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Addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders
Document AFET-AM-775655 · 2025/2048(INI)
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Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| – having regard to the G7 Leaders' Statement in Transnational Repression of 17 June 2025 and the G7 multistakeholder Dialogue on Transnational Repression of February 2025, |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| – having regard to the Council Conclusions on EU Priorities in UN Human Rights Fora in 2025 of 27 January 2025, |
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| – having regard to reports from the services of Member States and like-minded countries revealing the systematic use of transnational repression by authoritarian regimes; |
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| – having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, extended until 2027, |
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| – having regard to the Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/206), |
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| – having regard to the Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (Directive 2024/1760), |
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| – having regard to the report of the Investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (2022/2077(INI)), |
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| – having regard to the Commission’s 2024 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, |
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| – having regard to the study of its Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services of June 2024 on Transnational repression of human rights defenders: The impacts on civic space and the responsibility of host states, |
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| – having regard to the Conclusions of the Council on EU priorities in UN human rights fora for the year 2025, |
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| – having regard to the G7 Leaders’ Statement on Transnational Repression of 17 June 2025, |
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| A. whereas transnational repression (TNR) is a well-documented phenomenon, taking place in a global context of deteriorating human rights, shrinking civic space and a growing prevalence of authoritarian regimes; | A. whereas transnational repression (TNR) is a well-documented phenomenon, taking place in a global context of deteriorating human rights, shrinking civic space and a growing prevalence of increasingly repressive and assertive authoritarian regimes, particularly in Russia, Belarus, China, Iran and Cuba; |
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| A a. whereas according to the Freedom House, in 2024 over 25% of the world’s governments had engaged in transnational repression since 2014, with 1219 direct physical incidents across 103 target countries, whereas ten regimes account for nearly 80% of TNR cases, namely China, Turkey, Tajikistan, Russia, Egypt, Cambodia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Belarus; |
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| A a. Whereas the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders defines human rights defenders (HRDs) as individuals or groups who act to promote, protect or strive for the protection and realisation of human rights and fundamental freedoms through peaceful means1a; | |
| 1a OHCHR, 1998: https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-human-rights-defenders/declaration-human-rights-defenders |
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| A a. whereas support for human rights defenders is already a long established element of the European Union’s human rights external relations policy1a; | |
| 1a https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eu_guidelines_hrd_en.pdf |
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| B. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) are crucial EU allies in defending and promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law; whereas the implementation of the EU Guidelines on HRDs and its commitments remains uneven; | B. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs), acting primarily in the interests of their communities and nations, are crucial allies of the European Union and the community of democratic states in defending the international legal order based on the United Nations system and human rights conventions, and in promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law; whereas the implementation of the EU Guidelines on HRDs and the commitments associated with them remains uneven; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| B. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) are crucial EU allies in defending and promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law; whereas the implementation of the EU Guidelines on HRDs and its commitments remains uneven; | B. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) are crucial EU allies in defending and promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and also denouncing violations of such rights; whereas the implementation of the EU Guidelines on HRDs and its commitments remains uneven; |
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| C. whereas HRDs worldwide are at risk of TNR, with growing numbers of cases registered in recent years; | C. whereas autocratic states are starting to export their repressive practices across the globe, as a result of which HRDs worldwide are at risk of TNR, with growing numbers of cases registered in recent years; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| C. whereas HRDs worldwide are at risk of TNR, with growing numbers of cases registered in recent years; | C. whereas HRDs worldwide are at risk of TNR, with growing numbers of cases registered in recent years; whereas however many cases remain unregistered due to fear or further retaliation; |
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| C. whereas HRDs worldwide are at risk of TNR, with growing numbers of cases registered in recent years; | C. whereas HRDs worldwide are at risk of TNR, with growing numbers of cases registered in recent years, and many cases going unregistered; |
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| C. whereas HRDs worldwide are at risk of TNR, with growing numbers of cases registered in recent years; | C. whereas HRDs worldwide are at risk of TNR, with growing numbers of cases registered in recent years and many cases going unregistered ; |
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| Ca. whereas the scale of persecution by the People's Republic of China, in particular against the Tibetan community, the Uyghurs and Hong Kongers, who have left communist China for fear of repression for their human rights activities and activities on behalf of their communities, is systemic and has been confirmed on the basis of reports by intelligence and security services from New Zealand, through EU countries and the United Kingdom, to Canada; |
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| C a. whereas more than 20% or the world's governments reportedly engage in TNR; whereas China, Türkiye, Tajikistan, Russia, Egypt, Cambodia, Turkmenistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Belarus are reportedly responsible for nearly 80% of the documented abuses; |
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| Cb. whereas the Russian Federation under the regime of Vladimir Putin is persecuting and even physically eliminating its political opponents in democratic countries, including member countries of the European Union and NATO, such as the United Kingdom and Germany; |
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| Cc. whereas the Lukashenka regime is escalating transnational repression in order to break up structures representing Belarusian independence and democratic forces, resorting to physical attacks on opposition leaders, blackmail, the arrest of family members and even the hijacking of an aircraft; |
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| Cd. whereas citizens of the European Union who provide political, organisational or material support to dissident groups also fall victim to actions targeting such groups, as was the case with the attack on Alejo Vidal-Quadras perpetrated by the regime in Tehran, which is also responsible for other assassination attempts and terrorist attacks against its opponents, including on EU territory; |
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| Ce. whereas the hostile actions carried out by authoritarian regimes also target politicians and public figures who support dissidents and their political goals, with the aim of intimidating critics, weakening their political position or compelling them to withdraw their previous support; |
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| D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states that aim to defend and advance their interests by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs and diaspora members through a broad range of methods; | D. whereas transnational repression refers to the extraterritorial exercise of State power, either directly or through proxies, with the intent to silence dissenting voices abroad; whereas TNR encompasses a ranges of coercive practices, including physical acts such as targeted killings, abductions, and enforced returns, as well as non-physical methods such as digital surveillance, threats by proxy, and the strategic misuse of legal instruments, including extradition procedures or red notices; whereas TNR frequently undermines the sovereignty and legal order of host States and poses systemic threats to civic space, democratic institutions, and the international rule of law; |
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| D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states that aim to defend and advance their interests by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs and diaspora members through a broad range of methods; | D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states and its proxies, both within their territories and extraterritorially, that aim to defend and advance their interests to coerce, punish, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs, as well as acts targeting them indirectly by threatening their families, representatives or associations; whereas particularly vulnerable are nationals or former nationals, members of diaspora communities and those living in exile; |
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| D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states that aim to defend and advance their interests by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs and diaspora members through a broad range of methods; | D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states that aim to suppress political opposition and criticism by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs and diaspora members through a broad range of methods, such as intimidation, blackmail, surveillance, harassment, violence and abuse of procedure; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states that aim to defend and advance their interests by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs and diaspora members through a broad range of methods; | D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited which impedes the fight against this phenomenon; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states and proxies that aim to defend and advance their interests or silence any dissenting voice by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs and diaspora members through a broad range of methods; |
