The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights will take place on Wednesday 24 January 2018, from 09.00 - 12.30 and from 15.00 - 18.30, and on Thursday 25 January from 09.00 - 12.30, meeting room to be confirmed.
The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights will take place on Thursday 7 December from 9 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. in meeting room ASP 5G3.
In reaction to the sentencing to 7 years imprisonment of Nguyen Van Hoa, Vietnamese activist, Mr. Panzeri, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights stated:
"I have learnt with dismay of the 7 year sentence against Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa for expressing his views on this environmental disaster, which caused a very serious problem for the livelihood of fishermen in the Ha Tinh province. Last February I led a DROI mission to Vietnam and I raised the issue of the environmental contamination caused by the toxic discharge from the Taiwanese-owned steel plant (Formosa) with the authorities and I asked the government to respond to the concerns of its people.
In response to the verdict on the case of Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-che, the Chair of the EP Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), stated:
"It is deplorable that Mr Lee Ming-che was handed down a five-year prison sentence for "subverting state power" by Yueyang City Intermediate People's Court in the People's Republic of China..."
In a hearing on freedom of religion or belief, Human Rights MEPs focused on the persecution of various religious minorities & were informed about the "rising tide of intolerance" worldwide.
The European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) today held a hearing on "Freedom of Religion or Belief: the situation of persecuted minorities, notably Christians", chaired by DROI Chair MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT). The hearing with several experts from different parts of the world focused on the persecution of various religious minorities, notably Christians, Shias and Rohingya.