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Human rights: MEPs want to extend the EU sanctions regime to cover corruption

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
On Tuesday, the Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a resolution welcoming the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime while calling for corruption to be included...

MEPs call for more sanctions against Belarus following ‘Ryanair hijacking’

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
Parliament calls on the EU to punish those involved in forcing a plane to land in Minsk on 23 May and in the detention...

Parliament-U.S. Congress relations: MEPs stress importance of transatlantic link in the global fight for human rights

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
EU and U.S. parliamentarians should reinforce their cooperation on fighting human rights violations around the world and work jointly to promote a more values-based...

MEPs call for better protection of migrants from human rights violations

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Parliament criticises the European Commission and some EU countries for overusing informal agreements on the return and readmission of irregular migrants. On Wednesday, Parliament adopted...

Tibetans and Uyghurs to hold demonstration during EU-China Summit

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
On the occasion of the EU-China Summit on 9 April 2019 in Brussels, FIDH, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the World Uyghur Congress...
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