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| D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states that aim to defend and advance their interests by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs and diaspora members through a broad range of methods; | D. whereas there is no universally adopted definition of TNR and official data is limited; whereas TNR commonly refers to attacks and threats by states and proxies that aim to defend and advance their interests by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence dissidents, political opponents, journalists, activists, HRDs and diaspora members through a broad range of methods; |
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| D a. whereas tactics of transnational repression include killings, unlawful removals (expulsions, extraditions, and deportations), abductions and enforced disappearances, targeting of relatives, abuse of consular services, and so-called digital transnational repression, which includes the use of technology including spyware, to survey or harass people; whereas these tactics often facilitate further human rights violations, such as torture and ill-treatment; whereas Interpol’s Red Notice system has also been used as a tool of transnational repression, to facilitate unlawful extraditions; |
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| Da. whereas authoritarian regimes often combine their forces and influence and refine their methods of intimidation to send a message to their opponents that they will never be truly safe, targeting the foreign support networks on which opponents of dictatorships rely; |
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| Db. whereas TNR is global in nature and, according to Freedom House, has been utilised by 38 countries of origin in 91 host countries since 2014; |
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| E. whereas despite growing awareness, EU foreign and domestic policy responses to TNR remain limited; | E. whereas despite the growing number of cases, TNR is still not recognised as a distinct phenomenon, and EU foreign and domestic policy responses to TNR remain limited; whereas existing responses are often fragmented as Member States rarely cooperate despite the cross-border nature of TNR; whereas this results in a concerning gap in protection for human rights defenders at risk; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| E. whereas despite growing awareness, EU foreign and domestic policy responses to TNR remain limited; | E. whereas despite growing awareness, EU foreign and domestic policy responses to TNR remain limited; whereas TNR undermines democracy, security, national sovereingty and rule of law in EU Member States; |
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| E. whereas despite growing awareness, EU foreign and domestic policy responses to TNR remain limited; | E. whereas despite growing awareness of the existence and scale of TNR, Member State and EU foreign and domestic policy responses to TNR remain insufficient and limited; |
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| E. whereas despite growing awareness, EU foreign and domestic policy responses to TNR remain limited; | E. whereas despite the growing number of cases, EU foreign and domestic policy responses to TNR remain limited; |
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| F. whereas social media and other digital platforms may provide an enabling environment for TNR; | F. whereas social media and other digital platforms may provide an environment conducive to the practice of TNR, including by means of surveillance, harassment, disinformation and defamation campaigns, blackmail and intimidation of activists, regime critics and their families, both in their countries of origin and beyond their borders; |
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| F. whereas social media and other digital platforms may provide an enabling environment for TNR; | F. whereas social media and other digital platforms provide a thriving environment for TNR, including in the form of digital surveillance, spyware and defamation campaigns; |
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| F. whereas social media and other digital platforms may provide an enabling environment for TNR; | F. whereas social media and other digital platforms may provide an enabling environment for TNR through digital surveillance, spyware and defamation campaigns ; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| F. whereas social media and other digital platforms may provide an enabling environment for TNR; | F. whereas social media and other digital platforms provide an enabling environment for TNR; |
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| F a. whereas digital transnational repression (TNR) increasingly exploits the dual-use nature of internet technologies, including social media and digital platforms, which serve as essential public spaces for civil society organisations (CSOs), human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, bloggers and other independent voices to expose abuses and advocate for fundamental freedoms; whereas authoritarian actors seek to flood, monitor, manipulate or silence these platforms through harassment, disinformation, and surveillance; whereas some technology companies have at times played a passive or even active role in facilitating digital repression, thus becoming significant enablers of transnational repression; |
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| F a. whereas exiled and diaspora women human rights defenders face gender-specific forms of transnational repression such as gender-based harassment, abuse, and intimidation leading to stigmatization and social isolation; whereas gender-based repression uses patriarchal norms around women’s bodies and notions of family honour to instigate further violence and discrimination; |
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| F a. whereas the United Nations system already provides dedicated mechanisms, most notably the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human-rights defenders, to monitor and address transnational repression; whereas EU actions should complement, not duplicate, those mechanisms; |
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| F a. whereas the use of technology such as spyware increases the reach of transnational repression, essentially turning an infected device, such as a mobile phone, into a portable surveillance tool, allowing targeted individuals to be spied on and tracked around the world; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| F a. whereas digital threats against civil society are considered human rights violations; whereas digital TNR including surveillance, hacking attacks, online harassment and disinformation campaigns are deeply intertwined with traditional methods of TNR; |
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| F b. whereas the EU global human rights sanctions regime (EU Magnitsky Act) allows the EU to target serious human rights violations and abuses and transnational repression perpetrators worldwide; whereas transnational repression of HRDs should be an integral dimension of the EU’s global monitoring of human rights abuses worldwide, including in relation to imposing sanctions; |
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| F b. whereas gender-based digital transnational repression occurs when state and state-affiliated actors deploy digital technologies and weaponize gender and misogyny as a tool of repression against women human rights defenders residing outside their countries of origin; |
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| F c. whereas new technologies, notably spyware such as Pegasus are an essential tool of modern TNR, which governments use to spy on and surveil human rights defenders; |
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| F d. whereas the EU Migration Pact’s newly established screening and border procedures will require the collection and exchange of personal and biometric data of all individuals entering Europe irregularly; whereas these data will be accessible for multiple purposes, including asylum processing, and will feed into various national and European policing and immigration databases, as well as systems operated by Europol and Interpol; whereas Interpol includes among its members several of the main perpetrators of TNR, enabling them to access this data and increasing the risk of its misuse for the purpose of targeting human rights defenders residing in the EU; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet
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| Transnational repression against HRDs: growing trends and threats | Transnational repression against targeted individuals and communities abroad: growing trends and threats |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; | 1. Condemns any form of TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to life, freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a violation of the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; underlines the need to adopt a universally agreed definition of TNR which could step up the common fight against this phenomenon; |
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| 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; | 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; takes the view that TNR is also a threat to the security of European societies; |
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| 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; | 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to life, freedom, expression, association, religion, and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; |
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| 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; | 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty and democracy of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; |
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| 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; | 1. Condemns TNR as a serious threat to international human rights law and the rights to life, freedom, expression, association and protection from arbitrary detention and violence, and as a challenge to the sovereignty of host countries, through foreign interference tactics; |
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| 1 a. Highlights the importance of countering this emerging phenomenon through a well-established legal framework at the multilateral, regional and national levels; stresses, in this context, the need to define the concept of transnational repression; considers, therefore, that transnational repression refers to: | |
