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Kyrgyzstan
Euroviews. Kyrgyzstan’s human rights abuses should sound alarm bells over closer ties with the EU | View
While [Kyrgyzstan] boasts a very active and engaged civil society, Askarov’s imprisonment, and the government’s abject failure to act on the UN Human Rights Committee’s decision in his case [...] should give EU officials considerable pause.
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Italy ordered to pay Amanda Knox €18,400 in damages
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled Italy must pay Amanda Knox €18,400 in damages, costs and expenses after Italian police had failed to provide legal assistance and a translator during questioning following the 2007 killing of her British roommate.
Egypt
Euroviews. Egypt - EU partnership: oppressors and their friends | View
Europe’s leaders have professed their commitment to working for the common interests of Egyptians and Europeans, including speaking out in defence of human rights. But it’s far from clear how this definition of common interest is being extended to ordinary Egyptians.
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Fighting for LGBTI rights in Europe
"A huge portion of activists that we work with across Europe are under increasing pressure. They are at the forefront of so many of the negative trends like attacks on democracy, the closing space for civil society, the populist movement, the far right," ILGA Europe tells Euronews.
World News
Euroviews. Will the Council of Europe become Putin’s trophy? | View
A vote by the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) this week will decide whether Russia will be readmitted to Europe's biggest human rights organisation without sanctions and without fulfilling any of PACE's preconditions.
