# The EU Guidelines of Human Rights Defenders

European Parliament procedure 2021/2204(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 199 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2022-11-21 and 2022-11-21.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. The amendments address the Guidelines as a reference framework for EU institutions, delegations and Member States, financial instruments such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and ProtectDefenders.eu, the EU global human rights sanctions regime, trade and sustainable development policy, lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), women human rights defenders, journalists, and attacks and impunity worldwide.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Verts/ALE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197464.md |
| Katalin CSEH | Hungary | RE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197588.md |
| Miguel URBÁN CRESPO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131507.md |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197694.md |
| Janina OCHOJSKA | Poland | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197542.md |
| Assita KANKO | Belgium | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197469.md |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197722.md |
| Peter van DALEN | Netherlands | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96809.md |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197421.md |
| Leopoldo LÓPEZ GIL | Spain | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197777.md |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204336.md |
| David LEGA | Sweden | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197393.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| György HÖLVÉNYI | Hungary | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124715.md |

## Official source documents

- PE738.617: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-738617_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2204-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2204-INI.json

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