| "Actions of a foreign government or authoritarian regime that aim to exert and advance its interests by reaching across national borders to coerce, control or silence individuals, political dissent, civil society and other minorities in other countries through a broad range of methods; such actions have a negative impact on the human rights of the targets."; |
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| 1 a. Expresses grave concern about the escalation of transnational repression by states and non-state actors to target human rights defenders, journalists, and political dissidents beyond their national borders; |
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| 1 a. Notes that the number of TNR cases is most likely underestimated, as TNR often happens in a covert manner; |
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| 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, threats against family members and unlawful killings; | 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance including digital surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, coercion, threats against family members and unlawful killings; urges states to end all actions aimed to intimidate, attack, or silence human rights defenders, journalists, government critics and opposition activists and their families, including by refraining from using laws, such as counterterrorism and defamation laws, to criminalize them; |
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| 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, threats against family members and unlawful killings; | 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious and elaborate forms, including physical violence and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, defamation campaigns, blackmail, online threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, including those based on false or misleading information, threats against family members, and unlawful killings; |
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| 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, threats against family members and unlawful killings; | 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, deportation, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, freezing of funds, threats against family members and unlawful killings; |
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| 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, threats against family members and unlawful killings; | 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, deportation, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, freezing of funds, threats against family members and unlawful killings; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, threats against family members and unlawful killings; | 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, freezing of assets, threats against family members and unlawful killings; |
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| 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions, often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, threats against family members and unlawful killings; | 2. Highlights that state-sponsored TNR is taking increasingly insidious forms, including physical harm and torture, surveillance, legal pressure, digital threats, enforced disappearances and abductions – often for forced repatriation, extradition requests, threats against family members and unlawful killings and assassinations; |
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| 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; | 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR; notes the use of AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; underscores that digital TNR also encompasses content-based censorship, including the use of takedown requests, legal threats, content moderation pressure, and blocking of exile-run media outlets, to suppress or remove information critical of authoritarian regimes; |
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| 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; | 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly exploiting digital TNR tools, including AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil, intimidate, insult and discredit HRDs, and especially women, who are disproportionately the victims of online sexual violence and threats of a sexual nature, aimed at discrediting them and discouraging them from continuing their activities; |
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| 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; | 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs; takes the view that female HRDs in particular are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; | 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs and targeted individuals; |
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| 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; | 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes and other perpetrators worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; | 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes and its proxies worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; | 3. Condemns authoritarian and illiberal regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; |
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| 3. Condemns authoritarian regimes worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; | 3. Condemns perpetrators worldwide for increasingly resorting to digital TNR and AI-powered technologies, spyware, hacking and doxing to harass, surveil and intimidate HRDs, especially women, who are disproportionately targeted by sexualised abuse and threats; |
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| 3 a. Emphasizes the provem important role of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in responding to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza by providing essential food assistance; expresses grave concern regarding reports that Hamas has placed a bounty on Gaza Humanitarian Foundation personnel1a; calls upon the European Commission to publicly condemn these threats and urges the international community to follow suit; | |
| 1a https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/06/29/hamas-places-bounty-on-aid-workers-ghf/ |
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| 3a. Roundly condemns the repeated and systematic acts of TNR by the Russian state security services, in particular the poisoning, assassination and repression of dissidents living in exile; recalls in particular the poisonings of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and the murder of Alexander Litvinenko on UK soil, as well as the assassination of Chechen commander Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Germany; |
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| 3 a. Condemns tactics of gender-based digital transnational repression which disproportionately target women human rights defenders residing outside their countries of origin; is deeply concerned with the rise of sexualised abuse and threats by means of digital technologies and the weaponisation of gender as a tool of repression of outspoken women; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 3 a. Highlights that women are disproportionately targeted by TNR in the form of sexualised abuse and threats; |
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| 3b. Roundly condemns the acts of TNR carried out by the People’s Republic of China, in particular the so-called ‘foreign police stations’ it has established in a number of EU countries and around the world; underlines that, through these stations, China has monitored, threatened and brought pressure to bear on Chinese dissidents, Uyghurs, Hong Kong democracy activists and other HRDs; takes the view that the aim of China’s espionage against refugees is to silence the opposition living abroad; |
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| 3c. Roundly condemns the acts of TNR supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran in EU Member States, including assassinations, abductions and forced returns, and the monitoring and intimidation of activists from the diaspora community; |
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| 3d. Roundly condemns the Turkish authorities’ surveillance and repression of opposition representatives, in particular those identified as supporters of the Gülen movement and Kurdish activists; roundly condemns forced returns and abductions in third countries, as well as pressure being brought to bear on EU Member States to facilitate extradition on political grounds; |
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| 3e. Roundly condemns Saudi Arabia’s involvement in TNR; recalls, in particular, the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on 2 October 2018; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 4. Condemns perpetrators for exerting legal and diplomatic pressure, including through politically motivated Interpol red notices, to request the arrest and extradition of exiled HRDs, misuse of the ‘terrorist’ labelling, criminal prosecutions in absentia, and other measures of an administrative nature, such as the revocation of citizenship, travel bans, and the denial of identity documents and consular or banking services; | 4. Condemns countries and institutions that deliberately disseminate false or misleading information and exert legal and diplomatic pressure – including through politically motivated Interpol red notices – with the aim of gaining international support for repressive measures and securing the arrest and extradition of exiled HRDs; condemns, moreover, the misuse of the ‘terrorist’ labelling, the holding of criminal prosecutions in absentia, and the use of other measures of an administrative nature, such as the revocation of citizenship, travel bans, and the denial of identity documents and consular or banking services; |
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| 4. Condemns perpetrators for exerting legal and diplomatic pressure, including through politically motivated Interpol red notices, to request the arrest and extradition of exiled HRDs, misuse of the ‘terrorist’ labelling, criminal prosecutions in absentia, and other measures of an administrative nature, such as the revocation of citizenship, travel bans, and the denial of identity documents and consular or banking services; | 4. Condemns perpetrators for exerting legal and diplomatic pressure, including through politically motivated Interpol red notices and the international counter terrorism institutional architecture, to request the arrest and extradition of exiled HRDs, misuse of the ‘terrorist’ labelling, criminal prosecutions in absentia, and other measures of an administrative nature, such as the revocation of citizenship, refusal of renewal of passports, denial of visa related documents, entry bans, travel bans, and the denial of identity documents and consular or banking services; |
