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2007/2553(RSP) Resolution on the human rights situation in the Philippines

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:

RoP 135

Subjects

Events

2007/05/31

EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2007)2625/2

2007/04/26

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2007/04/26

EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament

2007/04/26

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on the human rights situation in the Philippines, where, in recent years the number of politically motivated killings in the Philippines has dramatically risen and the human rights situation in the country gives reason for serious concern. The resolution, adopted by 68 votes to 0 with 0 abstentions, pointed out that the local human rights organisation Karapatan has recorded 180 forced disappearances and over 800 killings, most of them by unidentified gunmen, since 2001. Most of those killed, such as opposition party members, church people, community leaders, peasants, journalists, lawyers, human rights activists, trade unionists or simply witnesses of extra-judicial killings, have been accused by government representatives of being members of front organisations for illegal armed groups and 'terrorists'. Both the findings of the Melo Commission, appointed by President Arroyo and the results of the investigations by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions indicate the involvement of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in those political killings. In a positive development, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed a high-level independent commission to examine the problem and a national-level police task force to investigate the killings. The commission's findings indicate army involvement in the political killings. In response to its recommendations, President Arroyo has issued a 6-point plan to stop the killings. However, MEPs believe all this is far from enough.

Parliament expressed its grave concern at the increasing number of political killings and urged the Philippine authorities to make the necessary investigations in a timely, thorough and transparent manner and to bring those responsible to justice. It condemned in the strongest terms the murder of Mrs Siche Bustamante-Gandinao, a dedicated human rights activist who was killed just days after testifying to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The Human Security Act 2007, which will enter into force in July 2007, is liable to further increase the incidence of human rights violations by the Security Forces because it will allow arrest without warrant and arbitrary detention for up to three days. Parliament called upon the Government of the Philippines to introduce concrete protection measures to avoid human rights abuses that could result from the application of this law.

It denounced attacks on legal opposition groups, and called on the authorities to put an end to allegations of collusion between peaceful opposition groups and illegal armed groups. The Philippine Government must adopt measures to end the systematic intimidation and harassment of witnesses in connection with prosecutions for killings and ensure truly effective witness protection. Parliament called particularly on the Philippine Ombudsman to take seriously his constitutional role in responding to extrajudicial killings attributed to public officials.

Whilst the 6-point plan of the Government to end the political killings was viewed positively, Parliament stressed that the Government of the Philippines must show real commitment to investigating those killings and a readiness to bring those responsible for them, including representatives of the security forces, to justice. So far most police investigations have tended to be flawed. The climate of impunity has a corrosive impact on public confidence in the rule of law. Parliament was concerned that the killings are creating a climate in which people in the Philippines do not feel free to exercise their rights of political expression and association.

Lastly, Parliament called on the Government of the Philippines to guarantee the security of those applying for the redistribution of land under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Programme (CARP) and to expedite the implementation of the land reform programme in order to curb one of the root causes of political violence.

Documents

T6-0171/2007

2007/04/26

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2007/04/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0160/2007

2007/04/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0173/2007

2007/04/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0176/2007

2007/04/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0181/2007

2007/04/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0183/2007

2007/04/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0185/2007

2007/04/24

Joint motion for resolution

Documents

RC-B6-0160/2007

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2007)2625/2
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0171/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0160/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0173/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0176/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0181/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0183/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0185/2007
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0160/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0160/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0173/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0176/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0181/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0183/2007
Motion for a resolution: B6-0185/2007
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0160/2007
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2007)2625/2

Activities

Diana WALLIS
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
Simon COVENEY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
Michał Tomasz KAMIŃSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
Thomas MANN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
Marios MATSAKIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
Tobias PFLÜGER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
Karin SCHEELE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines
Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Human rights situation in the Philippines

