On May 19 of two years ago, Marco Pannella, leader of the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational Transparty and founder of the Global Committee for the Rule of Law, passed away. His life and his political actions were recalled with a public meeting focussed on the issue of justice, a theme that he fought for strongly. The debate entitled “Justice delayed
On 4 May UN Special Rapporteur on Transitional Justice Pablo de Greiff, who was succeeded just days ago by Mr Fabian Salvioli, made some interesting remarks as he presented a report concerning transitional justice and conflict-prevention. “Prevention is not a form of crisis response. It goes much further than early warning efforts. Anything capable of triggering an early warning system
Letter to the Phnom Penh Post 30 April 2018 Editor, Following The Post’s article titled Hun Sen comes to China’s defence, praises investment and development aid (April 26), I would like to make the following remarks. The main problem with Chinese investments is their complete lack of transparency, which favours corruption among both Chinese investors and Cambodian government officials. These
Message on behalf of the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational Transparty and the Global Committee for the Rule of Law in support of the Uyghur March for Freedom on March 27th in Brussels, Belgium, organized by the World Uyghur Congress and the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. The EU’s human rights and democracy policy encompasses civil, political, economic, social and cultural
Perugia, 15 April 2018 The human rights’ record in China under Xi Jinping is the worst since the Tiananmen crackdown. The situation for Chinese human rights activists is drastically deteriorating since 2012 when Xi Jinping took power. Xi is convinced that the Chinese Communist Party is losing control over the Chinese people and the Chinese society, and particularly in the
The Report of the Special Commission on Human Rights of the Italian Senate, presented on 4 April 2018, addresses the main issues related to Italy’s commitment to the inviolable human rights at the domestic and international levels. The Commission, created for the first time during the XIV Legislature, works in liaison with organizations that deal with fundamental human rights; it
On 26th of March we interviewed the European Ombudsman, Mrs Emily O’Reilly, on the level of transparency in the EU and on the campaign for the recognition of the right to know. Mrs. O’Reilly, in respect of your decision of 13th of February which confirmed a case of maladministration by the EU Council, what led you to open the 11-month
Ambassador Terzi, what is the Global Committee for the Rule of Law “Marco Pannella”? The Global Committee for the Rule of Law “Marco Pannella” (GCRL) is an organization made up of internationally renowed personalities from all continents and guided by a twofold, precise objective: fighting the erosion of the rule of law and promoting the full affirmation of human rights
On Thursday, March 22, Makarar Thhai took the floor in the UN Assembly of the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, on behalf of the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational Transparty (NRPTT). Thhai is a member of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the main political force of opposition in that country, founded by Sam Rainsy and outlawed on
A brutal murder exposes the deep crisis sweeping Brazil. Wednesday, March 16 city councilor of Rio de Janeiro Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson, were murdered by a commando in a mafia-style attack. Elected as fifth member of her list in the City Council, with 46,000 votes, Marielle was a member of the Partido Socialismo e Liberdade, PSOL (Socialism and