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2006/2649(RSP) Resolution on Uzbekistan

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:

RoP 144

Subjects

6.10.09 Human rights situation in the world

Events

2007/05/14

CSL - Resolution/conclusions adopted by Council

2007/05/14

CSL - Council Meeting

2007/03/05

CSL - Resolution/conclusions adopted by Council

2007/03/05

CSL - Council Meeting

2006/11/23

EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2006)5316-2

2006/10/26

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2006/10/26

EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament

2006/10/26

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament adopted by 68 votes to 1, with 2 abstentions, a resolution on Uzbekistan.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE and Greens/EFA groups.

The General Affairs and External Relations Council is expected to consider on 13 November 2006 whether it will extend the sanctions adopted last year following the events of May 2005 in Andijan. The resolution recalls, however, that the government of Uzbekistan has not yet allowed any independent inquiry into the events in Andijan, despite the constant and repeated demands made by various international bodies. Moreover, following the Andijan massacre in 2005 the Uzbek authorities launched a crackdown on human rights defenders, independent journalists and civil society institutions, putting on trial hundreds of people suspected of involvement in the uprising.

According to the report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture published in March 2006, there has been no fundamental change in the widespread use of torture or in policies and practices that could effectively combat it, and no meaningful steps have been taken by the Uzbek government to end the culture of impunity.

In this context, the Parliament reiterates the importance of EU-Uzbekistan relations, but stresses that those relations must be based on mutual respect for the principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights, as is clearly laid down in the EU‑Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. The Council is therefore called upon to make a considered decision, on 13 November 2006, on the possible extension of sanctions. MEPs also insist that the embargo on arms sales and military transfers be continued.

Uzbekistan is called upon to:

cooperate fully with the OSCE and with the UN, especially with regard to the call for a credible and transparent independent enquiry, to comply with international law and to be receptive to any of the UN special procedures for which invitations have been requested and open to OSCE monitors and independent observers; release all human rights defenders, journalists and political opposition members who are still in detention and to allow them to work freely and without fear of persecution, and to put an end to the harassment of NGOs.

Lastly, the Parliament calls on the Kyrgyz Republic and the other neighbouring countries to fully respect the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and urges the Council and the Commission to closely follow the situation of all Uzbek refugees who have already been extradited to Uzbekistan.

Documents

T6-0467/2006

2006/10/26

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2006/10/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0556/2006

2006/10/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0559/2006

2006/10/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0563/2006

2006/10/24

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0567/2006

2006/10/24

Joint motion for resolution

Documents

RC-B6-0556/2006

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)5316-2
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0467/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0556/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0559/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0563/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0567/2006
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0556/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0556/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0559/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0563/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0567/2006
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0556/2006
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)5316-2

Activities

Gérard ONESTA
Plenary Speeches (7)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
Józef PINIOR
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
Elisabeth JEGGLE
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
Marios MATSAKIS
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
Bernd POSSELT
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
Ana GOMES
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
Michał Tomasz KAMIŃSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
Urszula KRUPA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan (vote)
Tobias PFLÜGER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
Karin SCHEELE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
Alyn SMITH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
Daniel STROŽ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan
Tadeusz ZWIEFKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Uzbekistan

Votes

RC - B6-0556/2006 - Ouzbékistan - par. 2 #

2006/10/26 Outcome: -: 44, +: 21, 0: 1

		ES	CY	NL	AT	PT	LT	DK	IE	FI	FR	GB	CZ	HU	SK	DE	EL	PL
	Total	5	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	6	6	2	2	2	10	5	17
PSE	15	Spain PSE For (4) Inés AYALA SENDER, Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA, Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA, Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ 4			Austria PSE For (2) Harald ETTL, Karin SCHEELE 2	Portugal PSE For (1) Ana GOMES 1	Lithuania PSE For (1) Aloyzas SAKALAS 1				France PSE For (1) Kader ARIF 1	United Kingdom PSE For (1) Robert EVANS 1				Germany PSE For (2) Evelyne GEBHARDT, Heinz KINDERMANN 2		Poland PSE For (3) Józef PINIOR, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Wiesław Stefan KUC 3
Verts/ALE	3	Spain Verts/ALE For (1) Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA 1									France Verts/ALE For (1) Gérard ONESTA 1	United Kingdom Verts/ALE For (1) Alyn SMITH 1
ALDE	1		Cyprus ALDE For (1) Marios MATSAKIS 1
GUE/NGL	3			Netherlands GUE/NGL For (1) Erik MEIJER 1								United Kingdom GUE/NGL Against (1) Bairbre de BRÚN 1				Germany GUE/NGL Abstain (1) Tobias PFLÜGER 1
NI	3																	Poland NI For (1) Bernard WOJCIECHOWSKI Against (2) Leopold Józef RUTOWICZ, Ryszard CZARNECKI 3
IND/DEM	3							Denmark IND/DEM Against (1) Jens-Peter BONDE 1	Ireland IND/DEM Against (1) Kathy SINNOTT 1									Poland IND/DEM Against (1) Urszula KRUPA 1
UEN	4																	Poland UEN Against (4) Adam BIELAN, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, Marcin LIBICKI, Michał Tomasz KAMIŃSKI 4
PPE-DE	34				Austria PPE-DE Against (1) Othmar KARAS 1		Lithuania PPE-DE Against (1) Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ 1			Finland PPE-DE Against (1) Piia-Noora KAUPPI 1	France PPE-DE Against (4) Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jean-Paul GAUZÈS, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Joseph DAUL 4	United Kingdom PPE-DE Against (3) Giles CHICHESTER, John PURVIS, Struan STEVENSON 3	Czechia PPE-DE Against (2) Jan BŘEZINA, Zuzana ROITHOVÁ 2	Hungary PPE-DE Against (2) Antonio DE BLASIO, László SURJÁN 2	Slovakia PPE-DE Against (2) Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ, Árpád DUKA-ZÓLYOMI 2	Germany PPE-DE Against (7) Alfred GOMOLKA, Bernd POSSELT, Daniel CASPARY, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Lutz GOEPEL, Rainer WIELAND, Thomas MANN 7	Greece PPE-DE Against (5) Georgios PAPASTAMKOS, Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS, Manolis MAVROMMATIS, Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU 5	Poland PPE-DE Against (6) Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Zbigniew ZALESKI, Zdzisław Kazimierz CHMIELEWSKI 6

