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2019/2564(RSP) Resolution on women's rights defenders in Saudi Arabia

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144

Events

2019/02/14
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2019/02/14
   EP - Debate in Parliament
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Debate in Parliament
2019/02/14
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 517 votes to 10 with 70 abstentions a resolution on women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia.

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

Women’s rights defenders

Parliament strongly condemned the detention of the women human rights defenders who campaigned for the lifting of the driving ban, as well as of all peaceful human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and activists, and expresses its shock at the credible reports of systematic torture against several of them, including Loujain al-Hathloul who has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, and eight other named women. It called on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release these women’s rights defenders and to facilitate their access to independent medical doctors. Members noted that reports maintain that Saudi interrogators have tortured, maltreated and sexually abused at least three of the women activists detained in May 2018. They also noted that since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud came to power in June 2017, many outspoken human rights defenders have been arbitrarily detained, or unjustly sentenced to lengthy prison terms simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression. They condemned the harassment, repression and torture of human rights defenders, including women’s rights defenders, in Saudi Arabia, which undermines the credibility of the reform process in the country.

Parliament regretted the inefficient statements by the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States on the cases of the women human rights defenders detained since May 2018. It called on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to:

- bring up the cases of Loujain al-Hathloul, and all other women human rights defenders in their dialogues with the Saudi authorities, and to demand their release. In the meantime, EU diplomats should call on the Saudi authorities to guarantee their safety and to pursue full investigations into the reports of torture. ;

- establish a unified position to ensure that the European diplomatic services in Saudi Arabia systematically use the mechanisms envisaged in the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders,

Male guardianship system

Parliament urges the Saudi Government to immediately abolish the male guardianship system, whereby authorisation from a male guardian is still expected in a number of areas, including international travel, accessing healthcare services, choosing one’s residency, marriage, filing complaints with the justice system, and leaving state-run shelters for abused women and detention centres. Members pointed to the fact that under the male guardianship system, Saudi women are deprived of even the most basic control over their lives.

Gender-based violence

The resolution urged the Saudi authorities to adopt comprehensive legislation to specifically define and criminalise all forms of gender-based violence against women, in particular female genital mutilation, rape, including marital rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment, and to remove all the obstacles women face in their access to justice. Members were deeply concerned about the prevalence of gender-based violence in Saudi Arabia, which remains largely underreported and undocumented, and which has been justified citing retrograde reasons such as the need to discipline women under men’s guardianship.

Government web services

Members expressed concern over the government web services with which male guardians can track women, specify when and how they can cross Saudi borders, and get close to real-time SMS updates when they travel. They also noted the recent adoption of a law under which Saudi women can be notified by text message if they are being divorced, to protect them from having their marriage ended without their knowledge. Parliament emphasised that this law does nothing to address the fact that Saudi women can only obtain divorces in exceedingly limited cases, such as with their husband’s consent or if their husband has harmed them.

Council common position

Members reiterated their call for the Council to reach a common position in order to impose a EU-wide arms embargo on Saudi Arabia. They called for:

- an embargo on the export of surveillance systems and other dual-use items that may be used in Saudi Arabia for the purposes of the repression of its citizens, including women human rights defenders;

- the adoption of the use of restricted measures against Saudi Arabia in response to breaches of human rights, including asset freezes and visa bans.

Members reminded Member States that their continued arms deals with Saudi Arabia are in contravention of the EU’s common position on arms exports. They called on the VP/HR to report on the current state of military and security cooperation between the Member States and the Saudi regime.

Death penalty

Noting that Saudi Arabia has one of the highest execution rates in the world, Members called on the Saudi authorities to introduce an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty as a step towards its abolition. The average number of executions per year was at least 126 between 2014 and 2017.

Lastly, Members called for the Commission and Parliament to look into the lack of listings of Saudi Arabia within the EU transparency register.

Documents
T8-0117/2019
2019/02/14
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2019/02/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0111/2019
2019/02/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0113/2019
2019/02/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0115/2019
2019/02/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0116/2019
2019/02/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0121/2019
2019/02/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0123/2019
2019/02/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0126/2019
2019/02/13
   Joint motion for resolution
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RC-B8-0111/2019

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2019/02/14 Outcome: +: 338, -: 239, 0: 19
IT ES AT BE EL SE NL FI DE DK PT IE LT EE CY LU CZ HR LV HU BG SI RO MT GB SK FR PL
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RC-B8-0111/2019 - § 28/1 14/02/2019 12:05:53.000 #

2019/02/14 Outcome: +: 456, -: 99, 0: 38
DE IT ES RO AT PT BE EL HU SK BG CZ SE NL FI SI FR IE HR PL LU DK LT EE MT LV CY GB
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22
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17
16
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25
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8
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7
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45
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RC-B8-0111/2019 - § 28/2 14/02/2019 12:06:03.000 #

