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MEPs deeply worried by the collapse of Tunisian democracy

In a debate on Tuesday, MEPs on the Subcommittee on Human Rights examined recent developments in Tunisia. On Tuesday 21 March, the Subcommittee on Human Rights discussed...

Equatorial Guinea: violence against opposition activists, notably Julio Obama Mefuman

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the respect for human rights in Equatorial Guinea. In 2019, Julio Obama Mefuman and other opposition...

Eswatini: the situation of human rights defenders and the murder of Thulani Maseko

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the respect for human rights in Eswatini, formerly named Swaziland. In Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy...

The European Union strongly condemns Mr Maseko’s assassination

Thulani Rudolph Maseko, human rights lawyer and Chairperson of the Multistakeholder Forum (MSF), was shot dead at his house on Saturday 21 January. The European...

MEPs: Moroccan authorities must respect media freedom and stop harassing journalists

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the respect for human rights in Morocco. Parliament urges the Moroccan authorities to respect freedom of...

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