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2022/2580(RSP) Resolution on the situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144

Events

2022/03/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0153/2022
2022/03/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0154/2022
2022/03/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0155/2022
2022/03/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0156/2022
2022/03/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0157/2022
2022/03/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0158/2022
2022/03/10
   Joint motion for resolution
Documents
RC-B9-0153/2022
2022/03/10
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2022/03/10
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 607 votes to 2, with 73 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico.

Mexico has long been the most dangerous and deadliest place for journalists outside an official war zone according to different non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international organisations. It is witnessing a dramatic rise in violence, human rights violations and attacks against journalists and human rights defenders. The situation of the rule of law is also seriously deteriorating.

2022 marks the deadliest beginning to a year for journalists in Mexico, with at least six journalists having been assassinated. President López Obrador has frequently used populist rhetoric in daily press briefings to denigrate and intimidate independent journalists, media owners and activists.

The resolution noted that institutionalised and widespread corruption, abetted by a deficient judicial system, is engendering an endemic problem of impunity, with around 95 % of journalists’ murders going unpunished.

Parliament condemned the threatening, harassment and killing of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico, including environmental defenders and indigenous people and communities.

Against this background, it called on the authorities to:

- investigate the killings in a prompt, thorough, independent and impartial manner;

- ensure the protection and the creation of a safe environment for journalists and human rights defenders in line with established international standards;

- uphold and safeguard the highest standards for the protection of freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of choice;

- refrain from issuing any communication which could stigmatise human rights defenders, journalists and media workers, exacerbate the atmosphere against them or distort their lines of investigation;

- strengthen national, state and local institutions and implement a set of urgent, comprehensive and coherent strategies for prevention, protection, reparations and accountability in order to ensure that human rights defenders and journalists can continue their activities without fear of reprisal and without restriction;

- consolidate the rule of law with a view to tackling some of the structural problems at the root of the human rights violations.

In addition, while underlining the importance of Mexico as a strategic partner, Member States, the European External Action Service and the EU Delegation to Mexico are called on to raise human rights concerns with their Mexican counterparts and to put the protection of journalists and human rights defenders at the centre of EU-Mexico dialogues.

Lastly, Parliament reaffirmed its commitment to fostering relations through the modernised EU-Mexico Global Agreement, which further strengthens human rights provisions and enables the EU and Mexico to discuss a range of issues such as human rights with civil society, including journalists, human rights defenders and others at a multilateral level.

Documents
T9-0078/2022

Documents

Activities

Votes

La situation des journalistes et des défenseurs des droits de l'homme au Mexique - The situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico - Die Lage von Journalisten und Menschenrechtsverteidigern in Mexiko - RC-B9-0153/2022 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2022/03/10 Outcome: +: 607, 0: 73, -: 2
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52
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32
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10
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6

Sweden PPE

6

Hungary PPE

1

Portugal PPE

7

Bulgaria PPE

7

Czechia PPE

5

Greece PPE

7

Austria PPE

7

Belgium PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

4

Finland PPE

2

Denmark PPE

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Pernille WEISS
1

Croatia PPE

4

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5

Lithuania PPE

4

Latvia PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

4

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2

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Riho TERRAS
1

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David CASA
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6

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9

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5

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Radka MAXOVÁ
1

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2

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3

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2

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2

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3

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4

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Marc ANGEL
1

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Cyprus S&D

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7

Romania Renew

8

Netherlands Renew

6

Sweden Renew

3

Hungary Renew

2

Bulgaria Renew

3

Czechia Renew

5

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Belgium Renew

4

Slovakia Renew

4

Finland Renew

3

Denmark Renew

5

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Ireland Renew

2

Lithuania Renew

1

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Slovenia Renew

2

Luxembourg Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3
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Germany Verts/ALE

24

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4

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1

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12

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3

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1

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Saskia BRICMONT
1

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

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Bronis ROPĖ
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Tilly METZ
1
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64

