Brussels, 19.11.2020 The European Union diplomacy has issued a statement, expressing “sincere sympathy” to convicts, and families of those executed on terrorism charges in Iraq. In a written statement, attributed to a spokesperson, the European diplomacy has risen to defence of human rights of the convicts, condemning in the “strongest possible terms”, the executions, assessing…
Tag: Amnesty International
Amnesty against extradition of Assange
Amnesty International supported voices against extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, arguing that this would put his human rights at serious risk of abuse. The statement, issued by the group’s Australian branch, backed Assange’s lawyers and supporters’ claim that if he is sent to the US, “he would face a real risk…
Abductions of politicians in Turkey continue
Amnesty International insists there were “credible grounds” eight people, including politicians, had forcibly disappeared after criticising the Government, Director of European and Central Asia program Human Rights Watch Hugh Williamson said. Human Rights Watch: RT mephamd: #Torture is now widespread in #Turkey, including beatings, rape and threats of rap… pic.twitter.com/lnRLcWR39C — Human Dev Project (@humandevproject)…
Uzbekistan human rights breaches in Brussels focus
The Foreign Minister Sven Mikser from Estonia holding the EU presidency for the second half of the year, will chair the EU-Uzbekistan meeting and is expected to discuss issues including the rule of law, and human rights in Central Asian country. In a joint statement, the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia the International…
EU concerned by Taner Kılıҫ detention
“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…
Venezuela: liberation of opponents
“The recent liberation of a number of jailed political opponents in Venezuela is a welcome step. Further steps towards a genuine political dialogue in the country are to be encouraged” – says the statement of the European external actions service (EEAS). “Meaningful and earnest dialogue is urgently needed to find lasting political solutions to the grave…
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