The European Union stands with the peoples of Myanmar

A year has passed since the military snatched democracy out of the hands of people in Myanmar. Since the military coup, which overthrew the civilian government and disbanded the democratically elected Parliament, there has been a continuing escalation of violence targeting journalists, human rights defenders, Rohingya and other ethnic and religious minorities, women and children.…

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Laying down the law in times of armed conflict

Blog post       Laying down the law in times of armed conflict   By Eamon Gilmore   Today I spoke at the first public launch of the Annual Report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with International Humanitarian Law. My thanks to the Slovenian and Portuguese presidencies for co-hosting this event. “International…

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