19/12 1:38 pm The European Parliaments debate about Dr Amin Mekki Medanis arrest 19/12 1:38 pm mekkiitunes2011@gmail: youtu.be/xAvIBRg3bfA داخل البرلمان الأوروبي Good Morning Posted at 08:56 Hello and welcome to BBC Democracy Lives coverage of the final day of this December plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This morning, MEPs are going to be holding their traditional human rights debates, before voting on relevant resolutions during the mornings voting session, which is due to start at around 10.00 GMT. At the voting session, MEPs will also vote on whether to ratify a trade deal between the EU and Georgia that was signed in June. Final human rights debate begins Posted at 10:11 Thats the debate about anti-slavery activists in Mauritania finished. A vote on a resolution will take place shortly. We now move to the third and final human rights debate of the morning, which is about the arrest of a human rights lawyer in Sudan. Dr. Amin Mekki Medani was arrested by government forces just under two weeks ago, after he and other activists signed a political agreement known as the Sudan Call, which called for an end to one-party rule in the country and a transitional government. Motion supported Posted at10:17 Outlining her support for todays motion on Sudan, Dutch Green MEP Judith Sargentini says that the Sudanese government has no respect for human rights. She says that the recent arrests of three human rights activists calls into question whether the EU should continue participating with the country as part of the so-called Kartoum Process - a collaborative agreement between the bloc and countries in the Horn of Africa to tackle illegal and dangerous migration. Sudan resolution approved Posted at10:42 Debate closes Posted at10:35 Closing the third and final human rights debate, Mr Della Vedova says the Council of Ministers supports todays motion, telling MEPs that Dr. Amin Mekki Medani is a man of great moral stature. He says the Council calls for his release, as well as the release of all political prisoners in Sudan. MEPs have also backed the resolution condemning the arrest of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, a human rights lawyer in Sudan. The motion is backed by 582 votes to 1, with 57 abstentions. نقاش ثم قرار اﻻتØاد اﻻوربي بإدانة اعتقال د امين مكي مدني امس
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