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The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas

Adopted by an overwhelming majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For
540
Against
23
Abstained
47

roll-call vote at 13:23 · 89% of votes cast in favour

Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2024-0118

AI:What this decision does

Parliament adopted a resolution on the cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for their immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of other arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, lawyers, and intellectuals.§1: source passage in the text It also urges China to close all detention camps, respect religious freedom, and urges the Council to continue imposing human rights sanctions on officials involved in abuses.§1: source passage in the text

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How the groups voted

For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: ESN

  • The Left For 24 for, 1 against, 10 abstainedof 47
  • Greens For 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
  • S&D For 111 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 138
  • Renew For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
  • EPP For 156 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 196
  • ECR For 67 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 78
  • Patriots For 52 for, 0 against, 11 abstainedof 91
  • ESN Abstained 1 for, 2 against, 19 abstainedof 26
  • No group not a group 6 for, 19 against, 2 abstainedof 30

Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs

A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.

Did not vote with their group

31 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).

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How it got here

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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