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The next ordinary meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights is scheduled to take place on 6-7 May 2026 in Brussels. (Room: Spinelli 5E-2).
Inter-parliamentary committee meeting (ICM) will be held on 6 May (Room: Antall 4Q1).
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On 14 April 2026, the Subcommittee on Human Rights held an exchange of views on the EU response to human rights violations in the West Bank, with invited speakers from civil society, the European External Action Service, and the United Nations.
On Tuesday 14 April, the Subcommittee on Human Rights held a public hearing on 'Caste discrimination in South Asia'. The panel, comprised of representatives of the European External Action Service, the United Nations, as well as civil society actors and individuals with lived experience, provided a holistic overview of caste discrimination and its implications for human rights in South Asia.
In association with the Delegations to the EU-Russia and to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committees, the Subcommittee on Human Rights held a public hearing on "Third-country nationals forced to fight in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine". The hearing took place on Wednesday, 18 March.
On 18 March the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) had an exchange of views with Afghan women MPs in exile on human rights situation in Afghanistan. Former Afghan Parliamentarians Ms Fawzia Koofi and Ms Mariam Solaimankhil presented the increasing challenges for the Afghan people, especially for women and girls. Mr Gilles Bertrand, EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan, presented the EU latest initiatives to support human rights in the country.
On 18 March 2026, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, in association with the Conference of the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), and as a part of the Conference on "The Future of Democracy Support" held a session entitled "A battle of narratives".
On 18 March DROI, in association with the Delegation for Relations with South Africa (D-ZA), discussed the impact of exporting pesticides banned in the EU on the right to health and a healthy environment in South Africa. Although certain highly hazardous pesticides are banned in the EU because of their harmful effects on human health and the environment, they are still produced in the EU and exported to countries with less stringent regulations.