Press release - Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Iran
While urging the Chinese authorities to repeal the draconian national security law introduced last year, MEPs encourage EU countries to impose sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for serious violations of human rights and international law in Hong Kong under the EU human rights sanctions regime.
- While urging the Chinese authorities to repeal the draconian national security law introduced last year, MEPs encourage EU countries to impose sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for serious violations of human rights and international law in Hong Kong under the EU human rights sanctions regime.
- While urging the countrys authorities to genuinely abolish the death penalty for these offenders, the resolution strongly supports EU sanctions against Saudi officials responsible for grave human rights violations.
- All EU exports of mass surveillance technology and other dual-use items to Saudi Arabia should be suspended, say MEPs.
- The resolution also calls on Iran to stop threatening Dr Djalalis family in both Sweden and Iran.