*[Enwl-eng] newsletter 21 July 2019

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                              # 36  Sunday, 21 July 2019- edited by Ilaria 
Saltarelli and Martina Paterna








                       On Wednesday 17th July, Rita Bernardini, leader of 
the Radical Party, was taken to the barracks by the carabinieri to report 
after the seizure of 32 marijuana plants that she is commonly known to grow 
as act of civil disobedience to allow access to therapeutic cannabis for 
patients in need. The Public Prosecutor of Rome, contrary to what normally 
happens, did not consider it necessary to proceed with the arrest.
                              Rita Bernardini made a spontaneous statement 
in the seizure report in which she expressed her disappointment for the 
decision not to proceed with her arrest, as is the case for all citizens who 
are caught growing marjiuana plants. "In this way double standards are being 
used and the law is, therefore, not equal for everyone. True civil 
disobedience requires that there are no political exemptions made when 
someone decides to violate the law in force. Thousands of sick people are 
unable to access cannabinoid drugs because of the inefficiency of the state 
and this is simply intolerable, especially as the law stipulating their 
administration dates back to 2007".











                       Radical Party supports the petition “Cambodian 
government locks out LI parliamentarians for backing” launched by Liberal 
International.
                              Cambodia’s authoritarian government, led by 
hard-line prime minister Hun Sen, has reacted furiously to the endorsement 
of liberals and human rights defenders who pledged support to opposition 
leader Sam Rainsy’s right to return to his country, blacklisting entry for 
six European lawmakers who publicly declared their readiness to accompany Mr 
Sam home.











                       FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO have published a new 
edition of the annual The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 
2019 (SOFI 2019).The report is part of tracking progress towards Sustainable 
Development Goal 2 Zero Hunger, which aims to end hunger, promote food 
security and end all forms of malnutrition by 2030.

                              An estimated 820 million people (in Asia: 
513.9 million, in Africa: 256.1million, in Latin America and the Caribbean: 
42.5 million) did not have enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the 
previous year, which is the third year of increase in a row.

                              The situation is most alarming in Africa, as 
the region has the highest rates of hunger in the world and which are 
continuing to slowly but steadily rise in almost all subregions. In Eastern 
Africa in particular, close to a third of the population (30.8 percent) is 
undernourished.

                              The report estimates that over 2 billion 
people, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, do not have regular 
access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. But irregular access is also 
a challenge for high-income countries, including 8 percent of the population 
in Northern America and Europe.

                              Read more










                       On wednesday 17th july WHO declared the Ebola virus 
disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a 
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The declaration of 
the Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus followed a meeting of 
the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for EVD in the DRC.

                              The Committee cited recent developments in the 
outbreak in making its recommendation, including the first confirmed case in 
Goma, a city of almost two million people on the border with Rwanda, and the 
gateway to the rest of DRC and the world.

                              Read more










                       The European Commission has decided on a series of 
measures to further strengthen the rule of law in Europe, a prerequisite for 
citizens to enjoy their rights under EU law and for mutual trust among 
Member States.

                              These initiatives are grouped around 3 
pillars:

                              promoting a rule of law culture;

                              preventing rule of law problems: the 
Commission has decided to set up a Rule of Law Review Cycle, including an 
annual Rule of Law Report covering all EU Member States;

                              responding effectively to breaches of the rule 
of law: the Commission will continue to make full use of its enforcement 
powers, if early detection and prevention measures are not effective. The 
Commission will adopt a strategic approach to infringement proceedings, 
bringing cases to the Court of Justice of the EU as necessary. In the light 
of the time sensitivity of such cases, the Commission will request interim 
measures and expedited procedures when needed.

                              In addition, the Commission calls on the 
European Parliament and the Council to reflect on a collective approach to 
managing Article 7 TEU cases with clear procedural rules.



                              Read more










                       European Parliament resolution on the situation in 
Hong Kong.

                              The European Parliament calls on the 
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to 
withdraw the proposed and highly controversial amendments to its extradition 
law. MEPs also call on the Hong Kong authorities to immediately release and 
drop all charges against the peaceful protesters and for an independent, 
impartial and effective investigation into the use of force by the Hong Kong 
police against protesters.

                              Read more











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