The EU Guidelines of Human Rights Defenders
This dossier concerns the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. The amendments address the Guidelines as a reference framework for EU institutions, delegations and Member States, financial instruments such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and ProtectDefenders.eu, the EU global human rights sanctions regime, trade and sustainable development policy, lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), women human rights defenders, journalists, and attacks and impunity worldwide.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled21 Nov 2022
- Plenary vote — Passed16 Mar 2023 · On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
- Procedure completed
Plenary votes
6 roll-call votesIn plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →
Show the 3 earlier votes
- 16 Mar 2023Failedoutcome from totalsOn amendment 3 — paragraph 20Official label: § 20, partie introductive - Am 3 · what was voted ↗119 for420 against6 abstentions160 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 16 Mar 2023Passedoutcome from totalsOn paragraph 26 (part 1 of a split vote)Official label: § 26/1 · what was voted ↗456 for23 against62 abstentions164 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 16 Mar 2023Passedoutcome from totalsOn paragraph 26 (part 3 of a split vote)Official label: § 26/3 · what was voted ↗388 for115 against41 abstentions161 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 16 Mar 2023Failedoutcome from totalsOn amendment 5S — paragraph 28Official label: § 28 - Am 5S · what was voted ↗119 for402 against14 abstentions170 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 16 Mar 2023Failedoutcome from totalsOn amendment 2 — recital NOfficial label: Considérant N - Am 2 · what was voted ↗118 for411 against6 abstentions170 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 16 Mar 2023Main votePassedoutcome from totalsOn the motion for a resolution — the text as a wholeOfficial label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗400 for43 against86 abstentions176 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only
Official amendment documents
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Explore the graphMembers who amended this procedure
16 Members · by amendment countThe amendments, in full text
199 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.