Germany ECR

1

Italy ECR

8

Poland ECR

27

Spain ECR

4

Romania ECR

1

Netherlands ECR

5

Sweden ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

2

Czechia ECR

4

Greece ECR

1

Belgium ECR

3

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Eugen JURZYCA
1

Croatia ECR

1

Lithuania ECR

1

Latvia ECR

2
icon: NI NI
40

Germany NI

Abstain (1)

Martin BUSCHMANN
3

Italy NI

9

France NI

4

Spain NI

3

Hungary NI

13

Greece NI

3

Slovakia NI

Abstain (1)

Milan UHRÍK
2

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ
2

Lithuania NI

1
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9

Italy ID

22

France ID

19

Netherlands ID

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Marcel de GRAAFF
1

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Against (1)

Ivan DAVID

Abstain (1)

Hynek BLAŠKO
2

Austria ID

3

Belgium ID

3

Finland ID

1

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

Peter KOFOD
1

Estonia ID

Abstain (1)

Jaak MADISON
1
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Helmut SCHOLZ
5

France The Left

6

Spain The Left

6

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Portugal The Left

4

Czechia The Left

Abstain (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Greece The Left

6

Belgium The Left

Abstain (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Finland The Left

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Denmark The Left

1

Ireland The Left

Abstain (2)

Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE
4

Cyprus The Left

2

History

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  • The European Parliament adopted by 607 votes to 2, with 73 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico.
  • Mexico has long been the most dangerous and deadliest place for journalists outside an official war zone according to different non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international organisations. It is witnessing a dramatic rise in violence, human rights violations and attacks against journalists and human rights defenders. The situation of the rule of law is also seriously deteriorating.
  • 2022 marks the deadliest beginning to a year for journalists in Mexico, with at least six journalists having been assassinated. President López Obrador has frequently used populist rhetoric in daily press briefings to denigrate and intimidate independent journalists, media owners and activists.
  • The resolution noted that institutionalised and widespread corruption, abetted by a deficient judicial system, is engendering an endemic problem of impunity, with around 95 % of journalists’ murders going unpunished.
  • Parliament condemned the threatening, harassment and killing of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico, including environmental defenders and indigenous people and communities.
  • Against this background, it called on the authorities to:
  • - investigate the killings in a prompt, thorough, independent and impartial manner;
  • - ensure the protection and the creation of a safe environment for journalists and human rights defenders in line with established international standards;
  • - uphold and safeguard the highest standards for the protection of freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of choice;
  • - refrain from issuing any communication which could stigmatise human rights defenders, journalists and media workers, exacerbate the atmosphere against them or distort their lines of investigation;
  • - strengthen national, state and local institutions and implement a set of urgent, comprehensive and coherent strategies for prevention, protection, reparations and accountability in order to ensure that human rights defenders and journalists can continue their activities without fear of reprisal and without restriction;
  • - consolidate the rule of law with a view to tackling some of the structural problems at the root of the human rights violations.
  • In addition, while underlining the importance of Mexico as a strategic partner, Member States, the European External Action Service and the EU Delegation to Mexico are called on to raise human rights concerns with their Mexican counterparts and to put the protection of journalists and human rights defenders at the centre of EU-Mexico dialogues.
  • Lastly, Parliament reaffirmed its commitment to fostering relations through the modernised EU-Mexico Global Agreement, which further strengthens human rights provisions and enables the EU and Mexico to discuss a range of issues such as human rights with civil society, including journalists, human rights defenders and others at a multilateral level.
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  • date: 2022-03-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0153_EN.html title: B9-0153/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-03-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0154_EN.html title: B9-0154/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-03-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0155_EN.html title: B9-0155/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-03-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0156_EN.html title: B9-0156/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-03-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0157_EN.html title: B9-0157/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-03-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2022-0158_EN.html title: B9-0158/2022 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2022-03-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RC-9-2022-0153_EN.html title: RC-B9-0153/2022 type: Joint motion for resolution
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