On the arbitrary detention of EU citizens Javier Marañón Montero and David Rodríguez Ballesta in Equatorial Guinea
B-10-2025-0442
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Carlo Fidanza, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Alexandr Vondra, Reinis Pozņaks, Bogdan Rzońca, Alberico Gambino, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Sebastian Tynkkynen
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This resolution expresses grave concern over the arbitrary detention of Spanish citizens Javier Marañón Montero and David Rodríguez Ballesta in Equatorial Guinea and calls for their immediate release.¶ It demands urgent medical evacuation for Marañón Montero due to his critical health condition and calls on Equatorial Guinea to respect human rights, improve prison conditions, ensure fair trials, and improve democratic governance.¶¶¶
Key points
- Expresses grave concern at the arbitrary detention of Javier Marañón Montero and David Rodríguez Ballesta in Equatorial Guinea and calls for their immediate release.¶
- Demands urgent medical evacuation for Javier Marañón Montero, who is reportedly on the verge of death after a hunger strike.¶¶
- Expresses serious concern over torture, inhumane prison conditions, persecution of political opposition, restrictions on freedom of expression, and other human rights violations in Equatorial Guinea.¶
- Calls on Equatorial Guinea's authorities to respect human rights obligations, ensure humane detention conditions, fair trials, legal defence, and family visits for all detainees.¶
- Urges Equatorial Guinea's authorities to substantially improve democratic governance for the benefit of all citizens.¶