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The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the respect for human rights in Brazil. Parliament expresses solidarity with democratically elected President Lula Da...

European Parliament: Brazil must protect environmental and human rights defenders

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation of indigenous and environmental defenders and the respect for human rights in Brazil,...

S&D: Covid-19 is another urgent reason to release all prisoners of conscience

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
At the initiative of the Socialists and Democrats, the subcommittee on human rights in the European Parliament held today a remote exchange of views with experts on the impact...

Five burning questions for the EU’s forest policies in 2020

ENVIRONMENT Theodoros Benakis -
In 2019, forests and forest peoples’ rights rose up the global political – and spiritual - agenda, and the European Union (EU) made high profile commitments to protect forests abroad and...

Native land rights up in the air in Brazil

ENVIRONMENT Theodoros Benakis -
Native rights groups in Brazil are concerned about a decision announced by the country’s new far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, to strip an agency of...
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