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19th Mar 2024

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Cross-country MPs urge EU to protect Poles' rights

Over 200 parliamentarians across Europe urged the European Commission to launch an infringement procedure against Poland to protect women's rights, LGBTI-rights and the rule of law, referring to the recent abortion ban and so-called "LGTBI-free" zones. "Polish citizens are EU citizens and they rightly insist that EU institutions, in particular the commission, must defend their rights," reads the letter sent to commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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