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    Calls to investigate secret CIA prisons in Europe

    Plaid MEP Jill Evans is backing calls to investigate whether secret prisons were set up in Europe under the CIA's extraordinary rendition programme, with the collusion of EU governments.   The Plaid President joined other MEPs in backing a resolution demanding EU member states open indepe...
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    Russia and the rule of law

    Green MEP Werner Schulz spoke out this evening in the European Parliament against the political use of justice in Russia and a series of laws adopted by an illegitimate Duma that allow such abuses. Shocking as it is, the recent sentencing of three members of the Punk band "Pussy Riot" to t...
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    CIA rendition and illegal detention

    The European Parliament today adopted a report highlighting new evidence of secret detention centres and extraordinary 'renditions' by the CIA in EU member states (1). The report, which comes 5 years after an original special inquiry by the EU Parliament (2), highlights these new abuses - notably re...
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    Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoner in European countries by the CIA

    Green MEP and rapporteur for the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Hélène Flautre, will present her report debated on Monday and to be voted on Tuesday
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    Co-Presidents' session briefing

    During the Strasbourg Plenary session briefing, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit presented the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group
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    Publication |

    The situation in Syria

    The European Parliament, - having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, in particular of 16 February 2012 and of 15 December 2011 on the situation in Syria, of 27 October on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities and the case of Rafah Nached, of 15 September...
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    The political use of justice in Russia

    The European Parliament, -         having regard to its previous resolutions on Russia, -         having regard to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular Article 14 stating that everyone sha...
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    News |

    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include committee debates on the Euro crisis and on human rights as well as Greens/EFA conferences on GMOs, steel industry and biodiversity
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    Press release |

    Ukraine

    In view of the now official new allegations against Julia Tymoshenko and the declaration of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights can under no circumstances lead to release for the former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko, currently in prison and...
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    Human rights

    Commenting on the nomination of former EP vice-president and Greek foreign minister Stavros Lambrinidis to the newly created position of EU Special Representative for Human Rights (1), Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: “The creation of this new post is an important signal of the prior...