Marie Arena will serve as Chair of Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) for the coming two and a half years. She was elected by acclamation by Subcommittee members on Wednesday. “I would like to express my thanks to all of you for your trust in electing me as Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights”, Ms Arena said after the vote.

MEPs also elected the four Vice-Chairs that will form, together with Marie Arena, the Subcommittee's bureau:

Ms <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197625/IRINA_VON+WIESE/home" target="_blank">Irina Von Wiese</a> (Renew Europe, UK) will be first Vice-Chair,

Ms <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197464/HANNAH_NEUMANN/home" target="_blank">Hannah Neumann</a> (Greens/EFA, DE) will be second Vice-Chair,

Ms <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197643/KAROLINE_EDTSTADLER/home" target="_blank">Karoline Edtstadler</a> (EPP, AT) will be third Vice-Chair, and

Mr <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197694/RAPHAEL_GLUCKSMANN/home" target="_blank">Raphaël Glucksmann</a> (S&amp;D, FR) will be fourth Vice-Chair.

DROI Subcommittee on Human Rights

EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) exchange views on the inhuman detention and death of Alexei NAVALNY, 2021 Sakharov Price Laureate.

MEPs also discuss the state of Russia’s democratic opposition movement ahead of the country’s presidential elections scheduled for 15-17 March 2024, as well as the situation of all those Russian opposition voices currently behind bars.

The following guests give testimonies to MEPs: Leonid Volkov, Chief of staff of Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation: Evgenia Kara-Murza, Advocacy Director at the Free Russia Foundation, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: Vladimir Milov, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia

AFET/DROI debate on Alexei Navalny´s death

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

Subcommittee on Human Rights

DROI

Joint committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs,  committee on Development and

DEVE

LIBE

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Development and subcommittee on Human Rights

AFET

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Development, Subcommittee on Human Rights In association with the Delegation for Relations with Iran - Exchange of views with the 2023 Sakharov Prize laureat

AFET - DEVE - DROI

DROI workshop on ' Implementation mechanisms of the Human Rights Clause. Case studies on Ethiopia, Tunisia and Vietnam '

AFET DEVE DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views with the 2023 Sakharov Prize laureates - Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, represented by Afsoon Najafi and Mersedeh Shahinkar

DG EXPO Poldep and DROI workshop ' Forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children: responses and accountability measures '

DROI D-AF joint meeting - Exchange of views on the deterioration of women’s rights and safety in Afghanistan under Taliban rule

AFET DEVE DROI - Announcement of the Sakharov Prize for the Freedom of Thought 2023 Candidates - Statements

AFET DEVE DROI - Announcement of the Sakharov Prize for the Freedom of Thought 2023 Candidates

DROI workshop ' Strengthening the democratic clause in EU Agreements and instruments: exploring election conditionality '

AFET DEVE DROI joint Committee - Sakharov Prize 2023: Presentation of candidates

DROI -  Exchange of views on the human rights situation one year after the death of Iranian Masha Amini

DROI LIBE - Exchange of views with Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

DROI ICM - Coordination between EU delegations and EU Member State embassies on human rights in third countries

AFET DROI joint meeting - Exchange of views on ‘How to support Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy in Iran

DROI Workshop on Anti-Corruption Court

DROI subcommittee - Election of the new Chair

DEVE AFET DROI joint committee in association with D-UA - Sakharov Prize Award Week 2022

DROI - JURI ICM - Universal Jurisdiction - Improving Accountability for Serious International Crimes

DROI Subcommittee - Exchange of views on an international tribunal for crime of aggression against Ukraine and the presentation of an in-depth analysis on this matter

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) discuss following the death of Alexei NAVALNY, Sakharov Prize Laureate 2021. Questions and answers session by MEPs.

Death of Alexei NAVALNY, Sakharov Prize 2021: joint meeting of AFET Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: MEPs Q&A

EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) exchange views on the inhuman detention and death of Alexei NAVALNY, 2021 Sakharov Price Laureate. MEPs also discuss the state of Russia’s democratic opposition movement ahead of the country’s presidential elections scheduled for 15-17 March 2024, as well as the situation of all those Russian opposition voices currently behind bars. The following guests give testimonies to MEPs: Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of staff of Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation, Evgenia KARA-MURZA, Advocacy Director at the Free Russia Foundation, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Vladimir MILOV, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia.

Death of Alexei Navalny and state of the Russian opposition: extracts from the exchange of views - AFET, DROI Subcommittee and Delegation for relations with Russia

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) exchange views on the death of 2021 Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny and on the state of the Russian opposition ahead of the presidential elections. Opening statements by David MCALLISTER, (EPP, DE) chair of AFET (Committee on Foreign Affairs), Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of staff of Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation (remotely), Evgenia KARA-MURZA, Advocacy Director at the Free Russia Foundation, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Vladimir MILOV, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia. Followed by a questions and answers session by MEPs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Exchange of views on the death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny and on the state of the Russian opposition ahead of the presidential elections: opening statements

At the initiative of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the European Parliament holds a High-Level Conference on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Conference will bring together representatives from international and regional human rights organisations, members of national parliaments of EU member states, international and local civil society organisations, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, young voices from around the world as well as MEPs and chairs of Parliament’s committees to address human rights challenges. Extracts from the High Level Conference with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: extracts from the High Level Conference with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President

At the initiative of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the European Parliament holds a High-Level Conference on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Conference will bring together representatives from international and regional human rights organisations, members of national parliaments of EU member states, international and local civil society organisations, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, young voices from around the world as well as MEPs and chairs of Parliament’s committees to address human rights challenges. Introductory remarks by Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE), Chair of the DROI Subcommittee and by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of the AFET Committee, and high level address by Volker TÜRK, United Nations High Commissionner for Human Rights.

