human-rights
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25 February Feb 2016 0922 25 February 2016 Jailed Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Antonio Ledezma & Leopoldo Lopez Win 2016 Courage Award
An international coalition of 25 non-governmental human rights groups bestowed the prestigious Geneva Summit Courage Award this year on Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma and opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, as two representatives of all Venezuela's 78 currently detained political prisoners.
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18 February Feb 2016 0921 18 February 2016 Paolo Gentiloni: “More development cooperation on migration and Isis”
From migration to Syria and Libya: The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs speaks exclusively to Vita International outlining the Italian development cooperation strategy to address the current international crisis and its root causes. “The challenges associated with the management of refugees and migrants mean that a new, combined approach is urgently needed in order to ensure the conditions for safe, orderly and legal migration that respects human rights”, says the minister.
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17 February Feb 2016 0940 17 February 2016 Front Line Defenders annual report 2016: "Stop the killings"
International foundation for the protection of human rights defenders, Front Line Defenders, have published their annual report for 2016. The report provides a birds eye view of the situation for human rights defenders (HRDs) worldwide, and calls on the EU to denounce the persecution and killings of HRDs.
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17 February Feb 2016 0926 17 February 2016 10 human rights cases to watch in 2016
We are only two months in, and already 2016 has seen a number of violations against human rights defenders (HRDs). Here is a list of the top 10 cases to watch this year.
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12 February Feb 2016 1547 12 February 2016 Repression 360°
Civil society is warning of increased repression worldwide. We have new forms of closed society, and oppressive regimes. The techniques of manipulation have evolved,” says George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundation
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10 February Feb 2016 1724 10 February 2016 #womensvoices: female refugees need more rights
As the refugee crisis continues, the European Women's Lobby and the Women Refugee Commission have joined forces and created the #womensvoices project to draw attention to the hardships faced by women fleeing from conflict, poverty, and climate change.
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10 February Feb 2016 1630 10 February 2016 Implementing the European agenda on migration: Progress on priority actions
In view of next week's European Council, the Commission is today reporting on the implementation of the priority actions under the European Agenda for Migration and highlighting key areas where immediate action is needed to restore control.
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9 February Feb 2016 1659 09 February 2016 Allow solidarity to overcome fear
It is hard to recall a year as successful as 2015 for international development policy. However, the story seems to be slightly different when looking at the concrete actions taken. And as usual, this is at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world, says Caritas Europa.
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3 February Feb 2016 1142 03 February 2016 3rd European Independent Living Day: start planning now
Since 2014 ENIL celebrates Independent Living and its philosophy on May 5th – the European Day for Independent Living. Join ENIL this year again! Together we can grab this opportunity to raise awareness on Independent Living. And much more.
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3 February Feb 2016 0928 03 February 2016 European Commission defence of European rights sinks in an unsafe harbour
The new EU-US Agreement which would facilitate transfer of data across the Atlantic, is likely to fail to achieve their intended goals, says EDRi, an association of civil and human rights organisations from across Europe that defends rights and freedoms in the digital environment.