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

In view of the publication of the Front-Line Defenders Memorial Annual Report in June, DROI will discuss best practices identified worldwide and aimed at helping improve the effective prevention and reliable investigation of unlawful killings. Extrajudicial and arbitrary executions and killings of HRDs saw an alarming global surge, with hundreds killed in 2025 by both state and non-state actors. The lack of effective investigations directly encourages the repetition of violence against HRDs.
The discussion will be held on 23 June 2026 during an ordinary DROI meeting.
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On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, from 10.15 to 12.00, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the EU External Action Service, will host a joint conference on Safeguarding the absolute prohibition of torture in the current global context.

Despite the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment under international law, notably art. 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, such practices continue to occur in various forms and contexts worldwide.

This event will provide a platform for a debate, with relevant contributions including the voice of prominent survivors' testimonies, institutional and civil society interventions, as the UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards, and Lorent Saleh, awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament in 2017.

Location : SPINELLI 1G2, Brussels
Poster
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On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, from 10.15 to 12.00, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the EU External Action Service, will host a joint conference on Safeguarding the absolute prohibition of torture in the current global context.

Despite the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment under international law, notably art. 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, such practices continue to occur in various forms and contexts worldwide.

This event will provide a platform for a debate, with relevant contributions including the voice of prominent survivors' testimonies, institutional and civil society interventions, as the UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards, and Lorent Saleh, awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament in 2017.

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Durée de la vidéo : 75'

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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MEPs from the Foreign Affairs and Development Committees and the Human rights Subcommittee will meet Andrzej Poczobut in Strasbourg this evening.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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The joint AFET-DEVE-DROI meeting with Sakharov Prize co-laureate Andrzej Poczobut will be held on 15 June 2026 in Strasbourg.

The next ordinary meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights is scheduled to take place on 22-23 June 2026 in Brussels.

DROI meetings - 2026
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The Subcommittee on Human Rights held a public hearing addressing forced exile, removal of nationality and statelessness worldwide on 6 May 2026. The meeting provided insight into the reality of forced exile via testimonials from the Nicaraguan diaspora and the Rohingya community. It also reflected on possible remedies through more academic and international civil society perspectives on the matter, hearing as well representatives from other EU institutions.
Location : Brussels, Room: SPINELLI (5E-2)
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Live streaming
Presentation by Bronwen Manby
Poster
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The next ordinary meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights is scheduled to take place on 22-23 June 2026 in Brussels.

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Durée de la vidéo : 120'

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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Durée de la vidéo : 150'

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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The Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold a public hearing addressing forced exile, removal of nationality and statelessness worldwide on 6 May 2026. The meeting will provide insight into the reality of forced exile via testimonials from the Nicaraguan diaspora and the Rohingya community. It will also reflect on possible remedies through more academic and international civil society perspectives on the matter, hearing as well representatives from other EU institutions.
Location : Brussels, Room: SPINELLI (5E-2)
Programme
Live streaming
Poster
Photos
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Durée de la vidéo : 120'

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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Durée de la vidéo : 90'

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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The Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold an exchange of views on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan on 7 May 2026 with invited speakers from civil society and the European External Action Service. Following up on European Parliament resolution of 18 December 2025 on the arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov, the meeting will discuss the situation of political prisoners and the judiciary, human rights defenders, civil society and the media.
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European Parliament resolution of 18 December 2025 on the arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan
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