Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter - annual report 2018

Reference A9-0051/2019Committee AFET

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left38

10622058%

S&D154

1430011100%

Greens/EFA73

720

The European Parliament adopted by 496 votes to 113, with 103 abstentions, a resolution on human rights and democracy in the world and the EU's policy on the matter - annual report 2018.Members expressed deep concern about the attacks on democracy and the rule of law worldwide in 2018, reflecting the rise of authoritarianism as a political project, embodying disregard for human rights, repression of dissent, politicisation of justice and elections, shrinking space for civil society and limitations on freedom of assembly and expression. They stressed the need to ensure full respect for, and adherence to, the principle that human rights are universal, while regretting that a number of countries have still not put in place a moratorium on the…