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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).
The Left voted for (24 of 35). Against: 1, Abstained: 10
Carolina Morace (Italy, abstained), Danilo Della Valle (Italy, abstained), Dario Tamburrano (Italy, abstained), Gaetano Pedulla' (Italy, abstained), Ilaria Salis (Italy, abstained)
6 more from The Left
Irene Montero (Spain, abstained), Isabel Serra Sánchez (Spain, abstained), João Oliveira (Portugal, against), Mario Furore (Italy, abstained), Pasquale Tridico (Italy, abstained), Valentina Palmisano (Italy, abstained)
S&D voted for (111 of 112). Against: 1
Delara Burkhardt (Germany)
EPP voted for (156 of 157). Abstained: 1
Nadine Morano (France)
ECR voted for (67 of 71). Abstained: 4
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Ivaylo Valchev (Bulgaria), Jacek Ozdoba (Poland), Tobiasz Bocheński (Poland)
Patriots voted for (52 of 63). Abstained: 11
Alexandre Varaut (France), Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Filip Turek (Czechia), Julien Sanchez (France)
6 more from Patriots
Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Sebastiaan Stöteler (Netherlands), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands), Vilis Krištopans (Latvia)
ESN abstained (19 of 22). For: 1, Against: 2
Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, against), Stanislav Stoyanov (Bulgaria, against), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary, for)
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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.