Liberals critical on human rights situation in Azerbaijan
04/04/2012
ALDE Vice-Chair of the Euronest Assembly , Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (D66, Netherlands) , is in Azerbaijan to promote political and economic integration between the EU and its Eastern European Partners.
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Authoritarian regimes beware - The EU will not help you launder your ill-gotten gains
01/02/2012
The European Parliament will vote on a report on EU policy towards the leaders of authoritarian regimes on Thursday during its mini plenary session in Brussels. The report has been timed to coincide with a European Commission...
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Release of Ai Weiwei: Hope for change in China?
22/06/2011
Reacting to the news that the artist and political dissident, Ai Weiwei has been released following a two month detention by Chinese authorities, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE leader expressed his relief and hope that this represents...
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Liberals call on Ashton to increase pressure on the Chinese authorities
12/05/2011
Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE group leader) and Edward McMillan-Scott (Lib Dem, UK) today called on Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, to address ongoing violations of human rights in China - particularly the treatment of...
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ALDE calls on Ugandan authorities not to adopt anti-homosexuality bill
10/05/2011
ALDE MEPs wrote today a letter to the Ugandan authorities to urge them not to adopt a bill that would further criminalise or even impose a death penalty on LGBT persons. The Ugandan Parliament is discussing the draft law this...
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Egypt: The European Union should show support for the democracy movement
28/01/2011
Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament condemned the violent crackdown on Egyptians venting their frustration at decades of repression and lack of political freedom:
"Egyptians have...
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MEPS SPEAK OUT ON DETERIORATING SITUATION IN WESTERN SAHARA
25/11/2010
MEPs have expressed their growing concerns about the significantly deteriorating situation in Western Sahara and condemned recent violent incidents in protest camps during which a still unknown number of people were killed or...
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Guy Verhofstadt: today Aung San Suu Kyi, tomorrow Liu Xiaobo
13/11/2010
"Today Aung San Suu Kyi has finally been released by the Burmese regime. After the fake elections, this gives at least new hope for a democratic Burma. Suu Kyi has represented in her country the spirit of Gandi of our century,...
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EU must maintain pressure for abolition of death penalty
06/10/2010
"No EU Member State provides for the death penalty in its statutes and so we can assume the leadership as a global player to address this inhumane form of punishment.
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Liberals and Democrats call for tighter controls on trade in instruments of torture
16/06/2010
Parliament raised concerns today about loopholes in current EU regulations governing the licensing and trade in goods used for torture.
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