Votes

RC B6-0160/2007 - Situation des droits de l'homme aux Philippines - par. 1/2 #

2007/04/26 Outcome: -: 41, +: 29

		LT	ES	AT	CY	NL	BG	SE	EL	FR	IE	EE	HU	LV	GB	DE	IT	CZ	SK	PL
	Total	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	3	9	1	1	1	1	12	8	2	2	4	14
PSE	17	Lithuania PSE For (2) Aloyzas SAKALAS, Justas Vincas PALECKIS 2	Spain PSE For (2) Inés AYALA SENDER, Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ 2	Austria PSE For (2) Harald ETTL, Karin SCHEELE 2			Bulgaria PSE For (1) Kristian VIGENIN 1			France PSE For (3) Bernadette BOURZAI, Catherine TRAUTMANN, Martine ROURE 3					United Kingdom PSE For (3) Michael CASHMAN, Neena GILL, Richard HOWITT 3	Germany PSE For (2) Evelyne GEBHARDT, Udo BULLMANN 2				Poland PSE For (2) Józef PINIOR, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG 2
ALDE	5	Lithuania ALDE For (1) Danutė BUDREIKAITĖ 1			Cyprus ALDE For (1) Marios MATSAKIS 1										United Kingdom ALDE For (2) Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Elizabeth LYNNE 2					Poland ALDE For (1) Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ 1
GUE/NGL	3					Netherlands GUE/NGL For (1) Erik MEIJER 1			Greece GUE/NGL For (1) Athanasios PAFILIS 1							Germany GUE/NGL For (1) Tobias PFLÜGER 1
Verts/ALE	3		Spain Verts/ALE For (1) Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA 1					Sweden Verts/ALE For (1) Carl SCHLYTER 1		France Verts/ALE For (1) Gérard ONESTA 1
IND/DEM	2																			Poland IND/DEM For (1) Witold TOMCZAK Against (1) Urszula KRUPA 2
UEN	5													Latvia UEN Against (1) Roberts ZĪLE 1						Poland UEN Against (4) Adam BIELAN, Leopold Józef RUTOWICZ, Marcin LIBICKI, Wiesław Stefan KUC 4
PPE-DE	35								Greece PPE-DE Against (2) Manolis MAVROMMATIS, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU 2	France PPE-DE Against (5) Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jean-Paul GAUZÈS, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Joseph DAUL, Margie SUDRE 5	Ireland PPE-DE Against (1) Simon COVENEY 1	Estonia PPE-DE Against (1) Tunne KELAM 1	Hungary PPE-DE Against (1) György SCHÖPFLIN 1		United Kingdom PPE-DE Against (7) Den DOVER, Geoffrey VAN ORDEN, Giles CHICHESTER, James NICHOLSON, John BOWIS, John PURVIS, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK 7	Germany PPE-DE Against (5) Albert DESS, Bernd POSSELT, Gabriele STAUNER, Kurt Joachim LAUK, Thomas MANN 5	Italy PPE-DE Against (2) Giuseppe CASTIGLIONE, Iles BRAGHETTO 2	Czechia PPE-DE Against (2) Jan BŘEZINA, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ 2	Slovakia PPE-DE Against (4) Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Edit BAUER, Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ, Árpád DUKA-ZÓLYOMI 4	Poland PPE-DE Against (5) Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Zbigniew ZALESKI 5

