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

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The 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded to Ukrainian filmmaker and writer Oleg Sentsov in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Mr Sentsov was not in the Parliament to collect the award in person on Wednesday 12 December because he remains in prison in Siberia, serving a 20-year sentence for “plotting acts of terrorism” against the Russian “de facto” rule in Crimea.

His cousin, Natalya Kaplan and lawyer, Dmitriy Dinze represented him during the ceremony in Strasbourg.

Awarding the prize, Parliament'S President Antonio Tajani said, "Oleg Sentsov was nominated for his peaceful protest against the illegal occupation of his native Crimea; also for his courage, determination and his convictions in support of human dignity, democracy, the rule of law and human rights.

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To mark the annual Human Rights Day on 10 December, the Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Pier Antonio Panzeri, issued the following statement. “70 years ago on this day, following historic preparations and deliberations, the Member States of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 30 Articles were born from the lessons of violence, suffering and war.

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A nine-Member European Parliament delegation, led by Linda McAvan (S&D, UK), participated at the Intergovernmental Conference for adopting the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakesh as part of the overall EU delegation.
The European Parliament strongly supports the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and welcomes its adoption in Marrakesh, Morocco. MEPs regret the campaign of disinformation that has led to several countries withdrawing their support from the compact.

The members of the delegation were: Linda McAvan (S&D, UK), Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (EPP, SE), Željana Zovko (EPP, HR), Cécile Kyenge (S&D, IT), Elena Valenciano (S&D, ES), Judith Sargentini (Greens/EFA, NL), Laura Ferrara (EFDD, IT), Udo Voigt (NI, DE),

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The European Parliament (EP) has consistently followed the situation in Cuba and Venezuela. It has expressed its support for defenders of human rights and democracy with the award of the Sakharov prize to Cuban activists on three occasions (2002, 2005, 2010), and to Venezuela’s Democratic Opposition in 2017. In line with this engagement, a workshop on human rights and rule of law in both countries was held on 6 September 2018, in Brussels, at the request of the EP’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI). Dr. Par Engstrom (University College London) presented the first draft of an independent study analysing the main human rights developments in Cuba and Venezuela since 2014 and the EU’s response. The paper, which focused specifically on the Sakharov laureates, was discussed with Members and other experts, including from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European External Action Service and the European Commission. During the lively discussion, there was broad agreement with the description of major trends in the human rights situation in the two countries. Critical comments and controversial issues related to the impact of the government’s repression of the Venezuelan opposition, the need to consider not only civil and political but also economic and social rights, the effectiveness of sanctions against Venezuela and the potential role of the Sakharov Prize. Observations and comments made during the workshop fed into the final version of the study, which is also included in this report.
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The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.
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On Monday 3 December the Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold a hearing on the role of digitalisation in the promotion / protection of human rights and human rights defenders. The discussion will focus on both new threats and new opportunities that digitalisation, big data, artificial intelligence and cyber security represent.
Location : PHS 5B001
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On Monday 3 December the Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold a hearing on the role of digitalisation in the promotion / protection of human rights and human rights defenders. The discussion will focus on both new threats and new opportunities that digitalisation, big data, artificial intelligence and cyber security represent.

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Karski report on Military and Security Companies' Operations
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Opinion on women, gender equality and climate justice (20172086(INI))
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Report on Towards an EU external strategy against early and forced marriages – next steps
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Report on violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world, including land grabbing, 2017/2206(INI)
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Report on Human rights and Democracy in the world 2017
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The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights will take place on Monday 3 December 2018 from 15.00 to 18.30., meeting room PHS - P5B001.

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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Calendar of DROI Meetings 2018
Calendar of DROI Meetings 2019 (first half)
List of urgency resolutions from July 2014
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Joint statement by FEMM and DROI Chairs:

Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), and Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), stated:

''On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Sunday 25 November), we put the spotlight on sexual harassment, which forms an integral part of gender-based violence and on which we need to cooperate in order to achieve gender equality and full enjoyment of human rights for all women...."
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Relieved about the pardoning of Matthew Hedges after his sentence to life imprisonment, Mr Pier Antonio Panzeri made the following statement: “I welcome the news that the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned British academic Matthew Hedges and hundreds of other prisoners...."
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Joint statement by FEMM and DROI Chairs: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), and Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), stated:

''On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Sunday 25 November), we put the spotlight on sexual harassment, which forms an integral part of gender-based violence and on which we need to cooperate in order to achieve gender equality and full enjoyment of human rights for all women...."
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