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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2024/2857(RSP))

On the case of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas

B-10-2024-0118

on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino, Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Veronika Vrecionová, Alexandr Vondra, Roberts Zīle, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Reinis Pozņaks, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Charlie Weimers, Ivaylo Valchev, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Michał Dworczyk, Jaak Madison, Carlo Fidanza, Ondřej Krutílek, Assita Kanko, ŞerbanDimitrie Sturdza, ClaudiuRichard Târziu

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This resolution condemns China's treatment of Uyghurs and calls for the release of Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas, among others. It demands access to families and lawyers for the imprisoned, an end to repression and detention camps, and respect for religious freedom. It also calls on the Council to impose sanctions on officials involved in abuses.

Key points

  1. Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Ilham Tohti, Gulshan Abbas, and other arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, lawyers, and intellectuals.
  2. Calls on Chinese authorities to allow the imprisoned unimpeded access to families and chosen lawyers, and to provide information on their whereabouts and health.
  3. Condemns China's ongoing atrocities in Xinjiang and calls for respect for human dignity and rights of all, including minorities.
  4. Urges Chinese authorities to end systemic repression and close all detention camps.
  5. Insists China respects freedom of religion and refrains from monitoring, harassing, detaining, or intimidating religious leaders and members.
  6. Invites businesses operating in China, especially Xinjiang, to carry out more thorough human rights due diligence.
  7. Calls on the Council to continue imposing human rights sanctions on officials involved in abuses in Xinjiang and elsewhere in China.

Who is affected

  • Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas, imprisoned Uyghurs, and other detained human rights defenders in China.
  • Chinese authorities, who are called on to release prisoners and end repression.
  • Businesses operating in China, particularly in Xinjiang, are invited to improve human rights due diligence.
  • The Council of the EU, which is asked to impose sanctions on Chinese officials.