“We have learned with concern from media reports and from Amnesty International that the Head of Amnesty International in Turkey, lawyer and human rights defender Taner Kılıҫ, was detained on recently. We call on the Turkish authorities to clarify the charges swiftly, in line with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights and…
Category: Human Rights
EU on Azerbaijan’s abduction of a journalist
“The alleged abduction and illegal arbitrary detention of Azerbaijani nationals, including human rights defenders, residing in Georgia followed by their arrest and prosecution in Azerbaijan, demands swift, thorough and transparent investigation.” – says the statement of the European External Actions Service. Statement on reported abduction & illegal detention of #Azerbaijan nationals residing in #Georgia https://t.co/HTwAw5TnEt…
Russian ‘foreign agent’ accused of ignoring law
“The criminal charges brought against activist Valentina Cherevatenko, a leader in the NGO “Union of Women of Don”, represent the first criminal case opened under the “foreign agents” law in Russia,” – says the statement of the European External Action service. “The practice of declaring NGOs as “foreign agents” restricts civil society and impedes the…
Snowden slams UK Investigatory Powers Act
Edward Snowden said the Investigatory Powers Act – which the UK parliament passed last year and which he described as “the most extreme surveillance law in the history of the western world” – was being justified as a means of rooting out terrorists. "That what is asserted without evidence must be dismissed without evidence" @Snowden…
ECHR orders Russia to pay 38.000 euro
The European Court of Human Rights has found violations of people’s right to fair and free elections during 2011 Duma campaign in Russia. It ruled that Russia has to pay 38.000 euros to nine claimants who had sued the Russian authorities. The Court explicitly stated that it did not consider in detail the essence of…
G7 for gender equality
The leaders of the world’s most advanced economies at G7 Summit in Taormina are set to define gender equality among human rights after the US accepted the wording, according to European diplomats. Séance de travail au @G7 aujourd’hui pour collaborer à l’égalité des sexes et la croissance économique qui profite à tous. #G7taormina pic.twitter.com/FWnLWqYOgB —…
Uzbekistan: human rights deficiency
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights called on President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan on May 10 and 11, 2017, to turn his government’s pledges for reform into concrete human rights improvements and fulfill its obligations under human rights law, eight human rights groups said today. #Uzbekistan must release more political prisoners. Some are…
MEPs: No military tasks for EU security compaines
Private companies are increasingly used by European countries and the EU to provide security and military services in missions abroad. However, military tasks and the protection of civilians are heavy responsibilities and if something goes wrong it can have fatal consequences. Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has drafted rules to increase the accountability of private security…
MEPs impose on Google filtering information
Video-sharing platforms such as Google’s YouTube and Vimeo will have to take measures to protect citizens from content containing hate speech and incitement to violence under measures voted by EU lawmakers on Tuesday, 25.04.2017. #EPlenary debated last week #fakenews/hate speech. How to fight the war online? Watch: pic.twitter.com/Zcvir1ThbB — EP in Cyprus (@Europarl_CY) April 10,…
EU supports Jehovah’s Witnesses freedom of religion
“The decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to ban the activities of the Administrative Centre of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia on grounds of “extremism” could make it possible to launch criminal prosecutions against Jehovah’s Witnesses for mere acts of worship,” – says the statement of the European External Action Service (EEAS). “Jehovah’s…
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