Committees · Human Rights

DROI

1 ESN seat

Human Rights.

The Subcommittee on Human Rights monitors the human-rights dimension of the European Union’s external action and international relations.

ESN seats

Members total

Subcommittees

2024–29

10th term

Mandate & Tasks

What This Committee Handles.

As a subcommittee of AFET, it holds hearings, follows developments worldwide, prepares reports and urgency resolutions, and contributes to Parliament’s positions on democracy, fundamental freedoms, accountability, persecution, political prisoners and the rule of law in third countries.

Key facts · DROI

Full name

Subcommittee on Human Rights

Size

30 members

ESN seats

1 of 30

Subcommittees

Meeting cycle

Legal basis

ESN in DROI

ESN will continue to play an active role in DROI.

— ESN Committee Booklet · Subcommittee on Human Rights

Remit

Four Policy Areas of the Committee.

ESN Position

Our Line in the Committee.

The Group’s priorities in this committee, as set out in the ESN Committee Booklet.

Principled Human-Rights Policy

In DROI, ESN promotes a principled but non-ideological human-rights policy based on consistency, sovereignty and freedom.

Political Prisoners and Freedom of Expression

ESN focuses on political prisoners, freedom of expression, religious persecution, the protection of minorities and support for human-rights defenders.

Opposing Double Standards

It opposes double standards, selective outrage and the use of human-rights policy to advance federalist, migration-related or ideological agendas.

ESN Members in DROI

One Seat in This Committee.

The ESN seat in DROI is held by the Members listed below. The named assignment is updated at the start of each session period.

Full Member

Tomasz FROELICH

Substitute Member

Marc JONGEN

As of 2026 · Full list with named assignments available on request from the secretariat

Track record

Key Achievements.

Tomasz Froelich has established ESN as an active and visible voice in DROI. Since the beginning of the mandate, he has submitted 34 urgency resolutions, authored two Rule 136 resolutions and co-signed two further resolutions. He has served as shadow rapporteur on eight reports and seven opinions, including files on annual human-rights reporting, transnational repression, EU human-rights sanctions, Türkiye and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has also tabled around 400 amendments and intervened on political prisoners, human-rights defenders and cases concerning Haiti, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Türkiye and other countries.

ESN in action

Submitted urgency resolutions on international human-rights cases.

Served as shadow rapporteur on major reports and opinions.

Defended a consistent and non-selective human rights policy.

Outlook

Looking Ahead.

In the coming months, ESN will continue to play an active role in DROI. Tomasz Froelich will serve as shadow rapporteur on several important files, including reports on EU-Syria relations, the International Criminal Court, artificial intelligence and the annual human-rights report. ESN will continue to advocate a consistent, sovereignty-respecting and non-selective approach to human rights.

Documents

From the Parliament.

Studies, briefings and meeting documents of this committee, published by the European Parliament.

Draft Report · 2026 · AFET

A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for a review of the EU’s Black Sea Strategy

Draft Opinion · 2026 · AFET

EU Gender Action Plan IV – priorities for gender equality and women’s rights in external action

Draft Report · 2026 · AFET

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2026

Draft Report · 2026 · AFET

Opinion · 2026 · AFET

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections

Draft Report · 2026 · AFET

Situation of international law and the risks to multilateralism, democracy and the European Union

Draft Opinion · 2026 · AFET

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections

Draft Report · 2026 · AFET

Shaping the EU's external action to address the human rights challenges posed by artificial intelligence

Related committees

Also of Interest.

Three closely related committees in which the ESN Group is represented.

INTA

International Trade

The Committee on International Trade is Parliament's lead committee for the European Union's common commercial policy.

DEVE

Development

The Committee on Development is responsible for EU development cooperation and humanitarian assistance.

AFET

Foreign Affairs

The Committee on Foreign Affairs coordinates Parliament's work on the European Union's foreign policy and external action.