"Like up to 400 other political prisoners in Azerbaijan, he should be immediately released. I condemn Baku's escalating crackdown on political opposition, including the arrest of PFPA party leader Ali Karimli." (2/2)
🔴 Azerbaijani political prisoner Tofig Yagublu
Chair @droi.europarl.europa.eu @mounirsatouri.bsky.social declared today:
"I am worried by the health situation of Azerbaijani jailed oppositionist Tofig Yagublu, in the third week of his hunger strike." (1/2)
🔴 Today, #EPlenary adopted 3 urgencies resolutions on the human rights situation in:
📌 Russia
📌 Niger
📌 Georgia
+ details in our press release 👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
"We reiterate our solidarity with them, calling for justice and their immediate release. Amaglobeli’s reports of humiliating treatment while in detention must be investigated. We stand firmly with all women who defend truth and freedom." (3/3)
"Among them is Georgia’s first female journalist‑political prisoner, Mzia Amaglobeli, who remains behind bars for doing her job.
Last year, we honoured her courage by awarding the Sakharov Prize to her and to the imprisoned Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut." (2/3)
🔴 International Women's Day
Chair @mounirsatouri.bsky.social and delegation Chair Nils Ušakovs declared:
"As we celebrated the courage and achievements of women worldwide, we also remembered those persecuted for speaking the truth." (1/3)
▶️ Link to the report:
"The EU must remain steadfast in its support for freedom of expression and the work of press cartoonists" (3/3)
➡️ Link to the report 👇
www.cartooningforpeace.org/en/evenement...
"The report of Cartooning for Peace and Cartoonists Rights on the situation of threatened press cartoonists worldwide outlines the severe challenges they are faced with and serves as a grave reminder of the international regress of media freedom. " (2/3)
🔴 Media freedom
Cartooning For Peace - Threatened Press Cartoonists Worldwide @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social
Chair @mounirsatouri.bsky.social declared today :
"A picture is worth a thousands words and cartoonists prove this everyday." (1/3)
🔴 24.02 Ukraine
4 years since the start of Russia's full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine, the chairs of the respective committees in the European Parliament and in Verkhovna Rada responsible for human rights issued a joint statement 👇
link.europa.eu/jCtb4C
🗓️ Today
🕟 16.30 - 18.30
with EP Delegation for relations with USA
The EU's role in upholding human rights in its external action, even with traditional allied countries: the case of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the USA
📽️live 👇 link.europa.eu/Gkfyq4
🗓️ Today 24.02
🕒 15.00 - 16.15
Common hearing with @juri.europarl.europa.eu
"The immunity of United Nations and International Criminal Court officials"
+ info: europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...
🗓️ 24 February
🕘 9.00 - 10.00
The human rights dimension of the externalisation of migration and asylum policies worldwide
with Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe - Michael O’Flaherty
+ info: link.europa.eu/kCQCJn
📽️Streaming: link.europa.eu/FHMxpC
🕓Today 16.00 - 17.30
Assessing the human rights and democracy aspects of the Commission proposal for an EU’s Global Europe Instrument in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034)
+ Info 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...
Streaming 👇
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
🔴 Starting at 15.00 @droi.europarl.europa.eu
The EU response to children in armed conflict against the use of child soldiers
+ info 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/f...
Follow it live 👇 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
🔴 12.02 - Red Hand Day
International day to stop the use of child soldiers
"Children have no place in war" says Chair @mounirsatouri.bsky.social
@droi.europarl.europa.eu will hold a meeting on 23.02 on the EU response to children in armed conflicts 👇
🔴 Today, EP plenary adopted 3 urgencies resolutions on the human rights situation in:
📌 Iran
📌 Türkiye
📌 Uganda
+ details in our press release 👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
🗓️ Tonight 11/02/26
⏲️ around 20.00
Follow the debates in #EPlenary on the human rights situation in:
📌 Ouganda
📌 Iran
📌 Türkiye
📽️ Webstreaming 👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/h...
This week, EP plenary in Strasbourg will debate the human rights situation in:
➡️ Ouganda
➡️ Iran
➡️ Türkiye
📢 Debates on Wednesday
🗳️ Votes on resolutions on Thursday
🗓️ Agenda with more information 👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/a...
"We reiterate our call to the Hong Kong authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Jimmy Lai" he added (2/2)
Link to the adopted resolution in January 2026 👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
🔴 Hong Kong - Jimmy Lai
Chair @droi.europarl.europa.eu @mounirsatouri.bsky.social declared today:
"Jimmy Lai’s sentencing marks the culmination of a blatantly politically motivated prosecution. Given his advanced age, a 20 year sentence amounts to life imprisonment." (1/2)
They discussed ways to support victims of conflict-related sexual violence, justice and accountability for the ISIS's genocide against the Iraqi Yazidis and the sustainable return of thousands of Yazidis being still displaced in camps. (2/2)
Chair @droi.europarl.europa.eu Mounir Satouri @mounirsatouri.bsky.social welcomed Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize and Sakharov Prize laureate this week in Brussels (1/2)
Nadia Murad’s journey from survivor to a leading voice for justice is a testament to the power of breaking the silence.
Honoured to welcome the Nobel Peace Prize and Sakharov Prize laureate to the European Parliament to speak about our shared responsibility to protect human rights.
📢Yesterday, and five months after the EP urgency resolution on #VictoireIngabire, the
Human Rights Subcommittee discussed the #humanrights situation in #Rwanda.
Her son, Rémy Amahirwa, was present and shares his testimony👇
#parliamentarydiplomacy
+info about EP special plenary session 👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
"Our international treaties, conventions & mechanisms on human rights, accountability for and prevention of international crimes were developed after this tragedy, to avoid that such horror happens again. In these troubled times, is our absolute duty to protect them & to make them stronger." (3/4)
"including 6 million Jewish women, men and children, who have been exterminated by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators." (2/4)
🔴 27.01 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Chair @mounirsatouri.bsky.social declared
"As I stressed at the opening of our @droi.europarl.europa.eu meeting this morning, this day serves as a solemn tribute to the millions of innocent victims of the Holocaust" (1/4)