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| 4. Condemns perpetrators for exerting legal and diplomatic pressure, including through politically motivated Interpol red notices, to request the arrest and extradition of exiled HRDs, misuse of the ‘terrorist’ labelling, criminal prosecutions in absentia, and other measures of an administrative nature, such as the revocation of citizenship, travel bans, and the denial of identity documents and consular or banking services; | 4. Condemns perpetrators for exerting legal and diplomatic pressure, including through politically motivated Interpol red notices and the international counter-terrorism institutional architecture to request the arrest and extradition of exiled HRDs, misuse of the ‘terrorist’ labelling, criminal prosecutions in absentia, and other measures of an administrative nature, such as the revocation of citizenship, refusal of renewal of passports, denial of visa related documents, travel bans, entry bans, and the denial of identity documents and consular or banking services; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 4. Condemns perpetrators for exerting legal and diplomatic pressure, including through politically motivated Interpol red notices, to request the arrest and extradition of exiled HRDs, misuse of the ‘terrorist’ labelling, criminal prosecutions in absentia, and other measures of an administrative nature, such as the revocation of citizenship, travel bans, and the denial of identity documents and consular or banking services; | 4. Condemns perpetrators for exerting legal and diplomatic pressure, including through politically motivated Interpol red notices, to request the arrest and extradition of exiled HRDs and targeted individuals, misuse of the ‘terrorist’ labelling, criminal prosecutions in absentia, and other measures of an administrative nature, such as the revocation of citizenship, travel or entry bans, denial of passports, identity documents or visa related documents or their renewal, as well as denial of consular or banking services; |
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| 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; | 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as digital service providers and other technology intermediaries, the private spyware industry, security contractors, criminal organisations and proxies, including diaspora members, in facilitating TNR; |
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| 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; | 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as collaboration among states’ border and security forces, the private spyware industry, criminal organisations, private investigators, and other proxies, in facilitating TNR; |
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| 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; | 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as collaboration among states’ border and security forces, the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; |
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| 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; | 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal and terrorist, particularly Islamist, organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; | 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of some host countries, including EU Member States, and non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; |
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| 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of host countries and non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; | 5. Expresses serious concerns about the role of non-state actors, such as the private spyware industry, criminal organisations and proxies, in facilitating TNR; |
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| 5 a. Highlights, moreover, that transnational repression constitutes a direct threat to the sovereignty and security of states, including the Member States of the Union, as it enables foreign state actors to exercise intimidation, coercion and control beyond their borders; recalls that, while national security remains the sole responsibility of the Member States, the scale and cross-border nature of these practices require a coordinated Union-level response, including cooperation initiatives among national authorities, European institutions and civil society actors; |
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| 5 b. Highlights that the former EP vice-president, Alejo Vidal-Quadras was a victim of TNR perpetrated by Iran through a terrorist attack orchestrated in an EU Member State; |
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| 6. Worries about shrinking civic space and the silencing of exiles, whose voices are instrumental in documenting abuse in authoritarian states; recalls that free, democratic societies, particularly in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood, are in its interest; | 6. Commends those countries and societies which, like Poland, have taken in large numbers of refugees, including from Belarus and other countries where fundamental human rights are brutally suppressed, and which – often at considerable financial and political cost – have enabled them to continue their activities on their territory and are making every effort to ensure their safety, despite attempts to use TNR against them; notes with concern, however, that in some countries the space for civil society is shrinking and people in exile are being silenced, even though their voices play a crucial role in documenting abuse by authoritarian regimes; recalls that the existence of free and democratic societies, particularly in the immediate neighbourhood of the European Union, is in the strategic interest of the EU and requires its consistent and sustained support; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 6. Worries about shrinking civic space and the silencing of exiles, whose voices are instrumental in documenting abuse in authoritarian states; recalls that free, democratic societies, particularly in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood, are in its interest; | 6. Expresses serious concerns about shrinking civic space and the silencing of exiles, whose voices are instrumental in documenting human rights violations and abuse in authoritarian states; recalls that free, democratic societies, particularly in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood, are in its interest; |
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| 6. Worries about shrinking civic space and the silencing of exiles, whose voices are instrumental in documenting abuse in authoritarian states; recalls that free, democratic societies, particularly in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood, are in its interest; | 6. Worries about shrinking civic space and the silencing of exiles, whose voices are instrumental in documenting the human rights situation and abuse in authoritarian states; recalls that defending free and democratic societies is in the Union’s own interest; |
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| 6. Worries about shrinking civic space and the silencing of exiles, whose voices are instrumental in documenting abuse in authoritarian states; recalls that free, democratic societies, particularly in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood, are in its interest; | 6. Worries about shrinking civic space and the silencing of exiles, whose voices are instrumental in documenting the human rights situation and abuse in authoritarian states; recalls that free, democratic societies are in the EU's interest; |
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| 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ mental health and general well-being; | 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ mental health and general well-being, including their sense of security, psychological integrity, social relations and ability to continue their public activities; notes that these effects can lead to long-term trauma, isolation, exclusion and a heightened sense of insecurity, including in host countries; calls on Member States and EU institutions to provide victims with adequate psychological, legal and material support, including measures enabling them to live in safety and remain engaged in society; |
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| 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ mental health and general well-being; | 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ and their family’s mental health and general well-being; strongly condemns government´s retaliation against families of HRDs living abroad as a means of TNR; notes that TNR also carries a broader chilling effect among civil society living in exile; |
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| 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ mental health and general well-being; | 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ mental health and general well-being and calls EU and it´s member states to take further steps in the follow-up procedure so that victims of the TNR are not left alone; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ mental health and general well-being; | 7. Worries about the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ and their families' mental health and general well-being, as well as the broader chilling effect on the diaspora community in exile; |
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| 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on victims’ mental health and general well-being; | 7. Highlights the lasting psychological toll of TNR on the mental health and general well-being of victims and their families, as well as the broader chilling effect it has on civil society in exile; |
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| 7 a. Underlines that, in some parts of the world, journalists’ activities are often described as activists and exposes them to transnational repression patterns similar to those of Human Rights defenders, having a long-lasting effect on their career and safety2a. | |
| 2a Reporters Without Borders, 2025: https://rsf.org/en/2024-world-press-freedom-index-journalism-under-political-pressure |
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| 7 a. Condemns the entrenched policy of aggression perpetrated by a few authoritarian states, including Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia and Venezuela; believes that these states are the most prone to use TNR against dissidents; |
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| 7 a. Considers that due to the lack of a clear definition of TNR, the collection and reporting of information of TNR agressions may be misleading and underreported; |
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| 7 b. Takes into account that the lack of a proper definition of TNR prevents the effective use of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (so-called EU Magnitsky Act) to sanction perpetrators of human rights violations committed through TNR; calls on the HR/VP and the Member States to include TNR as a sanctionable category in the EU GHRSR; |
