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Turkey's human rights record slammed by MEPs

A resolution before the European Parliament in Strasbourg calls for EU accession funds to be withheld until criteria are met.

08/02/2018

China

British Prime Minister Theresa May leads trade delegation to China

Premier Li Keqiang tells May China's relations with Britain will not change because of changes in British-EU relations.

31/01/2018

France

ECJ rules 'sexuality tests cannot constitute basis for refusal of asyl

The European Court of Justice barred the "sexuality tests" from being used as grounds to reject an asylum application.

25/01/2018

Sweden

Two Pussy Riot members ‘seek asylum in Sweden’

Swedish media say two members of the Russian protest group have claimed asylum in the country, saying they are persecuted in Russia.

24/01/2018

China

Sweden protests over Kong Kong-based publisher ‘seized' in China

Bookseller and Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, who has previously been held in China, was reportedly arrested on a train in the presence of European diplomats.

23/01/2018

World News

‘Standing up to hate-inciting populists does work’ – HRW report

Human Rights Watch praises France under Macron for tackling xenophobia, but blasts Austria and the Netherlands for pandering to populists.

18/01/2018

World News

European fashion brands urged to own up about supply chains

“Any brand that refuses to share information about their supply chain should be a huge red flag for consumers."

12/01/2018

France

'Turkey is worn out with waiting for EU accession' - Erdogan

Emmanuel Macron warned Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the rule of law and ruled out progress in Turkey's EU membership bid as the French president hosted his Turkish counterpart in Paris.

05/01/2018

China

Hands off Hong Kong, protesters warn China

Pro-democracy campaigners say China’s Communist Party leaders are chipping away at the autonomy of the former British colony.

01/01/2018

USA

UN chief issues 'red alert'

The secretary general of the United Nations calls for unity in his year-end address

31/12/2017

Egypt

Egypt sentences ex-president Mohammed Morsi to three years in jail

Former Egyptian leader, who was overthrown in 2013, is already serving multiple jail terms on charges of causing the death of protesters and spying for Qatar

30/12/2017

Peru

Protests continue over the pardon of Peru's ex-president Fujimori

Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski defended his pardon for Alberto Fujimori as justified clemency for an ailing man whose authoritarian government in the 1990s helped the country progress

26/12/2017

My Europe Series

Seeking justice in Europe for Syrian torture victims

Syrian torture survivors and human rights activists speak out about their quest for justice.

22/12/2017

My Europe Series

Human Rights Watch's Nadim Houry on torture in Syria

Nadim Houry is director of Human Rights Watch’s terrorism and counter-terrorism programme.

22/12/2017

My Europe Series

Syrian torture survivors speak out

Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie speaks with Syrian victims of torture who are seeking justice in Germany.

21/12/2017

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Venezuela opposition receive human rights award

The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov prize for human rights to members of Venezuela's democratic opposition.

13/12/2017

Europe News

Venezuela opposition accepts EU's top human rights prize

The award is being accepted in Strasbourg by the president of the Venezuelan National Assembly and political prisoners

13/12/2017

Turkey

International artists rally for release of Deniz Yucel

Dozens of stars from the entertainment world have united to push Turkey to free jailed journalist Deniz Yucel

09/12/2017

World

Voices of opposition in Venezuela

Euronews obtains rare interviews by voices of the opposition in Venezuela.

08/12/2017

Switzerland

Genocide against Rohingya cannot be ruled out, says UN rights chief

Comments came from the UN Commissioner for Human Rights at a special session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva

05/12/2017