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Highlights - Exchange of views on human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Subcommittee on Human Rights 19-04-2018 11:40 AM CEST Members will be briefed on the overall human rights situation in the country, including the continuing insecurity in the Kasaï and some other regions, sexual and gender based violence, violations of fundamental freedoms and civil liberties in the context of presidential elections scheduled for December this year, and the UN stabilisation mission - MONUSCO's actions for protecting human rights and ending conflicts and violence. In association with the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 26 April 2018, a.m., room ASP 3E2 Further information Draft Programme Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Hearing on human rights and discriminatory legislation against women and girls - Subcommittee on Human Rights 19-04-2018 11:37 AM CEST Discriminatory legislation is the focus of the hearing and specifically recent developments in the area of legal protection of women and girls against sexual violence. All laws on sexual violence have been developed, drawing on concepts of human rights and gender equality, but these are not uniformly applied in all countries. The relevant international legal conventions will be presented and there will also be specific country examples aiming to provide a basis for understanding the dynamics underpinning the positive ongoing developments in the protection of women and girls. Wednesday 25 April from 10.30 - 12.30, Room ASP 3E-2 Further information Draft Programme Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Hearings - Human rights and discriminatory legislation against women and girls - 25-04-2018 - Subcommittee on Human Rights 19-04-2018 11:36 AM CEST Human rights and discriminatory legislation against women and girls, in particular regarding sexual violence Discriminatory legislation is the focus of the hearing and specifically recent developments in the area of legal protection of women and girls against sexual violence. All laws on sexual violence have been developed, drawing on concepts of human rights and gender equality, but these are not uniformly applied in all countries. The relevant international legal conventions will be presented and there will also be specific country examples aiming to provide a basis for understanding the dynamics underpinning the positive ongoing developments in the protection of women and girls. Location : ASP 3E2 BRUSSELS Further information Draft Programme Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111