2019/02/14 Outcome: +: 329, -: 227, 0: 31
IT BE AT PT DE NL FI SE IE EL ES MT CZ DK EE CY LT LU RO HU LV SI HR SK BG FR GB PL
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David BORRELLI
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Sophie MONTEL

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Bruno GOLLNISCH
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Diane DODDS, Steven WOOLFE
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Dobromir SOŚNIERZ
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Gerolf ANNEMANS
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Marcus PRETZELL
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4

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14

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Janice ATKINSON
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Michał MARUSIK
1
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Italy ECR

3

Belgium ECR

3

Germany ECR

5

Netherlands ECR

For (1)

Peter van DALEN

Against (1)

Bas BELDER
2

Finland ECR

Against (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
2

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Czechia ECR

2

Denmark ECR

3

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Romania ECR

Against (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

Branislav ŠKRIPEK
3

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
1

United Kingdom ECR

14

Poland ECR

16
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Italy PPE

6

Belgium PPE

For (1)

Pascal ARIMONT
1

Austria PPE

Against (1)

Othmar KARAS
4

Portugal PPE

6

Germany PPE

For (1)

Albert DESS
31

Netherlands PPE

5

Finland PPE

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Petri SARVAMAA
1

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2

Ireland PPE

3

Greece PPE

Against (1)

Theodoros ZAGORAKIS
1

Spain PPE

13

Malta PPE

3

Czechia PPE

6

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Lithuania PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Romania PPE

11

Hungary PPE

7

Latvia PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

For (1)

Alojz PETERLE
4

Croatia PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

6

Bulgaria PPE

Abstain (1)

Emil RADEV
7

France PPE

Abstain (1)

Tokia SAÏFI
15

United Kingdom PPE

Against (1)

Richard ASHWORTH

Abstain (1)

Julie GIRLING
2

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Abstain (1)

Danuta Maria HÜBNER
19

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18
17
16
15
13
14
17
11
11
12
25
12
10
7
8
7
45
5
7
4
5
54
2
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30

Italy PPE

6

Spain PPE

13

France PPE

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Rachida DATI
15

Romania PPE

12

Austria PPE

5

Portugal PPE

6

Belgium PPE

For (1)

Pascal ARIMONT
1

Greece PPE

2

Hungary PPE

7

Bulgaria PPE

Abstain (1)

Emil RADEV
7

Czechia PPE

5

Sweden PPE

2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Slovakia PPE

6

Netherlands PPE

5

Finland PPE

3

Croatia PPE

Abstain (1)

Ivica TOLIĆ
4

Slovenia PPE

4

Lithuania PPE

2

Ireland PPE

3

Poland PPE

19

Luxembourg PPE

2

Latvia PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Malta PPE

3

United Kingdom PPE

2
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19

Italy S&D

23

Spain S&D

10

France S&D

10

Romania S&D

9

Austria S&D

5

Portugal S&D

6

Belgium S&D

3

Greece S&D

4

Hungary S&D

2

Bulgaria S&D

2

Czechia S&D

3

Sweden S&D

4

Denmark S&D

3

Slovakia S&D

3

Netherlands S&D

3

Finland S&D

2

Croatia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Lithuania S&D

1

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Poland S&D

5

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Latvia S&D

1

Malta S&D

For (1)

Miriam DALLI

Abstain (1)

Alfred SANT
2

United Kingdom S&D

16

Cyprus S&D

For (1)

Costas MAVRIDES
1
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4

Spain ALDE

7

France ALDE

6

Romania ALDE

For (1)

Renate WEBER
1

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Portugal ALDE

1

Belgium ALDE

6

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Czechia ALDE

4

Sweden ALDE

2

Denmark ALDE

1

Netherlands ALDE

6

Finland ALDE

Abstain (1)

Elsi KATAINEN
4

Croatia ALDE

2

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Lithuania ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Latvia ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

2

United Kingdom ALDE

1
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11

Italy Verts/ALE

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Marco AFFRONTE
1

Spain Verts/ALE

5

France Verts/ALE

5

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Tilly METZ
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4
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39

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7

Italy GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Barbara SPINELLI
2

Spain GUE/NGL

7

France GUE/NGL

4

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Greece GUE/NGL

4

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Ireland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Matt CARTHY

Abstain (1)

Luke Ming FLANAGAN
2

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Takis HADJIGEORGIOU
1
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Germany NI

2

Italy NI

For (1)

David BORRELLI
1

France NI

Against (1)

Sophie MONTEL

Abstain (1)

Bruno GOLLNISCH
2

Greece NI

4

Hungary NI

2

Denmark NI

1

Poland NI

Abstain (1)

