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Open letter to the EP: Call out the EU Council on its rule of law hypocrisy
Open letter to the European Parliament: Call out the EU Council on its rule of law hypocrisy ǀ View Euronews published the following article: A few weeks ago, the European Council appointed the European prosecutors who will be part of the European Public Prosecution Office (EPPO). Some might remember the controversy surrounding the appointment of…
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Protests must be nonviolent; governments must respect rights, pope says
… are protests, the pope asked Catholic communities, and especially their pastors … of Athens made to other European governments and citizens “to … humane and dignified welcome in Europe.”
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Liechtenstein brings an Inter-State case against the Czech Republic
On 19 August 2020 the Government of Liechtenstein lodged an inter-State application against the Czech Republic under Article 33 (Inter-State cases) of the European Convention on Human Rights, alleging breaches of the rights of its citizens in property cases. The case concerns the Government of Liechtenstein’s complaint under several Articles of the Convention about the…
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Spanish human rights attorney writes to Von der Leyen on planned violations of fundamental health rights
A Spanish consumers association Atty Luis de Miguel Ortega, with a coalition of other associations, has written the President of the European Commission requesting urgent response and adjustment to the law in different health issues related to the current situation of pandemic, saying that: This institutional behavior, together with the evident collusion with philanthropic-looking pharmaceutical…
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Turkmen Court Sentences Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to Two Years in Prison
On August 6, 2020, a Turkmen court sentenced Brothers Eldor and Sanjarbek Saburov to two years in prison for their conscientious objection to military service. The siblings are 21 and 25 years old, respectively. The court refused the brothers’ request to appeal. This is the second time both were convicted for their neutrality.