Progress: Procedure completed
Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2Events
The European Parliament adopted by 578 votes to 31, with 34 abstentions, a resolution on on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab.
The text adopted in plenary had been jointly tabled by the S&D, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE and EFDD groups.
Parliament condemned in the strongest terms the deliberate terrorist attack perpetrated by Al-Shabaab on 2 April 2015 in Garissa, in which it assassinated 147 young, innocent university students and injured 79 others. It condemned forcefully all violations of human rights, especially when people are killed on the basis of their religion, beliefs or ethnic origin.
The resolution calls on the Kenyan Government to take responsibility and to address both the violence of Al‑Shabaab and its root causes and to make every effort to conform to the rule of law, human rights, democratic principles and fundamental freedoms.
The EU is called upon to lead its international partner in this direction, and to pull together a financial contribution to enhance existing governance programmes, in order to ensure national security and bring peace and stability to the country and the region. It is also invited to implement a military training mission programme in Kenya to fight terrorism and prevent the expansion of Al-Shaba.
Parliament expressed its grave concern over the abuse of religion by the perpetrators of terrorist acts in several areas of the world, and its deep concern at the proliferation of episodes of intolerance, repression and violence directed against Christians, particularly in some parts of the Arab world. It denounced the instrumentalisation of religion in various conflicts, condemned the increasing number of attacks on churches around the world, and reaffirmed its solidarity with all Christians persecuted in different parts of Africa, with special regard to recent atrocities in Libya, Nigeria and Sudan.
The resolution condemned any misinterpretation of the message of Islam to create a violent, cruel, totalitarian, oppressive and expansive ideology, legitimising the extermination of Christian minorities. It urged Muslim leaders to fully condemn all terrorist attacks.
The European Union as well as the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy were called upon to:
address security and terrorist threats in this regional area in cooperation with the African Union; ensure that the issue of the persecution of Christian communities and other religious communities is a priority of the Union; ensure that human rights are at the forefront of all the forms of dialogue with third countries in the fight against terrorism; strengthen their collaboration with third countries on the exchange of information relating to money laundering in connection with the financing of terrorism.
Lastly, Parliament has reiterated its support for all initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue and mutual respect between the religious communities and other communities. It invited all the religious authorities to promote tolerance and to take initiatives against hate and extremist and violent radicalisation.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0178/2015
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0369/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0382/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0383/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0385/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0386/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0387/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0388/2015
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B8-0382/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0369/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0382/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0383/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0385/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0386/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0387/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0388/2015
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B8-0382/2015
Activities
- Nicola CAPUTO
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Andi CRISTEA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Afzal KHAN
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Alessia Maria MOSCA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Momchil NEKOV
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Siôn SIMON
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Elena VALENCIANO
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Victor BOŞTINARU
Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Enrique CALVET CHAMBON
Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (131 KB) DOC (60 KB)
- Javier COUSO PERMUY
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Gérard DEPREZ
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Elisabetta GARDINI
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Michela GIUFFRIDA
Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Antanas GUOGA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Robert Jarosław IWASZKIEWICZ
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Cécile Kashetu KYENGE
Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Sorin MOISĂ
Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians in the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group al-Shabaab PDF (234 KB) DOC (59 KB)
- Robert ROCHEFORT
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Claude ROLIN
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Branislav ŠKRIPEK
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Davor ŠKRLEC
Institutional Motions (2)
- 2016/11/22 JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (135 KB) DOC (63 KB)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the killing of students in Kenya by Islamic terror group Al-Shabaab PDF (236 KB) DOC (61 KB)
- Beatrix von STORCH
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Pavel TELIČKA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Ángela VALLINA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Inês Cristina ZUBER
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE
- Marie-Christine ARNAUTU
- Jonathan ARNOTT
- Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN
Institutional Motions (1)
- Zigmantas BALČYTIS
- Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Hugues BAYET
- José BLANCO LÓPEZ
- Gianluca BUONANNO
- Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ
- Lorenzo CESA
- Viorica DĂNCILĂ
- Rachida DATI
- Marielle DE SARNEZ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Mireille D'ORNANO
- José Inácio FARIA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Eleonora FORENZA
- Lorenzo FONTANA
- Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
- Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET
- Enrico GASBARRA
- Nathalie GRIESBECK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Françoise GROSSETÊTE
- Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO
- Takis HADJIGEORGIOU
- Marian HARKIN
- Carlos ITURGAIZ
- Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO
- Petr JEŽEK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Philippe JUVIN
- Tunne KELAM
- Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF
Institutional Motions (1)
- Giovanni LA VIA
- Barbara LOCHBIHLER
Institutional Motions (1)
- Sabine LÖSING
- Olle LUDVIGSSON
- Krystyna ŁYBACKA
- Vladimír MAŇKA
- Ivana MALETIĆ
- Notis MARIAS
- Barbara MATERA
- Valentinas MAZURONIS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Tamás MESZERICS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Louis MICHEL
Institutional Motions (1)
- Marlene MIZZI
- Sophie MONTEL
- József NAGY
- Norica NICOLAI
- Jens NILSSON
- Rolandas PAKSAS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Florian PHILIPPOT
- Marijana PETIR
- Andrej PLENKOVIĆ
- Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE
- Maurice PONGA
- Cristian Dan PREDA
- Franck PROUST
- Jozo RADOŠ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Fernando RUAS
- Tokia SAÏFI
- Judith SARGENTINI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Marietje SCHAAKE
Institutional Motions (1)
- Jordi Vicent SEBASTIA TALAVERA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Monika SMOLKOVÁ
- Csaba SÓGOR
- Bart STAES
Institutional Motions (1)
- Pavel SVOBODA
- Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS
- Eleftherios SYNADINOS
- Tibor SZANYI
- Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK
Institutional Motions (1)
- László TŐKÉS
- Mihai ŢURCANU
- Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI
- Traian UNGUREANU
- Marita ULVSKOG
- Marie-Christine VERGIAT
- Miguel VIEGAS
- Josef WEIDENHOLZER
- Sotirios ZARIANOPOULOS
Votes
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RC-B8-0382/2015 - Am 9 #
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RC-B8-0382/2015 - Am 7 #
RC-B8-0382/2015 - Am 8 #
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