A Delegation composed of three members of the EP's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) has just concluded its visit to Uzbekistan.
The DROI delegation was composed of J. Weidenholzer (S&D, AT), J. Zeller (EPP, DE) and K. Buchner (Greens/EFA, DE). The Chair of the delegation, Mr Josef Weidenholzer, stated:
"The European Parliament has had concerns about the human rights situation in Uzbekistan and for several years therefore postponed its consent to include textiles in the 1999 EU-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)..."
A delegation of the European Parliament's (EP) Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), led by Josef Weidenholzer (S&D, AT) will visit Uzbekistan on 22-24 May 2017 to address concerns regarding the human rights situation, the situation of the representation of civil society and the political opposition, and the progress being made towards the eradication of child labour and forced labour.
The European Parliament expresses concern about arrests of opposition leaders in Zambia and Ethiopia and calls for an end to the war in South Sudan, in three resolutions voted on 18 May.