The Group of the Unified European Left in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe deeply deplores that the Assembly will not be given a possibility to have an urgent debate this week in Strasbourg on the functioning of… Continue Reading
The arrests of the larger part of the political leadership of HDP, Turkey’s 3rd largest party in Parliament, is a flagrant violation of Turkey’s democracy by the country’s authorities. UEL demands immediate release of those arrested last night and calls… Continue Reading
After the arrest of two co-mayors of Diyarbakir, the chairman of UEL, Mr. Kox has asked the Secretary General and the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe to carry as soon as possible investigations on the ground in order… Continue Reading
Chairman of UEL, Mr. Kox welcomes the official announcement of President Hollande to organize the new Council of Europe Summit of Heads of State and Government under the French presidency in 2019. Today, the French President addressed the Parliamentary Assembly where… Continue Reading
The citizens of Morocco have elected their new Parliament in a calm atmosphere on Friday. At least, the part of the population that went to cast their vote. The largest party, however, stayed home. Overall, only a quarter of all… Continue Reading
Chairman of UEL, Tiny Kox wants Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland and Human Rights’ Commissioner, Nils Muižnieks, to join efforts to allow the participation in the upcoming regional elections in the Basque Country in Spain, of Mr. Otegi, leader of EH BILDU, who is… Continue Reading
UEL Chair Tiny Kox is shocked by again a new terrorist attack in Turkey: “This time the attack targetted a wedding of HDP Party members in Sahinbey, district of Gaziantep and murdered 50 citizens, whereas more than 100 were wounded.… Continue Reading
The UEL Group welcomes the decision on July 14 of the Court of Appeal of Ivano-Frankivsk region which has found journalist and blogger Ruslan Kotsaba not guilty of high treason to be released from custody. Kotsaba, who spent 1,5… Continue Reading
Former political prisoners from Azerbaijan, amongst who Vaclav Havel Human Rights Price winner Anar Mammadli and well known human rights activist Rasul Jafarov, met in Strasbourg with UEL Chair Tiny Kox, to promote with him a new campaign to get… Continue Reading
After the outcome of the British referendum, UEL Chair Tiny Kox, has issued the following statement: Now the British citizens have decided to leave the European Union, this important part of the European co-operation architecture will urgently have to rethink… Continue Reading