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The
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
(
LIBE
) is a
committee of the European Parliament
that is responsible for protecting
civil liberties
and
human rights
, as listed in the
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
.
Responsibilities
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Specifically, the committee deals with
data protection
issues; asylum, migration, and "integrated management of the common borders"; and the
EU approach to criminal law
", including police and judicial cooperation and
terrorism
, all while ensuring that the principles of
subsidiarity
and
proportionality
are respected.
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Additionally, it oversees several
agencies of the European Union
, including the
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
and the
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
,
Europol
,
Eurojust
, the
European Police College
(Cepol), the
European Public Prosecutor
’s Office and other such agencies.
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However, its purview does not include gender-based discrimination, which is overseen by the
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
, and
employment discrimination
, which is overseen by the
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
.
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Chairs
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Controversy
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Udo Voigt
, the former leader of the far-right
National Democratic Party of Germany
(NPD) who has praised
Adolf Hitler
, joined the committee as a non-attached member in July 2014,
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sparking outrage from
European Parliament President
Martin Schulz
, the
European Jewish Congress
, and the
European Network Against Racism
, among others.
Jan Philipp Albrecht
, a German
Green Party
member and vice chair of the committee, expressed doubt about Voigt's ability to significantly influence the legislative process, but he did concede that "his presence could lead the public to question the European Parliament".
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See also
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References
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