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2023/2737(RSP) Resolution on the deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai

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Legal Basis:
RoP 144, RoP 144-p2

Events

2023/06/15
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 483 votes to 9, with 42 abstentions, a resolution on the deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai.

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

Since the Chinese regime imposed the National Security Law (NSL) on 30 June 2020, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and the judiciary’s independence in Hong Kong have deteriorated alarmingly. The PRC has fully breached the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, the Sino-British and Sino-Portuguese Joint Declarations and the ICCPR.

Jimmy Lai, a prominent businessman, has been detained since February 2021 on trumped-up charges, accused under the NSL of collusion with foreign forces and of fraud. His trial starts in September 2023 and he faces a possible life sentence. His British lawyer has been refused permission to represent him at the trial and several independent media outlets, such as Apple Daily and Stand News, have been forced to cease operations.

Parliament urged the Hong Kong Government to immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against Jimmy Lai and all the other pro-democracy representatives and activists who have exercised their freedom of expression and basic and human rights. It also reiterated its call on the Council to introduce targeted sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regime against John Lee and all other Hong Kong and PRC officials responsible for the ongoing crackdown on human rights in Hong Kong.

Parliament called on the authorities to repeal the NSL and to stop impeding the work of all journalists.

The EEAS is called on to adequately support the EU Office to Hong Kong in intensifying trial observation and to report on the most prominent trials. Parliament called on the EU Office to request a prison visit. It also reiterated their call on all EU Member States to suspend any extradition treaties with Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China.

Documents
T9-0242/2023
2023/06/15
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2023/06/14
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2023/06/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0276/2023
2023/06/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0282/2023
2023/06/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0286/2023
2023/06/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0287/2023
2023/06/12
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0289/2023

Documents

Activities

Votes

Détérioration des libertés fondamentales à Hong Kong, notamment le cas de Jimmy Lai - Deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai - Die Verschlechterung der Lage der Grundfreiheiten in Hongkong, insbesondere der Fall Jimmy Lai - RC-B9-0276/2023 - Proposition de résolution #

2023/06/15 Outcome: +: 483, 0: 42, -: 9
DE IT FR ES PL RO SE BE NL BG CZ PT IE AT LT FI SI SK DK EE EL MT CY LV HR LU HU ??
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72
56
66
50
46
23
16
15
19
14
18
18
13
15
10
9
8
11
7
6
12
5
6
6
5
4
3
1
icon: PPE PPE
130

Germany PPE

18

Italy PPE

8

France PPE

7

Spain PPE

10

Poland PPE

Against (1)

Magdalena ADAMOWICZ
15

Romania PPE

12

Sweden PPE

5

Belgium PPE

3

Netherlands PPE

3

Bulgaria PPE

6

Czechia PPE

5

Portugal PPE

5

Ireland PPE

5

Austria PPE

4

Lithuania PPE

3

Finland PPE

2

Slovenia PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

3

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Greece PPE

3

Malta PPE

For (1)

David CASA
1

Cyprus PPE

2

Latvia PPE

3

Luxembourg PPE

2
icon: S&D S&D
104

Germany S&D

11

Italy S&D

13

France S&D

7

Spain S&D

17

Poland S&D

4

Romania S&D

3

Sweden S&D

5

Netherlands S&D

5

Bulgaria S&D

3

Portugal S&D

8

Austria S&D

4

Lithuania S&D

2

Finland S&D

1

Slovenia S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

3

Denmark S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Malta S&D

4

Cyprus S&D

2

Latvia S&D

For (1)

Nils UŠAKOVS
1

Croatia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Marc ANGEL
1

Hungary S&D

2
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82

Germany Renew

7

Italy Renew

For (1)

Nicola DANTI
1

France Renew

20

Spain Renew

9

Poland Renew

1

Romania Renew

6

Sweden Renew

For (1)

