Human Rights

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9th Conference on Feminicide / Femicide : WE WANT US ALIVE!

The 9th Conference 'Feminicide/Femicide WE WANT US ALIVE' took place on 18 September 2017 in San Salvador to take further steps regarding the eradication of violence against women in bi-regional relations EU-CELAC.

Taking the Lead Where Others Don’t - Suggesting Pillars for Conflict Resolution Intervention Led by the European Union - Executive Summary

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The conflict in Syria, considered to be the worst humanitarian crisis the world has faced since World War II, continues to have devastating effects on its people and an increasingly destabilising impact on the wider region. The EU can make a difference in conflict solving.

By George Ghali

Autonomy in Weapon Systems

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The future international security landscape will be critically impacted by the military use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Meaningful human control over weapon systems and the use of force must be retained.

Protect Women in El Salvador! / Protejamos a las mujeres en El Salvador!

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Protect women in El Salvador - GreensEFA Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. Teodora Vázquez was imprisoned for over 10 years in El Salvador under the abortion law. She was accused of murder after complications in her pregnancy. There are other 25 women in prison with similar accusations.

The sound of conscience / El sonido de la conciencia

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The sound of conscience / El sonido de la conciencia - Benavides Production Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. (c) Benavida Productions A documentary on the conditions of women in El Salvador condemned for sentences of up to 35 years because of stillbirth or other complications during their pregnancy.

Le Mali, cinq ans après le début de l'intervention: Une grande présence militaire moins de sécurité

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Le Mali était un pays classique de grands récits, des mythes du Moyen Âge au socialisme africain de la jeune république en passant par le panafricanisme des pères et des mères de l'indépendance. Le Mali est aujourd'hui dépourvu de tout récit. Cinq années d'intervention militaire internationale n'ont apporté aucune sécurité à la population malienne. Les zones d'insécurité ne cessent de s'étendre à l'intérieur du pays.

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The Olkaria projects: A case study of geothermal energy and indigenous communities in Kenya

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The study demonstrates the complexity of climate co-funding, the local obstacles in host countries, and the inadequacy of supervisory procedures. It also shows the importance of integrating climate change, human rights and gender equality policies into the development of geothermal projects and their enforcement at country level.

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A Classic Dilemma: Russia’s Threat to Withdraw from the Council of Europe

The Council of Europe secures human rights but Russia has its own understanding of rules and procedures. How to deal with the quirky member in order to preserve without offending?

By Tom Casier

Human rights and gender equality in EU climate actions: A case study of palm oil for biofuels in Indonesia

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Indonesia is the world’s largest palm oil producer and exporter. Human rights are being violated in the plantations and the rising exploitation for renewable energy and biofuels brings further violence and criminalisation. How can the EU contribute to a sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia to best preserve nature and human rights?

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Extractivism and Renewable Energies: Human Rights Violations in the Context of socio-environmental Conflicts

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How to plan and design renewable energy projects as a way to fulfill domestic climate commitments? A Mexican case study into wind farm projects in Oaxaca and infringements of the rights of indigenous peoples.

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