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Transparency International: Belarus crisis calls for urgent action from international community

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis - August 14, 2020

Transparency International is horrified by the violent attacks, arbitrary arrests and brutal repression unleashed by the Government of Alexander Lukashenko against peaceful protesters in Belarus. TI calls on the international community to come...

It Is Happening Here

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Theodoros Benakis - July 25, 2020

Donald Trump’s decision to send storm-troopers into Portland is only surprising if you haven’t been paying attention. It is only a shock if you...

End all violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ people, say leading MEPs

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - May 15, 2020

Ahead of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTBI 2020), on 17 May, the Chairs of the Committees on Civil Liberties and Women’s Rights...

Violence against women in Italy: GREVIO calls for more preventive measures

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis - January 13, 2020

In its first report published today on implementation by Italy of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence,...

MEPs: Burkina Faso must step up efforts to protect religious minorities

AFRICA Theodoros Benakis - December 19, 2019

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution taking stock of the human rights situation in Burkina Faso. MEPs condemn any form of violence, intimidation...

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