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    Press release |

    Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary & Slovenia

    The European Parliament will debate Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia. In Hungary, almost all press outlets are controlled by groups or individuals close to the ruling Fidesz party; in Poland, the government has replaced key figures in the public broadcaster and is making it harder for independent o…
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    Shipping containers stacked on a ship leaving San Francisco Bay
    Press release |

    Businesses must be held accountable for human rights & environmental abuses

    The European Parliament will vote on an ambitious legislative initiative on corporate responsibility and accountability. The Commission is expected to propose a binding due diligence law for all companies operating in the European market by June. In its report, the EP is calling for binding rules for companies that will have to identify a…
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    Opinion |

    State of emergency at the French-Italian border

    The European border and coast guard agency (FRONTEX) has allegedly assisted and took part in pushbacks of asylum seekers into the sea, which is contrary to the international law and to the Geneva Convention. While we obtained the implementation of an inquiry into the agency’s actions at the EU’s external borders, we do not forget that EU …
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    Sasha Popovic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
    Catalonia Protest
    Press release |

    EFA reaction to waiving immunity of Catalan MEPs

    "Ultimately, Catalonia’s future will be determined by the people of Catalonia" - Solé The EFA Group in the European Parliament has responded to the outcome of a vote in the European Parliament to lift the parliamentary immunity of three Catalan MEPs involved in Catalonia...
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    Press release |

    Vote to declare EU LGBTIQ Freedom Zone

    Members of the European Parliament will debate a resolution to declare the European Union an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone, initiated by Greens/EFA MEP Terry Reintke, as Co-Chair of the LGBTI Intergroup in the European Parliament. LGBTIQ persons experience discrimination on a daily basis in the European Union. The resolution will be voted on Wednes…
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    Opinion |

    Call on the European Commission to urgently propose a directive to prevent, respond and end gender-based violence

    On International Women’s Day, we call on the European Commission to propose a comprehensive and inclusive directive to prevent, respond to and end gender-based violence online and offline.
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    Person with raised fist during protest/ shutterstock
    Opinion |

    Why the EU urgently needs to act on gender-based violence

    Terry Reintke
    Opinion by Terry Reintke
    Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations in the world, claiming thousands of lives every year even before the pandemic. Under COVID-19, it has surged worldwide into a shadow pandemic. It’s time the EU moves from empty words to concrete actions.
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    Picture credit : Pakhi Megna - River
    Woman and river
    Position Paper |

    Making the EU foreign policy a feminist one

    The principle of gender equality is a core value of the EU, and as such, it should be integrated into all EU policies, both internal and external. For years, a gender perspective has been absent from foreign and security policymaking, hindering an effective EU response to global challenges.
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    © erik-mclean
    Barbed wire
    Press release |

    EU Human Rights Sanctions

    EU foreign ministers have agreed to sanction four Russian officials over the jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, which is the first listings on the EU's new Global Human Right's Sanctions Regime.
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    Black mailboxes / CC0 Bernard Hermant
    Black mailboxes / CC0 Bernard Hermant
    Opinion |

    Protecting people's rights online

    The European Commission has replied to our crowd-sourced model law on how online platforms should deal with content moderation procedures whilst respecting fundamental rights. Read it here.