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2018/2754(RSP) Resolution on Russia, notably the case of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144

Events

2018/06/14
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2018/06/14
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2018/06/14
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 485 votes to 76 with 66 abstentions a resolution on Russia, notably the case of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, and Greens/EFA groups.

Members cited the case of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who opposed the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia, was arrested in May 2014 in connection with alleged activities conducted in Crimea, and has allegedly been subjected to torture and severe mistreatment leading to the illegal extraction of depositions that have subsequently been given legal value.

Parliament demanded that the Russian authorities immediately and unconditionally release Oleg Sentsov, who began a hunger strike on 14 May 2018, and release all the other 70 illegally detained Ukrainian citizens in Russia and on the Crimean peninsula,. It also demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Oyub Titiev, Director of the Human Rights Centre Memorial in the Chechen Republic, and required that the Russian authorities cease the intimidation and harassment of the Human Rights Centre Memorial staff.

Russia was reminded of the importance of full compliance with its international legal obligations, and with the principles of fundamental human rights including freedom of assembly, and the rule of law. Members expressed their deep concern regarding the worrying trend of arrests, attacks, intimidations and discreditations of independent journalists and human rights defenders working in Russia, in particular in Chechnya, and equal concern about the climate of impunity that allows these acts to take place. They underlined the fact that Russia and its Government carries the ultimate responsibility for investigating these acts, bringing the perpetrators to justice and protecting all Russian citizens from unlawful abuse.

Parliament went on to condemn Russia’s violations of international law in occupied Crimea , including the enforcement of Russian legislation, the heavy militarisation of the Crimean peninsula, which threatens the regional security, and the massive and systematic human rights violations targeting, in particular, ethnic Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars. It reminded the Russian authorities that in their de facto capacity as occupying power exercising effective control over Crimea, they are fully responsible for the protection of Crimean citizens from arbitrary judicial or administrative measures, and, in the same capacity, they are bound by international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of human rights on the peninsula.

The resolution reiterated Parliament’s serious concern about the ‘foreign agent ‘law , noting that according to the Russian law on ‘foreign agents’, NGOs that receive foreign funding and are engaged in ‘political activity’ must apply for inclusion on a special government list of foreign agents subject to additional and close scrutiny by the government, and are required to state in all publications, press-releases and reports that these have been produced by a foreign agent. Parliament considered that the definition of ‘political activity’ carried out by NGOs that accept foreign funding is so broad as to allow, in practice, government control over just about any organised activity relating to public life.

The resolution called on the Council and the Member States to remain firm and united in their commitment to the agreed sanctions against Russia and to prolong them, and to consider targeted measures against the individuals responsible for the detention and trial of the political prisoners. In addition, the Council, the Commission and the VP/HR were asked to:

continue to follow the cases of non-compliance of international legal obligations closely and to raise these issues in different formats and meetings with Russia; ensure that all cases of persons prosecuted for political reasons are raised in EU-Russia human rights consultations, when resumed, and that Russia’s representatives in these consultations are formally requested to respond in each case and to report back to Parliament on their exchanges with the Russian authorities; ensure that the Union seeks every opportunity to continue to support Russian civil-society organisations.

Lastly, Parliament called on the EU to make a statement to condemn human rights violations in Russia and the attempt to hide them under the cover of the FIFA World Cup.

Documents
T8-0259/2018
2018/06/14
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/06/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0288/2018
2018/06/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0289/2018
2018/06/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0290/2018
2018/06/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0291/2018
2018/06/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0296/2018
2018/06/13
   Joint motion for resolution
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RC-B8-0288/2018

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2018/06/14 Outcome: +: 455, -: 106, 0: 59
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42
16
17
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13
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11
11
11
17
18
5
8
5
7
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4
6
3
6
1
16
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Hermann WINKLER
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United Kingdom PPE

