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2023/2589(RSP) Resolution on Cambodia: the case of opposition leader Kem Sokha

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144, RoP 144-p2

Events

2023/03/16
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2023/03/16
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 496 votes to 11, with 36 abstentions, a resolution on Cambodia: the case of opposition leader Kem Sokha.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR, The Left groups and Members.

Kem Sokha, the former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president was arrested in 2017 over accusations of conspiracy to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen and held in arbitrary pre-trial detention until his conditional release into house arrest on 10 September 2018. On 3 March 2023, following a trial deemed by UN experts to have ‘failed to meet the standard of either Cambodian or international human rights law’, Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Kem Sokha to 27 years in jail, which he is temporarily allowed to serve under house arrest, and indefinitely suspended his political rights to vote and to stand for election.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has been in power almost without interruption for 38 years and the ruling party holds absolute power over the state and legislative bodies.

Parliament called for the immediate and unconditional release of Kem Sokha and all opposition officials and activists convicted or detained on politically motivated charges. It urged the Cambodian authorities to ensure free and fair elections in July 2023, allowing all political parties to carry out equal, free and transparent electoral campaigns under a more inclusive and transparent national election committee. The resolution called for the immediate reinstatement of the CNRP for participation in the 2023 elections.

The Cambodian authorities are called on to put an end to all forms of harassment, intimidation and politically motivated criminal charges against members of the opposition, trade unionists, human right defenders (HRDs), civil society and media actors and for the immediate reinstatement of VOD, one of Cambodia’s last independent media outlets.

The Commission should define human rights benchmarks for its ongoing enhanced engagement with the Cambodian authorities, and to provide assistance to Cambodia’s civil society and HRDs.

Lastly, the Council is urged to adopt targeted sanctions, under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, to hold accountable all persons responsible for serious human rights violations and the dissolution and subsequent repression of the Cambodian opposition.

Documents
T9-0085/2023
2023/03/16
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2023/03/15
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2023/03/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0169/2023
2023/03/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0174/2023
2023/03/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0176/2023
2023/03/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0178/2023
2023/03/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0184/2023
2023/03/13
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0186/2023

Documents

Activities

Votes

Cambodge: le cas du chef de l'opposition Kem Sokha - Cambodia: the case of opposition leader Kem Sokha - Der Fall des Oppositionsführers Kem Sokha in Kambodscha - RC- B9-0169/2023 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2023/03/16 Outcome: +: 496, 0: 36, -: 11
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10

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9

Netherlands PPE

4

Sweden PPE

5

Czechia PPE

5

Belgium PPE

4

Portugal PPE

6

Austria PPE

5

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Bulgaria PPE

5

Ireland PPE

5

Greece PPE

5

Slovakia PPE

3

Finland PPE

2

Croatia PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

4

Lithuania PPE

3

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2

Latvia PPE

3

Estonia PPE

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Riho TERRAS
1

Malta PPE

For (1)

David CASA
1

Cyprus PPE

For (1)

Eleni STAVROU
1
icon: S&D S&D
104

Germany S&D

11

Italy S&D

11

Poland S&D

5

France S&D

6

Spain S&D

15

Romania S&D

7

Netherlands S&D

5

Sweden S&D

5

Czechia S&D

For (1)

Radka MAXOVÁ
1

Belgium S&D

2

Portugal S&D

9

Austria S&D

3

Denmark S&D

2

Bulgaria S&D

4

Slovakia S&D

2

Croatia S&D

3

Slovenia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Marc ANGEL
1

Latvia S&D

For (1)

Andris AMERIKS
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Estonia S&D

2

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3

Hungary S&D

2
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6

Italy Renew

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21

Spain Renew

6

Romania Renew

7

Netherlands Renew

7

Sweden Renew

3

Czechia Renew

5

Belgium Renew

4

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Denmark Renew

6

Bulgaria Renew

For (1)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK
1

Ireland Renew

2

Slovakia Renew

4

Finland Renew

3

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Slovenia Renew

2

Lithuania Renew

1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Estonia Renew

2

Hungary Renew

For (1)

Katalin CSEH
1
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Germany Verts/ALE

22

Italy Verts/ALE

2

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For (1)

