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human rights defenders Archive Tag Archive
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Plenary speech on the situation in Syria
Posted on 14.03.2013 | No CommentsMr President, let me start by offering my condolences on the death of Ahmad Shihadeh, a policy officer at the EU representation in Damascus. Sadly the days when the deaths... -
Media: Activists criticise Internet freedom in Vietnam –
Posted on 28.02.2013 | No CommentsStanislava Gaydazhieva, New Europe, 28.02.2013 The Vietnamese authorities are accused of an escalating assault on freedom of expression and criminalisation of bloggers and netizens in the country in a new report by the International... -
Speech on the 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council during February plenary
Posted on 07.02.2013 | No CommentsMr President, the need to protect and promote human rights in today’s world is becoming an ever more challenging task. It is essential that the UN plays an effective and... -
Media: International free speech roundup – Index on censorship
Posted on 22.01.2013 | No CommentsDaisy Williams, Index on Censorship, 18.01.2013 On 17 January, the European Parliament endorsed a resolution addressing ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain. The resolution, led by Dutch European Parliament member Marietje Schaake, called for... -
Media: Optimistic about Belarus? – European Voice
Posted on 18.01.2013 | No CommentsIt is okay to be hopeful for change in Belarus – not because the opposition is strong, but because the regime is looking weak. Edward Lucas, European Voice, 17.01.2013 Heads... -
Press release: Iranian Human Rights activists receive EP Sakharov prize in honour of their fight for freedom
Posted on 12.12.2012 | No CommentsIranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh and Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi have been awarded the Sakharov Prize 2012 during a ceremony in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today. ...