Karin KARLSBRO
1

Belgium Renew

4

Netherlands Renew

4

Bulgaria Renew

3

Czechia Renew

4

Ireland Renew

2

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Lithuania Renew

1

Finland Renew

3

Slovenia Renew

2

Slovakia Renew

2

Denmark Renew

3

Estonia Renew

3

Greece Renew

1

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Renew

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
59

Germany Verts/ALE

22

Italy Verts/ALE

3

France Verts/ALE

11

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Sylwia SPUREK
1

Romania Verts/ALE

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1
icon: ECR ECR
53

Italy ECR

6

Spain ECR

4

Poland ECR

25

Romania ECR

1

Sweden ECR

2

Belgium ECR

2

Netherlands ECR

4

Bulgaria ECR

2

Czechia ECR

3

Lithuania ECR

1

Finland ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Eugen JURZYCA
1

Croatia ECR

1
icon: ID ID
49

Germany ID

8

Italy ID

17

France ID

15

Belgium ID

3

Czechia ID

Abstain (2)

Hynek BLAŠKO, Ivan DAVID
2

Austria ID

3

Estonia ID

For (1)

Jaak MADISON
1
icon: The Left The Left
32

Germany The Left

3

France The Left

5

Spain The Left

Against (1)

Manu PINEDA
5

Sweden The Left

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Czechia The Left

Against (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Portugal The Left

4

Ireland The Left

Abstain (1)

Clare DALY
4

Finland The Left

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Denmark The Left

1

Greece The Left

5

Cyprus The Left

Abstain (1)

Giorgos GEORGIOU
2
icon: NI NI
25

Germany NI

3

Italy NI

Abstain (1)

Francesca DONATO
8

France NI

1

Spain NI

2

Belgium NI

For (1)

Marc TARABELLA
1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

Marcel de GRAAFF
1

Lithuania NI

1

Slovakia NI

2

Greece NI

3

Latvia NI

Abstain (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Croatia NI

Abstain (1)

Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ
1

Hungary NI

1

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

2023-08-03Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 483 votes to 9, with 42 abstentions, a resolution on the deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.
  • Since the Chinese regime imposed the National Security Law (NSL) on 30 June 2020, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and the judiciary’s independence in Hong Kong have deteriorated alarmingly. The PRC has fully breached the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, the Sino-British and Sino-Portuguese Joint Declarations and the ICCPR.
  • Jimmy Lai, a prominent businessman, has been detained since February 2021 on trumped-up charges, accused under the NSL of collusion with foreign forces and of fraud. His trial starts in September 2023 and he faces a possible life sentence. His British lawyer has been refused permission to represent him at the trial and several independent media outlets, such as Apple Daily and Stand News, have been forced to cease operations.
  • Parliament urged the Hong Kong Government to immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against Jimmy Lai and all the other pro-democracy representatives and activists who have exercised their freedom of expression and basic and human rights. It also reiterated its call on the Council to introduce targeted sanctions under the EU global human rights sanctions regime against John Lee and all other Hong Kong and PRC officials responsible for the ongoing crackdown on human rights in Hong Kong.
  • Parliament called on the authorities to repeal the NSL and to stop impeding the work of all journalists.
  • The EEAS is called on to adequately support the EU Office to Hong Kong in intensifying trial observation and to report on the most prominent trials. Parliament called on the EU Office to request a prison visit. It also reiterated their call on all EU Member States to suspend any extradition treaties with Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China.
2023-06-16Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
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  • date: 2023-06-14T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2023-06-14-TOC_EN.html title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2023-06-15T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2023-0242_EN.html title: T9-0242/2023
  • date: 2023-06-15T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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  • date: 2023-06-13T00:00:00 title: Debate scheduled
  • date: 2023-06-15T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
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  • date: 2023-06-12T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0276_EN.html title: B9-0276/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-06-12T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0282_EN.html title: B9-0282/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-06-12T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0286_EN.html title: B9-0286/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-06-12T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0287_EN.html title: B9-0287/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-06-12T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0289_EN.html title: B9-0289/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
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