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| 7 b. Highlights the importance of recognizing that the transnational repression of Human Rights defenders affects disproportionately those with added biases and vulnerabilities such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender expression, sexuality, class, geographical location and/or disability. |
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| 8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to systematically address TNR in the context of human rights dialogues with non-EU countries and in other forums for bilateral and multilateral cooperation, such as the UN Human Rights Council; | 8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to systematically address TNR in the context of human rights dialogues with non-EU countries and in other forums for bilateral and multilateral cooperation, such as the UN Human Rights Council; urges the Commission also to give due and sustained attention to the protection, support, and empowerment of defenders of religious freedom and belief worldwide, recognizing their vital role not only in upholding fundamental human rights and promoting democracy but also in fostering social cohesion, peace, tolerance, and mutually respected relations among nations and among different racial and religious groups; emphasizes the need for targeted measures to safeguard these defenders from persecution, discrimination, and violence, both within and beyond EU borders; |
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| 8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to systematically address TNR in the context of human rights dialogues with non-EU countries and in other forums for bilateral and multilateral cooperation, such as the UN Human Rights Council; | 8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to systematically address TNR in the context of human rights dialogues with non-EU countries and in other forums for bilateral and multilateral cooperation, such as the UN Human Rights Council and to publicly denounce, investigate and pursue accountability for acts of transnational repression including by their allies; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to systematically address TNR in the context of human rights dialogues with non-EU countries and in other forums for bilateral and multilateral cooperation, such as the UN Human Rights Council; | 8. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to systematically address TNR in the context of any EU agreements and human rights dialogues with non-EU countries, as well as in other forums for bilateral and multilateral cooperation, such as the UN Human Rights Council; |
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| 8 a. Calls on the Commission to formulate EU strategy harmonising national responses and develop common EU guidelines for the protection of HRDs at risk of TNR applicable to relevant national authorities; |
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| 8 a. Raises the alarm about the urgent need to address, both at national and European level, the protection gaps faced by the human rights defenders when targeted with TNR; |
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| 8a. Calls for the threat of TNR to be looked into, in particular as part of the EU’s internal security and judicial cooperation; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs and financial support for them; | 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to update the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as concrete provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs residing in the EU and financial support for them, including emergency support, relocation mechanisms, and tools and training to better protect themselves against (digital) threats and unlawful surveillance that may amount to transnational repression; stresses the need for dedicated funding streams for digital security, legal assistance, and psychosocial support for HRDs affected by transnational repression; considers it paramount that protection policies and programmes are victim-centered, gender-sensitive, intersectional, inclusive and non-discriminatory; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs and financial support for them; | 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs and financial support for them; Demands to take measures to protect human rights defenders from transnational repression, including providing legal and political support for those at risk of retaliation outside their home countries, and ensuring that international legal cooperation mechanisms are not misused to target them; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs and financial support for them; | 9. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to consult with Member States and to carry out the revision of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders that TNR constitutes for HRDs; calls for the strengthening of provisions relating to their protection and safety, as well as for stable and accessible financial support for their activities; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs and financial support for them; | 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs; calls on the Commission and the Member states to ensure financial support for HRDs by establishing flexible, accessible and sustained funding mechanisms; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs and financial support for them; | 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs and financial support for them; | 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs ; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs, as well as provisions for the protection, and safety of HRDs and financial support for them; | 9. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to revise the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to include the growing threat of TNR against HRDs and targeted individuals, as well as provisions for their protection and safety; |
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| 9 a. Calls to protect individuals who have contacted the authorities to report credible cases of transnational repression from deportation and extradition, including by advising them to request asylum or seek other forms of subsidiary protection if they have not already done so; |
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| 9 a. Emphasizes the critical importance of establishing a coordinated rapid response mechanism among Member States to address situations where HRDs face imminent, real, and verified threats; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to to enhance mechanisms to protect political refugees and human rights defenders at risk of transnational repression, including providing safe havens, fair asylum procedures, and ensuring protection from forced deportation and legal harassment; Urges to be particularly mindful of the risks and fears experienced by refugee and asylum communities; Recommends facilitating family reunification for asylum seekers and refugees, including from countries known to have engaged in transnational repression, considering the risk of reprisals that relatives may face; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries and treat cases of HRDs with additional sensitivity in rejections of resettlement and deportation to designated ‘third safe countries’ who might be collaborators with the country of origin, enabling TNR; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to uphold their international commitments on the right to asylum for HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; stresses that the right to seek refuge is an essential instrument for protecting persons at risk of persecution for their human rights activities; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to reform the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in order to outsource asylum applications and the provision of possible protection to non-EU countries; emphasises that HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes where their safety is at risk must be protected; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum along with creating a dedicated EU rapid response mechanisms that will protect HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes through emergency relocation mechanisms allowing for fast-tracked asylum processing; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes and ensure that protection policies and programmes are victim-centered, gender-sensitive, intersectional, inclusive and non-discriminator; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to protect HRDs ; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls on Member States to swiftly issue humanitarian visas, in urgent cases, to individuals targeted by TNR; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking asylum from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; |
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| 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in a way that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; | 10. Calls for the EU and its Member States to implement a rapid protection mechanism that protects HRDs seeking refuge from non-EU countries with authoritarian regimes; |
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| 10 a. Denounces the EU migration pact´s newly created screening and border procedures mandating the collection and exchange of personal and biometric data of all people entering Europe, including human rights defenders seeking asylum, with multiple policing and immigration databases, including Interpol, thereby enabling TNR; |
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| 10 a. Urges the EEAS to assist dissidents and HRDs who are victims of TNR in third countries, through dedicated programmes aimed at enabling them to continue their work in exile while remaining safe from reprisals and aggression; |
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| 10 b. Emphasizes that the EU is an area of protection for people fleeing persecution or serious harm in their country of origin or third countries, notably human rights defenders; recalls that asylum is a fundamental right and an international obligation for the EU and Member States under the Geneva Convention; strongly rejects plans by the European Commission to create a list of so-called “safe countries of origin” and “safe third countries”, which will deny nationals of these countries - many of which known for systematically exercising TNR, notably Egypt, - asylum in the EU and by lifting their protection status, directly enables and facilitates TNR; |
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| 10 b. Calls on the European Commission to establish a mechanism to collect and document incidents of transnational repression, coordinate policy responses and cooperation among EU institutions to address transnational repression, and facilitate the exchange of information on transnational repression within relevant EU institutions, as well as with Member States; believes that this mechanism should be accessible to civil society, allowing for their input to be duly registered; |
