A German court has ruled that Catalan politician and former President Carles Puigdemont can be released on bail until a decision on his extradition to Spain is made. “The corruption charge against him is a potential basis for his return to Spain” – DW reports. The state court in Schleswig-Holstein ruled on Thursday (5/04/2018) there…
Category: Human Rights
German prosecution requests extradition of Puigdemont
Prosecutors have asked a regional court in northern Germany to permit the extradition of the former Catalan leader to Spain. Puigdemont has been detained in Germany since March 25. The public prosecutor for Germany’s northern state of Schleswig-Holstein announced on Tuesday that it had requested the extradition of former Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont. BREAKING: German public…
Azeri journalist attempted assassination in France
A journalist from Azerbaijan, refugee in Toulouse (France) with his family since 2010, was targeted Friday (30.03.2018) morning around 9:00 by gunfire in Colomiers, a neighbourhood bordering Toulouse. Rahim Namazov was accompanied by his wife who was shot and died instantly. The couple was driving when he was shot at seven times. The journalist was…
Assange deprived of internet
Ecuador has deprived Julian Assange of internet connection at its embassy in London, preventing him from communicating with the outside world. Ecuadorian Embassy cuts off Assange's internet so he can't use social media https://t.co/P4bNFbhtSE pic.twitter.com/V8nCQ09nVI — The Hill (@thehill) March 28, 2018 The action is taken to avoid the WikiLeaks founder from interfering in other…
Carles Puigdemont detained in Germany
Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont is detained in Germany by police acting on an EU arrest warrant issued by Spain, his lawyer said. Mr.Puigdemont lawyer, Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas, said that highway police had stopped Puigdemont on Sunday (25.03.2018) after he crossed the border from Denmark to Germany, DW reports. THe lawyer also confirmed that Puigdemont had been on his way…
Sakharov Prize for Catalan political prisoners
Ivo Vajgl, MEP, ALDE, Slovenia, explains the decision of Catalonia Dialogue Platform to nominate Catalan political prisoners in Spain for Sakharov Prize 2018. Vajgl underlined significance of engaging in dialogue to resolve the argument respecting the fundamental freedoms and human rights. Catalonia former vice-president Oriol Junqueras, ex-Interior minister Joaquim Forn, and activists Jordi Sànchez, Jordi…
Estonia – highest gender pay gap in EU
Approaching the International Women Day 2018, the EU assesses the work to be done to achieve gender equality. In 2016, the unadjusted gender pay gap stood at just over 16% in the European Union. In other words, women earned on average 84 cents for every euro a man makes per hour. Across Member States, the gender…
Russia considers removal from ECHR
Reportedly the authorities of the Russian Federation are examining the possibility of denunciation of the European Convention on Human Rights and termination of cooperation with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). #Russia may denounce the European Convention on Human Rights, #ECHR, #ECtHR, #humanrights https://t.co/9lSbIckhQ3 — ICJ Europe & Central Asia (RU) – МКЮ Европа…
EU celebrates 70th anniversary of Human Rights
In a year Europe honors the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the EU reaffirms its strong support for the work of the UN human rights system. The European Union will never leave human rights defenders and civil society organisations alone: it’s the most invaluable partnership we can rely on to…
Ankara requests extradition of Kurdish politician
Ankara has officially requested the extradition of the former Syrian Kurdish PYD leader Saleh Muslim from the Czech Republic, Turkey’s government spokesman said on after authorities arrested Muslim in Prague a day earlier. https://twitter.com/CNNTURK_ENG/status/968039206764335104 Speaking during an interview with broadcaster NTV, Bekir Bozdag said Turkey’s justice ministry had delivered the extradition request to Czech authorities…
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