8th of March International Women’s Day. “…Also in Europe women are still facing challenges, inequalities and threats in their everyday lives: abuses and harassment, lower wages,…
MEP: Catalan trials reminiscent of comrade Stalin ‘justice’
“The Calalan trials in Madrid are reminiscent of ‘Vishinky justice’ of comrade Stalin style dealing with his political opponents“, said Indrek Tarand, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Estonia, while commenting on the accusations of the Catalan politicians. MEP is definite about the status of all the Catalans accused at High Court in Madrid as ‘prisoners…
Catalan trial aggravates crisis
Spain riot police clashed with pro-independence Catalan protesters in Barcelona on while some activists burned tires and blocked highways across northeast of the country as part of a day of protests against the trial of 12 politicians. Pro-independence leaders organise mass strike in #Catalonia https://t.co/lIFuBFsggM — Janne Riitakorpi (@JanneRiitakorpi) February 21, 2019 A total of…
Gomes MEP on “political prisoners” in Spain
Ana GOMES MEP (Portugal, S&D) raises concerns about the policy of Pedro Sanchez government, dealing with the Catalan independence issue as if it is a legal problem, instead of acknowledging its political nature. Gomes promotes dialogue between Madrid and Barcelona, breaking the deadlock through talks. She is also concerned about the methods of repressing of Catalan politicians,…
Strasbourg judges order Italy to pay Knox
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Italy the right to defence of Amanda Knox was violated when she was questioned in November 2007 in relation to the brutal murder of Meredith Kercher (21), the British flat-mate in Perugia (Italy). It ordered the Italian State to pay a total of over €18,000 in damages and legal…
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