MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee will monitor and report in the coming months on the situation of rule of law in the EU, with a specific focus on corruption and freedom of the press. Rule of law: @ep_justice sets a new monitoring group, headed by @SophieintVeld, to report on corruption and press freedomhttps://t.co/MRtEWGhemX@RobertaMetsola @Weidenholzer…
Category: Human Rights
Hungary searches solution for protecting minority rights in Ukraine
“We are interested in solution, not in a scandal, because we have 150 000 Hungarians in TransCarpathian region”, – said Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó . “We hope that we can come to a solution, that will not violate the rights of the minorities in Ukraine“. Szijjártó shared with Brussels press corps views of Hungarian government on…
EU calls for transparent investigation of Babchenko assassination
“The European Union expresses its sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of journalist Arkady Babchenko, who was killed at his home in Kyiv on 29 May”- the External Action Service reacted in a statement of a spokesperson. EU expresses its sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Arkady Babchenko. Each time…
EP bans Sierra pro-Catalan installation in Strasbourg
The European Parliament banned pro-Catalan exhibition planned to be inaugurated during Strasbourg plenary (28-31 May). The artifacts signed by contemporary Spanish artist Santiago Sierra have been already excluded from participation in a festival in Madrid, however the artist could not expect the similar fate to plagues his ouvre in the institution symbolising European values, namely the freedom of…
EU adopts 2017 Human rights report
The Foreign ministers Council adopted the EU’s annual report on human rights and democracy in the world in 2017. EU adopts the EU annual report on #HumanRights and democracy in the world in 2017 #EU4HumanRights https://t.co/0Mum8aMYU6 — EU Council Press (@EUCouncilPress) May 28, 2018 “In 2017, human rights remained at the heart of the European…
Irish voted to legalize abortion
In a historic victory the Republic of Ireland has voted to effectively legalize abortion, removing a clause in the constitution that had been described by the UN as a violation of human rights. The Irish electorate voted 1,429,981 to 723,632 in favor of repealing the Eighth Amendment of the country’s constitution. Watch as the celebratory…
Russian police brutality “not justified”
“The detention of over a thousand demonstrators and violence used against them by the Russian authorities across the country today threaten the fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly in the Russian Federation” – says the text of the statement of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Лучшие фотографии московских фотокоров «Новой газеты» с акции ….
Putin is not our ‘tzar’ protests in Russia
Aleksei Navalny was arrested at a demonstration against Vladimir Putin inauguration in nationwide protest action organized by the Russian opposition leader under slogan ‘He is not our tzar‘, pointing at the similarities of the political trend to establish Russian President as an eternal ruler of the country in tradition of Romanov monarchy. https://twitter.com/EchoMskRu/status/992727924171210752 Navalny was…
“Unacceptable” Abbas remarks on Holocaust
“The speech Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered on 30 April contained unacceptable remarks concerning the origins of the Holocaust and Israel’s legitimacy. Such rhetoric will only play into the hands of those who do not want a two-state solution, which President Abbas has repeatedly advocated”- says the text of the European Action Service Statement. The speech Palestinian…
Journalists killed in Kabul suicide blast
Two suicide blast at rush hour in Kabul claimed lives of more than 20 people, and left many injured. In a first explosion, a suicide bomber detonated himself close to the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the main Afghan intelligence agency, TOLOnews reported quoting official sources. VIDEO: At least 25 people were killed, including Agence…
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