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2019/2978(RSP) Resolution on the situation of human rights and democracy in Nicaragua

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 132-p2

Events

2019/12/19
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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Results of vote in Parliament
2019/12/19
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The European Parliament adopted by 560 votes to 12, with 43 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of human rights and democracy in Nicaragua.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.

Human rights defenders and other critics of the Nicaraguan Government’s human rights record have increasingly become the targets of death threats, intimidation, online defamation campaigns, harassment, surveillance, assault and judicial persecution.

According to reports, more than 80 000 people have been forced to leave Nicaragua as a result of the current crisis, and that repression in the country has intensified.

Parliament expressed its solidarity with the Nicaraguan population and condemned all the repressive actions of the Nicaraguan Government, in particular the deaths caused, the generalised restriction of freedom of expression, assembly and demonstration, the outlawing of non-governmental organisations and civil society, the expulsion of international organisations from the country, the closure of and assaults against the media, the limitations on the right to information and the expulsion of students from universities.

The Nicaraguan Government is urged to end the persistent repression of dissent and the ongoing pattern of arbitrary arrests, torture and sexual violence, to refrain from criminalising, persecuting and attacking human rights defenders, political opponents, families of victims and any other dissenting voices, and to immediately dismantle the paramilitary forces operating in the country.

Against this background, Members called for:

prompt, impartial, transparent and thorough investigations into the violence; the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained and for all charges against them to be dropped and for their fundamental legal safeguards to be respected; those responsible for violations of human rights and for undermining democracy and the rule of law to be held accountable; adequate medical care to be provided to all detainees; an independent review of convictions and sentences with a view to reforming the judiciary; the return of confiscated property and the restoration of suspended licences to news outlets.

Parliament welcomed the Council’s decision to adopt the framework for targeted restrictive measures for those responsible for human rights violations and abuses and for the repression of civil society and the democratic opposition in Nicaragua. It called on the Member States to quickly agree on the specific list of individuals and entities to be sanctioned, including the President and Vice-President.

Members stressed the need to guarantee political and civil freedoms for all Nicaraguans, the return of those in exile, the return of and cooperation with international organisations, the restoration of the legal personality of human rights organisations, and the establishment of a credible electoral process, with a reformed Supreme Electoral Council that would assure immediate, fair and transparent elections with the presence of international observers.

Parliament also called:

on the VP/HR and the EU Delegation to Nicaragua to closely monitor developments in the country and to continue to address the human rights problems affecting prisoners, students, protesters, families of victims and journalists; on the Commission to ensure that its cooperation assistance enhances its support to civil society, notably human rights defenders, and that it does not in any way contribute to the current repressive policies of the Nicaraguan authorities; for a Parliament delegation to be sent to Nicaragua as soon as possible in order to resume monitoring of the situation in the country.

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T9-0111/2019
2019/12/19
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2019/12/18
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B9-0251/2019
2019/12/18
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B9-0252/2019
2019/12/18
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B9-0253/2019
2019/12/18
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B9-0254/2019
2019/12/18
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B9-0255/2019
2019/12/18
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RC-B9-0251/2019
2019/12/18
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RC-B9-0251/2019 - § 7/2 #

2019/12/19 Outcome: +: 492, -: 95, 0: 31
IT PL ES GB RO DE SE HU NL CZ AT BE BG SK DK PT LT HR FR EE LV FI SI MT LU CY EL IE
Total
58
45
45
42
28
88
17
15
23
21
16
19
13
13
12
19
10
7
60
6
7
8
5
5
6
5
15
10
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4

Poland PPE

14

Spain PPE

9

Romania PPE

11

Germany PPE

Abstain (1)

Sven SIMON
26

Sweden PPE

4

Hungary PPE

8

Netherlands PPE

4

Czechia PPE

5

Austria PPE

7

Belgium PPE

4

Bulgaria PPE

5

Slovakia PPE

4

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Portugal PPE

6

Lithuania PPE

3

Croatia PPE

For (1)

Željana ZOVKO
1

France PPE

7

Latvia PPE

For (1)

