2. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I. Zimbabwe

- Marios Matsakis, Marco Cappato, Thierry Cornillet and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0628/2008);

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock, Alain Hutchinson and Emilio Menéndez del Valle, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0633/2008);

- Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0634/2008);

- Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0639/2008);

- Eoin Ryan, Adam Bielan, Ewa Tomaszewska, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Marcin Libicki and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6- 642/2008);

- Geoffrey Van Orden, Colm Burke, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0643/2008);

II. Nicaragua

- Renate Weber, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Marios Matsakis and Marco Cappato, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Nicaragua (B6-0629/2008)

- Pasqualina Napoletano and Raimon Obiols i Germà, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Nicaragua (B6-0631/2008);

- Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Nicaragua (B6-0635/2008);

- Cristiana Muscardini, Ryszard Czarnecki, Adam Bielan, Ewa Tomaszewska and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Nicaragua (B6-0637/2008);

- Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Nicaragua (B6-0640/2008);

- José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Fernando Fernández Martín, Tunne Kelam, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on attacks on human rights defenders, public freedoms and democracy in Nicaragua (B6-0644/2008);

III. Russia: attacks on human rights defenders, and the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial

- Toomas Savi, Marios Matsakis, Henrik Lax, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Marco Cappato and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Russia: attacks on human rights defenders, and the trial of the alleged killers of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0630/2008);

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Kristian Vigenin, Józef Pinior and Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Russia: attacks on human rights defenders, and the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial (B6-0632/2008);

- Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the recent attacks on human rights defenders in Russia (B6-0636/2008);

- Bart Staes, Hélène Flautre, Rebecca Harms and Milan Horáček, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on attacks on human rights defenders in Russia, and the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial (B6-0641/2008);

- Tunne Kelam, Zbigniew Zaleski, Christopher Beazley, Michael Gahler, Edward McMillan-Scott, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Colm Burke, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on attacks on human rights defenders in Russia, and the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial (B6-0645/2005);

- Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Guntars Krasts, Roberts Zīle, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Adam Bielan, Ewa Tomaszewska and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Russia, attacks on human rights defenders, and the trial of the alleged killers of Anna Politkovskaya (B6-0646/2008);

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.