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

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Durée de la vidéo : 85'

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Durée de la vidéo : 65'

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In association with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
The Workshop will discuss global perspectives for combating femicide. The killing of women or girls because of their gender is recognised as a violation of human rights, which occurs in very different economic, cultural and social contexts. Members, academics and civil society experts will discuss how states, societies and individuals can shed light on and fight femicide and on how the EU's external policies can contribute.

Location : Paul-Henri Spaak, Room 1A002
Poster
Programme
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La cérémonie de remise du Prix Sakharov pour la liberté de l’esprit, décerné au militant d’opposition russe Alexeï Navalny, se tiendra mercredi 15 décembre à midi.
Commission des affaires étrangères
Commission du développement
Sous-commission "droits de l'homme"

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Durée de la vidéo : 98'

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The workshop discussed future scenarios for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the EU’s engagement with the court. Against the background of an ongoing review of the Court and the Rome Statute system, the workshop was organised upon the request of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee for Human Rights, and followed the appointment of a new ICC Prosecutor. Speakers identified key challenges for the Court, including: the unstable and fragmented political support by states; the mismatch between resources and growing demands for legal action, requiring difficult and well justified choices by the Prosecutor; allegations of bias and of politicisation; and the need for effective communication with victims and affected communities. The workshop underscored the central role of the EU in upholding the ICC as a central pillar of the multilateral system, but drew also attention to complementary avenues for accountability, such as the use of universal jurisdiction. This report brings together the background briefings prepared by law experts for the workshop and a summary of the debate with Members, academics, civil society experts and EU representatives.
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Durée de la vidéo : 114'

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Situation in Tunisia
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Situation in Somalia
Human rights violations by private military and security companies, particularly the Wagner Group
The human rights situation in Cameroon
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Durée de la vidéo : 97'

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Jeudi, le Parlement a adopté trois résolutions évaluant les violations des droits de l’hommes commises par le groupe Wagner, les atrocités en Somalie et la situation au Cameroun.
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Sous-commission "droits de l'homme"

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Femicide is a violation of the basic human rights to life, liberty and personal security, as well as an obstacle to social and economic development. The term indicates the act of intentionally killing a female person, either woman or girl, because of her gender, and it is the end-result of combined risk factors existing at the level of the individual, interpersonal relations, community and society. This crime displays three prominent characteristics: women are disproportionately killed by men; victims have previously experienced non-lethal violence; the rate at which women are killed tends to remain steady over time. Estimates indicate that 87 000 women were intentionally killed in 2017, but the exact number is unknown and suspected to be higher. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation and reduced access to services. Femicide’s classification differs according to context, but most significantly includes: killing by an intimate partner or family member; honour, dowry and witch-hunting deaths; femicide-suicide; pre- and post-natal excess female mortality; infanticide; and deliberate neglect, rooted in a preference for sons over daughters. Collecting accurate data is a strategic goal and necessary to facilitate the design of effective policies.
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Growing awareness of femicide has not universally translated into effective policy and programming. Though legislation relating to gender-based violence and/or femicide exists in many countries, both persist. A combined social, cultural, political and economic approach situates femicide prevention and responses at various levels, including changes in individual behaviour. Using the term ‘femicide’ more frequently at international forums is crucial not only to focus attention on the gendered nature of violence but also to act as a call for action. Situational studies reveal that political will to end femicide differs from country to country. Femicide together with the patriarchal norms and misogyny that precipitate it are not just extra-EU problems. Rather, they are of global concern, demanding a global response; in non-EU countries this response is often dependent on donor funding. We now know more than ever what works to reverse patterns of violence. These patterns can be broken by developing the capacity of women’s organisations and strengthening global feminist movements that work with national and local activist networks. Additionally, engaging men and boys in this process of transformation is vital if we are to address violence against women and girls and ultimately end femicide.
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Durée de la vidéo : 49'

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Durée de la vidéo : 129'

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In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities.
Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions.

The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights will take place on Monday 15 November 2021 from 13.45 to 16.15 and from 16.45 to 18.45 in room Spinelli 3G3.

EP Calendar 2021
DROI Calendar of meetings 2021 - revised
Urgency Resolutions on human rights
Book by HR/VP Josep Borrell Fontelles on "European foreign policy in times of COVID-19"
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