Sandra KALNIETE
1

Finland PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

3

Malta PPE

2

Luxembourg PPE

2

Cyprus PPE

2

Greece PPE

6

Ireland PPE

4
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135

Italy S&D

17

Poland S&D

6

Spain S&D

20

United Kingdom S&D

9

Romania S&D

9

Germany S&D

14

Sweden S&D

5

Hungary S&D

4

Netherlands S&D

5

Austria S&D

4

Belgium S&D

2

Bulgaria S&D

3

Slovakia S&D

3

Denmark S&D

3

Portugal S&D

9

Lithuania S&D

2

Croatia S&D

3

France S&D

3

Estonia S&D

2

Latvia S&D

2

Finland S&D

1

Slovenia S&D

2

Malta S&D

3

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Marc ANGEL
1

Cyprus S&D

1

Greece S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
97

Spain Renew

7

United Kingdom Renew

14

Romania Renew

8

Germany Renew

7

Sweden Renew

3

Hungary Renew

2

Netherlands Renew

6

Czechia Renew

6

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Belgium Renew

4

Bulgaria Renew

3

Slovakia Renew

2

Denmark Renew

4

Lithuania Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

France Renew

18

Estonia Renew

3

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Finland Renew

2

Luxembourg Renew

2

Ireland Renew

For (1)

Billy KELLEHER
1
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Italy ECR

5

Poland ECR

25

Spain ECR

3

United Kingdom ECR

2

Germany ECR

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Helmut GEUKING
1

Sweden ECR

2

Netherlands ECR

4

Czechia ECR

4

Belgium ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

1

Croatia ECR

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Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
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Italy ID

23

Germany ID

10

Czechia ID

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Hynek BLAŠKO

Abstain (1)

Ivan DAVID
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3

Belgium ID

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Peter KOFOD
1

France ID

15

Estonia ID

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Jaak MADISON
1

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1
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Italy NI

9

United Kingdom NI

Abstain (1)

Louis STEDMAN-BRYCE
11

Germany NI

Against (1)

Martin SONNEBORN
1

Hungary NI

1

Slovakia NI

Abstain (1)

Milan UHRÍK
2

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ
1

Greece NI

4
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Spain GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Pernando BARRENA ARZA
4

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For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Czechia GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Belgium GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Portugal GUE/NGL

3

France GUE/NGL

5

Finland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Abstain (1)

Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
2

Greece GUE/NGL

3

Ireland GUE/NGL

3
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Spain Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Diana RIBA I GINER

Abstain (1)

Ernest URTASUN
2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

6

Germany Verts/ALE

24

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Monika VANA
1

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
2

Portugal Verts/ALE

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Francisco GUERREIRO
1

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2

France Verts/ALE

12

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Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

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Ville NIINISTÖ
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Tilly METZ
1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

RC-B9-0251/2019 - Résolution #

2019/12/19 Outcome: +: 560, 0: 43, -: 12
DE IT PL FR GB ES RO NL BE SE CZ AT PT HU BG SK DK LT FI LV HR EL EE LU SI MT IE CY
Total
85
59
45
59
42
45
28
23
20
17
21
16
19
14
13
13
12
10
8
7
7
15
6
6
5
5
10
5
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143

Germany PPE

24

Italy PPE

5

Poland PPE

14

France PPE

7

Spain PPE

9

Romania PPE

11

Netherlands PPE

4

Belgium PPE

4

Sweden PPE

4

Czechia PPE

5

Austria PPE

7

Portugal PPE

6

Hungary PPE

7

Bulgaria PPE

5

Slovakia PPE

4

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Lithuania PPE

3

Finland PPE

2

Latvia PPE

For (1)

Sandra KALNIETE
1

Croatia PPE

For (1)

Željana ZOVKO
1

Greece PPE

6

Luxembourg PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

3

Malta PPE

2

Ireland PPE

4

Cyprus PPE

2
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Germany S&D

13

Italy S&D

16

Poland S&D

6

France S&D

3

United Kingdom S&D

9

Spain S&D

20

Romania S&D

9

Netherlands S&D

5

Belgium S&D

2

Sweden S&D

5

Austria S&D

4

Portugal S&D

9

Hungary S&D

4

Bulgaria S&D

3

Slovakia S&D

3

Denmark S&D

3

Lithuania S&D

2

Finland S&D

1

Latvia S&D

2

Croatia S&D

3

Greece S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Marc ANGEL
1

Slovenia S&D

2

Malta S&D

3

Cyprus S&D

1
icon: Renew Renew
96

Germany Renew

7

France Renew

17

United Kingdom Renew

14

Spain Renew

7

Romania Renew

8

Netherlands Renew

6

Belgium Renew

4

Sweden Renew

3

Czechia Renew

6

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Hungary Renew

2

Bulgaria Renew

3

Slovakia Renew

2

Denmark Renew

4

Lithuania Renew

2

Finland Renew

2

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Estonia Renew

3

Luxembourg Renew

2

Ireland Renew

For (1)

