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

The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights will take place on Wednesday 18 March from 09.00 to 12.30 and from 14.30 to 18.30 and on Thursday 19 March from 09.00 - 12.30, room A3G-3.

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
Follow-up to urgency resolutions (DROI-EEAS) July 2019 to date
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Statement by leading MEPs on EU-Turkey relations following Tuesday’s acquittal by a Turkish court of nine of Istanbul’s detained Gezi Park protesters, including cultural patron Osman Kavala.
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Press statement in full
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Public hearing on authoritarianism and shrinking space for freedom of expression, press freedom and human rights defenders, with case studies on China, Egypt and Russia
This hearing will examine the state of international law on freedom of thought, conscience and religion and study lessons learned from past policies and actions that have contributed towards its protection. Participants will also discuss best practices of interreligious dialogue for promoting tolerance and fighting against discrimination based on religious motivations. The EU must continue its efforts to protect freedom of thought, conscience and religion, without fostering a particular belief, both inside and outside its borders.
Location : Room SPAAK P5B001
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Programme
Speech by Jussi Lassila
Speech by Sara Brooks
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Durée de la vidéo : 108'
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Durée de la vidéo : 152'
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Durée de la vidéo : 201'
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Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (Resolution)
EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (Resolution)
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The Republic of Guinea, notably violence towards protesters
Child labour in mines in Madagascar
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This hearing will examine the state of international law on freedom of thought, conscience and religion and study lessons learned from past policies and actions that have contributed towards its protection. Participants will also discuss best practices of interreligious dialogue for promoting tolerance and fighting against discrimination based on religious motivations.
The EU must continue its efforts to protect freedom of thought, conscience and religion, without fostering a particular belief, both inside and outside its borders.
Location : Room: SPAAK 5B001
Further information
Draft Programme
Press release
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Le Parlement européen a adopté jeudi deux résolutions faisant état de la situation des droits des manifestants en Guinée-Conakry et du travail des enfants à Madagascar.
Commission des affaires étrangères
Sous-commission "droits de l'homme"

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Durée de la vidéo : 69'
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Clause de non-responsabilité : L'interprétation des débats facilite la communication mais ne constitue en aucun cas un enregistrement authentifié des débats. Seuls le discours original ou la traduction écrite révisée du discours original peuvent être considérés authentiques.
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In light of the detention of Sakharov Prize laureate Guillermo Fariñas in Cuba, Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala and the Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee Maria Arena stated: "We learned with deep consternation that the Cuban authorities have arrested 2010 Sakharov Prize laureate Guillermo Fariñas and are detaining him in an unknown location. He was preparing to come to Brussels, invited by the European Parliament, to participate in a meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights.

We urge the Cuban authorities to ensure Guillermo Fariñas' fundamental rights and allow him to travel to Europe."
Press statement
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Statement by Maria Arena, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights. Reacting to UN experts' call for an investigation into allegations that the Saudi Crown Prince was involved in surveillance of The Washington Post owner and Amazon CEO, Jeffrey Bezos, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights Maria Arena stated: "I am astonished by the alleged Saudi hacking of Mr Bezos' mobile phone, as revealed by UN human rights experts..."
Chair’s statement: the alleged Saudi hacking of Jeffrey Bezos’ mobile phone
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Following the International Court of Justices' decision to order Myanmar to take all measures in its power to protect the Rohingya minority from genocide, Maria Arena stated: "Thousands of Rohingya people have been killed or subjected to horrific violence over the past years. This decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) underscores the paramount importance of guaranteeing universal and equal enjoyment of human rights, with special attention to the most vulnerable...."
EP Subcommittee on Human Rights: Chair’s statement on the situation in Myanmar
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Follow-up to urgency resolutions
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