← Votes·2023-09-14

The human rights situation in Bangladesh, notably the case of Odhikar

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 158404Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 human rights situation in Bangladesh, notably the case of Odhikar”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (157 for, 404 against, 9 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

157

Against

404

Abstain

Margin of victory

247 votes

Turnout (cast)

570

Absent

135

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 34Against 112Abstain 1Absent 32

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 101Abstain 0Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 2Against 81Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

NI46 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 7Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy36
Poland28
Austria8
Slovakia4

Most against

Germany70
Spain45
France38
Romania25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 24Against 38Abstain 1Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 70Abstain 1Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 21Abstain 4Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 28Against 17Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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