 He has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI).In addition to his committee assignments, he serves as vice-chairman of the parliament's delegation for relations with Afghanistan.In February 2016, Adaktusson tabled a resolution recognizing the Islamic State militant group's (ISIS) systematic killing and persecution of religious minorities in the Middle East as a genocide, which the European Parliament unanimously passed.