Brussels 18.06.2022 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradition to the U.S. has been approved by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel. Mr Assange has 14 days to appeal over the decision, the Home Office confirmed. BREAKING: UK Home Secretary approves extradition of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to the US where he would face a 175 year sentence…
Category: Human Rights
Malta: MEPs delegation visit
Brussels 22.05.2022 On 23-25 May, six MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee will assess progress in the investigations, trials, and reforms that followed the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Rule of law in Malta🇲🇹: MEPs travel to Valletta to take stock of developments On 23-25 May, six MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee will assess…
Azovstal troops humanitarian corridor
Brusssels 17.05.2022 Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky confirmed in his video address that an evacuation of national troops from Azovstal steelmaking complex in Mariupol had started. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky confirmed in his video address that an evacuation of national troops from Azovstal steelmaking complex in Mariupol had started:https://t.co/7sGF9JyleL pic.twitter.com/GCgQS9Cltw — TASS (@tassagency_en) May 17, 2022…
MEPs protect Ukraine women
Strasbourg 05.05.2022 The European Parliament (pictured) debated and will vote on how to protect women fleeing Ukraine from violence and trafficking, and on granting them access to essential health services. “Russia is not just waging war against Ukraine. Russia is waging war against women” 🇪🇺 Commissioner @YlvaJohansson at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg this morning…
Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
Strasbourg 04.04.2022 Observing the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. Today – on World Press Freedom Day – the European Parliament officially launches the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize…
EU deplores Russia closure of NGOs
Brussels 11.04.2022 “The European Union deplores the decision of the Russian Ministry of Justice to revoke the registration of 15 widely recognised organisations, among them a large number of prominent European non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and foundations as well as international advocacy groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International” reads the statement by the spokesperson…
Belarus 1000 political prisoners
Brussels 28.01.2021 Anna van Densky “The number of political prisoners in Belarus has now reached 1000, and continues to grow. This shameful milestone reflects ongoing crackdown of the Lukashenko (pictured) regime against his own population. In addition, many thousands of protestors have fled the country to avoid persecution” reads the Statement by the EEAS Spokesperson…
Dutch police use attack dogs
Brussels 02.01.2022 Riot police with batons and shields broke up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in Amsterdam on Sunday, December 2, to protest against COVID-19 lockdown measures and ongoing vaccinations with six doses in view. Military veterans try to stop Dutch police from attacking protesters in Amsterdam today. It’s shocking how many…
Persecution of Christians at rise
Brussels 25.12.2021 Anna Van Densky Global persecution of Christians has massively increased throughout the pandemic, according to various human rights monitor groups. Intolerance and massacre of Christians in countries like Nigeria or India has only led to more political outcry. Every day, 13 Christians worldwide are killed on grounds of their faith. And every day,…
Epilogue: human rights 1948-2021
Brussels 11.12.2021 Brussels 11.12.2021 On 10 December, every year, we mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This year’s theme “Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights” is particularly important as the pandemic and its socio-economic consequences have a growing negative impact on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, including…
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