Claudio Francavilla
@ClaFrancavilla
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The EU is funneling billions to Egypt conditioned on “concrete and credible steps” on human rights
Meanwhile, authorities arrested an entire newsroom and prominent journalist Lina Attalah is facing trial today
Anything to say, @dubravkasuica @kajakallas?
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#GCC-##EU# summit: @hrw wrote a letter to @vonderleyen & @eucopresident highlighting 5 human rights priorities the EU should raise in Riyadh on Oct 24 and in ongoing partnership and trade negotiations with GCC countries. Why these priorities, and what is at stake: 🧵⤵️
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In 2017, as a condition to regain EU #GSP#+ trade benefits, #SriLanka# pledged to replace its notorious counterterror #PTA# law with human rights-compliant legislation.
Nine years on, it has presented a #PSTB# bill that keeps many of the same abusive powers:
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