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European Parliament: Vietnam must immediately release all prisoners of conscience

MEPs call on the authorities in Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience detained or sentenced for...

Cuba must end state attacks on peaceful dissidents say MEPs

Cuba must end the arbitrary detention, persecution and harassment of peaceful dissidents, independent journalists, human rights defenders and the political opposition, say MEPs. They regret...

MEPs: Bangladesh must end crackdown on the media and political opposition

On the request of the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament voted today a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh, where...

MEP called for a formal suspension of accessions talk with Turkey

Continuing a negotiating process aimed at European Union integration of Turkey has lost all credibility under the present circumstances. So said European Parliament Rapporteur...

MEPs call to strengthen the checks on EU arms exports

The EU member states’ systematic failure to apply EU rules on arms export control should be addressed by a sanctions mechanism, Parliament said on...

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