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| 10 c. Calls on the European Commission to maintain and extend EU financial support for human rights defenders and civil society organisations operating under highly precarious conditions, such as in authoritarian countries or in exile; considers that these actors are particularly prone to be victims of TNR perpetrated by such authoritarian states; |
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| 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; | deleted |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; | deleted |
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| 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; | 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR, in line with the HRD provisions in the EU Visa Policy Handbook; considers that a secure legal status reduces HRD’s exposure to transnational repression; considers that these measures should be harmonised across EU Member States to ensure comprehensive protection across the Union; |
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| 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; | 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; Urges to take all necessary legislative, administrative, technical, and other victim-centered responses, to address transnational repression, including by adopting rights-respecting legal frameworks and policies to address it; |
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| 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; | 11. Calls on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; recalls that the revised EU Visa Code Handbook includes guidelines to Member States and good practices on how to deal with visa applications by HRDs; |
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| 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; | 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR along with support for family reunification in line with EU fundamental rights standards; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 11. Call on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for HRDs targeted by TNR; | 11. Calls on the Member States to make best use of their national policies and flexibility to formulate a more coherent, coordinated and predictable visa policy for individuals targeted by TNR; |
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| 11 a. Calls for the creation of a dedicated EU-level coordination platform on HRD visas, tasked with harmonising procedures, ensuring rapid response capacities, sharing good practices, and actively involving civil society actors; |
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| 11 b. Encourages the establishment of open, flexible and dedicated visa pathways for HRDs, featuring simplified procedures, minimal documentation requirements, and the possibility to transition into longer-term protection or residence status |
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| 11 c. Calls on the Commisson to monitor and publicly report on the number, criteria, and processing times of visas granted to HRDs across Member States, with the aim of increasing transparency, accountability and coherence in the EU’s HRD protection policies; |
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| 11 d. Expresses concern about the role played by the embassies of States involved in TNR; points to the heightened risk for HRDs in need of consular services when forced to engage with these embassies; calls on Member States to increase pressure on embassies hosted on their territory, not to use their diplomatic outposts to engage in efforts to silence dissent abroad,in line with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; |
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| 12. Calls on the EEAS and the Member States to coordinate efforts and set up information, data, tracking and reporting mechanisms to improve the documentation of cases of TNR on their territories and to establish focal points for HRDs in EU delegations; | 12. Calls on the EEAS and the Member States to coordinate efforts, in cooperation with relevant institutions such as Europol, to establish effective mechanisms for information gathering, data exchange and monitoring, enabling more effective documentation of cases of TNR occurring on their territories and countering those phenomena as effectively as possible; calls, furthermore, for the establishment of contact points for HRDs in EU delegations in countries with particularly high levels of repression and direct threats from authoritarian regimes, which could serve as safe channels for communication, information and support; |
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| 12. Calls on the EEAS and the Member States to coordinate efforts and set up information, data, tracking and reporting mechanisms to improve the documentation of cases of TNR on their territories and to establish focal points for HRDs in EU delegations; | 12. Calls on the EEAS and the Member States to coordinate efforts and set up information, data, tracking and reporting mechanisms to improve the documentation of cases of TNR on their territories and to establish focal points for HRDs in EU delegations who are in direct contact with the national focal points mentioned in paragraph 14 and who are tasked to raise cases with the authorities in the relevant capital; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 12. Calls on the EEAS and the Member States to coordinate efforts and set up information, data, tracking and reporting mechanisms to improve the documentation of cases of TNR on their territories and to establish focal points for HRDs in EU delegations; | 12. Calls on the EEAS and the Member States to coordinate efforts and set up information and accessible reporting mechanisms to improve the documentation of cases of TNR on their territories and facilitate investigations where necessary; calls on the EEAS to establish focal points for targeted individuals in EU delegations; calls on Member States to establish an in-government focal point; |
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| 12. Calls on the EEAS and the Member States to coordinate efforts and set up information, data, tracking and reporting mechanisms to improve the documentation of cases of TNR on their territories and to establish focal points for HRDs in EU delegations; | 12. Calls on the EEAS and the Member States to coordinate efforts and set up information, data, tracking and reporting mechanisms to improve the documentation of cases of TNR on their territories and to enhance the network of focal points for HRDs in EU delegations; |
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| 13. Calls on the Commission to establish a centralised mechanism to register, monitor and assess incidents of TNR against HRDs in the EU, which will help to identify gaps in EU policy and formulate adequate strategic responses; | deleted |
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| 13. Calls on the Commission to establish a centralised mechanism to register, monitor and assess incidents of TNR against HRDs in the EU, which will help to identify gaps in EU policy and formulate adequate strategic responses; | 13. Calls on the Commission to cooperate with the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders to share data on incidents of TNR against HRDs, instead of setting up a new EU database that would duplicate existing systems and require additional budgetary resources; |
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| 13. Calls on the Commission to establish a centralised mechanism to register, monitor and assess incidents of TNR against HRDs in the EU, which will help to identify gaps in EU policy and formulate adequate strategic responses; | 13. Calls on the Commission to establish a centralised mechanism to identify, register, monitor and assess incidents of TNR against HRDs in the EU, which will help to identify gaps in EU policy and formulate adequate strategic responses; |
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| 13. Calls on the Commission to establish a centralised mechanism to register, monitor and assess incidents of TNR against HRDs in the EU, which will help to identify gaps in EU policy and formulate adequate strategic responses; | 13. Calls on the Commission to establish a centralised mechanism to identify, register, monitor and assess incidents of TNR against HRDs in the EU, which will help to identify gaps in EU policy and formulate adequate strategic responses; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 13. Calls on the Commission to establish a centralised mechanism to register, monitor and assess incidents of TNR against HRDs in the EU, which will help to identify gaps in EU policy and formulate adequate strategic responses; | 13. Calls on the Commission to establish a centralised mapping mechanism to identify, monitor and assess incidents of TNR in the EU, which will help to identify gaps in EU policy and formulate adequate strategic responses; |
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| 14. Calls on the Member States to codify TNR in national legislation, with the aim of helping government institutions to identify and prevent TNR; | deleted |
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| 14. Calls on the Member States to codify TNR in national legislation, with the aim of helping government institutions to identify and prevent TNR; | 14. Calls on the Member States to codify TNR in national legislation, with the aim of helping government institutions to identify and prevent TNR; calls for the establishment of national contact points for TNR potential and actual victims; |
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| 14. Calls on the Member States to codify TNR in national legislation, with the aim of helping government institutions to identify and prevent TNR; | 14. Calls on the Member States to codify TNR in national legislation, with the aim of helping government institutions to identify and prevent TNR and establish focal points or a toolkit explaining where HRDs can report instances of TNR; |
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| 14. Calls on the Member States to codify TNR in national legislation, with the aim of helping government institutions to identify and prevent TNR; | 14. Is of the opinion that proposals to codify TNR in national legislation fail to recognise that TNR is different from other crimes; emphasises that the fight against TNR requires responses beyond the criminal justice system; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 14. Calls on the Member States to codify TNR in national legislation, with the aim of helping government institutions to identify and prevent TNR; | 14. Calls on the Member States to codify TNR in national legislation, with the aim of supporting government institutions to identify and prevent TNR; |
