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

Main points : Human rights situation in Eritrea with Sheila B. Keetharuth; Discussion with Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders; Situation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon with Ninette Kelley; Sakharov Prize laureate Denis Mukwege; Evaluation of the activities of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) since its establishment; Exchange of views with the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP);
Issue 21
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Main points include: Hearing on Sport and Human Rights; Human rights in Central Asia; Exchange of views with Habib Essid, Prime Minister of Tunisia; Human rights situation in Egypt; Human rights in Venezuela; Respect of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Gaza Conflict; Human rights situation in Ukraine and Human rights in Angola;
Issue 22
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Monday 2 November Elena Valenciano, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, during the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.

Members of the Subcommittee on HumanRights and of the Committee on Foreign Affairs are visiting the UN GeneralAssembly as part of a European Parliament delegation, to discuss issues relatedto human rights. The General Assembly, comprised of all 193 Members of theUnited Nations, provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the fullspectrum of international issues.

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"An extremey good man"

"The conference of Presidents decided that the Sakharov Prize will go to Saudi blogger Raif Badawi," said Schulz announcing the 2015 laureate in plenary. "This man, who is an extremely good man and an exemplary good man, has had imposed on him one of the most gruesome penalties that exist in this country which can only be described as brutal torture." The EP President added: "I call on King of Saudi Arabia to stop the execution of this sentence, to release Mr Badawi, to allow him to back to his wife and to allow him to travel here for the December session to receive this prize."
Press release on the winner of the Sakharov Prize 2015
President Schulz announces the winner of the Sakharov Prize 2015
Sakharov Prize webpage
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Raif Badawi is the laureate of this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, following an October 29 decision by EP President Martin Schulz and the political group leaders. Badawi is a blogger from Saudi Arabia currently serving a 10-yearprison sentence for insulting Islam on his website promoting social, political and religious debate. The Sakharov award ceremony will be held in Strasbourg on16 December
Further information
Press release on Laureate Raif Badawi
President Schulz announces the winner of the Sakharov Prize 2015
More on the Sakharov Prize
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In reaction to recurrent tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea, the European Union (EU) has adopted a series of measures seeking to improve the protection of migrants trying to reach the borders of the EU by sea and to share responsibility among countries involved by increasing cooperation with transit countries. This study focuses on the existing and planned EU policies and actions to protect the human rights of migrants before entering the EU by sea or after they have left the territory of the EU. The picture that emerges from the evaluation of EU policies and actions is a mixed one. On the one hand, it cannot be denied that instruments of sea borders surveillance and instruments of cooperation with third countries have now generally included human rights safeguards. On the other hand, implementation, monitoring and control remain problematic. Furthermore, the primary aim of existing EU policies and actions still seems to be the protection of the external borders against so-called ‘illegal’ immigration and the return of illegally staying migrants, rather than the development of effective strategies to protect human rights of migrants and the saving of lives on the Mediterranean. The study therefore offers specific recommendations to ensure a coherent human rights-based EU approach to improve the protection of the rights of migrants aiming to reach the EU.
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In view of the plenary statement on the situation in South Sudan by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy next Wednesday, 28 October, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights warns ofthe situation of the almost 4 million people in South Sudan who are at risk of starvation unless the international community takes urgent action and does not turn a blind eye to this part of the world.
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Europe must put pressure on Russia to protect civilians in Syria Human Rights Subcommittee MEPs said in a debate with experts on Thursday morning, 22 October. The speakers also stressed that it is necessary to stop the conflict in the country and that although humanitarian aid is more than welcome it is not a sustainable solution.
Press statement on the DROI debate on Syria
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"Are we really going to let them die ofcold?" - `The DROI Chair warns of the deteriorating refugee crisis in theBalkans. The cold of winter hasalready arrived but European solidarity still remains to be seen. The EU hasnot yet reacted properly to a crisis that is now deteriorating alarmingly asweather conditions worsen.

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Thursday 12 November 2015
from 09.00 - 12.30 in meeting room ASP A1G3

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.
Further information
Watch the meeting live
Draft agenda and meeting documents
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The EU's new approach to human rights and democracy - evaluating the activities of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED)
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Vote on Preparing for the World Humanitarian Summit
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Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela and the Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov are the three finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, after a vote during a meeting of the foreign affairs and development committees and the human rights subcommittee. The laureate will be decided by Parliament's president and political group leaders on 29 October and the award ceremony will be held in Strasbourg on 16 December.
Further information
Press Release
Statements by Elena Valenciano, Chair of DROI and Elmar Brok, Chair of AFET
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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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