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Romania PPE

10

Spain PPE

12

Sweden PPE

3

Belgium PPE

2

Netherlands PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

5

Italy PPE

7

Hungary PPE

9

Bulgaria PPE

6

Czechia PPE

6

Finland PPE

2

Croatia PPE

Abstain (1)

Ivica TOLIĆ
5

Lithuania PPE

3

Austria PPE

5

Portugal PPE

7

Luxembourg PPE

3

Ireland PPE

4

Latvia PPE

3

France PPE

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Slovenia PPE

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Malta PPE

2

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1

Greece PPE

2
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Poland S&D

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United Kingdom S&D

18

Romania S&D

11

Spain S&D

12

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4

Belgium S&D

Abstain (1)

Marc TARABELLA
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Slovakia S&D

4

Italy S&D

Abstain (1)

Pier Antonio PANZERI
24

Hungary S&D

3

Bulgaria S&D

4

Czechia S&D

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Pavel POC

Abstain (1)

Jan KELLER
2

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2

Croatia S&D

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Lithuania S&D

2

Austria S&D

5

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6

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Mady DELVAUX
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Nessa CHILDERS
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Latvia S&D

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Andrejs MAMIKINS
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11

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Ivari PADAR
1

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Alfred SANT
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Cyprus S&D

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Costas MAVRIDES

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Demetris PAPADAKIS
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Nikos ANDROULAKIS
4
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Monica MACOVEI
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2

Slovakia ECR

3

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2

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2

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2

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Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
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1

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Jørn DOHRMANN
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Latvia ECR

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Roberts ZĪLE
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1
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Germany ALDE

4

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1

Romania ALDE

3

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Javier NART
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3

Belgium ALDE

6

Netherlands ALDE

5

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Czechia ALDE

4

Finland ALDE

Abstain (1)

Elsi KATAINEN
3

Croatia ALDE

2

Lithuania ALDE

Abstain (1)

Viktor USPASKICH
3

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Portugal ALDE

1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Latvia ALDE

1

France ALDE

Against (1)

Patricia LALONDE
7

Estonia ALDE

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Urmas PAET

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Jana TOOM
2

Slovenia ALDE

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Ivo VAJGL
1
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Ernest URTASUN

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Ana MIRANDA PAZ
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Bart STAES
1

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Marco AFFRONTE
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Heidi HAUTALA
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Davor ŠKRLEC
1

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Bronis ROPĖ
1

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Margrete AUKEN
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Miroslavs MITROFANOVS
1

France Verts/ALE

6

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Indrek TARAND
1

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Igor ŠOLTES
1
icon: NI NI
16

Germany NI

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Martin SONNEBORN
1

Poland NI

Abstain (1)

Dobromir SOŚNIERZ
3

United Kingdom NI

3

Hungary NI

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Zoltán BALCZÓ
1

Denmark NI

1

France NI

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Bruno GOLLNISCH
1

NI

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David BORRELLI
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Greece NI

5
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Germany EFDD

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Jörg MEUTHEN
1

Poland EFDD

1

United Kingdom EFDD

14

Sweden EFDD

2

Italy EFDD

Abstain (1)

Giulia MOI
13

Czechia EFDD

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Jiří PAYNE
1

Lithuania EFDD

Abstain (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

France EFDD

5
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32

Germany ENF

Abstain (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1

Poland ENF

Abstain (1)

Michał MARUSIK
1

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Belgium ENF

Abstain (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
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Netherlands ENF

4

Italy ENF

6

Austria ENF

4

France ENF

14
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Malin BJÖRK
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

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3

Czechia GUE/NGL

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Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

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Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

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Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Abstain (1)

Matt CARTHY
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5

RC-B8-0288/2018 - Résolution 14/06/2018 12:12:35.000 #

2018/06/14 Outcome: +: 485, -: 76, 0: 66
DE PL GB ES RO IT FR BE NL SE AT SK BG CZ FI HR LT PT HU SI LU IE DK MT LV EE CY ?? EL
Total
88
47
56
44
26
57
66
18
24
16
17
12
16
14
10
11
11
18
13
6
5
8
5
5
7
4
5
1
16
icon: PPE PPE
177

