Jordan announced the execution of 15 people convicted for terrorism and other serious crimes. After eight years of no executions, Jordan hangs 15 convicts at dawn https://t.co/yxe7RCqoMC pic.twitter.com/osMUBX9Tub — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) March 4, 2017 “The European Union reiterates its strong opposition to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances. This execution is…
Category: Human Rights
EU-Sudan refugee management on the rocks
The Ethiopian refugees were whipped, fined, jailed and deported from Khartoum, Sudan, last weekend following a peaceful protest over a huge rise in visa processing fees. Reportedly 65 persons were victims of barbarism, rasing the concerns of the EU legislators. “The EU must voice clear criticism on the recent incidents, conduct a thorough investigation…
EU committed to Human Rights
On 27 February 2017, the Council adopted conclusions on EU priorities at United Nations human rights fora in 2017. The conclusions reaffirm the EU’s strong commitment to the United Nations human rights system. The EU will remain actively engaged at the UN Human Rights Council and the Third Committee of the General Assembly to defend…
Abkhazia crossings closed
¨PHOTO: Illustration “The announced closure of two crossing points along the Administrative Boundary Line of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia – Nabakevi-Khurcha and Meore Otobaia-Orsantia- which are used daily by hundreds of commuters, will be detrimental to the freedom of movement of the population, including school children, on both sides of the Administrative Boundary Line. It will likely increase…
Europol fighting migrant smugglers
“Over 90% of all migrants that reach the EU have used the facilitation services of a migrant smuggling network. These organised crime networks are taking mass profits from mass migration, and making migrant smuggling the fastest growing criminal sector. To tackle this, we have brought together some of the best investigators in Europe in the…
Europol hits child abuse
Europol have joined forces with Romanian Police and law enforcement authorities in Poland in a joint operation that has led to the arrest of a man suspected of online child sexual exploitation. The investigation uncovered that, between July 2012 and November 2015, the man was distributing child sexual abuse material. The victim was a…
Migrant crises – endless
This week while reacting to the problem of mass migration, the European Parliament president Antonio Tajani said, the problem of migration from Africa should be resolved at root level, otherwise “dams and wall will be not sufficient” to prevent migrants from coming. Risk of millions of migrants – Tajani (2) – Malloch not welcome, EP…
EU concerned about developments in Turkey
“The measures taken yesterday against three Members of Parliament of the eoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) , including both of its Co-Chairs, further add to the concerns expressed both following the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s adoption last May of a law allowing the immunity of a large number of deputies to be lifted as well as…
Russia: Dadin set free
Russia’s supreme court has overturned the conviction of peaceful dissident Ildar Dadin. The court ordered the 34-year-old immediately released from custody. In 2015, Dadin was the first person to be convicted under strict new laws regulating anti-government demonstrations. Under the statute, violating protest rules more than twice in a 180-day period became a felony….
Europol: Pakistani traffickers face justice
Law enforcement authorities of Germany, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia, in strong cooperation with Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre, have dismantled an organised crime group that arranged smuggling of migrants from Hungary to Italy. Coordinated investigations revealed that members of the smuggling network were Pakistani citizens who formed their criminal enterprise in Italy. More than…
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