MEDIA: This section of the site contains articles, letters, interviews and other material such as book chapters. Some of the articles were written by Emma, some are based on interviews with her, and under the “press review” section you can see articles which we consider interesting or important. You can browse the entire list of articles below, or look under the various categories on the left. Journalists who would like to interview Emma are kindly asked to submit their questions in writing.

Indonesian Government decree abhorrent

On June 9, the Indonesian government issued a decree threatening Ahmadiyah sect followers with five years imprisonment for “activities that are not in accordance with interpretations of the religion of Islam.” It remains unclear how strictly the measure will be enforced, but the decision has been denounced by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP, Liberal Democrat […]

A historical breakthrough in the fight against the death penalty

On July 2 2008, the Pakistani Federal Cabinet has adopted a proposal to commute the death penalty to life imprisonment. This proposal is subjected to approval by the President Pervez Musharraf before it enters into force. This will benefit the 7000 death row prisoners in Pakistan.
Commenting, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affiars […]

Q & A - Expenses and allowances for Members of the European Parliament

Q & A - Expenses and allowances for Members of the European Parliament
What are the financial rules which apply to MEPs?
MEPs are bound by the Parliament’s detailed “Rules governing the payment of
expenses and allowances to members”. These are not easily accessible to the general public, but they are not secret. You may be interested […]

Brussels Bulletin: Action on Iraq

Liberal Democrat News,
30 May 2008 Issue 998
This February, after many months of discussion, the European Parliament consolidated its thinking on Iraq and agreed to form a Permanent Ad-hoc Delegation composed of 13 members from different political groupings who elected me as Chairman.
This decisive move to take the lead in EU-Iraq relations is a strong indicator […]

Prince of Wales Helps to Raise over £100,000 for Iraq’s Refugees

25th April 2008
His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales was joined yesterday by Dr Al Dabbagh, the Special Representative of Iraqi Prime Minisiter Nouri Maliki, Sheikh al Attiya the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Dr Khalifey Lebanese Minister of Health and Dr Kim Howells MP (Minister of State, FCO) for a fundraising […]

Pakistan Elections Falls Short of International Standards According to EU Election Observation Mission

18 APRIL 2008
Member of the European Parliament, Baroness Emma Nicholson (MEP) and delegate on the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Pakistan today gave her backing to the Mission’s Final report on the February 2008 National and Provincial elections which found that while improvements had been made from the 2002 poll in Pakistan […]

Discrimination against Muslim women and its causes

17 April 2008
European Parliament (press release), EU
Religion is not the source of human rights abuses, and it is patriarchal culture, not the Koran, that leads to discrimination against Muslim women, concluded a Women’s Rights Committee hearing on 17 April.
“Religion, culture and politics should not be mixed up”, as this risks leading to misunderstandings, said Committee […]

Iraqi Prime Minister calls for further “cooperation and partnership” between Iraq and the E.U

16 APRIL 2008
Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, today (16th April 2008) called for “new steps of cooperation and partnership between Iraq and the E.U” during a wide ranging address at a special joint meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Delegation for relations with Iraq chaired by […]

MEP calls for EU Council to take action on Palestinians in Israeli Jails

15 April 2008
Baroness Nicholson MEP today called on the European Union Council to take action on the 11,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails including hundreds of children and women, the majority held in administrative detention and with little right to judicial oversight.
According to the Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human […]

MEP criticise lack of democracy, development in PoK

13 Apr 2008
Zee News
New Delhi, April 13: The “lack of democracy and development” in Gilgit and Baltistan areas of Pak-occupied Kashmir has come under severe criticism from several Members of European Parliament (MEP), with some of them charging Islamabad with “illegally” separating it from the rest of PoK.
“It is a matter of regret that Pakistan […]