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

On 19-20 May, DROI Subcommittee will travel to Geneva for meetings with the United Nations Human Rights Council, other UN bodies active in the field of human rights, relevant Geneva-based international organisations, and civil society organisations.
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Durée de la vidéo : 90'

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On 19-20 May, DROI Subcommittee will travel to Geneva for meetings with the United Nations Human Rights Council, other UN bodies active in the field of human rights, relevant Geneva-based international organisations, and civil society organisations.
Location : Geneva
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Durée de la vidéo : 210'

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Durée de la vidéo : 150'

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Arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania
Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia
Violations of religious freedom in Tibet
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Jeudi, le Parlement a adopté des résolutions sur les droits humains concernant la Tanzanie, la Russie et le Tibet.
Sous-commission "Droits de l'homme"

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Joint DEVE and DROI public hearing "Advancing International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) in Conflict Zones and Fragile Contexts to Protect the Most Vulnerable" will take place on 14 May 2025 from 10.00 to 12.30 in Spinelli 1G2 meeting room
Website of the Public Hearing
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Public hearing on "Advancing International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) in Conflict Zones and Fragile Contexts to Protect the Most Vulnerable"

The hearing will be structured in two panels. The first panel, moderated by DROI Chair Mr Satouri, will provide successful examples of practical ways to strengthen compliance with IHL and human rights protection in conflict situations, featuring voices from the field. The second panel, moderated by DEVE's standing rapporteur for humanitarian affairs Ms Pajín, will focus on the role that the EU and Member States can play in promoting IHL and the humanitarian principles in order to strengthen protection in fragile contexts.

The panellists will include representatives of OCHA, UN Women, ICRC, Geneva Call, MSF and the IRC. Each panel will be followed by a Q&A session with MEPs.

The takeaways from this hearing will also feed into the preparations of the DEVE own-initiative report entitled "Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis: reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises".

Location : Spinelli 1G2
Draft programme with concept note
Speakers' profiles
Poster of the hearing
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The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 14 May and Thursday, 15 May in Brussels (meeting room Spinelli 1G2)
DROI meetings' calendar - 2025
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Durée de la vidéo : 138'

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Durée de la vidéo : 210'

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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On 8 April 2025, the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) is organising an exchange of views on the situation of press freedom in the world. The exchange will feature representatives from international organisations, prominent journalists’ federations and organisations and empirical testimony.

Holding an exchange of views on the situation of press freedom in the world comes at a crucial moment. In the current international environment, where press freedom and freedom of expression are increasingly being challenged, the DROI subcommittee aims to emphasize that the protection of journalists must remain at priority.

Additionally, through this exchange, DROI aims to highlight the integral role of journalists for the reinforcement of democracy, the rising trend of persecuting journalists and the importance of investigative news outlets that operate in adverse regions. The exchange also serves as an opportunity to assess the toolbox that the international community has at its disposal to effectively protect journalists.
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On 8 April 2025, the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) is organising a public hearing on the "Human rights situation in Cuba". In the programme of the hearing – two main topics: 1) Human rights situation and fundamental freedoms in Cuba; 2) EU response, state of play and future perspectives.
Holding a public hearing on the situation of Human Rights in Cuba will allow DROI subcommittee to assess the current situation of Human Rights in Cuba, including the situation of the remaining political prisoners in the framework of the liberation of 553 of them under a Vatican-mediated deal.

Furthermore, the recent change of Administration in the USA makes it more urgent to monitor the Human Rights situation in the island, with U.S. President Donald Trump signing an omnibus executive order revoking 78 executive actions by the previous administration on 20 January 2025, including the revocation of the order of 14 January 2025 to remove Cuba from a blacklist of nations that sponsor terrorism and the reintroduction of sanctions that had contributed to the island's worst economic crisis in decades.
Draft programme
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