O n 20 November 2018, the European Parliament (EP) held a High Level Conference to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Conference launched the EP’s Human…
F ollowing the attempted coup d’état since July 2016, Turkey has been pursuing a two-track strategy towards the European Union (EU). Mainly, because of the course of action adopted by President Erdoğan Administration concerning…
China, Uyghurs and Human RightsThis analysis is co-authored by Vanessa Frangville, Hacer Z. Gonul and Julius M. Rogenhofer
A fter becoming a significant global player in the world economy and the global geostrategic calculus, China now…
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T he decision of the United States to unilaterally impose a programme of boycott, divestment and sanctions on Iran is arguably designed to force European based companies to reconsider investment plans…
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D uring the lead up to the World Cup tournament that ended this past Sunday, both Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International noted significant human rights abuses on the part of host country Russia.…
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A s part of our Monday Talks series, we have hosted Ana Gomes and Anders Vistisen to discuss the current state of the relations between the European Union and Turkey. The two influential members of the…
I n an interview with Vocal Europe, Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe — UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), expresses her take on some of the critical challenges to the situation of…
A politically diverse group of senior MEPs criticized, in a panel debate held yesterday, the European Union’s current policy on Iran. On the eve of Human Rights Day, they called for a new approach…
SO far during President Hassan Rouhani’s tenure (between August 2013 and September 2017), reports indicate 3,111 inmates have been executed in Iran. This figure could be higher as the country is known for carrying…