*[Enwl-eng] newsletter 9 February 2020

Sun Feb 9 23:49:40 MSK 2020



                              # 62 Sunday, 9 February 2020- edited by Ilaria 
Saltarelli, Laura Harth and Angelica Russomando


                       Radical Party: Demonstration in front of the Rai 
headquarters
                              After many years of one-way information, 
without debate nor opposition, the referendum campaign to cut the number of 
Italian parliamentarians has begun in the absolute silence of media and in 
particular of the public service broadcasting. Yesterday both leaders and 
militants of the Radical Party demonstrated in front of the RAI headquarters 
in Rome and the regional headquarters in Turin, Milan, Bologna, Bari, 
Cosenza, Genoa, Palermo, Florence and Naples, to call for an immediate start 
of the referendum information campaign.


                       On 6 February several members of the Cambodian 
opposition demonstrated in front of the European Commission and the Council 
in favor of the suspension of the scheme known as Everything But Arms (EBA). 
The scheme grants full duty free and quota free access to the EU Single 
Market for all products, except arms and armaments, between the EU and 
Cambodia. The Commission is expected to announce its decision on 12 or 13 
February 2020. Makarar Thhai and Matteo Angioli, President and and member of 
the General Council of the Radical Party respectively, took part at the 
demonstration.


                       In memory of Li Wenliang victim of coronavirus and 
chinese censorship


                       AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT – AGENDA 2063
                              The annual African Union Summit has kicked off 
in Addis Ababa. This 33rd Ordinary Summit, which commenced on 21st January, 
will run until the 10th of February.
                              Comprising statutory meetings and side events, 
the summit is being held under the African Union’s theme for the year 2020; 
Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions For Africa’s Development. 
Silencing the Guns is a commitment to achieve the Aspirations of Africa's 
Agenda 2063, specifically Aspiration 4, which envisions a peaceful and 
secure Africa.
                              Agenda 2063 is Africa’s blueprint and master 
plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is 
the continent’s strategic framework that aims to deliver on its goal for 
inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the 
pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and 
collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance. 
The genesis of Agenda 2063 was the realisation by African leaders that there 
was a need to prioritise inclusive social and economic development, 
continental and regional integration, democratic governance and peace and 
security amongst other issues aimed at repositioning Africa to becoming a 
dominant player in the global arena.


                       Exam to Italy on the agricultural job market

                              Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur on the 
right to food, points the finger at the Italian food system which is 
considered sophisticated to the point of straining Italian workers and 
farmers: despite a gross domestic product (GDP) estimated at 2.84 trillion 
dollars, world-class innovative companies, a large agricultural sector and 
modern production capacities, small farmers are exploited in Italy. After an 
11-day visit to Italy, the picture is not edifying. Elver underlines that 
“As a developed country and the third largest economy in Europe, these 
levels of poverty and food insecurity in Italy are unacceptable. The Italian 
government should understand that food charity is not to be confused with 
the right to food”. Migrant workers are clearly the most vulnerable. Between 
450 and 500 thousand migrants work in Italy in the sector, representing 
about half of the workforce. Seasonal and non-seasonal workers often find in 
the capolarato the only opportunity to sell their workforce and get paid in 
the system. The unloading and burning of contaminated products in rural 
areas, the purchase of land with illicit cash, the use of toxic fertilizers, 
often sprayed by workers without their knowledge, complete a shameful and 
worrying picture.

                              Read more


                       The Right to Know and the Parliamentary Assembly of 
the Council of Europe
                              During the last session of the Parliamentary 
Assembly of the Council of Europe, that was held in Strasbourg at the end of 
January, the initiative for the affirmation of the Right to Know took a 
further step forward. The initiative has obtained the go-ahead from the 
Presidential Committee of the Assembly for the inclusion of a draft 
resolution in the Committee for Culture, Science, Education and Media, and 
will be later bring ti the attentiin if the plenary assembly. The main 
rapporteur is Senator Roberto Rampi, who is also vice-president of this 
Commission.


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                              For a complementary joint procedure CM-PACE in 
response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory 
obligations
                              Strasbourg, January 29, 2020 - The Assembly 
welcomed the intensification of dialogue and contacts with the Committee of 
Ministers with a view to setting up a complementary joint procedure between 
the two statutory organs of the Council of Europe in response to a serious 
violation by a member State of its statutory obligations.
                              It reiterated that such a procedure, in which 
the two statutory organs and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe 
participate, will strengthen the Organisation’s ability “to react more 
effectively” in such situations and will “enhance the impact of any measures 
to be taken both regarding the member State concerned and the Organisation 
as a whole”.

                              Read more


                       The failure of diplomacy in the Libyan conflict

                              The Special Representative of the UN Secretary 
General for Libya - Ghassan Salamé - denounced the resumption of the 
fighting despite the truce that began on 12 January and the promises made in 
the aftermath of the Berlin Conference by the countries implicated in the 
conflict to cease their interference. A heavy and pregnant accusation from 
Salamé who spoke about (…)unscrupulous actors inside and outside Libya who 
cynically watch efforts to promote peace (...) They continue to redouble 
their efforts to find a military solution, increasing the risk of a 
large-scale conflict (...).He recalled how the "Representatives of the 
countries involved and regional organizations, some directly and others 
indirectly fueled the conflict, agreed not to intervene in Libya's internal 
affairs and to respect the arms embargo imposed by the UN". The UN Refugee 
Agency has announced that it will suspend its operational activities in a 
transit center for refugees in Tripoli: it has started to transfer dozens of 
refugees to safer places and will facilitate the evacuation of hundreds of 
people including around 700 asylum seekers from two different detention 
centers.

                              Read more


                       A convention for the people: Council of Europe marks 
the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights
                              The leaders of the 47-nation Council of Europe 
have issued the following statement to launch the 70th anniversary of the 
European Convention on Human Rights in 2020:
                              The European Convention on Human Rights came 
into being against the dreadful background of the devastation of the Second 
World War, reflecting a determination on the part of European leaders to 
learn from the mistakes of the past and to help protect individuals from 
State abuse. Peace and stability could only be achieved by the consolidation 
of democracy and the rule of law.
                              Ten years of reforms have reinforced the 
Convention system. Nevertheless, important challenges remain in terms of the 
backlog of cases at the Court and the need to fully implement its judgments.

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