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

In accordance with Rule 135, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I.   Situation in the Maldives (2018/2630(RSP))

—   Jean Lambert, Barbara Lochbihler, Margrete Auken, Michel Reimon, Heidi Hautala, Judith Sargentini, Igor Šoltes, Monika Vana, Helga Trüpel and Jordi Solé, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in the Maldives (B8-0168/2018);

—   Fabio Massimo Castaldo and Isabella Adinolfi, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on the situation in the Maldives (B8-0169/2018);

—   Charles Tannock, Karol Karski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Ruža Tomašić, Monica Macovei, Raffaele Fitto, Ryszard Czarnecki, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Jan Zahradil, Angel Dzhambazki, Notis Marias, Branislav Škripek and Valdemar Tomaševski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in the Maldives (B8-0171/2018);

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Tomáš Zdechovský, Jaromír Štětina, Jarosław Wałęsa, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Marijana Petir, Lefteris Christoforou, Ivan Štefanec, Luděk Niedermayer, Csaba Sógor, Tunne Kelam, Milan Zver, Patricija Šulin, Romana Tomc, Eduard Kukan, Željana Zovko, David McAllister, Eva Maydell, Elisabetta Gardini, Adam Szejnfeld, Michaela Šojdrová, Sandra Kalniete, Dubravka Šuica, Lorenzo Cesa, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Ivana Maletić, Deirdre Clune, Pavel Svoboda, Seán Kelly, Anna Záborská, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso and Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in the Maldives (B8-0172/2018);

—   Miguel Urbán Crespo, Merja Kyllönen, Helmut Scholz, Sabine Lösing, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Kostadinka Kuneva, Stelios Kouloglou, Patrick Le Hyaric, Malin Björk, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Tania González Peñas, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Younous Omarjee and Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in the Maldives (B8-0174/2018);

—   Urmas Paet, Nedzhmi Ali, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Gérard Deprez, Martina Dlabajová, Marian Harkin, Filiz Hyusmenova, Ivan Jakovčić, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Louis Michel, Javier Nart, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Jozo Radoš, Frédérique Ries, Robert Rochefort, Marietje Schaake, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Hilde Vautmans and Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in the Maldives (B8-0175/2018);

—   Elena Valenciano, Victor Boştinaru, Josef Weidenholzer and Wajid Khan, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in the Maldives (B8-0176/2018).

II.   The arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman (2018/2631(RSP))

—   Charles Tannock, Karol Karski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Monica Macovei, Ruža Tomašić, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Ryszard Czarnecki, Valdemar Tomaševski, Angel Dzhambazki, Raffaele Fitto, Jan Zahradil, Branislav Škripek and Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman (B8-0159/2018);

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Jaromír Štětina, Jarosław Wałęsa, Marijana Petir, Lefteris Christoforou, Ivan Štefanec, Luděk Niedermayer, Tomáš Zdechovský, Csaba Sógor, Tunne Kelam, Milan Zver, Patricija Šulin, Romana Tomc, Eduard Kukan, Željana Zovko, David McAllister, Elisabetta Gardini, Adam Szejnfeld, Michaela Šojdrová, Sandra Kalniete, Dubravka Šuica, Lorenzo Cesa, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Ivana Maletić, Ivo Belet, Deirdre Clune, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Pavel Svoboda, Seán Kelly, Anna Záborská, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso and Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman (B8-0160/2018);

—   Michèle Rivasi, Judith Sargentini, Heidi Hautala, Florent Marcellesi, Bodil Valero, Barbara Lochbihler, Bart Staes, Ernest Urtasun, Igor Šoltes, Helga Trüpel and Jordi Solé, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman (B8-0161/2018);

—   Marie-Christine Vergiat, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Patrick Le Hyaric, Malin Björk, Merja Kyllönen, Barbara Spinelli, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Stelios Kouloglou, Tania González Peñas, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Estefanía Torres Martínez and Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman (B8-0162/2018);

—   Louis Michel, Nedzhmi Ali, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Thierry Cornillet, Gérard Deprez, Martina Dlabajová, Marian Harkin, Filiz Hyusmenova, Ivan Jakovčić, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Javier Nart, Urmas Paet, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Jozo Radoš, Frédérique Ries, Robert Rochefort, Marietje Schaake, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Hilde Vautmans and Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman (B8-0163/2018);

—   Elena Valenciano, Victor Boştinaru, Josef Weidenholzer and Ana Gomes, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman (B8-0164/2018).

III.   Mercy killings in Uganda (2018/2632(RSP))

—   Charles Tannock, Karol Karski, Urszula Krupa, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Monica Macovei, Ruža Tomašić, Raffaele Fitto, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Ryszard Czarnecki, Notis Marias and Branislav Škripek, on behalf of the ECR Group, on mercy killings in Uganda (B8-0165/2018);

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Michaela Šojdrová, Jaromír Štětina, Marijana Petir, Lefteris Christoforou, Ivan Štefanec, Luděk Niedermayer, Tomáš Zdechovský, Csaba Sógor, Tunne Kelam, Milan Zver, Patricija Šulin, Romana Tomc, Željana Zovko, David McAllister, Eva Maydell, Elisabetta Gardini, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Adam Szejnfeld, Sandra Kalniete, Dubravka Šuica, Lorenzo Cesa, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Ivana Maletić, Deirdre Clune, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Pavel Svoboda, Seán Kelly, Anna Záborská, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso and Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE Group, on mercy killings in Uganda (B8-0166/2018);

—   Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Merja Kyllönen, Barbara Spinelli, Patrick Le Hyaric, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Malin Björk, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Stelios Kouloglou, Javier Couso Permuy, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Tania González Peñas, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Younous Omarjee, Paloma López Bermejo, Ángela Vallina and Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on mercy killings in Uganda (B8-0167/2018);

—   Hilde Vautmans, Nedzhmi Ali, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Gérard Deprez, Martina Dlabajová, Marian Harkin, Filiz Hyusmenova, Ivan Jakovčić, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Louis Michel, Javier Nart, Urmas Paet, Maite Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, Jozo Radoš, Frédérique Ries, Robert Rochefort, Marietje Schaake, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen and Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on mercy killings in Uganda (B8-0170/2018);

—   Elena Valenciano, Victor Boştinaru and Josef Weidenholzer, on behalf of the S&D Group, on mercy killings in Uganda (B8-0173/2018).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 162.