Chairwoman Hautala sent on 22 June 2011 a letter to the Ambassador of India concerning reports that the Rapid Action Force are reporte to have used excessive force towards a peaceful gathering in Delhi on 4th of June as well as the case of Mr Devender Pal Singh, who has been sentenced to death. Hautala noted that the European Parliament must see [...]
Chairwoman Hautala sent on 16 June a letter to the Ambassador of Zimbabwe to the EU demanding an immediate end to all politically motivated harassment by the Zimbabwean state security services against human rights advocates in the country.
Subcommittee on Human Rights discussed the fight against torture and counter-terrorism on 15th of June with Ms Hina Jilani, former UN Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders and Mr Eric Sottas, Secretary General of the World Organisation against Torture, to commemorate the nearing International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26th of June. [...]
During the meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights on 14th of June, Chairwoman Hautala received the news with delight that Mr. Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre Memorial was acquitted by the Khamovniki District Court in Moscow. The members of the Subcommittee have supported Mr Orlov throughout the criminal [...]
Subcommittee on Human Rights discussed on 14th of June of prevention of genocide and mass atrocities with the UN Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide, Mr Francis Deng and the chair of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Budapest Center for the International Prevention of Genocide, Mr Gyorgy Tatar.
Members of the European Parliament have called for the European Union delegation to support the Russian democratic civil society in the ongoing EU-Russia Summit in Nizhny Novgorod.
Chairwoman Hautala sent today a letter to the Ambassador of Egypt to EU, condemning continuing reports of torture and pressing the authorities to abide by their human rights obligations during the time of transition to democracy.
Joint statement on 26 May 2011 by Mr Jacek Protasiewicz, Chairman of the EP Delegation for relations with Belarus and Ms Heidi Hautala, Chairwoman of the EP Subcommittee on Human Rights on the recent sentences of representatives of democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus including ex-Presidential candidates.
Heidi Hautala, Chairwoman of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights, welcomes the news on the arrest of General Ratko Mladic on 26 of May. After 15 years on the run, he will now have to face the charges that he orchestrated the genocide in Srebrenica and masterminded many other grave human rights violations. This [...]
Heidi Hautala called for companies’ social responsibility and regulation to fight against human rights violations in mobile phone production. Hautala introduced a Danish-German film Blood in the Mobile on One World human rights film festival in the European parliament yesterday.
A court in Moscow today issued its ruling in the appeal case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, upholding their second conviction but reducing the sentence of Khodorkovsky by one year. The Greens hit out at the ruling as politically-motivated and called on the EU to raise the issue at its forthcoming summit with Russia [...]
Chairwoman Hautala opened a screening of the ‘Emergency Shelter” film at the One World Film Festival at the European Parliament.
Chairwoman Hautala sent a letter to the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the EU, Mr Yerik Utambayev, expressing concern over the violent attack and court proceedings against Mr Ainuv Kurmanov, Chairman of the Human Rights Organisation Talmas.
Chairwoman Hautala is travelling to Honduras and Mexico with the delegation of European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights 16 - 20 May.
Heidi Hautala welcomes the decision of the government of Uganda to withdraw the anti-homosexuality draft from the parliamentary agenda after its global condemnation, but notes that this withdrawal only does not suffice in ensuring that rights of sexual minorities are respected in Uganda.
European Parliament debated on 12 May the deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan and adopted a resolution expressing deep concern over the increasing harassment and violence against civil society and journalists.
European Parliament on 12 May adopted a Resolution calling the Sri Lankan authorities to ensure accountability for war crimes and other grave human rights violations committed during the war that ended in May 2009.
Council of Europe adopted a Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence on 10-11 May 2011 in Istanbul at the 121st Session of the Committee of Ministers, where it was immediately opened for signatures.
Chairwoman Hautala together with the Vice-President of European Parliament, Mr Edward McMillan-Scott, send an urgent appeal to High Representative Ashton concerning hunger strike and crackdown at the Kirti Monastery in New Delhi.
Chairwoman Hautala sent an address to the Finnish UN Association Conference concerning the situation of women in the Arab world.
Chairwoman Hautala is gravely concerned over the information that an Anti-Homosexuality bill is scheduled to have a second hearing at the Ugandan Parliament tomorrow, meaning that the bill might near adoption soon. This bill must be withdrawn. There is no place for this kind of legislation in any community.
The death sentences passed on four anti-government activists in Bahrain on 28 April prompted thousands of appeals, posted by Bahrainis on the European Parliament’s Facebook page, for help to get them revoked. Moved by these appeals, committee chairs Gabriele Albertini (Foreign Affairs), Heidi Hautala (Human Rights Sub-Committee) and Angelika Niebler (Delegation for relations with the [...]
Finnish Green MEP Heidi Hautala, chairwoman of the human rights committee in the EU legislature, told EU Observer website that it would have been “much better if he was brought to justice alive.”
“I am sure the discussion will continue, including in the European Parliament, as to why it was needed for him to be killed. [...]
A delegation of MEPs has arrived to Turkmenistan to assess the human rights situation in the country and to determine whether Europe should consent to deeper trade ties. In June, the European parliament is expected to vote on whether a Partnership and Co-operation Agreement should go ahead.
Chairwoman Hautala sent on 18 April a letter to Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan concerning repidly increased reports over human rights violations in the country. She urged the authorities to halt the violent repression of demonstrators and tackle the prevailing impunity for attacks against journalists.
Chairwoman Hautala has rejected claims of Ugandan Ambassador that the killed LGBT activist, Mr David Kato, was partly responsible for his own death due to his sexuality. Chairwoman stressed that such views are in dire violation of universal values and fundamental rights.
Today in the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament the External Action Service answered Heidi Hautala’s question on the EU-Turkmenistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA).
It is imperative that human rights be given central consideration when EU foreign affairs ministers will discuss tomorrow the review of its policy towards Burma/Myanmar. Recent elections have brought no change to the widespread and systematic human rights violations in the country
Chairwoman Hautala addresssed on 29 March a Conference “The Middle East: what next? Strategic implications for Europe and America,” hosted by MEP Ana Gomes.
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