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Human rights abroad

Decisions about human rights violations, political prisoners, persecution or democratic backsliding in a country outside the EU.

Decisions
96 on 35 sitting days
Outcomes
96 adopted · 0 rejected
Period
19 Sept 2024 – 17 Sept 2026
Assigned by
A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
Roll-call votes
80
By kind
Objections 1 · Resolutions 95
Key
foreign-affairs/human-rights
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Decisions, 96

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The latest decisions on this subtopic, newest first; the export holds all of them.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Sept 2026Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung ResolutionsAdopted459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained by roll call
17 Sept 2026Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro ResolutionsAdopted374 for, 198 against, 19 abstained by roll call
17 Sept 2026Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya ResolutionsAdopted562 for, 1 against, 33 abstained by roll call
9 Jul 2026The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan ResolutionsAdopted476 for, 28 against, 96 abstained by roll call
9 Jul 2026Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre ResolutionsAdopted510 for, 1 against, 86 abstained by roll call
9 Jul 2026The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan ResolutionsAdoptedshow of hands — no count
8 Jul 2026The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality ResolutionsAdopted575 for, 33 against, 43 abstained by roll call
18 Jun 2026Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich ResolutionsAdopted504 for, 4 against, 55 abstained by roll call
18 Jun 2026Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera ResolutionsAdoptedshow of hands — no count
18 Jun 2026Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso ResolutionsAdopted476 for, 11 against, 75 abstained by roll call

All 96 decisions on this subtopic in the register

Dossiers, 12

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung 2026-2873Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro 2026-2874Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya 2026-2876Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan 2026-2799Decisions19 Jul 2026 · Adopted
Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre 2026-2800Decisions19 Jul 2026 · Adopted
The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan 2026-2801Decisions19 Jul 2026 · Adopted
The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality 2026-2617Decisions18 Jul 2026 · Adopted
Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba 2026-2735Decisions118 Jun 2026 · Adopted
Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera 2026-2765Decisions118 Jun 2026 · Adopted
Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich 2026-2766Decisions118 Jun 2026 · Adopted
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Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso 2026-2767Decisions118 Jun 2026 · Adopted
2025 Commission report on Türkiye 2025-2256Decisions117 Jun 2026 · Adopted

These dossiers in the register

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this subtopic: its clear line or divided.

The last 60 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor32Against2Abst.7Divided19With outcome42of60
GreensFor55Against2Abst.2Divided1With outcome55of60
S&DFor58Against2Abst.0Divided0With outcome58of60
RenewFor60Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome60of60
EPPFor60Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome60of60
ECRFor44Against0Abst.5Divided11With outcome52of60
PatriotsFor33Against7Abst.6Divided14With outcome36of60
ESNFor14Against16Abst.23Divided7With outcome19of60

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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Human rights abroad”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=human-rights (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-foreign-affairs-human-rights,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Human rights abroad}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=human-rights}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs?sub=human-rights},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}