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: statements by Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE), Chair of the DROI Subcommittee, David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of the AFET Committee and by Volker TÜRK, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

At the initiative of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the European Parliament holds a High-Level Conference on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Conference will bring together representatives from international and regional human rights organisations, members of national parliaments of EU member states, international and local civil society organisations, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, young voices from around the world as well as MEPs and chairs of Parliament’s committees to address human rights challenges. Opening speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - High Level Conference: opening speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

In a joint secret vote in the Foreign Affairs and Development committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee, MEPs will choose the three finalists for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), DEVE Chair and Udo BULLMAN (S&D, DE), DROI Chair annouce officially the three finalists: Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran, Vilma Núñez de Escorcia and Monsignor Rolando José Álvarez Lagos from Nicaragua, Women fighting for a free, safe and legal abortion: Justyna Wydrzyńska - Poland, Morena Herrera - El Salvador, and Colleen McNicholas - United States. The winner will be chosen by Parliament’s Conference of Presidents on 19 October.

Announcement of the 3 finalists for Sakharov Prize 2023: statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), DEVE Chair and Udo BULLMAN (S&D, DE), DROI Chair

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 DROI Subcommittee (Human Rights) organises an exchange of views about the world sport events and human rights, in the context of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Qatar's government has been criticised since international newspaper have reported on thousands of migrants coming from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, were hired in Qatar, and in some cases, died, since it won the World Cup organisation. Extracts from the exchange of views with Ali Bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour of the state of Qatar.

World sport events and human rights in the context of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar - DROI Subcommittee: extracts from the exchange of views

MEPs have shortlisted WikiLeaks activist Julian Assange, the Ukrainian people and their representatives and the Colombian Truth Commission for the 2022 Sakharov Prize. EPs on the Development and Foreign Affairs Committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee vote to select three finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), DEVE Chair and Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), DROI Chair comment the results of the vote.

Announcement of the 3 finalists for Sakharov Prize 2022: Statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair, Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), DEVE Chair and Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), DROI Chair

In Iran, nationwide demonstrations were triggered by the death in Tehran on 16 September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police, who assaulted her for, they claimed, incorrectly wearing her hijab. During the DROI (Subcommittee on Human Rights) meeting in Brussels, MEPs participate to an exchange of views with Firouzeh Nahavandi, Professor of Sociology and Director of the ‘Centre d'Études de la Coopération internationale et du Développement (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Sima Sabet, senior reporter and presenter of Talk Show Program on Iran International TV and Tara Sepehri Far, researcher in the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch.

Women’s role in the rights and freedoms protest in Iran and government crackdown: exchange of views - EP DROI Committee

In the context of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on the 17th of May, Roberta METSOLA, EP President with Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE) discuss the LGBTIQ's rights in Europe. Plus, Tobias PELLICCIARI, Chief Executive Director of International Support Human Rights Transphobia and Biphobia is invited to exchange and debate with MEPs from Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI).

IDAHOBIT: ambiance shots from Facebook Live with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from DROI Subcommittee with, Tobias PELLICCIARI, Chief Executive Director of International Support Human Rights Transphobia and Biphobia

Members of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) hold an exchange of views on women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in the European Parliament in Brussels. The debate focuses on the risks faced by women and girls under Taliban, prospects for the future, and the EU's activities to support women and girls. The meeting is organised jointly with the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) and in association with the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan. Opening statements by Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), DROI Chair.

Exchange of views on women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in DROI/FEMM committees: opening statements by Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), DROI Chair

Members of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) hold an exchange of views on women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in the European Parliament in Brussels. The debate focuses on the risks faced by women and girls under Taliban, prospects for the future, and the EU's activities to support women and girls. The meeting is organised jointly with the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) and in association with the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan.

Exchange of views on women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in DROI/FEMM committees: extracts and statements.

Statements by Andreas von BRANDT, Ambassador, Head of EU Delegation to Afghanistan, Shaharzad AKBAR, Chairperson, Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) - Evelyn REGNER (S&D,AT), FEMM Chair, Guissou JAHANGIRI, Vice President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Chiara ADAMO, acting Director for "Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace", Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commissionduring the Exchange of views on women's and girls' rights in Afghanistanwith the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Exchange of views on women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan: Subcommittee on Human Rights and Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Exchange of views during the meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights / EP Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality on n women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan.

Exchange of views on women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan: Subcommittee on Human Rights and Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality: Exchange of views

Media personnel have been significantly targeted by Belarusian authorities. The "European Parliament Platform on the fight against impunity in Belarus" (initiative launched by the Subcommittee on Human Rights, Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Delegation for Relations with Belarus and the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly) host in the European Parliament in Brussels a meeting specifically on the human rights situation of media in Belarus. During the meeting diverse speakers explain the situation on the ground : Stanislav IVASHKEVICH , independent journalist and head of investigations at Belsat TV, Natalia BELIKOVA representative of the 'Belarus in Focus Information Office', Adam MICHNIK, editor-in-chief at Gazeta Wyborcza. The Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights Maria ARENA (S&D, BE) and the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Belarus, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS (Renew, LT) make a statement on the situation.

The situation of journalists in Belarus: extracts of the meeting and statement by Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS (Renew, LT) and by Maria ARENA (S&D, BE) - Platform against impunity on Belarus

Members of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) jointly with the Members of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and in association with the Delegation for relations with Belarus and the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly launches a novel platform to fight against impunity in Belarus. This unique platform will provide an opportunity for regular review on the human rights situation in Belarus, and collaboration between regional and international actors with umbrella Belarusian human rights organisations. Statements by Maria ARENA (S&D, BE), DROI Chair.

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AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny

AFET DROI joint meeting - Inhuman detention and death of Sakharov Price Laureate Alexei Navalny