World News

Journalists protest against alleged police violence in Hong Kong

10,000 people also marched in the border town of Sha Tin calling for genuinely democratic voting in the former British colony. A handful called for an independent Hong Kong.

14/07/2019

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.

05/07/2019

Venezuela

UN human rights chief in Venezuela to meet with Maduro and Guaido

The trip comes ahead of a three week United Nations Human Rights Council session where it's expected that criticism will be heaped on President Nicolas Maduro.

22/06/2019

Belarus

European Games: Can Belarus emerge from a poor human rights record?

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko claimed the European Games would have a positive impact on the image of his country, but can Belarus emerge from under the spectre of a bad human rights record?

22/06/2019

China

Remembering Tiananmen, 30 years on

Rights groups and witnesses say the number of those killed in the violence could run into the thousands. Chinese authorities have never released a full death toll and have banned any public commemoration.

04/06/2019

World News

Euroviews. Why we should feel hopeful after the EU elections ǀ View

Despite all the challenges facing our newly elected MEPs, I am hopeful that a freer, fairer Europe is in reach. In last week’s elections, Europeans came out and voted in greater numbers than at any time in the last 20 years, and many campaigns were driven by young people who made their voices heard.

04/06/2019

United Kingdom

No expectations? Expert compares UK welfare policy to age of Dickens

In a scathing UN report on poverty in the UK, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights said one-fifth of the UK's population was living in poverty.

22/05/2019

Earth News

What’s the difference between fairtrade, ethical and handmade?

People are confused by the marketing terms that are commonly used to describe these products.

12/05/2019

Russia

Unmasked Russian 'StalinGulag' blogger: I won't be silenced by Kremlin

StalinGulag blogger Alexander Gorbunov: I won't be silenced by Russian police

06/05/2019

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkey – the world’s largest prison for journalists ǀ View

It is outrageous to think that journalists like Erdem are being held in prisons just for doing their jobs. It is shocking to know that many have been convicted in show trials using fabricated evidence and trumped up charges.

06/05/2019

China

Hong Kong protests against proposed new extradition laws

Hong Kong protests against proposed new extradition laws

28/04/2019

No Comment

Indigenous peoples gather to defend their lands in Brazil

Thousands of indigenous protesters gathered at the Esplanade of Ministries of Brasilia to defend the land and the cultural rights of indigenous peoples who are threatened by the government of Jair Bolsonaro.

25/04/2019

Europe News

"People are split, brothers are becoming enemies, families are torn."

Suvari Öztürk is a Turkish songwriter, performer and interpreter. He wrote a song called “Enkaz” which means “wreckage” - a not so subtle reference to what's happening these last years in Turkey. In his songs you hear him talk about the violation of human rights in Turkey.

12/04/2019

World

Survivors of sexual violence speak out to pursue justice

A few weeks ago, Luxembourg hosted the first edition of the Stand, Speak, Rise up forum to end sexual violence in fragile environments.

12/04/2019

USA

Euroviews. Why is Trump still ignoring Saudi Arabia's brutal human rights abuses? ǀ View

The Saudi regime is subjecting female activists and other political prisoners to imprisonment, torture and sexual abuse. And America says nothing.

02/04/2019

World News

Euroviews. Abidjan Principles must pass three crucial tests in order to strengthen right to education ǀ View

Increasingly autocratic States are pushing nativist narratives through national curricula, where schools face more centralized political controls and where the academic freedom of teachers is under attack. Are the Abidjan Principles robust enough to support the fight back against these tendencies?

26/03/2019

World News

Electric car batteries damaging to environment: Amnesty International

Extracting the minerals for the lithium-ion batteries poweing electric vehicles and electronics is fossil-fuel intensive, the NGO warned on Thursday.

21/03/2019

Cinema

Geneva's International Film Festival and Forum On Human Rights Wrap up

Geneva's 2019 International Film Festival and Forum On Human Rights wraps up with awards going to the acclaimed feminist documentary 'Delphine et Carole : Insoumuses' and 'Lucha Congo'.

19/03/2019

Cinema

Ximei documentary premieres at Geneva Human Rights Film Festival

Ximei documentary produced by Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei premieres at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva

19/03/2019

Cult

'I have a project for peace in the Middle East' — writer Marek Halter

"It wasn't easy ... when you decide to write your memoirs, it means you accept the idea that life is already behind you." Writer and activist Marek Halter spoke to Isabelle Kumar on Euronews' Cult programme about the challenges of penning his memoirs.

11/03/2019