Press conference on Wed 10th of February at 10.30 in room LOW N-1/201 (Strasbourg)
Under pressure from Russia, Eutelsat, the leading European satellite operator, has refused to transmit Perviy Kavkazskiy, the newly established Georgian satellite television channel in Russian language.
Vanhat merkinnät kategorioittain: Tiedotteet
Europe’s largest satellite operator bows to pressure from Kremlin
05/02/2010 – 17:41
SWIFT: EU-valiokunta puolustaa kansalaisten tietosuojaa
05/02/2010 – 01:40
Ratkaiseva äänestys ensi viikolla
Euroopan parlamentin oikeus- ja sisäasioiden valiokunnan kokous oli torstai-iltapäivällä ääriään myöten täynnä median edustajia.
Chairwoman condemns arrest of Oleg Orlov
01/02/2010 – 16:14
On 31 January group of human rights and democracy activists were holding their monthly demonstration in Triumfalnaya Square in central Moscow in support of their constitutional right to freedom of assembly, when police officers broke up the protest, and arrested several people, including Oleg Orlov, Chair of human rights organisation Memorial, the winner of the [...]
Gatajevit: “EU-oikeusmurha edelleen vaarana”
27/01/2010 – 12:00
Euroopan parlamentin ihmisoikeusalivaliokunnan puheenjohtaja Heidi Hautala on tyytyväinen Helsingin käräjäoikeuden 25.1.2010 päätökseen
Vihreät SWIFT-sopimuksesta
21/01/2010 – 18:20
Europarlamentin vihreän ryhmän tiedote: EU-US bank data transfers, EU Parliament calls on Council to suspend SWIFT agreement
Diamandouros was the right choice for transparency
20/01/2010 – 19:59
The European Parliament today voted (1) to grant Nikiforos Diamandourous a further term as EU Ombudsman,
Detention of Iranian human rights defender
14/01/2010 – 20:36
Chairwoman Hautala calls for a release of Emadeddin Baghi, a prominent human rights defender and founder of the Association for the Defence of Prisoners’ Rights and the Society of the Right to Life Guardians in Iran.
ECHR ruling on Gillan and Quinton
13/01/2010 – 21:54
Chairwoman Hautala welcomed the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on 12 January in the case of Gillan and Quinton V the United Kingdom where the Court ruled that section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 violates the right to respect for private life guaranteed by Article 8 of the Convention on Human [...]
Human rights dialogue Cuba-EU
13/01/2010 – 21:51
Chairwoman Hautala took part in seminar organized by Lech Walesa Institute, concerning the Future of the Eu’s policy towards Cuba on 13 January. In her speech she noted that it is certainly not a new issue to discuss the future of EU’s policy toward Cuba.
Chairwoman condemns arrest of Alexeyeva
13/01/2010 – 15:07
On 31 December group of human rights and democracy activists were holding their monthly demonstration in Triumfalnaya Square in central Moscow in support of their constitutional right to freedom of assembly, when hundreds of police officers broke up the protest, and arrested several people, including Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the winner of the 2009 European Parliament Sakharov [...]
Hautala condemns Shaikh execution
12/01/2010 – 12:37
Chairwoman Hautala would like to join Jerzy Buzek, the President of European Parliament, in expressing deep concern over the recent human rights violations in China.
Women’s rights are human rights!
21/12/2009 – 14:39
Statement on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of CEDAW
- Women’s rights have made a lot of progress during the last 30 years, but we still have a long way to go to achieve equality in the enjoyment of all human rights, says Heidi Hautala, chair of the European Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights, on [...]
European Parliament defends public access to EU documents
17/12/2009 – 17:03
Today, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on access to EU documents, reiterating that European institutions should keep moving towards greater transparency and urging the Commission to widen the scope of the current regulation to all EU institutions, as well as update the rules on internal documents. The EU Parliament resolution criticised Council and Commission [...]
Condolences to Aushev family
17/12/2009 – 15:18
Today we received very sad news that the mother of the wife of the killed Russian human rights defender Maksharip Aushev has died in a car explosion yesterday 16. December 2009 in Ingushetia. In the car there was also the wife of Mr Aushev. She remains in critical condition in a hospital. She is seven months [...]
EU:n avoimuus vedenjakajalla - Hautala tuomitsee salailupyrkimykset
16/12/2009 – 17:53
Euroopan parlamentti äänestää huomenna 17.12. päätöslauselmasta, joka koskee toimielinten asiakirjajulkisuutta. Tänään Strasbourgissa järjestettiin asiaa koskeva lehdistötilaisuus. Vihreää ryhmää edusti avoimuuden edistämisestä laajalti tunnettu Heidi Hautala, joka on vaikuttanut voimakkaasti päätöslauselmaehdotuksen sisältöön.
Hautala supports Sakharov winners’ proposal
16/12/2009 – 15:48
Chairwoman of the EP Subcommittee on Human Rights Heidi Hautala, congratulates the winners of the 2009 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Oleg Orlov, Sergei Kovalev and Lyudmila Alexeyeva who received the prize on behalf of the Memorial organisation and all other human rights defenders in Russia.
Official Statement on Vietnam
16/12/2009 – 12:25
Photo from this morning in Strasbourg
I am deeply disturbed and concerned of the attacks against the peaceful religious community of Thich Nhat Hahn followers from 8 to 10 December, in Vietnam.
Urgent situation in Vietnam
14/12/2009 – 20:30
Chairwoman Hautala has received with great concern the news of Thich Nhat Panh monks having to leave the Vietnamese pagoda where they have been in shelter since September. This possible prologue to a tragedy was caused by strong mob pressure. Hautala strongly condemns this crackdown of the peaceful community. The authorities must inform where those already detained are and ensure that [...]
Hautalan vierailu aiheutti piiritystilanteen Venäjällä
14/12/2009 – 02:48
Euroopan parlamentin ihmisoikeusalivaliokunnan puheenjohtaja Heidi Hautalan käynnissä oleva vierailu Venäjällä on johtanut viranomaisten suorittamiin opposition edustajien asuntojen piirittämisiin ja ratsioihin. Piiritykset ovat saaneet suuren huomion Venäjän tiedotusvälineissä, joissa on korostettu Hautalan vierailua kotietsintöjen taustalla.
Ihmisoikeusmatka Venäjälle
10/12/2009 – 12:03
Euroopan parlamentin ihmisoikeusalivaliokunnan puheenjohtaja Heidi Hautala vierailee Venäjällä 12.-15.joulukuuta. Matkan tarkoitus on osallistua kansainväliseen “Sakharov’s Ideas Today” - konferenssiin, joka järjestetään Moskovassa 14.-15.12.
Human Rights Visit to Russia
09/12/2009 – 15:16
Heidi Hautala, Chairwoman of European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights and MEP will visit Russia on 12.-15. December 2009 to take part in an international conference ‘Sakharov’s Ideas Today’ in Moscow on 14-15th of December 2009.
Quiet diplomacy is not enough
02/12/2009 – 16:53
Following this morning’s hearing, the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights Chairwoman Heidi Hautala welcomes Baroness Ashton’s public commitment to place human rights at the core of the EU foreign policy.
Hautala tyytyväinen EU:n huippuvirkanimityksiin
29/11/2009 – 11:48
Europarlamentaarikko Heidi Hautala suhtautuu myönteisesti EU:n huippuvirkanimityksiin. valtuuskunnassa pitämässään puheessa Hautala korosti, ettei Suomi alun perinkään halunnut EU:lle vahvaa presidenttiä, vaan matalan profiilin Eurooppa-neuvoston puheenjohtajan, joka saattaa jäsenmaiden kantoja yhteen.
Concern over unlawful detention of another Human Rights Defender in Russia
25/11/2009 – 20:51
Chairwoman Hautala has received with great concern the news that Aleksei Sokolov, renowned Russian human rights defender, has been unlawfully detained in Yekaterinburg, in Russia. Mr Sokolov has been in pre-trial detention since 13 May and despite that it was due to expire on 6 November, he remains in custody.
MEP Hautala strongly condems killings in the Philippines
25/11/2009 – 20:46
The Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights, Heidi Hautala strongly condemns the killing of at least 57 men and women, including journalists and lawyers, victims of pre-electoral violence in the Philippines.
Perusoikeudet Tukholman ohjelman lähtökohdaksi
25/11/2009 – 18:18
Lissabonin sopimus astuu voimaan 1.12. Euroopan parlamentista tulee neuvoston eli unionin jäsenvaltioiden hallitusten kanssa tasavertainen lainsäätäjä oikeus- ja sisäasioissa.
Voimakkaasti vahvistuvan parlamentin sisä- ja oikeusasioiden valiokunnan ainoa suomalaisedustaja Heidi Hautala (vihr.) korostaa parlamentin vastuuta perusoikeuksien suojelemiseksi ja päätöksenteon avoimuuden lisäämiseksi. Vanhoja menettelytapoja on uudistettava rivakasti.
Madagascar’s political turmoil
16/11/2009 – 16:53
Press release 16 November 2009
Madagascar’s political turmoil: MEPs demand immediate release of all political prisoners
EU must stand for human rights and democracy at Russia summit
12/11/2009 – 15:03
PRESS RELEASE - Brussels, 12 November 2009
The European Parliament today adopted a resolution ahead of next week’s EU-Russia summit. Finnish Green MEP Heidi Hautala, chair of the EP’s human rights subcommittee, commented:
“The European Union must not stand back and allow its cooperation with Russia to be based on pure pragmatism. Instead, the EU must firmly [...]
