Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

Tabled by Matthieu Valet, Paolo Borchia, Mieke Andriese, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Isabella Tovaglieri, Nikola Bartůšek, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Added: Ma. whereas the Sahel region has become a hotspot for forced displacement and mass killings, with Nigeria at its epicentre; whereas radical Islamist violence in Nigeria has driven more than 3 million people from their homes, while terror groups such as Boko Haram and ISWAP have begun employing drones to hunt down Christians fleeing violence; whereas in June 2025, in Benue State (Nigeria), more than 200 Christians were massacred by radical Islamist militants, to the total indifference of the international media; whereas since 2009, more than 185 000 Nigerians have been killed, including 125 000 Christians, more than 19 100 churches destroyed, over 1 100 Christian communities displaced and more than 20 000 square miles of land seized; whereas in 2025, more than 7 000 Christians were killed across Nigeria in the first 220 days alone, with an average of 100 churches attacked every month and 32 Christians murdered every day;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.000v01-00