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Jeudi, le Parlement a adopté des résolutions sur les droits humains concernant le Cameroun, l’Iran et le Bélarus.
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While peace negotiations on Ukraine have been reshaped since the election of US President Trump, Members of the DROI subcommittee, the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee will exchange on Monday 7 April with Mariana Katzarova, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation and Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Centre for Civil Liberties.
Scheduled from 15.00 to 16.30, the exchange will focus on the importance, if peace is to be sustainable, of ensuring that human rights priorities are integrated into discussions on a potential peace arrangement in Ukraine and of supporting international justice for ensuring accountability of perpetrators of aggression, war crimes and other breaches of international humanitarian law. The debate will be an opportunity to recall that Russian Federation's breaches of human rights - such as torture, enforced disappearance, deportation, rape and acculturation of children - are not only a domestic issue but have profound implications for peace and security, in Ukraine and beyond the region. It is organised by the DROI subcommittee in association with the two delegations.
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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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Mercredi, le Parlement a adopté son rapport annuel 2024 sur les droits humains et la démocratie dans le monde, mettant en garde contre la détérioration de la situation mondiale.
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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.
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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 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.
Location : Brussels, meeting room: Spinelli 1G2
Draft programme
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The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights is scheduled to take place on Monday, 7 April (15.00-18.30) and Tuesday, 8 April (9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.00) in Brussels (meeting room Spinelli 1G2)
DROI meetings' calendar - 2025
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On 19 March 2025, JURI and DROI Members will hold an exchange of views with the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Tomoko Akane
Location : ANTALL (4Q1)
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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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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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Durée de la vidéo : 60'

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 : 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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A five-member strong delegation visited Kyrgyzstan from 25 to 27 February 2025 with the aim at conducting a constructive dialogue with the Kyrgyz authorities and a series of international and local stakeholders ahead of the consent procedure of the EU-Kyrgyzstan European Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, as the latter defines the respect for human rights, fundamental values, the rule of law and democratic standards as an essential element of this agreement.
The DROI mission visited the country in a politically important year for Kyrgyzstan and the relations between the EU and Central Asian countries, given that the 1st EU-Central Asia Summit of Heads of State and government will take place in Samarkand on 4-5 April 2025.
Press release
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The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), in collaboration with the Legislative Dialogue Unit of the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments, is organising an interparliamentary committee meeting with national parliaments on the topic: "Coordination between the EU and its Member States in Strengthening the EU’s Role at the UN and Exchanging Best Practices in the Human Rights Field."
The meeting aims to explore strategies for enhancing and supporting the EU's role at the UN level while facilitating the exchange of best practices in the field of human rights.
Location : Brussels, meeting room: ANTALL 4Q1
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Annual report 2024 on human rights and democracy in the world - as adopted in Committee on Foreign Affairs
EU Priorities in UN Human Rights Fora in 2025
Press release - Human rights: UN High Commissioner Volker Türk met MEPs today
Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Page of the Directorate for relations with National Parliaments - ICMs
EP briefing: Summit of the Future: Focusing on inter-generational responsibility in UN action
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Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees
Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape
Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan
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In the context of the fight against impunity, the European Parliament has always been a strong supporter of the ICC as an impartial and independent multilateral institution mandated to deliver justice to the victims of international crimes (crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide). The meeting will be an opportunity to discuss latest developments of the international criminal justice architecture in a changing geopolitical landscape.

Judge Tomoko Akane, from Japan, pursued a career in law and criminal justice at jurisdictional and academic top level. In March 2024 Tomoko Akane was appointed as the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), becoming the first Japanese national to hold this position.

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Jeudi, le Parlement a adopté trois résolutions sur la situation des droits humains en Thaïlande, au Soudan et en Azerbaïdjan.
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