← Votes·2021-09-16

The case of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor in UAE

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 135748Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The case of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor in UAE”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. EPP and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (383 for, 47 against, 259 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

383

Against

Abstain

259

Margin of victory

336 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 158Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 97Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 4Against 32Abstain 30Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 51Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 13Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
France48
Spain42
Belgium19
Netherlands18

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 7Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 23Abstain 8Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 10Abstain 29Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 10Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 13Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 42Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 10Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 41Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 15Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 13Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs