1. News stories
   

   EU-UN work jointly to end impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict

   “In parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is the first time in history that trials have been held in open court.... For the first time, the people in these areas saw offenders considered as untouchable punished by the law. This has led to renewed confidence and a sense of security for

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 19/06/2019

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   Από το όραμα στη δράση: Η συνολική στρατηγική της ΕΕ στην πράξη — Τρία χρόνια μετά, κοιτάμε μπροστά

   Η Ύπατη Εκπρόσωπος/Αντιπρόεδρος κ. Φεντερίκα Μογκερίνι παρουσίασε την τρίτη έκθεση προόδου σχετικά με την εφαρμογή της συνολικής στρατηγικής της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, με τίτλο «Η συνολική στρατηγική της ΕΕ στην πράξη — Τρία χρόνια μετά, κοιτάμε μπροστά»· η έκθεση αυτή θα συζητηθεί από τους υπουργούς

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 14/06/2019

3. News stories
   

   "No person should be punished for loving someone," Mogherini says

   Across the globe, cultural, traditional or religious values continue to be used to justify persecution, discrimination, bullying and ill-treatment against LGBTI persons. Even in countries with legal protection, stigmatisation due to homophobia, transphobia and biphobia remains high. It is our duty

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 17/05/2019

4. News stories
   

   Human rights and democracy in the world: EU annual report 2018 adopted

   At a time when human rights are challenged on a daily basis with many attempts to undermine the universality and indivisibility of human rights, the EU has remained at the forefront of the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy, be it in international forums, bilaterally with

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 13/05/2019

5. News stories
   

   EU mine action and victim assistance across the globe

   34-year-old taxi driver Omar Musa, was amongst 40,000 Libyans who, together with his family, had to flee from the city of Tawergha after the 2011 revolution in Libya. People were living in dire conditions in camps spread across the country. Seven years later, Omar was finally able to return home.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 04/04/2019

6. News stories
   

   Mogherini welcomes Malaysia's support for the International Criminal Court

   The EU High Representative Federica Mogherini has welcomed Malaysia’s accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court which she says "confirms its commitment to strengthen the rule of law, human rights, and accountability domestically and internationally." Last year

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 05/03/2019

7. News stories
   

   Mogherini: We moved beyond the idea of 'an eye for an eye'- we believe in justice, not revenge

   Randy Steidl was sentenced to death in Illinois in the 1980s. He spent 12 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. In 2003, the Governor of Illinois commuted all death sentences into life sentences, and only after that, Randy managed to prove his innocence and to be released. As a free man,

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 28/02/2019

8. News stories
   

   Launch of Good Human Rights Stories Initiative in Geneva

   The Good Human Rights Stories Initiative was officially launched in Geneva on 13 February, in the presence of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis, and President of the Human Rights Council Coly Seck.

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the UN in Geneva - Publication date: 20/02/2019

9. News stories
   

   Human trafficking: EU stands with victims and wants their voice to be heard

   Worldwide, the trafficking of human beings for purposes of forced labour, criminal activities or sexual exploitation affects around 24 million people. Socio-economic instability, gender inequality, poverty or war are some of the reasons which can prompt the victims' vulnerabilities and give

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 18/10/2018

10. News stories
    

    EU-UN Spotlight Initiative- Latin America Regional Programme officially launched

    Today, at a high level event at UNGA a new programme has been announced to help eradicate femicide in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico

    Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 27/09/2018

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