A call to defend freedom of expression in Latvia
Dear Sir or Madam, I want to draw the attention of the honourable human rights organisation to the potential threat for the...
Urgent Call for a Peaceful Resolution to the Humanitarian Situation in Sur District of...
The historical district of Sur in Diyarbakir has been under curfew since December 11 last year. The infrastructure has been largely destroyed by shelling....
Hearing: Ruslan Kotsaba – Ukrainian prisoner of conscience (January 2016)
The Ukrainian journalist, blogger and Maidan activist Ruslan Kotsaba is being prosecuted for "Betrayal of the Motherland" because of his reports on the conflict...
“Lies and Double Standards” on Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
EFA MEP Tatjana Ždanoka from Latvia has criticised the 'lies and double standards' applied to the EU's relations with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Ms...
Parliamentary question: Financial support to Frisian-language theatre (27 June 2011)
The Dutch government has announced its decision to stop its financial support to the only professional theatre company working in the Frisian language in...
Parliamentary question: Detention conditions in the EU (27 October 2011)
The Commission has issued a Green Paper on the application of EU criminal justice legislation in the field of detention, on which it is...
Parliamentary question: Voting rights for Latvia’s ‘non-citizens’ in local elections (12 October 2011)
After the restoration of independence, only citizens of the pre-1940 Latvia and their descendants had their Latvian citizenship restored. Other people only have the...
Parliamentary question: Commission evaluation of readmission agreements (13 July 2011)
In February 2011 the Commission released its first evaluation of the readmission agreements which have been concluded by the European Union or on which...
Parliamentary question: EU accession to the ECHR and ECtHR reform (8 February 2012)
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is the most advanced human rights mechanism in the world, open to individuals to bring governments responsible...
MEP Zdanoka’s speech on Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (12 October 2011...
Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group. – Mr President, we all know there were some shortcomings on Bulgaria and Romania’s road...
