(Strasbourg) The limelight is on breaches of human rights on the last workday of the European Parliament’s plenary session before the Summer break. After the debates that took centre stage on Wednesday night, today’s voting round passed resolutions on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria (510 votes for, 1 vote against, 86 abstentions), the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan (476 votes for, 28 votes against, 96 abstentions) and the situation of girls who are forced into marriage in Pakistan (passed by show of hands). As to persecution of Christians in Nigeria, it was the MEP Miriam Lexmann who defined the massacre in the village of Kawel as “yet another tragic reminder” of rising violence in the African country. Lexmann called on the EU to strongly condemn the attacks and lobby the Nigerian government into intensifying its fight against the armed groups responsible for them, including Fulani militias and Boko Haram. In the debate on the situation in El-Obeid, in Sudan, MEP Marit Maij spoke of a “clock that’s ticking” for the civilian population, asking the European institutions for a consistent political response. Lastly, as to the situation in Pakistan, MEP Alessandra Moretti denounced the condition of girls who are victims of forced marriage and forced conversion, speaking of a “systematic breaching of rights” and asking for an urgent legislation to protect women and children.