RC B6-0160/2007 - Situation des droits de l'homme aux Philippines - résolution #

2007/04/26 Outcome: +: 68

		PL	GB	FR	DE	LT	SK	IT	CZ	EL	ES	AT	CY	NL	IE	EE	HU	BG	LV	SE
	Total	14	11	9	8	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
PPE-DE	36	Poland PPE-DE For (5) Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Zbigniew ZALESKI 5	United Kingdom PPE-DE For (7) Den DOVER, Geoffrey VAN ORDEN, Giles CHICHESTER, James NICHOLSON, John BOWIS, John PURVIS, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK 7	France PPE-DE For (5) Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jean-Paul GAUZÈS, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Joseph DAUL, Margie SUDRE 5	Germany PPE-DE For (5) Albert DESS, Bernd POSSELT, Gabriele STAUNER, Kurt Joachim LAUK, Thomas MANN 5	Lithuania PPE-DE For (1) Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ 1	Slovakia PPE-DE For (4) Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Edit BAUER, Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ, Árpád DUKA-ZÓLYOMI 4	Italy PPE-DE For (2) Giuseppe CASTIGLIONE, Iles BRAGHETTO 2	Czechia PPE-DE For (2) Jan BŘEZINA, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ 2	Greece PPE-DE For (2) Manolis MAVROMMATIS, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU 2					Ireland PPE-DE For (1) Simon COVENEY 1	Estonia PPE-DE For (1) Tunne KELAM 1	Hungary PPE-DE For (1) György SCHÖPFLIN 1
PSE	15	Poland PSE For (2) Józef PINIOR, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG 2	United Kingdom PSE For (2) Michael CASHMAN, Neena GILL 2	France PSE For (3) Bernadette BOURZAI, Catherine TRAUTMANN, Martine ROURE 3	Germany PSE For (2) Evelyne GEBHARDT, Udo BULLMANN 2	Lithuania PSE For (2) Aloyzas SAKALAS, Justas Vincas PALECKIS 2					Spain PSE For (1) Inés AYALA SENDER 1	Austria PSE For (2) Harald ETTL, Karin SCHEELE 2						Bulgaria PSE For (1) Kristian VIGENIN 1
ALDE	5	Poland ALDE For (1) Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ 1	United Kingdom ALDE For (2) Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Elizabeth LYNNE 2			Lithuania ALDE For (1) Danutė BUDREIKAITĖ 1							Cyprus ALDE For (1) Marios MATSAKIS 1
UEN	5	Poland UEN For (4) Adam BIELAN, Leopold Józef RUTOWICZ, Marcin LIBICKI, Wiesław Stefan KUC 4																	Latvia UEN For (1) Roberts ZĪLE 1
Verts/ALE	3			France Verts/ALE For (1) Gérard ONESTA 1							Spain Verts/ALE For (1) Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA 1									Sweden Verts/ALE For (1) Carl SCHLYTER 1
GUE/NGL	2				Germany GUE/NGL For (1) Tobias PFLÜGER 1									Netherlands GUE/NGL For (1) Erik MEIJER 1
IND/DEM	2	Poland IND/DEM For (2) Urszula KRUPA, Witold TOMCZAK 2