Sylwia SPUREK
1

France Verts/ALE

10

Spain Verts/ALE

2

Romania Verts/ALE

1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Austria Verts/ALE

3

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2

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2
icon: ECR ECR
53

Germany ECR

1

Italy ECR

8

Poland ECR

Abstain (1)

Adam BIELAN
25

Spain ECR

2

Romania ECR

1

Netherlands ECR

Abstain (1)

Robert ROOS
3

Sweden ECR

3

Czechia ECR

4

Belgium ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Eugen JURZYCA
1

Croatia ECR

1
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Germany The Left

3

France The Left

3

Spain The Left

Abstain (2)

Manu PINEDA, Sira REGO
5

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Sweden The Left

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Czechia The Left

Abstain (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Belgium The Left

Abstain (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Portugal The Left

4

Denmark The Left

1

Ireland The Left

Abstain (2)

Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE
4

Greece The Left

6

Finland The Left

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1
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Germany ID

For (1)

Sylvia LIMMER

Abstain (1)

Gunnar BECK
9

Italy ID

16

France ID

13

Czechia ID

Abstain (2)

Hynek BLAŠKO, Ivan DAVID
2

Belgium ID

For (1)

Filip DE MAN
3

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

1

Estonia ID

Abstain (1)

Jaak MADISON
1
icon: NI NI
17

Germany NI

2

Italy NI

Abstain (1)

Francesca DONATO
6

France NI

Against (1)

Nicolas BAY

Abstain (1)

Hervé JUVIN
2

Spain NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

Marcel de GRAAFF
1

Slovakia NI

2

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ
2

Latvia NI

Abstain (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

History

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2023-08-03Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
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events/2/summary
  • The European Parliament adopted by 496 votes to 11, with 36 abstentions, a resolution on Cambodia: the case of opposition leader Kem Sokha.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR, The Left groups and Members.
  • Kem Sokha, the former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president was arrested in 2017 over accusations of conspiracy to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen and held in arbitrary pre-trial detention until his conditional release into house arrest on 10 September 2018. On 3 March 2023, following a trial deemed by UN experts to have ‘failed to meet the standard of either Cambodian or international human rights law’, Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Kem Sokha to 27 years in jail, which he is temporarily allowed to serve under house arrest, and indefinitely suspended his political rights to vote and to stand for election.
  • Prime Minister Hun Sen has been in power almost without interruption for 38 years and the ruling party holds absolute power over the state and legislative bodies.
  • Parliament called for the immediate and unconditional release of Kem Sokha and all opposition officials and activists convicted or detained on politically motivated charges. It urged the Cambodian authorities to ensure free and fair elections in July 2023, allowing all political parties to carry out equal, free and transparent electoral campaigns under a more inclusive and transparent national election committee. The resolution called for the immediate reinstatement of the CNRP for participation in the 2023 elections.
  • The Cambodian authorities are called on to put an end to all forms of harassment, intimidation and politically motivated criminal charges against members of the opposition, trade unionists, human right defenders (HRDs), civil society and media actors and for the immediate reinstatement of VOD, one of Cambodia’s last independent media outlets.
  • The Commission should define human rights benchmarks for its ongoing enhanced engagement with the Cambodian authorities, and to provide assistance to Cambodia’s civil society and HRDs.
  • Lastly, the Council is urged to adopt targeted sanctions, under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, to hold accountable all persons responsible for serious human rights violations and the dissolution and subsequent repression of the Cambodian opposition.
2023-03-17Show (6) Changes | Timetravel
docs
  • date: 2023-03-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0169_EN.html title: B9-0169/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-03-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0174_EN.html title: B9-0174/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-03-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0176_EN.html title: B9-0176/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-03-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0178_EN.html title: B9-0178/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-03-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0184_EN.html title: B9-0184/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-03-13T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0186_EN.html title: B9-0186/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-03-16T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2023-0085_EN.html title: T9-0085/2023 type: Text adopted by Parliament, single reading body: EP
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  • date: 2023-03-15T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2023-03-15-TOC_EN.html title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2023-03-16T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2023-0085_EN.html title: T9-0085/2023
  • date: 2023-03-16T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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  • date: 2023-03-15T00:00:00 title: Debate in plenary scheduled
  • date: 2023-03-16T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
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2023-03-10Show (3) Changes
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