Human Rights. Democratic freedoms. These are not abstract ideals - they are the foundations of everything parliaments exist to protect. Yet around the world, they are being pushed into the shadows. Parliamentarians are being silenced. Hard-won protections are being rolled back. The IPU's campaign Bring human rights into focus is a call to bring these rights back into the light.
In this interview, Valentina Grippo, a member of parliament from Italy and Vice-President of the Culture and Education Committee at the Chamber of Deputies and General Rapporteur for the safety of journalists at the Council of Europe, describes how she became an MP and which actions for human rights she endorses.
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