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events/2	date 2007-04-26T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2007-0171_EN.html title: T6-0171/2007 summary The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on the human rights situation in the Philippines, where, in recent years the number of politically motivated killings in the Philippines has dramatically risen and the human rights situation in the country gives reason for serious concern. The resolution, adopted by 68 votes to 0 with 0 abstentions, pointed out that the local human rights organisation Karapatan has recorded 180 forced disappearances and over 800 killings, most of them by unidentified gunmen, since 2001. Most of those killed, such as opposition party members, church people, community leaders, peasants, journalists, lawyers, human rights activists, trade unionists or simply witnesses of extra-judicial killings, have been accused by government representatives of being members of front organisations for illegal armed groups and 'terrorists'. Both the findings of the Melo Commission, appointed by President Arroyo and the results of the investigations by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions indicate the involvement of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in those political killings. In a positive development, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed a high-level independent commission to examine the problem and a national-level police task force to investigate the killings. The commission's findings indicate army involvement in the political killings. In response to its recommendations, President Arroyo has issued a 6-point plan to stop the killings. However, MEPs believe all this is far from enough. Parliament expressed its grave concern at the increasing number of political killings and urged the Philippine authorities to make the necessary investigations in a timely, thorough and transparent manner and to bring those responsible to justice. It condemned in the strongest terms the murder of Mrs Siche Bustamante-Gandinao, a dedicated human rights activist who was killed just days after testifying to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The Human Security Act 2007, which will enter into force in July 2007, is liable to further increase the incidence of human rights violations by the Security Forces because it will allow arrest without warrant and arbitrary detention for up to three days. Parliament called upon the Government of the Philippines to introduce concrete protection measures to avoid human rights abuses that could result from the application of this law. It denounced attacks on legal opposition groups, and called on the authorities to put an end to allegations of collusion between peaceful opposition groups and illegal armed groups. The Philippine Government must adopt measures to end the systematic intimidation and harassment of witnesses in connection with prosecutions for killings and ensure truly effective witness protection. Parliament called particularly on the Philippine Ombudsman to take seriously his constitutional role in responding to extrajudicial killings attributed to public officials. Whilst the 6-point plan of the Government to end the political killings was viewed positively, Parliament stressed that the Government of the Philippines must show real commitment to investigating those killings and a readiness to bring those responsible for them, including representatives of the security forces, to justice. So far most police investigations have tended to be flawed. The climate of impunity has a corrosive impact on public confidence in the rule of law. Parliament was concerned that the killings are creating a climate in which people in the Philippines do not feel free to exercise their rights of political expression and association. Lastly, Parliament called on the Government of the Philippines to guarantee the security of those applying for the redistribution of land under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Programme (CARP) and to expedite the implementation of the land reform programme in order to curb one of the root causes of political violence.
events/2	date 2007-04-26T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2007-0171_EN.html title: T6-0171/2007 summary The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on the human rights situation in the Philippines, where, in recent years the number of politically motivated killings in the Philippines has dramatically risen and the human rights situation in the country gives reason for serious concern. The resolution, adopted by 68 votes to 0 with 0 abstentions, pointed out that the local human rights organisation Karapatan has recorded 180 forced disappearances and over 800 killings, most of them by unidentified gunmen, since 2001. Most of those killed, such as opposition party members, church people, community leaders, peasants, journalists, lawyers, human rights activists, trade unionists or simply witnesses of extra-judicial killings, have been accused by government representatives of being members of front organisations for illegal armed groups and 'terrorists'. Both the findings of the Melo Commission, appointed by President Arroyo and the results of the investigations by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions indicate the involvement of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in those political killings. In a positive development, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed a high-level independent commission to examine the problem and a national-level police task force to investigate the killings. The commission's findings indicate army involvement in the political killings. In response to its recommendations, President Arroyo has issued a 6-point plan to stop the killings. However, MEPs believe all this is far from enough. Parliament expressed its grave concern at the increasing number of political killings and urged the Philippine authorities to make the necessary investigations in a timely, thorough and transparent manner and to bring those responsible to justice. It condemned in the strongest terms the murder of Mrs Siche Bustamante-Gandinao, a dedicated human rights activist who was killed just days after testifying to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The Human Security Act 2007, which will enter into force in July 2007, is liable to further increase the incidence of human rights violations by the Security Forces because it will allow arrest without warrant and arbitrary detention for up to three days. Parliament called upon the Government of the Philippines to introduce concrete protection measures to avoid human rights abuses that could result from the application of this law. It denounced attacks on legal opposition groups, and called on the authorities to put an end to allegations of collusion between peaceful opposition groups and illegal armed groups. The Philippine Government must adopt measures to end the systematic intimidation and harassment of witnesses in connection with prosecutions for killings and ensure truly effective witness protection. Parliament called particularly on the Philippine Ombudsman to take seriously his constitutional role in responding to extrajudicial killings attributed to public officials. Whilst the 6-point plan of the Government to end the political killings was viewed positively, Parliament stressed that the Government of the Philippines must show real commitment to investigating those killings and a readiness to bring those responsible for them, including representatives of the security forces, to justice. So far most police investigations have tended to be flawed. The climate of impunity has a corrosive impact on public confidence in the rule of law. Parliament was concerned that the killings are creating a climate in which people in the Philippines do not feel free to exercise their rights of political expression and association. Lastly, Parliament called on the Government of the Philippines to guarantee the security of those applying for the redistribution of land under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Programme (CARP) and to expedite the implementation of the land reform programme in order to curb one of the root causes of political violence.

