Éisteachtaí
Ceadaítear do choiste cruinniú le saineolaithe a eagrú sa chás ina meastar é sin a bheith sár-riachtanach dá chuid oibre maidir le hábhar ar leith. Is féidir le dhá choiste nó níos mó éisteachtaí a thionól go comhpháirteach lena chéile. Eagraíonn formhór na gcoistí éisteachtaí go tráthrialta ionas go bhféadfaidh siad tuairimí a fháil ó shaineolaithe agus go bhféadfaidh siad pléití a bheith acu ar phríomh-shaincheisteanna. Ar an leathanach seo, gheobhaidh tú an fhaisnéis go léir a bhaineann le héisteachtaí coiste, lena n-áirítear cláir agus aithisc ó chainteoirí.
The Subcommittee on Human Rights held a public hearing addressing forced exile, removal of nationality and statelessness worldwide on 6 May 2026. The meeting provided insight into the reality of forced exile via testimonials from the Nicaraguan diaspora and the Rohingya community. It also reflected on possible remedies through more academic and international civil society perspectives on the matter, hearing as well representatives from other EU institutions.
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.
The Subcommittee on Human Rights held a public hearing entitled "Third-country nationals forced to fight in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine". The hearing was organised in association with the Delegations to the EU-Russia and to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committees.
On 24 February 2026, the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) held a joint public hearing on the immunity of United Nations (UN) and International Criminal Court (ICC) officials. The hearing examined the legal frameworks underpinning the privileges and immunities of international officials, in light of recent US sanctions on UN and ICC personnel.
The Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Committee on Development (DEVE) held a joint public hearing on “The Human Rights Situation in Sudan and the EU Strategy” on 11 November 2025. The hearing brought together Sakharov Prize Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman and experts from the United Nations and civil society.
On 24 September (15.00-17.00) the DROI Subcommittee and the FEMM Committee organised a public hearing on ‘The EU strategy to promote and to protect human rights of women worldwide (notably in Afghanistan & Iran, with a focus on fighting gender apartheid)’. Representatives of the EU, the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and Amnesty International will participate in the exchange while human rights defenders and journalists will share their personal testimonies.
On 25 June 2025, DROI Subcommittee organised a public hearing on "The Human Rights dimension of the EU memoranda of Understanding in its Southern Neighbourhood (Mauritania, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, with a focus on the use of EU funds)". It allowed to reflect upon the EU cooperation policy in the region from a human rights perspective and discuss solutions for the monitoring of the informal agreements and related funding and improving the human rights conditionality in the EU policy tools.
Public hearing on "Advancing International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) in Conflict Zones and Fragile Contexts to Protect the Most Vulnerable"
On 8 April 2025, the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) is organising a public hearing on the "Human rights situation in Cuba". In the programme of the hearing – two main topics: 1) Human rights situation and fundamental freedoms in Cuba; 2) EU response, state of play and future perspectives.
On 4 December 2024, the Subcommittee on Human Rights held a hearing on the Rights of the Child in the EU external policy on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.