On the cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas
B-10-2024-0117
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastião Bugalho, Miriam Lexmann, Michael Gahler, David McAllister, Paulo Cunha, Isabel WiselerLima, Luděk Niedermayer, Ana Miguel Pedro, Mirosława Nykiel, Marta Wcisło, Vangelis Meimarakis, Loránt Vincze, Danuše Nerudová, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Tomáš Zdechovský, Nicolás Pascual De La Parte, Jörgen Warborn, Wouter Beke, Željana Zovko
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This resolution calls on China to end repression against Uyghurs and other groups, release Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas, and demands an international investigation into human rights violations.¶¶¶
Key points
- Calls for an end to China's brutal repression across mainland China, including Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau, and condemns state-directed repression, crimes against humanity, and arbitrary detention against Uyghurs.¶
- Reiterates calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas, ensuring access to family, lawyers, and medical treatment.¶
- Calls on the UN Human Rights Office to set up an independent international mechanism to monitor, report, and investigate severe human rights violations in China, including crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, and present an action plan.¶