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events	date: 2007-04-26T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13564&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament date: 2007-04-26T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20070426&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament date: 2007-04-26T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-171 title: T6-0171/2007 summary: The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on the human rights situation in the Philippines, where, in recent years the number of politically motivated killings in the Philippines has dramatically risen and the human rights situation in the country gives reason for serious concern. The resolution, adopted by 68 votes to 0 with 0 abstentions, pointed out that the local human rights organisation Karapatan has recorded 180 forced disappearances and over 800 killings, most of them by unidentified gunmen, since 2001. Most of those killed, such as opposition party members, church people, community leaders, peasants, journalists, lawyers, human rights activists, trade unionists or simply witnesses of extra-judicial killings, have been accused by government representatives of being members of front organisations for illegal armed groups and 'terrorists'. Both the findings of the Melo Commission, appointed by President Arroyo and the results of the investigations by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions indicate the involvement of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in those political killings. In a positive development, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed a high-level independent commission to examine the problem and a national-level police task force to investigate the killings. The commission's findings indicate army involvement in the political killings. In response to its recommendations, President Arroyo has issued a 6-point plan to stop the killings. However, MEPs believe all this is far from enough. Parliament expressed its grave concern at the increasing number of political killings and urged the Philippine authorities to make the necessary investigations in a timely, thorough and transparent manner and to bring those responsible to justice. It condemned in the strongest terms the murder of Mrs Siche Bustamante-Gandinao, a dedicated human rights activist who was killed just days after testifying to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. The Human Security Act 2007, which will enter into force in July 2007, is liable to further increase the incidence of human rights violations by the Security Forces because it will allow arrest without warrant and arbitrary detention for up to three days. Parliament called upon the Government of the Philippines to introduce concrete protection measures to avoid human rights abuses that could result from the application of this law. It denounced attacks on legal opposition groups, and called on the authorities to put an end to allegations of collusion between peaceful opposition groups and illegal armed groups. The Philippine Government must adopt measures to end the systematic intimidation and harassment of witnesses in connection with prosecutions for killings and ensure truly effective witness protection. Parliament called particularly on the Philippine Ombudsman to take seriously his constitutional role in responding to extrajudicial killings attributed to public officials. Whilst the 6-point plan of the Government to end the political killings was viewed positively, Parliament stressed that the Government of the Philippines must show real commitment to investigating those killings and a readiness to bring those responsible for them, including representatives of the security forces, to justice. So far most police investigations have tended to be flawed. The climate of impunity has a corrosive impact on public confidence in the rule of law. Parliament was concerned that the killings are creating a climate in which people in the Philippines do not feel free to exercise their rights of political expression and association. Lastly, Parliament called on the Government of the Philippines to guarantee the security of those applying for the redistribution of land under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Programme (CARP) and to expedite the implementation of the land reform programme in order to curb one of the root causes of political violence. date: 2007-04-26T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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RC B6-0160/2007 - Situation des droits de l'homme aux Philippines - par. 1/2 #

Lithuania PSE

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Spain PSE

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Austria PSE

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Bulgaria PSE

For (1)

France PSE

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United Kingdom PSE

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Germany PSE

For (2)

Poland PSE

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Lithuania ALDE

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United Kingdom ALDE

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Poland ALDE

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Greece GUE/NGL

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Germany GUE/NGL

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Spain Verts/ALE

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Sweden Verts/ALE

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France Verts/ALE

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Poland IND/DEM

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Latvia UEN

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Poland UEN

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Greece PPE-DE

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France PPE-DE

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Ireland PPE-DE

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Estonia PPE-DE

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Hungary PPE-DE

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United Kingdom PPE-DE

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Germany PPE-DE

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Italy PPE-DE

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Czechia PPE-DE

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Slovakia PPE-DE

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Poland PPE-DE

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RC B6-0160/2007 - Situation des droits de l'homme aux Philippines - résolution #

Poland PPE-DE

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United Kingdom PPE-DE

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