Germany PPE

Abstain (1)

Hermann WINKLER
31

Poland PPE

20

United Kingdom PPE

2

Spain PPE

13

Romania PPE

11

Italy PPE

7

France PPE

Abstain (1)

Nadine MORANO
18

Belgium PPE

2

Netherlands PPE

4

Sweden PPE

3

Austria PPE

5

Slovakia PPE

5

Bulgaria PPE

6

Czechia PPE

6

Finland PPE

For (1)

Henna VIRKKUNEN
1

Croatia PPE

Abstain (1)

Ivica TOLIĆ
5

Lithuania PPE

3

Portugal PPE

7

Hungary PPE

8

Slovenia PPE

4

Luxembourg PPE

3

Ireland PPE

4

Malta PPE

3

Latvia PPE

3

Cyprus PPE

1

Greece PPE

2
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164

Germany S&D

Abstain (1)

Norbert NEUSER
25

Poland S&D

5

United Kingdom S&D

18

Spain S&D

13

Romania S&D

11

Italy S&D

25

France S&D

12

Belgium S&D

4

Netherlands S&D

2

Sweden S&D

4

Austria S&D

5

Slovakia S&D

4

Bulgaria S&D

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Georgi PIRINSKI
4

Czechia S&D

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Pavel POC

Abstain (1)

Jan KELLER
2

Finland S&D

2

Croatia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Portugal S&D

6

Hungary S&D

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Slovenia S&D

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Tanja FAJON
1

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Mady DELVAUX
1

Ireland S&D

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Nessa CHILDERS
1

Denmark S&D

2

Malta S&D

2

Latvia S&D

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Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Ivari PADAR
1

Cyprus S&D

2

Greece S&D

4
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United Kingdom ALDE

1

Spain ALDE

6

Romania ALDE

3

France ALDE

6

Belgium ALDE

6

Netherlands ALDE

7

Sweden ALDE

3

Austria ALDE

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Angelika MLINAR
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Bulgaria ALDE

4

Czechia ALDE

4

Finland ALDE

3

Croatia ALDE

2

Lithuania ALDE

Abstain (1)

Viktor USPASKICH
3

Portugal ALDE

1

Slovenia ALDE

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Ivo VAJGL
1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Latvia ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

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Urmas PAET

Abstain (1)

Jana TOOM
2
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Germany ECR

6

Poland ECR

17

United Kingdom ECR

13

Romania ECR

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Monica MACOVEI
1

Italy ECR

2

Belgium ECR

3

Netherlands ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

2

Finland ECR

2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Lithuania ECR

1

Denmark ECR

For (1)

Jørn DOHRMANN
1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
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Cyprus ECR

1
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Belgium Verts/ALE

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Austria Verts/ALE

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Heidi HAUTALA
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Davor ŠKRLEC
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Lithuania Verts/ALE

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Bronis ROPĖ
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Benedek JÁVOR
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Denmark Verts/ALE

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Margrete AUKEN
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Latvia Verts/ALE

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Miroslavs MITROFANOVS
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Estonia Verts/ALE

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Indrek TARAND
1
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Germany EFDD

Against (1)

Jörg MEUTHEN
1

Poland EFDD

1

United Kingdom EFDD

14

Italy EFDD

13

France EFDD

5

Sweden EFDD

2

Czechia EFDD

Abstain (1)

Jiří PAYNE
1

Lithuania EFDD

Abstain (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1
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Germany NI

1

Poland NI

Abstain (1)

Dobromir SOŚNIERZ
3

United Kingdom NI

Abstain (1)

Diane JAMES
3

France NI

Against (1)

Bruno GOLLNISCH
1

Hungary NI

Abstain (1)