Dobromir SOŚNIERZ
3

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

Steven WOOLFE

Against (1)

Diane DODDS
2
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33

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Abstain (1)

Jörg MEUTHEN
1

Italy EFDD

Abstain (1)

Giulia MOI
13

France EFDD

5

Czechia EFDD

Against (1)

Jiří PAYNE
1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Poland EFDD

1

United Kingdom EFDD

11
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33

Germany ENF

For (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1

Italy ENF

5

France ENF

14

Austria ENF

4

Belgium ENF

Abstain (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

4

Poland ENF

Abstain (1)

Michał MARUSIK
1

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
3
icon: ECR ECR
59

Germany ECR

5

Italy ECR

3

Romania ECR

For (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Belgium ECR

3

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
1

Czechia ECR

2

Denmark ECR

3

Slovakia ECR

Abstain (1)

Branislav ŠKRIPEK
3

Netherlands ECR

For (1)

Peter van DALEN

Against (1)

Bas BELDER
2

Finland ECR

Against (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
2

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Poland ECR

16

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

United Kingdom ECR

14

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2019/02/14 Outcome: +: 517, 0: 70, -: 10
DE IT FR ES GB RO PL PT NL CZ BE AT BG HU SE FI DK SK HR EL SI LT LV IE LU MT EE CY
Total
80
54
60
41
55
24
42
18
25
18
16
18
14
13
12
11
11
12
10
16
8
8
7
7
5
5
4
2
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31

Italy PPE

Abstain (1)

Massimiliano SALINI
6

France PPE

13

Spain PPE

13

United Kingdom PPE

2

Romania PPE

12

Poland PPE

17

Portugal PPE

6

Netherlands PPE

5

Czechia PPE

6

Belgium PPE

For (1)

Pascal ARIMONT
1

Austria PPE

Against (1)

Lukas MANDL
5

Bulgaria PPE

Abstain (1)

Emil RADEV
7

Hungary PPE

7

Sweden PPE

3

Finland PPE

3

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Slovakia PPE

Abstain (1)

Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
6

Croatia PPE

Abstain (1)

Ivica TOLIĆ
4

Greece PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

5

Lithuania PPE

2

Latvia PPE

3

Ireland PPE

3

Luxembourg PPE

2

Malta PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1
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143

Germany S&D

19

Italy S&D

23

France S&D

10

Spain S&D

9

United Kingdom S&D

16

Romania S&D

10

Poland S&D

5

Portugal S&D

7

Netherlands S&D

3

Czechia S&D

3

Belgium S&D

3

Austria S&D

5

Bulgaria S&D

2

Hungary S&D

2

Sweden S&D

4

Finland S&D

2

Denmark S&D

3

Slovakia S&D

3

Croatia S&D

2

Greece S&D

4

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Lithuania S&D

1

Latvia S&D

1

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Malta S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

For (1)

Costas MAVRIDES
1
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57

Germany ALDE

3

France ALDE

Abstain (1)

Dominique RIQUET
7

Spain ALDE

7

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Romania ALDE

For (1)

Renate WEBER
1

Portugal ALDE

1

Netherlands ALDE

6

Czechia ALDE

4

Belgium ALDE

6

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Sweden ALDE

2

Finland ALDE

3

Denmark ALDE

1

Croatia ALDE

2

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Lithuania ALDE

2

Latvia ALDE

1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Estonia ALDE

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
45

Germany Verts/ALE

11

Italy Verts/ALE

For (1)

Marco AFFRONTE
1

France Verts/ALE

5

Spain Verts/ALE

5

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Tilly METZ
1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1
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59

Germany ECR

5

Italy ECR

3

United Kingdom ECR

15

Romania ECR

For (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Poland ECR

Against (1)

Ryszard CZARNECKI
15

Netherlands ECR

2

Czechia ECR

2

Belgium ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

1

Finland ECR

2

Denmark ECR

3

Slovakia ECR

3

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Lithuania ECR

Abstain (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1
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40

Germany GUE/NGL

7

Italy GUE/NGL

2

France GUE/NGL

4

Spain GUE/NGL

7

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Portugal GUE/NGL

4

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Greece GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Kostadinka KUNEVA
5

Ireland GUE/NGL

2

Cyprus GUE/NGL

1
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33

Germany EFDD

For (1)

Jörg MEUTHEN
1

Italy EFDD

Abstain (1)

Giulia MOI
13

France EFDD

5

United Kingdom EFDD

11

Poland EFDD

1

Czechia EFDD

Abstain (1)

Jiří PAYNE
1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1
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17

Germany NI

2

Italy NI

For (1)

David BORRELLI
1

France NI

For (1)

Sophie MONTEL

Abstain (1)

