Brussels 28.03.2025 The EU reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022. Nowadays despite the peace agreement, signed in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2022 between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) ending the…
Category: Human rights
DRC: MEPs «toil» resolution on Goma
Strasbourg 11.02.2025 The European Parliament is in the process of working out a Resolution on the situation in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Following the line of the drafts, the MEPs conclude the following:During the decades the resource-rich and multi-ethnic eastern region of the DRC has been plagued by violence, war and unimaginable…
Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty
Brussels 31.12.2024 President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed the death penalty abolition bill into law December 31, 2024. “Yes, the president had a personal role he played in moving matters in that direction, and this [is] arising from his own historical experience [as] a prisoner who had been condemned but only survived on the basis of age….
Sudan: EU condemns attacks in El Fasher
Brussels 13.05.2024 The intensification of fighting in the outskirts and within El Fasher, Sudan, is aggravating an already catastrophic humanitarian situation and having a dramatic impact on civilians, reads the joint statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the attacks in El Fasher. “We strongly condemn…
Burkina Faso: EU strong condemnation
Strasbourg 30.04.2024 “The European Union expresses its strong emotion and strong condemnation following the publication of the Human Rights Watch report published on April 25, 2024, documenting the summary execution of more than 200 civilians, including many children, in two localities in the north of the country on February 25. She sends her deep condolences…
Sudan: one year of chaos
Brussels 15.04.2024 A civil war has devastated Sudan and pushed people to the brink of famine. Top diplomats and aid groups met today in Paris to enhance humanitarian support to prevent further deterioration. “A year ago, we were coordinating the carousel of planes from different European countries evacuating our nationals. We left and since then…
EU-Sudan: arrest warrant for Hamdok is “source of concern”
Brussels 05.04.2024 Today the EU diplomacy announced they “took note” of the arrest warrants for the leadership of Tagadum including that of ex-Prime Minister of Sudan – Hamdok. “It is a source of concern in a moment when Sudan needs a political solution for that war that devastated the country for more than a year”…
Moura massacre: Borrell demands investigation
Brussels 16.05.2023 “The publication, by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, of the report on the events that took place in Moura, from March 27 to 31, 2022, confirms the multiple abuses and violations of human rights and the law international humanitarian crisis that occurred in the context of the…
Burkina-Faco: EU condemns Karma massacre
Brussels 27.04.2023 “The European Union strongly condemns the horrific massacre that took place in the village of Karma, Yatenga province, on 20 April, which reportedly left dozens of civilian victims, including women and children” reads the statement of the press-person of the European External Action Service. #BurkinaFaso : L’UE condamne avec fermeté l’horrible massacre à…
EU reacts upon Uganda anti-gay law
Brussels 23.03.2023 “The European Union is deeply concerned by the passing of an anti-homosexuality bill by the Ugandan Parliament, which introduces severe punishments, including the death penalty. The EU is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances” reads the statement by the spokesperson on the adoption of the anti-homosexuality bill. Uganda: The EU is…
