European Parliament resolution demands release of unlawfully imprisoned Uyghurs in China
Decision
The European Parliament adopted a resolution recorded as P10_TA(2024)0019 under procedure 2024/2857(RSP), with the document last updated on 9 October 2024, addressing the cases of Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas and wider abuses in China. The text replaces several earlier motions and was tabled and debated in plenary during October 2024.
What Changes
The resolution strongly condemns human‑rights violations against Uyghurs and other groups, urges the PRC to immediately and unconditionally release Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas, and calls for guarantees of medical care, lawyer access and family visits. It also calls on the EU and Member States to adopt additional sanctions, to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC and Hong Kong, to implement the OHCHR report, to close internment camps and to ensure businesses comply with forced labour rules.
Who Is Affected
The measures and demands directly concern the PRC authorities, Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, detained individuals named in the text, EU Member States, businesses operating in the PRC especially in XUAR, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Sources
Official Documents
- JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas The EP adopted a resolution condemning PRC human rights abuses against Uyghurs, calls for release of Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas, and urges sanctions and strict implementation of forced-labour regulation.
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