16. 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 minutes of 10.5.2011, item 3)

16.1. Sri Lanka: follow-up of the UN report

Motions for resolution B7-0324/2011, B7- 0325/2011, B7-0326/2011, B7-0327/2011, B7-0328/2011 and B7-0331/2011

Paul Murphy, Geoffrey Van Orden, Véronique De Keyser, Thomas Mann, Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Heidi Hautala introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ana Gomes, on behalf of the S&D Group, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Karima Delli, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Charles Tannock and Geoffrey Van Orden, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Filip Kaczmarek, Claude Moraes and Laima Liucija Andrikienė.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Sari Essayah, George Sabin Cutaş, Graham Watson, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Charles Tannock.

The following spoke: László Andor (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.5.2011, item 17.1.

16.2. Azerbaijan

Motions for resolution B7-0329/2011, B7-0330/2011, B7-0333/2011, B7-0335/2011, B7-0337/2011 and B7-0340/2011

Marie-Christine Vergiat, Charles Tannock, Cristian Dan Preda, Marietje Schaake and Ulrike Lunacek introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Eduard Kukan, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kristian Vigenin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, and Sari Essayah.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Seán Kelly, Mitro Repo, Vytautas Landsbergis, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

The following spoke: László Andor (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.5.2011, item 17.2.

16.3. Belarus

Motions for resolution B7-0332/2011, B7-0334/2011, B7-0336/2011, B7-0338/2011, B7-0339/2011 and B7-0341/2011

Jiří Maštálka, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Cristian Dan Preda, Kristiina Ojuland, Michał Tomasz Kamiński and Raül Romeva i Rueda introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Jacek Protasiewicz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mitro Repo, on behalf of the S&D Group, Leonidas Donskis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group, Krisztina Morvai, Non-attached Member, Bernd Posselt and Marek Henryk Migalski.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Eija-Riitta Korhola, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Ulrike Lunacek, on Krisztina Morvai's comments, Krisztina Morvai, Ulrike Lunacek, Martin Schulz, (who objected to what Krisztina Morvai had said), Charles Tannock and Alfreds Rubiks.

The following spoke: László Andor (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.5.2011, item 17.3.