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| 15. Calls on the Member States and Europol to provide training on TNR awareness to relevant government agencies, external service providers and their staff, especially cybersecurity, law enforcement and immigration officers and staff tasked with handling visa applications and reviewing extradition requests and other forms of legal cooperation with non-EU countries; | 15. Calls on the Member States, Europol and CEPOL, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training, to provide training on TNR awareness to relevant government agencies, external service providers and their staff, especially cybersecurity, law enforcement and immigration officers and staff tasked with handling visa applications and reviewing extradition requests and other forms of legal cooperation with non-EU countries; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 15. Calls on the Member States and Europol to provide training on TNR awareness to relevant government agencies, external service providers and their staff, especially cybersecurity, law enforcement and immigration officers and staff tasked with handling visa applications and reviewing extradition requests and other forms of legal cooperation with non-EU countries; | 15. Calls on the Member States and Europol to provide training on TNR awareness and counter-strategies to relevant government agencies, external service providers and their staff, especially cybersecurity, law enforcement and immigration officers and staff tasked with handling visa applications and reviewing extradition requests and other forms of legal cooperation with non-EU countries; |
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| 15 a. Calls on the Member states to incorporate specific risk assessment protocols when handling extradiction requests, visa application or complaints involving HRDs with particular attention to digital surveillance, retaliation risks and misuse of legal mechanisms; |
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| 16. Calls for the EU and its Member States to tackle digital forms of TNR; | 16. Calls for the EU and its Member States to recognise, prevent and tackle digital forms of TNR, and ensure that human rights defenders (HRDs) are protected against online harassment, intimidation and censorship -regardless of the origin of the service provider, the location of the digital infrastructure, or the tools used; |
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| 16. Calls for the EU and its Member States to tackle digital forms of TNR; | 16. Calls for the EU and its Member States to tackle disinformation campaigns targeting HRD as well as digital forms of TNR; |
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| 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations, and to repeal the export of licences for spyware whenever appropriate; | 17. Considers that transnational repression includes supplying spyware such as Pegasus, surveillance technologies, and arms to third countries when there is a foreseeable risk these tools will be used to silence or punish human rights advocacy or dissent; Calls EU and ist Member States, to implement a ban on the sale, export, transfer, and use of surveillance technology for third States where it could be use to silence the opposition and civil society organizations; |
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| 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations, and to repeal the export of licences for spyware whenever appropriate; | 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations, and to repeal the export of licences for spyware whenever appropriate; recalls the 2024 Commission Guidelines on the export of cyber-surveillance items, which aim to raise awareness of the risks associated with misuse of cyber-surveillance technologies and provide exporters with practical tools to evaluate human rights; |
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| 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations, and to repeal the export of licences for spyware whenever appropriate; | 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations including by introducing mandatory human rights due diligence for all EU-based technology exporters, and to repeal the export of licences for spyware to countries with documented TNR practices and whenever appropriate; |
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| 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations, and to repeal the export of licences for spyware whenever appropriate; | 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations, to establish a moratorium on the export of surveillance spyware tools, and protect end-to-end encryption to repeal the export of licences for spyware whenever appropriate; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations, and to repeal the export of licences for spyware whenever appropriate; | 17. Asks the Member States to apply strict oversight of spyware and surveillance markets and operations, and to repeal the export of licences for spyware when used to violate human rights; |
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| 18. Calls on the Commission to enforce the Digital Services Act and ensure that social media platforms comply with human rights obligations and address TNR; | 18. Calls on the Commission to enforce the Digital Services Act and ensure that social media platforms comply with human rights obligations and address TNR. Stress the responsibility of technology companies to conduct thorough human rights and gender due diligence in relation to their operations and the products they launch to minimize protection risks, in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights |
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| 18. Calls on the Commission to enforce the Digital Services Act and ensure that social media platforms comply with human rights obligations and address TNR; | 18. Emphasises that freedom of speech is the cornerstone of a democratic society; is worried that the Digital Services Act will allow the silencing of views online that are disfavoured by those in power; |
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| 18. Calls on the Commission to enforce the Digital Services Act and ensure that social media platforms comply with human rights obligations and address TNR; | 18. Calls on the Commission to enforce the Digital Services Act as regards compliance by social media platforms with human rights obligations and addressing TNR; |
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| 18 a. Stresses the responsibility of technology companies to identify and address potential human rights risks associated with their products, in line with the Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; |
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| 18 b. Calls for increased transparency regarding how technology companies respond to government requests to remove content or access user information; |
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| 18 c. Calls on Member States to establish easily accessible and safe reporting mechanisms, designed to respect and protect user privacy, for human rights defenders living in exile or in the diaspora to raise concerns about digital transnational repression with relevant government agencies; stresses the need to recognise the specific challenge of gender-based digital transnational repression and the particular consequences this type of repression has on women human rights defenders; |
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| 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights; | 19. Calls for the EU to end the sense of impunity and hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, and to take decisive steps to isolate them diplomatically; calls for consideration to be given to suspending bilateral agreements, restricting international cooperation, supporting the prosecution of such violations before the competent international courts and strengthening accountability mechanisms within the UN and Council of Europe systems; |
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| 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights; | 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, particularly China, Türkiye, Tajikistan, Russia, Egypt, Cambodia, Turkmenistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Belarus, and consider the application of sanctions on those states; denounces that TNR also happens in EU Member States soil and the complicity of some Member States; notes that TNR is enabled through collaboration between governments; |
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| 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights; | 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights; urges the EU to support victims of TNR in seeking redress through strategic litigation before the European Court of Human Rights; calls for the development of a dedicated EU sanctions list targeting perpetrators against HRDs; |
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| 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights; | 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees), and the European Convention on Human Rights; |
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| 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights; | 19. Calls for the EU to hold states and regimes committing TNR accountable for human rights violations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the European Convention on Human Rights; |
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| 19 a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that private actors, particularly in the technology sector, are held accountable for their role in enabling digital TNR; urges the enforcement of mandatory human rights due diligence obligations for companies offering hosting, communication, surveillance, and content distribution services, including requirements to identify, mitigate and prevent the misuse of their platforms or infrastructure to target HRDs; further calls for the publication of transparency reports, and the establishment of effective grievance mechanisms accessible to HRDs and other at-risk individuals; |
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| 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu, broaden its mandate to include HRDs at risk of TNR within the EU, and increase funding for civil society organisations active in the protection of HRDs at risk; | deleted |
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| 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu, broaden its mandate to include HRDs at risk of TNR within the EU, and increase funding for civil society organisations active in the protection of HRDs at risk; | deleted |
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| 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu, broaden its mandate to include HRDs at risk of TNR within the EU, and increase funding for civil society organisations active in the protection of HRDs at risk; | deleted |
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| 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu, broaden its mandate to include HRDs at risk of TNR within the EU, and increase funding for civil society organisations active in the protection of HRDs at risk; | 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu, broaden its mandate to include HRDs at risk of TNR within the EU while establishing a structured coordination platform between EU institutions, Member states and civil society organizations to share alerts and monitor evolving risks, and increase funding for civil society organisations active in the protection of HRDs at risk; |
