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10 Resolutions & reports ·decision 10 of 10 on Thursday, 11 September 2025

Case of Abdoul Aziz Goma, arbitrarily detained in Togo

Motion for a resolution

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

Adopted Foreign affairsHuman rights abroadAfrica
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Final vote on the motion for a resolution — decided by show of hands; no counts were recorded.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of Abdoul-Aziz Goma, an Irish-Togolese citizen detained in Togo since December 2018 after providing aid to demonstrators. The text urges Togolese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally, vacate his conviction, guarantee his safety, and facilitate urgent medical evacuation. It also calls for an investigation into his torture, penitentiary reforms, and intensified EU diplomatic efforts, while expressing concern over Russian influence in the region.

How the vote unfolded · 5 ballots

4 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 5 ballots in voting order
1. Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
2. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0377/2025
— no individual positions recorded
3. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0379/2025
— no individual positions recorded
4. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0382/2025
— no individual positions recorded
5. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0386/2025
— no individual positions recorded

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 11 September 2025. The vote was taken on Motion B-10-2025-0386 in procedure 2025/2862.

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Codes in ballot labels

  • Am 27 — amendment 27
  • § 5 — paragraph 5
  • § 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
  • Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
  • ***I — ; *** — ; * —
  • Lapsed —
  • A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
  • RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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