Sous-commission Droits de l'homme (DROI) - Parlement européen

Human rights and discriminatory legislation against women and girls, in particular regarding sexual violence

Discriminatory legislation is the focus of the hearing and specifically recent developments in the area of legal protection of women and girls against sexual violence. All laws on sexual violence have been developed, drawing on concepts of human rights and gender equality, but these are not uniformly applied in all countries.

The relevant international legal conventions will be presented and there will also be specific country examples aiming to provide a basis for understanding the dynamics underpinning the positive ongoing developments in the protection of women and girls.

Location : ASP 3E2 BRUSSELS
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Draft Programme
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Nigeria and the EU must work together because a stable Nigeria is not only in the interest of the Nigerian people but also in our own interest, said MEPs after visiting Nigeria on 3-7 April. A delegation from the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), led by Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&D, AT), visited Nigeria from 3 to 7 April 2018 to discuss human rights including social and economic rights, with a particular focus on migration and human trafficking.

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Press statement - full text
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Situation in Syria
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Situation in the Maldives
The arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman
Mercy killings in Uganda
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The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights will take place on Wednesday 25 April 2018, from 9.00 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 18.30 and on Thursday 26 April 2018, 9.00 - 12.30 in meeting room ASP 3E-2

Representatives of NGOs as well as other organisations are requested to accede to the EU Transparency Register and follow the procedures therein for access to the European Parliament.
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Watch the meeting live
Draft agenda and meeting documents
Press statements issued by the DROI Chair
Calendar of DROI Meetings 2018
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Following the recent release of UN OHCHR report on Human Rights violations in the investigation of the Ayotzinapa Case, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair of the Human Rights Subcom., stated: "I call on the Mexican authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the arbitrary detentions, acts of torture and other human rights violations committed..."
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Full statement in Spanish
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Following the brutal political assassination of Brazilian human rights defender Marielle Franco, the Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee (DROI), Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), stated: "Today we all mourn, together with the Brazilian people, the loss of Marielle Franco, a tireless human rights defender, a respected city counselor in Rio de Janeiro, and the hope of Brazil’s political life...." Full statement below.
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Full statement in English
Full statement in Spanish
Full statement in Portuguese
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This report summarises the proceedings of a workshop organised by the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI). Academics, representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the European External Action Service (EEAS) discussed the potential positive and negative impacts of the expansion of the human rights concept on the lives of individuals. Some of the invited experts underlined that human rights have always evolved in response to changing historical contexts and that, despite some potential negative effects, empirical evidence suggests that the benefits of their expansion largely outweigh the costs. Others argued that certain expansions can have the effect of diluting the human rights system altogether and can be instrumental for states willing to undermine core civil and political rights and to avoid scrutiny of their own violations. Finally, the EEAS outlined the EU’s action on human rights protection and promotion around the globe and highlighted that the EU’s priority is to continue to exercise leadership and unity on human rights matters in multilateral fora.
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Alarmed by the detention of two women human rights defenders in Iran, the Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee (DROI), Mr Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), made the following statement: "I am gravely concerned by the detention and reported cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of Atena Daemi and Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee at Shahr-e Rey prison..."
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Emergency/humanitarian aid often take place in the context of a very complex situation. The realities on the ground pose some difficulties as to how human rights could be integrated into humanitarian/emergency aid practice. To better understand the link between humanitarian/ emergency aid and human rights, the hearing aims to look at how humanitarian/emergency assistance can contribute to the protection of human rights
Location : ASP 3E-2
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Draft Programme
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EU priorities for the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Current human rights situation in Turkey
Situation in Venezuela
Situation of UNRWA
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Russia, the case of Oyub Titiev and the Human Rights Centre Memorial
Executions in Egypt
Child slavery in Haiti
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Continued investment in human rights is needed", stress DROI MEPs after a two-day visit to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The head of the DROI Delegation, MEP Andrzej GRZYB (EPP, PL), acknowledged that the year marking the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an important moment to reflect on all the invaluable work done in the field of human rights.

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