Tag for 'Human rights'
Friday, April 21st, 2017
On the execution of Mr Ledell Lee in the US State of Arkansas: Statement by the Spokesperson Brussels, 21/04/2017 The execution of Mr Ledell Lee yesterday has broken a de facto moratorium on the death penalty in the State of Arkansas, in place since 2005. Regardless of the circumstances, the death penalty can never be [...]
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Joint statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2017 Brussels, 08/03/2017 The European Union stands by women in Europe and around the globe today, as it did at the time of its foundation.Sixty years ago, equality between women and men was embedded in the Rome Treaty as one of the European Union's fundamental values. [...]
Monday, February 27th, 2017
EU adopts conclusions on EU priorities at United Nations human rights fora in 2017 27/02/2017Council of the EU On 27 February 2017, the Council adopted conclusions on EU priorities at United Nations human rights fora in 2017.The conclusions reaffirm the EU's strong commitment to the United Nations human rights system. The EU will remain actively [...]
Monday, February 6th, 2017
Joint Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Brussels, 6 February 2017 On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission Federica Mogherini, the EU's Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Commissioner, Vĕra Jourová, and [...]
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
Mogherini: we need to build common ground not ban 01/02/2017 The High Representative / Vice-President addressed the European Parliament on the travel restrictions introduced last week by the U.S. President’s Executive Order.The European Union disagrees with the travel restrictions introduced last week by the U.S. President’s Executive Order and will remain open to all those [...]
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
On the recent executions in the State of Kuwait: Statement by the spokesperson Brussels, 25/01/2017 It was confirmed earlier today that the State of Kuwait carried out the execution of a group of seven people, four men and three women, convicted for different criminal offences. This is the first execution in Kuwait since 2013.Although recognising the serious [...]
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
High Level Forum on Anti-Muslim Discrimination and Hatred Brussels, 18/01/2017 The European Union, together with Canada, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United States, co-organised at the United Nations headquarters a High Level Forum on Combating Anti-Muslim Discrimination and Hatred on 17 January in New York.The Forum sought to voice concerns about the [...]
Sunday, January 15th, 2017
On the executions carried out in Bahrain: Statement by the spokesperson Brussels, 15/01/2017 It was confirmed earlier today that the Kingdom of Bahrain carried out the execution of three people convicted for a bomb attack against the police which killed 3 policemen.The EU reiterates its strong opposition to the use of the death penalty in [...]
Friday, December 9th, 2016
On Human Rights Day: Declaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini on behalf of the European Union 09/12/2016 On 10 December, the European Union and its Member States celebrate Human Rights Day. As inequality and violations of human rights pose increasing challenges across the world, and conflict continues in countries such as Syria, it is [...]
Friday, December 2nd, 2016
On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with disabilities: Statement by Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Brussels, 2 December 2016 The International Day of Persons with disabilities is about people and their rights. It is an occasion to recall how people with disabilities and their representatives have been and remain drivers of policy change around [...]
