9. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see the minutes of 11.03.2008, item 6)

9.1. Armenia

Motions for resolution B6-0110/2008, B6-0113/2008, B6-0114/2008, B6-0119/2008 and B6-0120/2008

Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Alexandra Dobolyi, Urszula Gacek, Erik Meijer, Marios Matsakis and Marcin Libicki introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Marian-Jean Marinescu, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Justas Vincas Paleckis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Evgeni Kirilov and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

The following spoke: Louis Michel (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 11.1.

9.2. Arrests of demonstrators following the presidential elections in Russia

Motions for resolution B6-0124/2008, B6-0127/2008, B6-0128/2008, B6-0129/2008 and B6-0130/2008

Bernd Posselt and Marios Matsakis introduced motions for resolution B6-0124/2008 and B6-0127/2008.

The following spoke: Alexandra Dobolyi, who set out the PSE Group position on the vote on joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0124/2008.

Marcin Libicki introduced motion for a resolution B6-0130/2008.

The following spoke: Jana Hybášková, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, and Józef Pinior.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zbigniew Zaleski, Zita Pleštinská and Janusz Onyszkiewicz.

The following spoke: Louis Michel (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 11.2.

9.3. The case of the journalist Perwez Kambakhsh - The case of the Iranian citizen Seyed Mehdi Kazemi

Motions for resolution B6-0112/2008, B6-0115/2008, B6-0116/2008, B6-0118/2008, B6-0123/2008 and B6-0125/2008.

Motions for resolution B6-0111/2008, B6-0117/2008, B6-0122/2008 and B6-0126/2008.

Nickolay Mladenov, Marcin Libicki, Thijs Berman, Marios Matsakis, Jean Lambert, Eva-Britt Svensson and Marco Cappato introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Sophia in 't Veld, Bernd Posselt, John Bowis, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Mario Mauro.

The following spoke: Louis Michel (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 11.3.