TheSubcommittee on Human Rights (DROI, after the French nameSous-commission des droits de l'homme du Parlement européen) is asubcommittee of theCommittee on Foreign Affairs of theEuropean Parliament. It is responsible for issues ofhuman rights anddemocracy, including ensuring their implementation inEuropean Union policy, encouraging dialogue with international agencies and civil society, and providing a platform for reports on and analysis of human rights both within and outside the EU.[1]
On 22 March 2021, the subcommittee wassanctioned by the Chinese government after the European Union imposed sanctions on China overXinjiang.[2] The sanctions were lifted on 30 April 2025.[3]
As of 12 April 2022, the 30 members of the subcommittee are:[4]
| Chairperson | Term start | Term end | Group | State | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hélène Flautre[5] | 1 September 2004 | 13 July 2009 | Greens-EFA | France | ||
 | Heidi Hautala | 20 July 2009 | 21 June 2011 | Greens-EFA | Finland | |
 | Barbara Lochbihler[6] | 15 September 2011 | 30 June 2014 | Greens-EFA | Germany | |
 | Elena Valenciano | 7 July 2014 | 18 January 2017 | S&D | Spain | |
 | Antonio Panzeri | 25 January 2017 | 1 July 2019 | S&D | Italy | |
_(cropped).jpg) | Marie Arena | 10 July 2019 | 10 January 2023 | S&D | Belgium | |
.jpg) | Udo Bullmann | 6 February 2023 | Incumbent | S&D | Germany | |
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