It took 2 years of mobilization & protests in #Serbia to take down Vucic's rule - despite erosion of media freedom, fears of violence & pressure on civil society.
Yep, "A symbol for Europe"
Wonderful to see massive joy in streets of Belgrade last night.
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In March, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz boasted that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the acceleration of Lebanese house demolitions and that hundreds of thousands of Shiite residents would be prevented from returning to their homes in southern Lebanon.
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It was clear from our conversations that Robert Kabera knew his criticism of the Rwandan government made him a target and feared for his life. #UG authorities should investigate all possible motives and take steps to protect Rwandan refugees. @hrw
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Years of peaceful protests in midst of media clampdown, shrinking civic space & renewed arrests: Europe should closely watch situation in #Serbia.
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More brief background on shrinking civic space in #Serbia on the eve of crucial election by @Reuters' Ivana Sekularac 👇
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After Navi Pillay's #Nobel, @EuroParl_EN awarding #Sakharov Prize to @IntlCrimCourt would be another call of support to international law & justice.
And a reminder that #EU should use its 'Blocking Statute;' to protect ICC from shameful US sanctions.
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Extrajudicial killings, inhumane detention & torture: #Mali's forces & #Russia's Africa Corps have committed atrocities on civilians who bear the brunt of Gvt's failure to rein in abusive forces. Accountability & int'l scrutiny needed.
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#BurkinaFaso Restores Death Penalty
Restoring capital punishment will not resolve Burkina Faso’s security crisis.
In a system already plagued by serious due process failures, the death penalty merely heightens the risk of irreversible injustice, @hrw
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This week, governments are deciding on a Brazilian initiative for a new international rule on environmental crime. European states should support it to help stop the Amazon’s illicit gold rush. My colleague @_Cesar_Munoz and I explain:
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Great to see Ilze Brands Kehris becomes EU's top voice for human rights! Looking forward to work with her!
Challenges ahead are huge. They require an #EU that speaks up against all violations, confronts its own double-standards & mobilizes its top leadership to act consistently
#HumanRights: @EUCouncil appoints 🇱🇻 Ilze Brands Kehris as EU 🇪🇺 Special Representative for Human Rights until 29 February 2028.
Read more 👇
link.europa.eu/3kYJnc
And check @EUSRHumanRights’ brand news profile! 👇
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One year after a ceasefire agreement took effect, Israeli forces continue to kill and wound civilians and deny sufficient food, aid, and water to Palestinians in Gaza.
Other countries should take immediate measures to protect civilians and ensure that rights-based reconstruction begins. hrw.org/news/2026/10/10/gaza…
Contrast @EU_EEAS' apathy on #Sudan conflict & its cover-up of #UnitedArabEmirates' support to brutal RSF, with @EU_Commission's rush to back #Egypt & #Libya's abusive policies, and you have @vonderleyen's grand vision of a flawed geopolitical #Europe.
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Libyan Arab Armed Forces executed at least 31 people since Aug 2026 following unfair military trials. First known executions in #Libya since 2010, 50+ people at imminent risk.
@EU_EEAS should press LAAF to halt execution, abolish death penalty.
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🔴 US sanctions against the ICC
Leading MEPs react with a joint statement 👇
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The ICC was created to ensure that no one, no matter how powerful, is above the law. Governments should condemn this outrageous move and take swift action to protect the ICC, its staff, and all those who cooperate with it.
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⚖️ I strongly condemn the new US sanctions against the International Criminal Court. Seeking to cripple the Court’s work denies victims a path to justice and puts those responsible for the gravest crimes beyond its reach.
At Belgium’s initiative, support for the ICC will be discussed with my EU foreign affairs colleagues on Monday and at the forthcoming European Council. We will press for concrete protection. The Court’s independence cannot depend on whom it investigates.
Europe must act. Belgium is calling for the activation of the EU Blocking Statute to protect the Court and those who support its work. We must also defend our right to uphold international law without foreign sanctions dictating our choices.
@BelgiumMFA @IntlCrimCourt
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President @vonderleyen must finally activate the EU blocking statute. Now.
SCOOP: President Donald Trump's administration is announcing sanctions TODAY on the International Criminal Court, just hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, a severe step in its year-long pressure campaign to dismantle the court W/@steveholland1
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International justice must be defended. There cannot be lasting peace without accountability.
The EU deeply regrets the decision of the United States to impose institutional sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC).
We will carefully analyse the situation and take the appropriate steps to protect the Court.
The US decision to delay the entry into force of its latest measures is an opportunity for dialogue.
The EU will continue to support the ICC and the Rome Statute system through political, diplomatic, financial and practical means.
@IntlCrimCourt
Such a great prize. Very moving to me as Navi Pillay was UN High Commissioner for Human Rights throughout my time in Geneva
A strong statement that international human rights & humanitarian law are key to protect civilians from atrocities at a moment those norms are under threat
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
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