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The finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize have been announced. The laureate will be selected on 26 October by the President and the political group leaders. Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic, the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela, and the Swedish- Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak have been named as this year's finalists for Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought following a vote by the foreign affairs and development committees on 10 October. Full press statement below.
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The finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize have been announced. The laureate will be selected on 26 October by the President and the political group leaders.

Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic, the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela, and the Swedish- Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak have been named as this year's finalists for Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought following a vote by the foreign affairs and development committees on 10 October.

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There are six nominees for the 2017 Sakharov Prize : Asia Bibi, Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic, Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela, Dawit Isaak and Pierre Mbonimpa nominated for Sakharov Prize 2017.

The next steps are:

• 10 October: the foreign affairs and development committees vote on a shortlist of three finalists
• 26 October: the Parliament President and the political group leaders announce the laureate(s)
• 13 December: award ceremony takes place at the Parliament in Strasbourg

Press release on the nominees for 2017
Audiovisual : Presentation of the candidates
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On the occasion of the World and European Day against the Death Penalty, on 10 October, Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights stated:

"I would like to reaffirm our strong, united and collective stance against the Death Penalty in all cases and under all circumstances. Capital punishment is not a deterrent against crime and renders miscarriages of justice irreversible..."

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On the occasion of the World and European Day against the Death Penalty, on 10 October, Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights stated: "I would like to reaffirm our strong, united and collective stance against the Death Penalty in all cases and under all circumstances. Capital punishment is not a deterrent against crime and renders miscarriages of justice irreversible..." (Full text below)
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Mr Panzeri, the Chair of Subcommittee on Human Rights said, "I welcome these positive developments and consider them as first steps towards respecting the UN human rights conventions on the right to life and the minimum age of 18 for criminal responsibility. I also commend the Philippines government's decision to suspend police officers from their posts on allegations of abuse. This measure is an important step towards ending impunity. An impartial investigation into the involvement of the police in extrajudicial killings and other human rights abuses should be the next step towards bringing to justice any policemen found guilty".
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Mr Panzeri, the Chair of Subcommittee on Human Rights said, "I welcome these positive developments and consider them as first steps towards respecting the UN human rights conventions on the right to life and the minimum age of 18 for criminal responsibility. I also commend the Philippines government’s decision to suspend police officers from their posts on allegations of abuse. This measure is an important step towards ending impunity." (Full statement below)
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Together with experts on the situation of Roma in the Balkans, Members will acquire a more complete and detailed understanding of the exclusion, discrimination and poverty that this minority is exposed to. Between 2008 and 2015, about 370 000 persons from five Balkan states asked for asylum in Germany, many of them Roma fleeing discrimination, persecutions, ethnic tensions and poverty.
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Members will hold an exchange of views on women and gender-based violence in Ethiopia, focusing on the Ogaden region in the southeast part of the country. The ethnic Somali population of Ogaden have been the victim of government abuses since 1992. The first speaker, Juweria Ali is from this region and will present her perspective on this worrying situation.
Members will also hear from Graham Peebles, a journalist and the author of the documentary "Ethiopia's Hidden Shame" and from Samihaa Osman, a refugee from another Ethiopian region, Oromia.
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Together with experts on the situation of Roma in the Balkans, Members will acquire a more complete and detailed understanding of the exclusion, discrimination and poverty that this minority is exposed to. Between 2008 and 2015, about 370 000 persons from five Balkan states asked for asylum in Germany, many of them Roma fleeing discrimination, persecutions, ethnic tensions and poverty.

This hearing is organised in association with the Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee, the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee, the Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee, the Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, and the Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee

Location : PHS 4B001
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On the occasion of the EP plenary debate on Egypt on 3 October 2017, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT) stated: "I consider it worthwhile stating that at the basis of any bilateral dialogue there should be a clear commitment to the values of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as set out in the preamble to the Association Agreement". (Full text below)

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On the occasion of the EP plenary debate on Egypt on 3 October 2017, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT) stated: "I consider it worthwhile stating that at the basis of any bilateral dialogue there should be a clear commitment to the values of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as set out in the preamble to the Association Agreement". (Full text below)
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Press statement in Arabic
Plenary speech by Mr Panzeri - English version
Plenary speech by Mr Panzeri - Arabic version
Plenary speech by Mr Panzeri - Italian version
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Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights made the following statement on today’s detention of Alexei Navalny: "I regret and condemn the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The repeated detentions of Mr Navalny raise doubts as to the independence and impartiality of the judicial institutions of the Russian Federation."

"Individuals should be guaranteed the right to freedom of expression in line with basic democratic values and with Russia's international obligations as a member of the Council of Europe and the OSCE. Demonstrators and civil society organisations should be allowed to carry out their legitimate and peaceful activities in all circumstances.

I call for the immediate release of Mr Navalny".

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After the European Parliament hosted a high-level conference celebrating the International Day of Democracy on Wednesday Mr. Panzeri said: "The European Parliament is committed to addressing consistently this alarming global trend of shrinking space for civil society. The role that civil society organisations play in a functioning democracy is key.
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After European Parliament hosted a high-level conference celebrating the International Day of Democracy on Wednesday Mr. Panzeri said: "The European Parliament is committed to addressing consistently this alarming global trend of shrinking space for civil society. The role that civil society organisations play in a functioning democracy is key. (Full text below)
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The hearing will debate the state of play of “criminalisation” in the world and how it is addressed at national and international level. It will also focus on the implementation of the EU Guidelines on LGBTI rights (2013). The hearing gathers together experts and activists from Europe and its eastern and southern neighbourhood.

Unfortunately, more than 75 countries worldwide still criminalise homosexuality with at least five using death penalty. The European Parliament remains committed to equality of treatment including for LGBTI individuals and is actively encouraging states to repeal discriminatory legislation and adopt practices that respects individual Human Rights.

Location : ASP 3E-2
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Press statement by the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights
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In light to the historic decision by Saudi Arabia to grant women the right to drive, the Chair of the EP Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), stated: "I warmly welcome the royal decision to allow Saudi women to drive. This decision comes as a result of a long battle by Saudi women for equality."
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