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Euroviews. How to keep global superpowers China and the US from riding roughshod over human rights ǀ View
Despite their differences, China's Xi Jinping and US president, Donald Trump have in common their dislike of any global effort to hold them accountable for their behaviour, including on human rights.
Philippines
Euroviews. Children have become collateral damage with the Philippines’ “Drug War” scarring a generation ǀ View
Filipinos cannot expect justice from the perpetrators of this slow-rolling massacre in the name of an anti-drug campaign. The UN’s top human rights body should send a strong rebuke to the Duterte administration when it meets in Geneva this month.
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Euroviews. Millions of children threatened by violence risk being forgotten amid coronavirus lockdowns ǀ View
Many parents are stressed and anxious over their jobs, finances and health, and need to look after their often bored or restless children all day long. Even before the pandemic, children were at the greatest risk of violence when in their own home. Now, the danger of abuse is even greater still.
Greece
Euroviews. Gunshots, summary trials, deportations: the reality for refugees in the EU-Turkey stand-off ǀ View
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s cynical move to open his western EU borders to allow refugees and migrants to leave - while keeping his southern border to Syria shut to asylum seekers desperate to escape the onslaught there - poses an enormous challenge to Greece and the European Union.
Gaza
Euroviews. The case of Suha Jbara exposes the corruption and barbarism of the Palestinian Authority ǀ View
Too many Palestinians endure inhumane treatment at the hands of the PA. Life on the West Bank can be hard enough and, civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip face a near-systematic campaign of human rights abuses.
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Euroviews. Targeting environmental activists with counterterrorism measures is an abuse of the law ǀ View
Protecting the endangered Asiatic cheetah. Tweeting a satirical poem. Attending a climate conference. Campaigning against a power plant. These actions hardly conjure images of suicide bombers or coup plotters. Yet, they have been labelled “eco-terrorism,” “extremism,” “threats to national security".
Russia
Euroviews. The chilling inaction on domestic violence in Russia is endangering women’s lives ǀ View
Russia has no domestic violence law and does not treat domestic violence as a stand-alone criminal offense. In a dramatic step back in 2017, certain forms of domestic violence were actually decriminalised.
Kyrgyzstan
Euroviews. The EU must press for an end to repression in Central Asia at its Kyrgyzstan summit ǀ View
On her potentially last foreign trip, Federica Mogherini will present the EU’s new Central Asia strategy at a summit with Central Asia leaders in Kyrgyzstan. But she should convey several things in Bishkek, most notably the abuse and repression of citizens that is ongoing in the region.
Hungary
Euroviews. Don’t be fooled: Hungary’s government remains a threat to European values ǀ View
The flouting of European values that led to the Fidesz’s suspension from the European People’s Party in March has not changed.
What has changed is that the outcome of the elections has made Fidesz realize that it needs to stay in the EPP.
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Euroviews. Council of Europe at 70 — achievements and concerns ǀ View
The Council of Europe, Europe’s leading human rights body, is celebrating its 70th birthday this week, but it’s not a great time for a party. Crisis overshadows the anniversary gathering in Helsinki on 16-17 May of foreign ministers from the 47 member states.