RC - B6-0556/2006 - Ouzbékistan - résolution #

2006/10/26 Outcome: +: 68, 0: 2, -: 1

		PL	DE	GB	FR	EL	ES	AT	LT	IT	HU	SK	CY	NL	IE	CZ	FI	PT	DK
	Total	17	11	6	6	5	5	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
PPE-DE	36	Poland PPE-DE For (6) Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Zbigniew ZALESKI, Zdzisław Kazimierz CHMIELEWSKI 6	Germany PPE-DE For (8) Albert DESS, Alfred GOMOLKA, Bernd POSSELT, Daniel CASPARY, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Lutz GOEPEL, Rainer WIELAND, Thomas MANN 8	United Kingdom PPE-DE For (3) Giles CHICHESTER, John PURVIS, Struan STEVENSON 3	France PPE-DE For (4) Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jean-Paul GAUZÈS, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Joseph DAUL 4	Greece PPE-DE For (5) Georgios PAPASTAMKOS, Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS, Manolis MAVROMMATIS, Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU 5		Austria PPE-DE For (1) Othmar KARAS 1	Lithuania PPE-DE For (1) Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ 1	Italy PPE-DE For (2) Carlo CASINI, Iles BRAGHETTO 2	Hungary PPE-DE For (2) Antonio DE BLASIO, László SURJÁN 2	Slovakia PPE-DE For (2) Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ, Árpád DUKA-ZÓLYOMI 2				Czechia PPE-DE For (1) Jan BŘEZINA 1	Finland PPE-DE For (1) Piia-Noora KAUPPI 1
PSE	16	Poland PSE For (3) Józef PINIOR, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Wiesław Stefan KUC 3	Germany PSE For (2) Evelyne GEBHARDT, Heinz KINDERMANN 2	United Kingdom PSE For (1) Robert EVANS 1	France PSE For (1) Kader ARIF 1		Spain PSE For (4) Inés AYALA SENDER, Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA, Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA, Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ 4	Austria PSE For (2) Harald ETTL, Karin SCHEELE 2	Lithuania PSE For (1) Aloyzas SAKALAS 1							Czechia PSE For (1) Libor ROUČEK 1		Portugal PSE For (1) Ana GOMES 1
UEN	4	Poland UEN For (4) Adam BIELAN, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, Marcin LIBICKI, Michał Tomasz KAMIŃSKI 4
Verts/ALE	4			United Kingdom Verts/ALE For (1) Alyn SMITH 1	France Verts/ALE For (1) Gérard ONESTA 1		Spain Verts/ALE For (1) Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA 1	Austria Verts/ALE For (1) Eva LICHTENBERGER 1
NI	3	Poland NI For (3) Bernard WOJCIECHOWSKI, Leopold Józef RUTOWICZ, Ryszard CZARNECKI 3
IND/DEM	3	Poland IND/DEM For (1) Urszula KRUPA 1													Ireland IND/DEM For (1) Kathy SINNOTT 1				Denmark IND/DEM Abstain (1) Jens-Peter BONDE 1
ALDE	1												Cyprus ALDE For (1) Marios MATSAKIS 1
GUE/NGL	4		Germany GUE/NGL Abstain (1) Tobias PFLÜGER 1	United Kingdom GUE/NGL For (1) Bairbre de BRÚN 1										Netherlands GUE/NGL For (1) Erik MEIJER 1		Czechia GUE/NGL Against (1) Daniel STROŽ 1

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procedure	legal_basis Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 135 reference 2006/2649(RSP) title Resolution on Uzbekistan geographical_area Uzbekistan stage_reached Procedure completed subtype Urgent debate or resolution type RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects subject 6.10.09 Human rights situation in the world

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RC - B6-0556/2006 - Ouzbékistan - par. 2 #

Spain PSE

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Portugal PSE

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Lithuania PSE

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France PSE

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United Kingdom PSE

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Germany PSE

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Poland PSE

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Spain Verts/ALE

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France Verts/ALE

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United Kingdom Verts/ALE

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Cyprus ALDE

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Netherlands GUE/NGL

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Germany GUE/NGL

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Poland NI

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Denmark IND/DEM

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Ireland IND/DEM

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Poland IND/DEM

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Poland UEN

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Austria PPE-DE

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Lithuania PPE-DE

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Finland PPE-DE

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France PPE-DE

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United Kingdom PPE-DE

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Czechia PPE-DE

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Hungary PPE-DE

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Slovakia PPE-DE

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Germany PPE-DE

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Greece PPE-DE

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Poland PPE-DE

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RC - B6-0556/2006 - Ouzbékistan - résolution #

Poland PPE-DE

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Germany PPE-DE

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United Kingdom PPE-DE

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France PPE-DE