As governments scramble to protect their populations from COVID-19 many of the personal freedoms and rights we take for granted are being –temporarily- taken away… Although certain rights enshrined in the European Convention of Human Rights can be suspended in situations of emergency, an extra effort is needed to prevent abuse and protect the most vulnerable.

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Annual Venice Conference on the Global State of Human Rights

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives her statement on the occasion of the 10 years anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people, mostly garment workers, lost their lives when the factory collapsed in the capital on 24 April 2013. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

10 years anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh: statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

MEPs from the DROI (SUB Committee on Human Rights) and AFET (Foreign Affairs) Committees discuss how to support human rights, freedom and democracy in Iran with several guests: Mansoureh Shojayi, women's rights activist and writer, Mahdieh Golroo, journalist and women's rights activist, Fatameh Karimi, Researcher in Sociology of Gender, women's rights activist and President of Kurdistan human rights network France, Sattar Rahmani, a former teacher and political prisoner in Iran, expert on teachers' rights movement and Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, senior advisor to presidential candidate Mr. Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Extracts from the exchange of views. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran: extracts from the exchange of views

The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and for Maria Lvova-Belova for war crimes of unlawfully deporting and transferring Ukrainian children from the occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation debated by MEPs. Opening statements by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Children forcibly deported to Ukraine and ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin: opening statements by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission

MEPs vote on the following topics: Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body, The situation of human rights defenders in Eswatini, notably the murder of Thulani Maseko - Motion for resolution, Violence against opposition activists in Equatorial Guinea, notably the case of Julio Obama Mefuman - Motion for resolution, The recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexey Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia - Motion for resolution, An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs; One year of Russia’s invasion and War of aggression against Ukraine - Motion for resolution; European Central Bank - annual report 2022 - Rasmus ANDRESEN (Greens/EFA, DE); Developing an EU cycling strategy - Motion for resolution; The Commission communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers - Motion for resolution.

Voting session, including a vote on the Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body and on the EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexey Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia. Closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management:

The recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexey Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia

MEPs vote on the following topics: 30th Anniversary of the Single Market, Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach - Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ (S&amp;D, ES), Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 - Tom VANDENKENDELAERE (EPP, BE), Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 - Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, LU).

Voting session including 30th the resolution on the Anniversary of the Single Market, the report on the Consumer protection in online video games and the report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy

Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR).

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR)

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: Opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR):

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10 years anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh: statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran: extracts from the exchange of views

Children forcibly deported to Ukraine and ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin: opening statements by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission

Voting session, including a vote on the Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body and on the EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness

The recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexey Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia

Voting session including 30th the resolution on the Anniversary of the Single Market, the report on the Consumer protection in online video games and the report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR)

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran: Opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice (for VPC/HR)

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Annual Venice Conference on the Global State of Human Rights

Annual Venice Conference on the Global State of Human Rights

Annual Venice Conference on the Global State of Human Rights

Annual Venice Conference on the Global State of Human Rights

Annual Venice Conference on the Global State of Human Rights

Annual Venice Conference on the Global State of Human Rights

Annual Venice Conference on the Global State of Human Rights

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