''Aegean Boat Report is honoured that its founder, Tommy Olsen, has been awarded the Annette Thommessen Honorary Award 2026 by #NOAS.

[...] While Norwegian courts recently rejected #Greece’s request to extradite #TommyOlsen, the European Arrest Warrant remains in place, highlighting the growing pressure faced by those who document and expose human rights violations.''

https://aegeanboatreport.com/2026/06/03/annette-thommessen-honorary-award-2026/

#AegeanBoatReport #RefugeesWelcome #NoBorders #HumanRightViolations #Europe #Pushbacks

Annette Thommessen Honorary Award 2026

Aegean Boat Report is honoured that its founder, Tommy Olsen, has been awarded the Annette Thommessen Honorary Award 2026 by NOAS. The award is given in recognition of many years of work documentin…

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Global Security Lies in Human Security, Says Oleksandra Matviichuk — World Class

A world that is not safe for some is a world not safe for anyone. On this episode, Michael McFaul brings you remarks from Oleksandra Matviichuk, an accomplished human rights lawyer, who explains what’s at stake if democracies fail to stand by their values and win wars against autocracies.

We have also seen these tactics directed right here in the house of European democracy, and I want to express my solidarity to those members of the European Parliament who have been unfairly #sanctioned by the Chinese Communist party just for calling out #humanRightViolations.

All this is symptomatic for the fact that China has now turned the page on the era of reform and opening and is moving into a new era of security and control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCITk2VoHfw&t=289s

#EPlenary - The need for a coherent strategy for EU-China Relations, with President von der Leyen

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Undue state surveillance raises risk of impairment of constitutionally protected activities in long run. It sends fear among citizens from vulnerable, marginalized communities & also people living in areas of conflict. Are we denying them their rights?

https://m.telegraphindia.com/india/own-goal-by-kashmir-police/cid/1721457?ref=topic-stories

#kashmirneedsattention #KashmirStillCrying #democracy_dies_in_darkness #constitution
#HumanRightViolations #masssurveillance

Own goal by Kashmir police

The police inadvertently shared with the media a document highlighting alleged rights abuses by security forces