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    Export of torture

    Onthe occasion of the resolution on the export of torture instruments today in the European Parliament, Barbara Lochbihler, Green/EFA coordinator for the Human Rights Subcommittee,Declares: "We welcome that the European Parliament, aroused by an NGO report, now calls for concrete measures to implem...
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    Protecting Human Rights Defenders

    The European Parliament adopted today the report of Green MEP Heidi Hautala, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human rights, on Human Rights Defenders with near unanimity. High Representative, Ms Catherine Ashton, who took part in the hearing, welcomed the recommendations of the report. She underlined it...
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    Civil Liberties in Russia

    The European Parliament today voted for a resolution on the outcome of the 31 May - 1 June Russia - EU summit in Rostov. Explaining the vote, Green MEP Werner Schulz, Vice-Chairman of the EU-Russia Delegation of the European Parliament, said:"The debates and discussions about the Summit in Rostov du...
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    Iran-Sanctions

    In addition to the sanctions adopted last week by the UN against Iran, European leaders have today agreed on further sanctions. Explaining the decision, Green MEP Barbara Lochbihler, chair of the European Parliament delegation for relations with Iran, said: "The sanctions adopted today by European l...
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    Democratic Republic of Congo

    On the eve of celebrations of the Democratic Republic of Congo's fiftieth anniversary of independence, the European Parliament has adopted unanimously an emergency resolution condemning in the strongest terms the murder of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, a well respected Congolese human rights defender ...
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    SWIFT Agreement

    Commenting on the presentation of the new SWIFT agreement by EU home affairs commissioner Cecilia Malmström, Greens/EFA expert on home affairs in the European Parliament, Jan Philipp Albrecht, comments:"The European Commission risks another rejection in the European Parliament with its proposal for...
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    Strasbourg Flash

    The highlight of the European Parliament plenary week is the debate and the vote on the EP resolution on Israeli military operation against the humanitarian flotilla and the Gaza blockade. Other priorities for the Greens/EFA will be the reports by Green Members on EU policies in favour of human rights defenders, catch documentation progra…
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    SWIFT-Agreement

    After the presentation of the new agreement on the transfer of SWIFT bank data to US authorities, the Green home affairs expert in the European Parliament, Jan Philipp Albrecht, comments: "The new agreement, which is close to being finalized, has serious flaws. It still allows the transfer of m...
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    Iran

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    Israeli military operation against the humanitarian flotilla and the Gaza blockade

    The Greens/EFA condemn the military operation against the humanitarian ship convoy and urge Israel to immediately, comprehensively and permanently end the siege on Gaza while reaffirming there is an urgent need for a comprehensive reshaping of EU policy towards the Middle East.