Press Release: Human rights: Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Central African Republic and Thailand

The European Parliament approved in plenary on 8 October 2015 four resolutions regarding human rights and conflicts across the globe, as it follows:

+ MEPs urged Saudi Arabia to halth the execution of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr and called for a moratorium on the death penalty;

+ MEPs demanded measures to starve Boko Haram in Nigeria of its sources of illegal income;

+ MEPs expressed fears of civil war in Central African Republic (CAR);

+ MEPs deplored human rights abuses in Thailand following the military coup in May 2014.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 08.10.15: MEPs condemn Thai junta http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/cross-party-condemnation-thai-junta-european-parliament-318348

ESO: Find all further information on Human Rights in Thailand http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=Thailand%20Human%20Rights%20&searchOption=all

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