DROI Committee Press

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🗓️ Tuesday 14.04 🕒 15h00 – 16h00 Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Tunisia 🇹🇳 📽️ Webstreaming link 👇 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…

🗓️ Tuesday 14.04 🕦 11h45 – 12h45 "The human rights crisis behind the scam industry: how to confront modern slavery ?" 📽️ Webstreaming link 👇 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…

🗓️ Tuesday 14.04 🕥 10h30 – 11h45 Meeting in association with the Delegation for relations with Palestine on the EU response to human rights violations in the West Bank 📽️ Webstraming link 👇 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…

🔴 Next week @EP_HumanRights 🗓️ Tuesday 14.04 🕘 09h00 – 10h30 Public hearing on Caste discrimination in South Asia and its implications for human rights in the region More information 👇 europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/…

🆕 Russia - Memorial "Russian authorities must put an immediate and unconditional end to their campaign to destroy Memorial", say leading MEPs in a common statement today @MounirSatouri @VilleNiinisto @Kalniete Read more 👇 europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

"Parliament had called for his release in a resolution adopted on 10 July 2025 and closely monitored his case. We share in the relief felt by his family and friends." (3/3) ▶️ Read EP resolution 👇 #sdocta2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…

"He was later handed over to the authorities of the Central African Republic, and was since then arbitrarily detained in inhumane conditions and subject to torture and ill-treatment" (2/3)

🔴 Central African Republic - Joseph Figueira Martin Chair @EP_HumanRights @MounirSatouri declared today “I warmly welcome the release of Belgian-Portuguese researcher and aid worker Joseph Figueira Martin who had been kidnapped on 26 May 2024 by the Wagner Group" (1/3)

“The EU, for whom fight against the death penalty is a core foreign policy objective, should uphold Article 2 of its Association Agreement with Israel and act in line with its human rights commitments”, he added (2/2)

🔴 Israel Chair @EP_HumanRights @MounirSatouri declared today: “The Knesset’s approval of a death penalty law that effectively targets Palestinians is blatant discrimination and a dangerous regression.” (1/2)

"It's encouraging that it's now entrusted to someone with such a distinguished parliamentary career. We wish her the best in carrying out her mandate to guarantee freedom of thought, conscience, religion and equal respect for all faiths, in line with international law." (2/2)

🔴 New EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU "Sincere congratulations to Mairead McGuinness on her appointment. The EP has long called for this position to be filled" said Chair @EP_HumanRights @MounirSatouri (1/2)

🆕 "This day reminds us that hope for a democratic, sovereign and European Belarus must never fade" Joint statement by leading MEPs on Belarus' Freedom Day. Жыве Беларусь! #StandWithBelarus. 📜 tinyurl.com/3tbza7s2 👇

‼️ Last week, schools in Afghanistan opened for the fifth consecutive year without girls ‼️ ▶️ Listen to the testimony of two Afghan MPs in exile who came in the subcommittee on @EP_HumanRights Wednesday 18 March Link to the full replay of the meeting link.europa.eu/3GfFvM

‼️ Last week, schools in Afghanistan opened for the fifth consecutive year without girls ‼️ ▶️ Listen to the testimony of two Afghan MPs in exile who came in the subcommittee on @EP_HumanRights Wednesday 18 March Link to the full replay of the meeting link.europa.eu/3GfFvM

"It is urgent that the European Commission publishes an impact assessment so that we can introduce legislation to address the harmful effects of these exports on the rights health and environment of citizens in the importing countries." (2/2) 📽️link.europa.eu/mXDjqK

🔴South Africa Chair @EP_HumanRights @MounirSatouri declared: "We hosted a panel discussion yesterday on the human rights impact of export of pesticides banned in the EU with a focus on the case of South Africa. (1/2)

🔴 Starting soon @EP_HumanRights 👇

The young man was recruited in Kenya by intermediaries and sent to the front against his will. Charles was killed in January 2026. Listen to the full testimony and the meeting on this subject here (2/2) link.europa.eu/RWjvnx

🔴A few days after the adoption in #EPlenary of a resolution on the forced recruitment of foreign nationals by the Russian army on the Ukrainian front, MEPs heard today in @EP_HumanRights the heart wrenching testimony of Ms Bibiana Waithaka, the mother of Charles (1/2)