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EU Parliament calls Yemen government to release of all political detainees
yemenonline.info
[YemenOnline] - Delegation of European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, composed of Barbara Lochbihler (Chair of the Delegation, Greens/Germany), Richard Howitt (S&D/United Kingdom) and Cristian Preda (EPP/Romania), conducted a two-day visit to Yemen 2-3 May
Pursuing the pirates will never solve the problem
www.irishtimes.com
[Irish Times] - The censorship, British MEP Richard Howitt said, showed that “the battle for free speech is integral to the changes the country needs to make to uphold European and human rights law”. The Turkish courts allowed their blockade to begin after videos
EU Human Rights Policy Report Promises More Protection for Minorities
www.aina.org
[AINA (press release)] - According to the report, which was drawn up by MEP Richard Howitt, traditional national minority communities "have specific needs, which are different from other minority groups, and (that) there is a need to safeguard equal treatment of these
Coryton refinery fate to be decided in May
uk.reuters.com
[Reuters UK] - Richard Howitt, local member of the European Parliament, said it was important that everything possible was done to ensure the plant remains open. "It's worrying that there is talk of a collapse in the rescue deal, this should drive a deep
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