Saudi Arabia
Rights groups calls for boycott of Dakar Rally over 'sportswashing'
One of the groups is supporting women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul who was jailed last month after being found guilty of spying and conspiring against the kingdom. But many believe she was arrested for campaigning for women’s right to drive in Saudi Arabia.
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Euroviews. Why COVID-19 shows that migrants’ integration in Europe is as important as ever ǀ View
Europe needs and depends on migration to sustain its own development and the well-being of its citizens. Yet, when it comes to acknowledging their contributions, migrants are left at the mercy of socio-economic hardships on the fringes of society.
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Uzbekistan
Euroviews. The EU must leverage closer trade ties with Uzbekistan to ensure progress on human rights ǀ View
As Uzbekistan’s applies to the EU's GSP+ scheme, Brussels should use its leverage in the application process to ensure progress is being made on human and labour rights in the central Asian country.
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EU agrees on tighter rules for surveillance tech exports
Under the new rules, European companies will have to apply for government licenses to export certain products and they'll have to meet criteria that have been beefed up to include requirements to consider whether the sale poses a risk to human rights.
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Euroviews. Authorities are using COVID-19 as a smokescreen to stifle the legitimate right to protest ǀ View
Measures that are rightly being put in place by governments to restrict the spread of COVID-19 are now being used as a means to put an end to our right to protest when they make poor decisions.
