Plenary summary: Parliament criticises Russia day ahead of Olympic Games 7th February 2014 808 0 0 Yesterday, one day before the Olympic Games in Sochi started, the European Parliament adopted a resolution severely criticising Russia for its...
European Parliament strongly condemns anti-LGBTI laws in Uganda, Nigeria and India 17th January 2014 932 0 0 In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and...
European Commission Vice-President boycotts Sochi over minority rights 16th December 2013 924 0 0 Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, has announced that she...
Human rights in the world: Parliament’s annual report points to serious abuses for LGBTI people 12th December 2013 1003 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament voted its annual report on human rights in the world. The report reviews the situation of human rights...
MEPs welcome the annulment of Moldovan ‘Propaganda Law’ 15th October 2013 815 0 0 Members of the European Parliament are welcoming the decision by the Moldovan Parliament to annul the law prohibiting the “propagation of any...
Live: European Parliament debates homophobia and xenophobia in Russia 9th October 2013 1040 0 0 Tomorrow morning the European Parliament will debate the increase in homophobia and xenophobia in Russia. Members of the European Parliament will...
‘Hold Putin to account at G20 and Council of Europe’, MEPs say 30th August 2013 818 0 0 Members of the European Parliament are calling on EU leaders and the Council of Europe to denounce Russia’s increasingly forceful crackdown...
Moldova secretly adopts homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law 18th July 2013 918 0 0 A new ‘anti-propaganda’ law, similar to those recently enacted in Russia, was discussed and adopted away from public scrutiny and...
European Parliament condemns Russia’s federal censorship law 14th June 2013 884 0 0 Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the “anti-propaganda” law voted in Russia’s federal Duma...
