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Portugal

January 19, 2021

EU: How Portugal can Help Roll Back Autocrats in the EU

Germany's six-month EU presidency ended on a low note for rule of law in the bloc. Can we hope that Portugal's half year at the helm will be any better?

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  • Europe/Central Asia
    Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Costa at a press conference at the Belem Cultural Center in Lisbon, Friday, January 15, 2021.

    January 19, 2021

    Commentary
    EU: How Portugal can Help Roll Back Autocrats in the EU
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    Philippe Dam

    Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
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    @Philippe_Dam

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  • Women's Rights
    Women’s rights supporters at a demonstration for International Women’s Day in Krakow, Poland, on March 8, 2018. The center sign uses the slogan “No Woman, No Country.”

    February 6, 2019

    News Release
    Poland: Women’s Rights Activists Targeted
  • Europe/Central Asia
    We are civil society organisations, which are supported, collectively, by hundreds of thousands of people across Europe, working with those less fortunate to alleviate poverty, provide essential aid and defend people’s rights. 

    March 8, 2017

    Letter
    Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis

News

  • January 19, 2021 Commentary

    EU: How Portugal can Help Roll Back Autocrats in the EU

    Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Costa at a press conference at the Belem Cultural Center in Lisbon, Friday, January 15, 2021.
  • March 8, 2017 Letter

    Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis

  • March 7, 2016 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Best Chance to Make the EU Relocation Plan Work? Follow Portugal’s Lead

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  • December 11, 2008 News Release

    EU: Accept Portugal’s Call to Take Guantanamo Detainees

    First Formal Call for Resettlement From an EU Government

  • December 4, 2007 News Release

    EU-Africa: Summit Should Take Concrete Steps to Tackle Rights Abuses

    Protect Civilians in Darfur and Somalia

  • June 25, 2007 News Release

    European Union: Portugal Should Champion Human Rights

  • June 10, 2007 News Release

    Betraying human rights in Russia

  • February 11, 2007 News Release

    European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity

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Jan 21, 2021

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