2023 among the five worst years for wildfires in Europe, but 2024 provides some relief
The 2023 wildfire season ranks among the EU’s worst in over two decades, fuelled by climate change. Fires devastated vast areas, threatening…
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UN General Assembly Takes a Stand: New Resolution Addresses Trafficking and Forced Religious Conversions
Washington, D.C., November 20, 2024 – In a step forward for the advancement of human rights worldwide, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)s…
UN underlines solidarity with Ukraine 1,000 days into Russian invasion
The “grim milestone” fell as Ukraine fired long-range American-made missiles into Russia for the first time, according to media reports. ‘Not just…
Words That Shape the Future: Antonella Sberna’s Vision for Interreligious Dialogue in Europe
At the event titled “Why Words Matter,” organized by the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), European Parliament Vice President Antonella Sberna delivered a…
Ukraine, Suspicion of Fabrication of a Criminal Case
Oleg Maltsev, an internationally recognized Ukrainian scholar in bad health, is in pre-trial detention in a prison denounced as unsanitary by the…
Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique
Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo candidate Daniel…
Pay attention to the gender pay gap
Equal pay for equal work is one of the EU’s founding principles. And yet, imagine if you stopped getting paid for…
Borrell Addresses Transatlantic Relations Post-Trump Election: A Call for European Unity and Preparedness
Brussels, November 13, 2024 – In a pivotal speech delivered at the European Parliament plenary session, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell addressed the implications…
Parliament pays homage to the victims of the floods in Spain
President Metsola opened the 13-14 November plenary session in Brussels with a minute of silence for the victims of the flood tragedy…
Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’
The latest incident comes amid growing international concern over the use of capital punishment in the country since 2021, when the Taliban…