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Position papers include all papers formally adopted by our Group and thus representing our official position on major issues. Policy papers gather all briefings, brochures, statements from working groups or other Group bodies which have not been submitted to a vote but reflect a more technical position on specific topics. Studies are reports commissioned to experts and are accompanied most of the time with our political recommendations. For information and transparency purposes, we also publish here all Group letters sent to the other institutions or representatives

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    Execution of child offenders in Iran

    The Greens/EFA Group is shocked by the execution of the adolescent Mohammed Hassanzadeh at the age of 16. The Group reiterates its strong condemnation of the death penalty in general; calls for an immediate moratorium on executions in Iran and is appalled that Iran continues to have the highest number of executions of child offenders in t…
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    Routine killing of civilians in Somalia

    The Greens/EFA Group strongly condemns the recent fighting in Mogadishu, which resulted in the loss of life of numerous Somali civilians. The Group condemns all acts which violate basic human rights and international humanitarian law and calls on the AU and UN to take immediate action to put an end to the suffering of Somalia's civilian p…
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    Continued detention of political prisoners in Burma

    The Greens/EFA Group Strongly condemns the decision of the authorities of Burma to extend the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi;The Group also deplores the detention of the group of political activists demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and urges the authorities of Burma to liberate all political prisoners without further delay.
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    Preparation of the eleventh EU-Russia Summit in Khanty-Mansiysk on 26-27 June 2008

    The Greens/EFA Group stresses once more that democracy and human rights must be at the core of any future agreement with the Russian Federation, with regard, in particular, to the definition and inclusion of an effective and operational human rights clause, and that the quality and depth of future relations depend on respect and support f…
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    Barcelona process: Union for the Mediterranean

    The Greens points out that one of the main goals of Euro-Mediterranean policy is to promote the rule of law, democracy, respect for human rights and political pluralism and considers that the Euro-Med partnership has not yet produced the expected results in the area of HR; Calls on the Council and Commission to clearly enshrine the promot…
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    Replace animal experiments in Europe

    The Greens/EFA Group are jointly organising this conference with the Dr Hadwen Trust and Humane Society International. Participants including world renowned primatologist Dr Goodall, biomedical researchers, MEPs and others will call for more ethical and reliable alternatives to animal testing, as the Commission is about to propose an upda…
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    Conference documentation

    The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament organised the "Olympic Rights for Human Games" Conference on 15 May. The choice of China to host the Olympic Games has raised many questions. The deterioration of human rights in China and the recent events in Tibet have called for a reaction of the in...
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    Short report of the conference

    The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament organised the "Olympic Rights for Human Games" Conference on 15 May. The choice of China to host the Olympic Games has raised many questions. The deterioration of human rights in China and the recent events in Tibet have called for a reaction of the in...
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    Conference report

    1. Beijing's pledges and the running of the Games: Who is accountable?International legitimacy has a priceHélène Flautre, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, moderated the first panel and said: "The IOC took a specific gamble because the choice of Beijing was aimed at encouraging China on ...
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    Rising tension in Burundi

    The Greens/EFA Group condemns the use of violence, and calls again on the two parties to scrupulously respect the ceasefire concluded on 7 September 2006. It welcomes the recent release of 232 children, which was made possible by eight months of negotiations with dissident faction of the Palipehutu-FNL by the Burundian government, civil s…