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Alarmed by the recent death sentence pronounced against Hamed bin Haydara, the Chair of the EP’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Mr Pier Antonio Panzeri, made the following statement:

"On 2 January 2018, a rebel-controlled criminal court in Sanaa sentenced the Baha'i prisoner Hamid bin Haydara to death for allegedly collaborating with Israel and forging official documents. His execution, the date of which is unknown, is to be carried out in public. The sentence is the result of a fundamentally flawed process. I therefore call on the responsible Houthi leaders to make sure that Mr. Haydara's death sentence is repealed and that he and the other Baha'i prisoners are released."

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MEPs call for elections in Democratic Republic of Congo, condemn violence in Nigeria and urge China to release human rights activists.

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Nigerian government must step up security efforts
Democratic Republic of Congo: government must hold elections on 23 December 2018
China must release human rights activists
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The Ethiopian opposition leader Merera Gudina has been released from prison following major efforts by the European Parliament. Welcoming Professor Merera Gudina’s release, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Mr Pier Antonio Panzeri, made a statement:

"I am delighted about the release of Professor Merera Gudina, chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), because his arrest had been particularly shocking for the European Parliament. In fact, Professor Merera Gudina had been arrested almost immediately after attending a meeting in the European Parliament on 9 November 2016 where the human rights situation in Ethiopia was discussed. Apparently the only charge brought against him was that he had communicated with another Ethiopian opposition politician during his visit to Brussels."

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Expansion of concept of human rights: impact on rights promotion and protection
The Policy Department of the Directorate General for External Policies is organising a workshop for the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) Chaired by Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair of DROI, the workshop provides an opportunity to discuss the actual impact of the broadening of the human rights concept with academic experts, human rights activists and EU institutions.
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Alarmed by the detention of Oyub Titiev, the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs committee, David McAllister (EPP, DE), and of the Subcommittee on Human rights, Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), stated: "We are very concerned at the detention this week of Oyub Titiev, the prominent human rights defender and Director of the Memorial Human Rights Centre in the Chechen Republic ..."

... and we call on the Russian authorities to immediately ensure his release and to provide him with all the necessary safeguards in the current proceedings." Full text below

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The Policy Department of the Directorate General for External Policies is organising a workshop for the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) Chaired by Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair of DROI, the workshop provides an opportunity to discuss the actual impact of the broadening of the human rights concept with academic experts, human rights activists and EU institutions.

For further information and registration, please contact: Poldep-expo@europarl.europa.eu
Location : József Antall 6Q2
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The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights will take place on Wednesday 24 January 2018, from 09.00 - 12.30 and from 14.30 - 18.30, and on Thursday 25 January from 09.00 - 12.30, meeting room József Antall (6Q2)

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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A delegation from the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), led by Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO), DROI Vice-Chair, and composed of Francis ZAMMIT DIMECH (EPP, MT), Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&D, AT) and Karol KARSKI (ECR, PL) visited Sudan from 17 to 19 December 2017 to assess the human rights situation in the country.
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A delegation from the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), led by Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO), DROI Vice-Chair, and composed of Francis ZAMMIT DIMECH (EPP, MT), Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&D, AT) and Karol KARSKI (ECR, PL) visited Sudan from 17 to 19 December 2017 to assess the human rights situation in the country.
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Indigenous children with disabilities (ICwD) have received little attention in academic research and development policies. However, they face discrimination at many levels, based on ethnicity, age, ability and gender and this often leads to serious human rights violations. The lack of data, both on the prevalence of disabilities among indigenous children and young people and on specific violations of their human rights, is a serious constraint to any policy intended to respect, protect and promote their human rights. This study seeks to identify these gaps, point to certain patterns and recommend ways of improving data collection and the situation of ICwD in future.
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The EU must do more to counter persecution based on religion, say MEPs in a resolution on the state of human rights worldwide in 2016, voted on Wednesday 13 December.
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Today, on 13 December 2017, representatives of the democratic opposition of Venezuela have received the European Parliament´s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought during a ceremony in Strasbourg.
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On 8 December, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, Mr Pier Antonio Panzeri, commemorated and honoured the victims of the crime of genocide and urged that the international community act.

"In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution, initiated by Armenia, establishing 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. 9 December is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Genocide Convention. The purpose of this International Day is to draw attention to the role of the Genocide Convention in combating and preventing genocide and to commemorate and honour its victims."

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On 7 December, MEPs from the EP's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the EP Delegation to EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee held a discussion on the state of play in the area of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms in Turkey.

The increasing harassments of human rights defenders, academics, civil servants, journalists, and artists culminated with the recent detention of Mr Osman Kavala, one of the most prominent and respected figures in Turkey's arts and culture scene...a bridge-builder, a man of dialogue and reconciliation," said Pier Antonio PANZERI, the Chair of the Subcommittee.

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In reaction to the on-going judicial review concerning the sentence of Dr. Mohammad Ali Taheri, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, Pier Antonio Panzeri, stated:

"I am gravely concerned about the on-going judicial review by Iran's Revolutionary Court concerning the sentence of Dr. Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of the Erfan-e Halghe movement (also known as Inter-Universalism)..."

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