The human rights monitoring carried out in Ukraine by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) since Russia’s military attack on 24 February 2022 was the topic of discussion at an event held during the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on 4 October 2024. “By collecting and analysing evidence of the appalling human rights violations…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has expressed deep concern at “the disproportionately harsh treatment” faced by Julian Assange and said this has had a “dangerous chilling effect” which undermines the protection of journalists and whistleblowers around the world. Approving a resolution based on a report by Thórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC), the Assembly said Mr Assange’s treatment…
In recent weeks, a Ukrainian scientist has found himself at the center of a whirlwind of allegations. Dr. Oleg Maltsev, a prominent researcher and scientist, was detained in Odessa on September 12 under charges of leading an illegal paramilitary formation, sparking a heated debate across Ukrainian media and on Telegram channels. The Security Service of…
FROM Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell joined by Danielle Bell Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (remotely from Kyiv) LOCATION Geneva We have this morning published our latest report on Ukraine. It covers key human rights developments from 1 June to 31 August 2024, during which civilian…
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a compliance report on Ireland, assessing the country’s progress in implementing recommendations from GRECO’s 2022 evaluation report on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. In today’s report, GRECO concludes that Ireland has satisfactorily implemented one of the eighteen recommendations set out in the…
In this interview — conducted before Germany’s decision to re-introduce border checks — EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola spoke about disinformation, migration and the right-wing surge in the EU election. Right before the EU elections in June, the then European Parliament media chief Jaume Duch told me that an information war is being waged against the…
In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the Council today agreed its position on an EU law that sets minimum standards for the definition and sanctioning of corruption offences, preventive measures and rules for more effective investigation and prosecution. The law’s main novelty is that, for the first time at EU…
On the initiative of the EPP Group, the newly elected MEPs today reaffirm the European Parliament’s continued support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. In a Resolution to be voted on later today, MEPs will also reconfirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to provide political, financial, economic, humanitarian,…
The Council of the European Union has agreed on a modified text in the ongoing legislative process for a new directive on combating corruption in the EU. According to the directive, companies could face turnover-based fines and other drastic sanctions. At the same time, the European legislator points out what companies can do right now…
By Robert Hodgson EURONEWS: You’re joining the Greens at a time when they’ve just taken a bit of a battering, losing 18 of 71 seats. Do you see this as a worrying sign of falling public support for climate and environmental action, and the end of the Green Wave we saw in 2019, or is the…