Zoltán BALCZÓ
1

Denmark NI

1

NI

Abstain (1)

David BORRELLI
1

Greece NI

5
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32

Germany ENF

Abstain (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1

Poland ENF

Abstain (1)

Michał MARUSIK
1

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Italy ENF

6

France ENF

14

Belgium ENF

Abstain (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

4

Austria ENF

4
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7

Spain GUE/NGL

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Italy GUE/NGL

3

France GUE/NGL

4

Netherlands GUE/NGL

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Malin BJÖRK
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Kateřina KONEČNÁ
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Merja KYLLÖNEN
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4

Ireland GUE/NGL

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Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Abstain (1)

Matt CARTHY
2

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Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS
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    • date: 2018-06-14T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0259 title: T8-0259/2018 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 485 votes to 76 with 66 abstentions a resolution on Russia, notably the case of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov. The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, and Greens/EFA groups. Members cited the case of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who opposed the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia, was arrested in May 2014 in connection with alleged activities conducted in Crimea, and has allegedly been subjected to torture and severe mistreatment leading to the illegal extraction of depositions that have subsequently been given legal value. Parliament demanded that the Russian authorities immediately and unconditionally release Oleg Sentsov, who began a hunger strike on 14 May 2018, and release all the other 70 illegally detained Ukrainian citizens in Russia and on the Crimean peninsula,. It also demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Oyub Titiev, Director of the Human Rights Centre Memorial in the Chechen Republic, and required that the Russian authorities cease the intimidation and harassment of the Human Rights Centre Memorial staff. Russia was reminded of the importance of full compliance with its international legal obligations, and with the principles of fundamental human rights including freedom of assembly, and the rule of law. Members expressed their deep concern regarding the worrying trend of arrests, attacks, intimidations and discreditations of independent journalists and human rights defenders working in Russia, in particular in Chechnya, and equal concern about the climate of impunity that allows these acts to take place. They underlined the fact that Russia and its Government carries the ultimate responsibility for investigating these acts, bringing the perpetrators to justice and protecting all Russian citizens from unlawful abuse. Parliament went on to condemn Russia’s violations of international law in occupied Crimea , including the enforcement of Russian legislation, the heavy militarisation of the Crimean peninsula, which threatens the regional security, and the massive and systematic human rights violations targeting, in particular, ethnic Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars. It reminded the Russian authorities that in their de facto capacity as occupying power exercising effective control over Crimea, they are fully responsible for the protection of Crimean citizens from arbitrary judicial or administrative measures, and, in the same capacity, they are bound by international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of human rights on the peninsula. The resolution reiterated Parliament’s serious concern about the ‘foreign agent ‘law , noting that according to the Russian law on ‘foreign agents’, NGOs that receive foreign funding and are engaged in ‘political activity’ must apply for inclusion on a special government list of foreign agents subject to additional and close scrutiny by the government, and are required to state in all publications, press-releases and reports that these have been produced by a foreign agent. Parliament considered that the definition of ‘political activity’ carried out by NGOs that accept foreign funding is so broad as to allow, in practice, government control over just about any organised activity relating to public life. The resolution called on the Council and the Member States to remain firm and united in their commitment to the agreed sanctions against Russia and to prolong them, and to consider targeted measures against the individuals responsible for the detention and trial of the political prisoners. In addition, the Council, the Commission and the VP/HR were asked to: continue to follow the cases of non-compliance of international legal obligations closely and to raise these issues in different formats and meetings with Russia; ensure that all cases of persons prosecuted for political reasons are raised in EU-Russia human rights consultations, when resumed, and that Russia’s representatives in these consultations are formally requested to respond in each case and to report back to Parliament on their exchanges with the Russian authorities; ensure that the Union seeks every opportunity to continue to support Russian civil-society organisations. Lastly, Parliament called on the EU to make a statement to condemn human rights violations in Russia and the attempt to hide them under the cover of the FIFA World Cup.
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