The European Union has issued its Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 2016, with a country-by-country analysis and a summary of the current and future actions and priorities of the EU in protecting human rights.
Topics
- Extradition
- International law
- Legal assistance
- Magnitsky Act
- Prisoners' rights
- Sanctions
- Political prisoners
- Attacks on activists
- Political refugees
- Selective justice
- Arbitrary detention
- Internally displaced people
- Judiciary independence
- Mass detention
- Expulsions and entry bans
- Persecution of lawyers
- Freedom of speech
- Fair trial
- Corruption
- Civil liberties
- Political persecution
- Polish-Ukrainian relations
- Freedom of assembly
- Death penalty
- Law enforcement and security services
- Freedom of association
- Punitive psychiatry
- Enforced disappearances
- Freedom of religion
- Schengen Information System
- War crimes
- Rule of law
- Lustration
- Financial exclusion
- Torture
- COVID-19 pandemic
- privacy rights
- Hate speech and hate crime
- Rights of soldiers and veterans
- financial rights
- Interpol
- Humanitarian aid
- FreedomTech
Countries
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Poland
- Moldova
- Czech Republic
- Haiti
- Spain
- Estonia
- Hungary
- France
- Turkey
- Netherlands
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Kyrgyzstan
- Ireland
- China
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Australia
- Egypt
- Sweden
- Uzbekistan
- Austria
- Guatemala
- Belgium
- US
- Canada
- Great Britain
- Palestine
- Germany
- Armenia
- Italy
- Finland
- USA
- Lithuania
- Switzerland
- European Union
Country: European Union
Members of PACE to President Nazarbayev: “Stop any practice of political prosecution and release political prisoners”
On the 11th of October, 2017, Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) signed a joint letter of concern addressed to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, over the unlawful detention of two political prisoners: Mukhtar Dzhakishev and Muratkhan Tokmadi.
The ODF addresses the EP and PACE on human and civil rights in Kazakhstan, Moldova and Poland
Between September and October, a delegation from the Open Dialogue Foundation visited the European Parliament and PACE to address the human rights situation and the issue of political prisoners in Moldova and Kazakhstan, as well as the recent violations of civil liberties in Poland.
PACE: “International obligations of the Republic of Moldova and risks for its credibility abroad”
On 12 October, 2017, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) signed a written declaration entitled “International obligations of the Republic of Moldova and risks for its credibility abroad”.
“Poland: unprecedented attacks on the rule of law and civil society organisations must be stopped”, MPs declare
On 12 October, 2017, 27 members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) signed a written declaration calling for the re-establishment of constitutional order and the liberties of civil society in Poland.
PACE: “Kazakhstan: political oppression, injustice and torture must be stopped”
On 11 October, 2017, 26 Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) signed a written declaration calling for the immediate cessation of political oppression, injustice and torture in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
“Members of PACE warn Interpol of persistent violations”
On 11 October, 2017, Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) addressed the Secretary of Interpol, Mr Jürgen Stock, and the Commission for the Control of Interpol’s Files (CCF) in a bid to warn against abusive use of the international arrest warrant.
“We maintain a sense of the rightness of our actions” – the President of ODF responds to Anna Fotyga’s letter
In the response to ‘A. Fotyga’s position regarding the calling for the destabilisation of the state’, published on the website of the MEP from the Law and Justice party on 27 July 2017, L. Kozlovska wrote a letter, in which she referred to the issues raised and accusations brought against ODF.
Members of PACE addressed Interpol to stop political persecution of Russian, Kazakh, Moldovan and Azerbaijani dissidents and activists
On 27 June, 2017, Members of PACE from across the political spectrum and different states addressed the Secretary of Interpol and the Commission for the Control of Interpol’s Files in a joint letter concerning the widespread abuses of Interpol system by Russia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Azerbaijan.
ODF addressed PACE to protect human rights in Kazakhstan
Strategic cooperation between the Council of Europe and Kazakhstan in the field of criminal and constitutional justice, human rights and democratic citizenship has so far been an essential monitoring tool in bringing Kazakhstani institutions in line with European standards.
European Parliament’s debate on the macro-financial assistance to Moldova
On Monday, 3 July, 2017, during the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg, a debate on the macro-financial assistance to Moldova was held.
“The authorities of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine are urged to cease harassment and political prosecution of pro-reform forces”, MPs say
On Thursday, 29 June, 2017, during the Summer plenary session of the PACE, more than 20 Members of the PACE signed a written declaration “The authorities of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine are urged to cease harassment and political prosecution of pro-reform forces”.
ODF PACE event: Tackling politically motivated persecution against reformers in Ukraine and Moldova
On Tuesday, 27 June, 2017 during the Summer plenary session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), the Open Dialogue Foundation organized a thematic discussion about “Political Persecution in Ukraine and Moldova. How political corruption undermines reformers’ efforts”.
The authorities of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine are urged to cease harassment and political prosecution of pro-reform forces
Both the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine have signed European Union Association Agreements (AA), agreeing to fulfill European Union requirements regarding the implementation of extensive reforms.
EU: Macro-financial assistance to Moldova only if human rights, democracy and the rule of law are respected
On 20 June, 2017, Council of the European Union, European Parliament and the European Commission, agreed on the €100 million macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova, linking it with the strict conditions on fight against corruption and money laundering.