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| 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu, broaden its mandate to include HRDs at risk of TNR within the EU, and increase funding for civil society organisations active in the protection of HRDs at risk; | 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu and to revise its mandate so that it also includes HRDs at risk of TNR within the Union, while fully respecting the competences of the Member States; calls, furthermore, for increased financial support for civil society organisations involved in the protection of HRDs in situations of risk; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu, broaden its mandate to include HRDs at risk of TNR within the EU, and increase funding for civil society organisations active in the protection of HRDs at risk; | 20. Calls for the EU to increase funding for ProtectDefenders.eu, broaden its mandate to include HRDs at risk of TNR within the EU, and increase funding for civil society organisations active in the protection of HRDs and individuals at risk; |
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| 20 a. Stresses that the EU and Member States must prioritise human rights due diligence in trade, security, and diplomatic engagements with governments known to engage in or enable transnational repression against HRDs; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
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| 20 a. Calls the EU to criminalize foreign intelligence activities targeting dissidents in exile as form of digital TNR; |
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| 20 b. Calls on the Commission to significantly expand the mandate and funding of protection mechanisms for HRDs at risk of TNR, including the establishment of a fast-response window for legal aid, cyber protection, safe relocation and psychosocial support; stresses the potential of existing EU-funded consortia to operationalise such mechanisms efficiently; |
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| 20 c. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to develop a central coordination structure for EU-wide shelter and relocation programmes for HRDs, facilitating referrals and promoting harmonised protection standards across Member States; existing consortia and civil society networks should be actively involved in this coordination; |
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| 20 d. Encourages the EU to formally empower specialised mechanisms to document and analyse TNR cases in Europe, in order to inform early warning systems, strengthen strategic EU responses and support coordinated action with Member States; |
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| 21. Calls on the Commission to further collaborate with Interpol and the United Nations to put an end to the abusive, politically motivated use of red notices, blue notices, diffusions and extradition requests; calls for Europol’s mandate to include TNR and the assessment of related incidents and Interpol notices targeting HRDs; | 21. Calls on the Commission to further collaborate with Interpol and the United Nations to put an end to the abusive, politically motivated use of red notices, blue notices, diffusions and extradition requests; calls for Europol’s mandate to include TNR and the assessment of related incidents and Interpol notices targeting HRDs; calls on Member States to exercise the utmost caution when considering requests for arrest and extradition from regimes that have in the past abused red notices, including by making false criminal allegations, to persecute political opponents; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 21. Calls on the Commission to further collaborate with Interpol and the United Nations to put an end to the abusive, politically motivated use of red notices, blue notices, diffusions and extradition requests; calls for Europol’s mandate to include TNR and the assessment of related incidents and Interpol notices targeting HRDs; | 21. Calls on the Commission to further collaborate with Interpol and the United Nations to develop a common security framework on TNR in order to put an end to the abusive, politically motivated use of red notices, blue notices, diffusions and extradition requests; calls for Europol’s mandate to include TNR and the assessment of related incidents and Interpol notices targeting HRDs and other individuals; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 21. Calls on the Commission to further collaborate with Interpol and the United Nations to put an end to the abusive, politically motivated use of red notices, blue notices, diffusions and extradition requests; calls for Europol’s mandate to include TNR and the assessment of related incidents and Interpol notices targeting HRDs; | 21. Calls on the Commission to proactively engage and collaborate with Interpol, the United Nations and regional organisations, to coordinate protective actions and to put an end to the abusive, politically motivated use of red notices, blue notices, diffusions and extradition requests; calls for Europol’s mandate to include TNR and the assessment of related incidents and Interpol notices targeting HRDs; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 22. Calls for the EU and its Member States to use all available tools to protect HRDs and reinforce national sovereignty and democratic values, including sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regimes, visa bans and the expulsion of diplomats; | 22. Calls for the EU and its Member States to use all available tools to protect HRDs and reinforce national sovereignty and democratic values, including sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regimes, visa bans and the expulsion of diplomats; warns that failure to prevent and respond to TNR risks undermining the EU’s credibility as a safe haven for those fleeing persecution and defending human rights; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 22. Calls for the EU and its Member States to use all available tools to protect HRDs and reinforce national sovereignty and democratic values, including sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regimes, visa bans and the expulsion of diplomats; | 22. Calls for the EU and its Member States to use all available tools to protect HRDs, including a fast-track protection mechanism, and reinforce national sovereignty and democratic values, including sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regimes, visa bans and the expulsion of diplomats; |
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 22. Calls for the EU and its Member States to use all available tools to protect HRDs and reinforce national sovereignty and democratic values, including sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regimes, visa bans and the expulsion of diplomats; | 22. Calls for the EU and its Member States to use all available tools to protect HRDs and targeted individuals and reinforce national sovereignty and democratic values, including sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regimes (EU Magnitsky Act), visa bans and the expulsion of diplomats; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 22. Calls for the EU and its Member States to use all available tools to protect HRDs and reinforce national sovereignty and democratic values, including sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regimes, visa bans and the expulsion of diplomats; | 22. Calls for the EU, its Member States and the international community to use all available tools to protect HRDs and reinforce national sovereignty and democratic values, including sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regimes, visa bans and the expulsion of diplomats; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 22 a. Calls for the EU and the EEASs´s to take into account transnational repression record when considering bilateral security agreements, extradition treaties, foreign aid, and information-sharing practices; and avoid giving diplomatic visas to personnel known to have engaged in acts of transnational repression; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 23. Calls for the EU and the EEAS to intensify diplomatic relations, including through EU delegations, to prevent and deter transnational repression tactics by non-EU countries, and to highlight these incidents via public statements; | 23. Calls for the EU, its Member States, the Commission and the EEAS to mobilise and coordinate all their instruments to address TNR, and to intensify diplomatic relations, including through EU delegations, to prevent and deter transnational repression tactics by non-EU countries, and to highlight these incidents via public statements; calls for increased coordination with like-minded partner countries, in the context of the G7 members and other relevant international fora; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 23. Calls for the EU and the EEAS to intensify diplomatic relations, including through EU delegations, to prevent and deter transnational repression tactics by non-EU countries, and to highlight these incidents via public statements; | 23. Calls for the EU and the EEAS to intensify diplomatic relations, including through EU delegations, to prevent and deter transnational repression tactics by non-EU countries, and to highlight these incidents via public statements so that public awareness regarding transnational repression as a phenomena is better known. Calls for the EU and the EEAS and the member states to give enough resources in order to be able to prevent the transnational repression phenomena; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 23. Calls for the EU and the EEAS to intensify diplomatic relations, including through EU delegations, to prevent and deter transnational repression tactics by non-EU countries, and to highlight these incidents via public statements; | 23. Calls for the EU and the EEAS to intensify diplomatic relations, including through EU delegations, to prevent and deter transnational repression tactics by non-EU countries, adapt rapid and effective responses to combat TNR practices, and to highlight these incidents via public statements; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 23 a. Urges the HR/VP and the Member States to list individuals found to be perpetrators of TNR under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (so-called EU Magnitsky Act); |
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European Parliament (2025). “AMENDMENTS 1 - 209 - Draft report Addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders”. Text, 10 July 2025. docId AFET-AM-775655. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AFET-AM-775655 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/AFET-AM-775655 (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-afet-am-775655,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 1 - 209 - Draft report Addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AFET-AM-775655}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AFET-AM-775655},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId AFET-AM-775655. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}