Billy KELLEHER
1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
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Germany Verts/ALE

24

France Verts/ALE

12

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

6

Spain Verts/ALE

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Ernest URTASUN
2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

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Monika VANA
1

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Ville NIINISTÖ
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Tilly METZ
1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2
icon: ECR ECR
57

Germany ECR

For (1)

Helmut GEUKING
1

Italy ECR

5

Poland ECR

25

United Kingdom ECR

2

Spain ECR

3

Netherlands ECR

4

Belgium ECR

3

Sweden ECR

2

Czechia ECR

4

Bulgaria ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

1

Latvia ECR

2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1
icon: ID ID
60

Germany ID

10

Italy ID

24

France ID

Against (1)

Hervé JUVIN
15

Belgium ID

3

Czechia ID

Against (1)

Hynek BLAŠKO

Abstain (1)

Ivan DAVID
2

Austria ID

3

Denmark ID

For (1)

Peter KOFOD
1

Finland ID

1

Estonia ID

For (1)

Jaak MADISON
1
icon: NI NI
29

Germany NI

1

Italy NI

9

United Kingdom NI

Abstain (1)

Louis STEDMAN-BRYCE
11

Hungary NI

1

Slovakia NI

Abstain (1)

Milan UHRÍK
2

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ
1

Greece NI

4
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
31

Germany GUE/NGL

5

France GUE/NGL

5

Spain GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Sira REGO
4

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Belgium GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Czechia GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Sandra PEREIRA
3

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Greece GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Elena KOUNTOURA
3

Ireland GUE/NGL

3

Cyprus GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Abstain (1)

Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 560 votes to 12, with 43 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of human rights and democracy in Nicaragua.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.
  • Human rights defenders and other critics of the Nicaraguan Government’s human rights record have increasingly become the targets of death threats, intimidation, online defamation campaigns, harassment, surveillance, assault and judicial persecution.
  • According to reports, more than 80 000 people have been forced to leave Nicaragua as a result of the current crisis, and that repression in the country has intensified.
  • Parliament expressed its solidarity with the Nicaraguan population and condemned all the repressive actions of the Nicaraguan Government, in particular the deaths caused, the generalised restriction of freedom of expression, assembly and demonstration, the outlawing of non-governmental organisations and civil society, the expulsion of international organisations from the country, the closure of and assaults against the media, the limitations on the right to information and the expulsion of students from universities.
  • The Nicaraguan Government is urged to end the persistent repression of dissent and the ongoing pattern of arbitrary arrests, torture and sexual violence, to refrain from criminalising, persecuting and attacking human rights defenders, political opponents, families of victims and any other dissenting voices, and to immediately dismantle the paramilitary forces operating in the country.
  • Against this background, Members called for:
  • prompt, impartial, transparent and thorough investigations into the violence; the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained and for all charges against them to be dropped and for their fundamental legal safeguards to be respected; those responsible for violations of human rights and for undermining democracy and the rule of law to be held accountable; adequate medical care to be provided to all detainees; an independent review of convictions and sentences with a view to reforming the judiciary; the return of confiscated property and the restoration of suspended licences to news outlets.
  • Parliament welcomed the Council’s decision to adopt the framework for targeted restrictive measures for those responsible for human rights violations and abuses and for the repression of civil society and the democratic opposition in Nicaragua. It called on the Member States to quickly agree on the specific list of individuals and entities to be sanctioned, including the President and Vice-President.
  • Members stressed the need to guarantee political and civil freedoms for all Nicaraguans, the return of those in exile, the return of and cooperation with international organisations, the restoration of the legal personality of human rights organisations, and the establishment of a credible electoral process, with a reformed Supreme Electoral Council that would assure immediate, fair and transparent elections with the presence of international observers.
  • Parliament also called:
  • on the VP/HR and the EU Delegation to Nicaragua to closely monitor developments in the country and to continue to address the human rights problems affecting prisoners, students, protesters, families of victims and journalists; on the Commission to ensure that its cooperation assistance enhances its support to civil society, notably human rights defenders, and that it does not in any way contribute to the current repressive policies of the Nicaraguan authorities; for a Parliament delegation to be sent to Nicaragua as soon as possible in order to resume monitoring of the situation in the country.
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