27th April, the European Commission took action to improve protection of journalists and human rights defenders from abusive court proceedings. Strategic lawsuits against public participation, commonly known as ‘SLAPPs’, are a particular form of harassment used primarily against journalists and human rights defenders to prevent or penalise speaking up on issues of public interest. The […]
Commission proposes strengthening Eurojust’s mandate to collect and preserve war crimes evidence
25th April the Commission proposed to amend the Eurojust Regulation to give the Agency the legal possibility to collect, preserve and share evidence on war crimes. Due to the ongoing conflict, it is difficult to store and preserve evidence securely in Ukraine. To ensure accountability for the crimes committed in Ukraine, it is crucial to […]
Petitions Committee votes on report to investigate ETA crimes
On 20-21 April, the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee voted on the final report on the conclusions of the visit to Spain to investigate ETA’s unsolved crimes and will analyse a series of complaints, including eight submitted by Spanish petitioners. The new meeting of the Petitions Committee this week includes on the agenda of the session […]