“The decision taken by an Egyptian court to freeze the assets of two prominent human right organizations and their directors continues a worrying trend of restricting space for civil society to operate in Egypt as seen by the recent multiplication of travel bans and asset freezes imposed on prominent human rights defenders and organizations”- says the…
Tag: Human Rights
Merry Orthodox Chirtmas!
The European Action Service wishes all the Orthodox around the world: Merry Christmas! The EEAS announcement is made via Twitter. The EU continues its work focusing on the right of individuals, to ‘believe or not to believe, and, alone or in community with others, to freely manifest their beliefs”. The EU does not consider the…
Sakharov to ISIS victims
Islamic State survivors and Iraqi Yazidi activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar received today Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The two women were honoured by Parliament for standing up for the persecuted Yazidi minority and the victims of sexual violence by Islamic State. “More than 3,500 children and women are still held…
Migrant's missing children
The ‘deep concern’ about the growing numbers of child refugees and about the situation of unaccompanied, missing or separated children is expressed in European Parliament Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world (2015), presented by Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&D,AT). Urging the Member States to make it an absolute priority swiftly to reunite unaccompanied minors…
South Sudan: EU calls to end violence
The Council adopted conclusions on South Sudan, in light of the profoundly disturbing developments in the country. The Council called on all parties to lay down their arms and to take decisive steps to end violence, as a last chance for political and military leaders to avoid the resumption of war, to spare their people…
Sakharov Prize to Islamic State Slaves
Nadia Murad (pictured) and Lamiya Aji Bashar, public advocates for the Yazidi community in Iraq and survivors of sexual enslavement by the so-called Islamic State, will receive the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a ceremony on Tuesday at noon. ‘On #HumanRightsDay, I call on you to #StandUp4HumanRights. If we all do…
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