Press release - Human rights violations in Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan.Subcommittee on Human Rights Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels in Norway, Sweden and other countries are both threatening the rights and livelihood of Sami indigenous people in the Arctic, Amnesty International said on Friday..
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On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan.Subcommittee on Human Rights Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Nicaragua, Belarus and Burkina Faso. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Haiti, China and Venezuela. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Russia, Niger and Georgia. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Türkiye and Uganda. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Honduras, the Central African Republic and Hong Kong. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted resolutions on the human rights situations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted resolutions on the human rights situation in Tanzania, Iran and Tunisia. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three emergency resolutions on Cyprus, Rwanda and Togo.Subcommittee on Human Rights Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
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