„EU human rights delegation urges Yemen to release political detaines“, an article in National Yemen, 5^th of may 2012

„EU Parliament calls for the release of yemeni political detainees“, an article in Yemen Times, 7^th of may 2012

„EU parliaments human rights delegation to Yemen“, an article on bykiamasr, 3 May 2012

„EU to suport birth registration, documentation mecanism“, an article of Saba Net, Yemen News Agency, 3 May 2012

EU needs to invest more in security, says NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, European Parliament Homepage, 23 of april 2012

Government plans 'could undermine human rights court', Law Society Gazette, 19 of april 2012

Democracy in Progress – an article in „The Parliament“, 16th of april, about human rights in North Korea, Sri Lanca and Burma as issues of the recent HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL in Geneva.

Lutte contre le terrorisme vs droits de l'Homme, Colectif Van, 16 of april 2012

EP Comittee says Europe violated human rights in fight against terror,  KUNA (Kuweit News Agency), 12 of april 2012

The aim of the campaign “Slavery next door” is to reach as many fourteen to eighteen year old girls and boys from the Danube Region as possible, to let them know that human trafficking is a danger that could prey over any young person thinking about accepting a dubious job offer in a foreign country. Creative and bold campaign material will be used on social networks to capture attention and raise awareness, completed by a blog with resources on human trafficking prevention.
Thanks to our local partners and activists, the campaign will be implemented in Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Germany in parallel, in the local languages of each country.

The Young Citizens Danube Network (YCDN) is an international NGO, founded in 2010 in Serbia. It provides a youth network for the Danube Strategy of the European Union and brings together young people who want to participate in civil society from all 14 countries of the Danube Strategy.

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Elections in Burma - important but not a radical change, a commentary on the platform publicserviceeurope.com from the 3rd of April 2012

Letter to his excellency Ilham Aliyew, President of the Republik of Azetbaijan about intimidations against journalists PDF

Letter to Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus PDF

Concerns regarding the EU-India FTA negotiations in the run-up to the next EU-India summit to be held in New Delhi on 10 February 2012 PDF

On 2nd February 2012 MEP Barbara Lochbihler met the Senior Director International Law and Human Rights Programme of Parliamentarians for Global Action, Dr. David Donat Cattin. He spoke about PGA and the current challenges the International Criminal Court is facing in the 10th year of its existence.

On 3 and 21 October 2011, the lower and upper houses of the Belarusian Parliament adopted a number of restrictive legislative amendments to several legal acts, including the Law on Public Associations, the Law on Political Parties and the Electoral Code. Barbara Lochbihler, chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament, comments: The amendments adopted, in quasi-absolute secrecy, by the Belarusian Parliament constitute another direct attack on the freedoms of assembly and association of Belarusian civil society, especially those organisations working in the field of human rights. PDF

"Restrictions on the freedom of press lead to censorship", said Barbara Lochbihler, chair of Parliament's Human Rights Sub-committee, on Monday, following an exchange of views on the human rights situation in Turkey. The hearing took place after the publication of the European Commission's progress report and enlargement Strategy 2011-2012. The report on Turkey states that "the legal framework does not yet sufficiently safeguard freedom of expression. A very high´number of cases are brought against journalists and the number of journalists in detention is a concern. PDF

An article on Bloomberg.com about the sale of Nokia Siemens surveillance-technology to Bahrain, 25 of August: EU Legislators Ask for Inquiry Into Spy Gear Abuses in Bahrain ›

Transparency in the export of torture is key ›

"Human Rights Policy of the EU after Lisbon", an article for the Boell-Foundation ›

A summary from Barbara Lochbihler in New Europe, May 2010 ›
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