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One of the resolution's three authors, Green MEP Heidi Hautala (Photo: European Parliament)

Unanimity under review, if new EU sanctions to work

The European Parliament has been at the forefront of the EU demanding tangible measures against human rights violators, and the Greens/EFA group fully supports and has for long promoted the adoption of a comprehensive EU sanctions regime on human rights violations.

More than ever, human rights must be defended in the face of a global backlash against freedoms.

On Tuesday (12 March) and Wednesday, on the initiative of the Greens/...

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Heidi Hautala, Judith Sargentini and Barbara Lochbihler, are MEPs and the three authors of the Greens/EFA group's draft resolution.

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