Bruno GOLLNISCH
2

United Kingdom NI

2

Poland NI

3

Hungary NI

2

Denmark NI

1

Greece NI

4
icon: ENF ENF
33

Germany ENF

For (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1

Italy ENF

5

France ENF

14

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
3

Poland ENF

Abstain (1)

Michał MARUSIK
1

Netherlands ENF

4

Belgium ENF

For (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
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Austria ENF

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  • date: 2019-02-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2019-0115&language=EN title: B8-0115/2019 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
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  • date: 2019-02-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2019-0121&language=EN title: B8-0121/2019 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2019-02-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2019-0123&language=EN title: B8-0123/2019 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2019-02-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2019-0126&language=EN title: B8-0126/2019 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2019-02-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=P8-RC-2019-0111&language=EN title: RC-B8-0111/2019 type: Joint motion for resolution
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  • date: 2019-02-14T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20190214&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2019-02-14T00:00:00 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-2019-0117 title: T8-0117/2019 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 517 votes to 10 with 70 abstentions a resolution on women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia. The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA and EFDD groups. Women’s rights defenders Parliament strongly condemned the detention of the women human rights defenders who campaigned for the lifting of the driving ban, as well as of all peaceful human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and activists, and expresses its shock at the credible reports of systematic torture against several of them, including Loujain al-Hathloul who has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, and eight other named women. It called on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release these women’s rights defenders and to facilitate their access to independent medical doctors. Members noted that reports maintain that Saudi interrogators have tortured, maltreated and sexually abused at least three of the women activists detained in May 2018. They also noted that since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud came to power in June 2017, many outspoken human rights defenders have been arbitrarily detained, or unjustly sentenced to lengthy prison terms simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression. They condemned the harassment, repression and torture of human rights defenders, including women’s rights defenders, in Saudi Arabia, which undermines the credibility of the reform process in the country. Parliament regretted the inefficient statements by the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States on the cases of the women human rights defenders detained since May 2018. It called on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Member States to: - bring up the cases of Loujain al-Hathloul, and all other women human rights defenders in their dialogues with the Saudi authorities, and to demand their release. In the meantime, EU diplomats should call on the Saudi authorities to guarantee their safety and to pursue full investigations into the reports of torture. ; - establish a unified position to ensure that the European diplomatic services in Saudi Arabia systematically use the mechanisms envisaged in the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, Male guardianship system Parliament urges the Saudi Government to immediately abolish the male guardianship system, whereby authorisation from a male guardian is still expected in a number of areas, including international travel, accessing healthcare services, choosing one’s residency, marriage, filing complaints with the justice system, and leaving state-run shelters for abused women and detention centres. Members pointed to the fact that under the male guardianship system, Saudi women are deprived of even the most basic control over their lives. Gender-based violence The resolution urged the Saudi authorities to adopt comprehensive legislation to specifically define and criminalise all forms of gender-based violence against women, in particular female genital mutilation, rape, including marital rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment, and to remove all the obstacles women face in their access to justice. Members were deeply concerned about the prevalence of gender-based violence in Saudi Arabia, which remains largely underreported and undocumented, and which has been justified citing retrograde reasons such as the need to discipline women under men’s guardianship. Government web services Members expressed concern over the government web services with which male guardians can track women, specify when and how they can cross Saudi borders, and get close to real-time SMS updates when they travel. They also noted the recent adoption of a law under which Saudi women can be notified by text message if they are being divorced, to protect them from having their marriage ended without their knowledge. Parliament emphasised that this law does nothing to address the fact that Saudi women can only obtain divorces in exceedingly limited cases, such as with their husband’s consent or if their husband has harmed them. Council common position Members reiterated their call for the Council to reach a common position in order to impose a EU-wide arms embargo on Saudi Arabia. They called for: - an embargo on the export of surveillance systems and other dual-use items that may be used in Saudi Arabia for the purposes of the repression of its citizens, including women human rights defenders; - the adoption of the use of restricted measures against Saudi Arabia in response to breaches of human rights, including asset freezes and visa bans. Members reminded Member States that their continued arms deals with Saudi Arabia are in contravention of the EU’s common position on arms exports. They called on the VP/HR to report on the current state of military and security cooperation between the Member States and the Saudi regime. Death penalty Noting that Saudi Arabia has one of the highest execution rates in the world, Members called on the Saudi authorities to introduce an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty as a step towards its abolition. The average number of executions per year was at least 126 between 2014 and 2017. Lastly, Members called for the Commission and Parliament to look into the lack of listings of Saudi Arabia within the EU transparency register.
  • date: 2019-02-14T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
procedure
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2019/2564(RSP)
title
Resolution on women's rights defenders in Saudi Arabia
subject
geographical_area
Saudi Arabia
type
RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects
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Urgent debate or resolution
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Rules of Procedure EP 144
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Procedure completed
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