European parliament political group leaders have adopted a statement condemning what they called the “openly racist” declarations by Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and underlined that these declarations are in breach of EU values. A strongly worded statement of the Conference of Presidents – group leaders – was issued on Saturday. It reads, “We, the leaders…
Today Bucha is a name that the whole world knows. This is a city that has become a symbol of Ukraine’s tragedy because of the cruelest atrocities committed by Russians on Ukrainian soil. From the first days of the full-scale war Bucha was one of the hottest spots, since it is situated on the way…
States in many parts of the world regularly amend constitutions, and in some cases draft completely new constitutions. This may be due to various political, economic, social or other reasons. The national constitution of a country is the framing legal document, which captures the basis of the social contract between the state and the people…
Rumours had been swirling for days that President Emmanuel Macron was planning a visit to Cameroon and Benin, and confirmation finally arrived yesterday from the Élysée Palace that the trip will go ahead. President Macron will indeed visit Benin Monday 27 July 2022 and the trip will include a meeting with controversial Benin President, Patrice…
On 19 July Ukrainian journalists Dmitriy Gordon and Yevgeny Kiselev were put on a criminal wanted list in Russia. The reason behind this decision was the anti-Putin stance of these writers and their criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The realities of modern Russia are such that simply being suspected of disloyalty to the government…
Due to the continued imprisonment of two prominent opposition leaders, the Brussels-based organisation Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) has filed a report with the United Nations ‘Universal Periodic Review’ (UPR) for Benin, voicing concerns about human rights abuses in the country. The report focuses on the situation of two opposition figures Reckya Madougou and Joël…
At its July plenary, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) debated the Commission’s draft directive to tackle gender-based violence and gender equality in presence of Cristina Fabre of the European Institute for Gender Equality. The Committee adopted two opinions with recommendations for making the legislation more effective in combatting such an issue of epidemic…
Today Uzbekistan is implementing large-scale reforms in all directions. Special attention is paid to the guarantees of individual rights and freedoms in the course of the ongoing constitutional reform in Uzbekistan. In particular, the Constitution of the country proposes to consolidate the right of everyone to access and free use of the Internet. Doctor of…
The head of a respected rights group has called for fresh action to tackle the plight faced by Falun Gong practitioners who he says are “in the eye of Communist cyclone.” Willy Fautre, founder and director of Brussels-based Human Rights Without Frontiers was speaking at an online event in Brussels on Wednesday on the current…
Former Ukrainian Miss Universe Julia Gershun has spent the last three months in tireless humanitarian efforts to evacuate women and children from Ukraine. The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and founder of Peace Committee of Ukraine spoke to James Wilson about the urgent priorities ahead. Before the Russian attack on Ukraine in the early hours of 24…
