In a joint statement from the ECR, Greens/EFA, S&D, ALDE and EPP on Thursday 15 June on Pakistan, and more particularly the situation facing human rights activists and the death penalty, MEPs have expressed concern at the deterioration noted in Pakistan in terms of respect for human rights and the rule of law.
In the resolution, the MEPs stress the increase in the number of extrajudicial killings and acts of intimidation and the use of force against journalists, human rights activists, NGOs...