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Rik Daems
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08/07/2020 | President

The Convention sets clear ‘red lines’ that cannot be crossed even in times of severe public health emergency
Freedom of the press is at risk
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02/07/2020 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Pandemics and states of emergency: there should and need not be any tension between effectiveness and legality
Miltiadis Varvitsiotis / Greece / Committee of Ministers

26/06/2020 | Standing Committee

Miltiadis Varvitsiotis: restrictions imposed in situations of health crisis must be ‘necessary, temporary...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

26/06/2020 | Standing Committee

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: 'The greatest threat in Europe now is complacency'
Andrej Hunko
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26/06/2020 | Standing Committee

COVID-19: responding to the next pandemic, states should act fast and comply with human rights
Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen

26/06/2020 | Standing Committee

A higher priority for stopping sexual violence against children
Drugs
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25/06/2020 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Drug policy: better knowledge for greater protection
Women Sweden
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24/06/2020 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

Including a gender dimension in foreign policy
COVID-19
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23/06/2020 | Political Affairs and Democracy

COVID-19: Pointing the finger at the alleged failures in WHO diverts countries from addressing their lack...
NGO assistance
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22/06/2020 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation

COVID-19: Exchange of views on the humanitarian consequences for refugees and migrants
Migrant children
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19/06/2020 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation

COVID-19: Protecting the health of refugees during and after the crisis
Webinar / Parliamentary / virtual work

18/06/2020 | Parliamentary support

Webinars tackling the challenges of creating virtual parliaments