BETA
Home MEPs Dossiers Committees Subjects Blog About Dumps
download json


2018/2632(RSP) Resolution on mercy killings in Uganda

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144

Events

2018/03/15
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2018/03/15
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2018/03/15
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on mercy killings in Uganda.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL and EFDD groups.

As a reminder, ‘mercy killing’ in Uganda is a practice whereby parents of disabled children kill or allow them to die by starving them or denying them medical attention because of the belief that these children are better off dead than having to endure a painful and incurable disability.

Parliament strongly condemned the unjustifiable and inhumane killing of children and new-borns with disabilities. It expressed its utmost concern over the ‘mercy killing’ of disabled children in Uganda and all countries affected.

It called, in particular:

for an end to such acts of violence , cruelty and torture towards children; for the harmful superstitious beliefs perpetuating the targeting of children to be targeted; for support for the families of persons with disabilities so that they can raise their children at home; for the development of quality support services for the families of children with disabilities throughout the country, including sufficient financial support and benefits ; on the Ugandan Human Rights Commission to develop a concrete national plan to promote more structured and institutionalised interaction with all disabled persons’ organisations in the country; on the authorities to ensure registration of all children at birth, including those with disabilities; for strengthened efforts to raise awareness of the rights and dignity of children with disabilities in Uganda.

The Commission and the Member States are invited to support the efforts of the Government, NGOs and civil society of Uganda to formulate and implement policies to address the needs and rights of persons with disabilities, based on non-discrimination and social inclusion, and equal access to healthcare and other social services. A platform should also be developed together with other international donors in order to exchange good inclusion practices for children with disabilities.

Parliament called on the EU to take advantage of the political leverage provided by development aid programmes, namely budget support programmes, to enhance the defence and promotion of human rights in Uganda. The Commission should verify if better assistance can be granted, either through funding or coordination with local institutions, to improve medical support to children with disabilities in order to extend urgently needed support to their families.

Lastly, the resolution stressed that inclusion policies should be promoted in all relevant UN and international fora, as the issue of disability is currently absent in many high-level international discussions and must be placed high on the political agenda.

Documents
T8-0081/2018
2018/03/15
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/03/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0165/2018
2018/03/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0166/2018
2018/03/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0167/2018
2018/03/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0170/2018
2018/03/14
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0173/2018
2018/03/14
   Joint motion for resolution
Documents
RC-B8-0165/2018

Documents

Activities

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

2021-12-18Show (9) Changes | Timetravel
docs/0/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0165_EN.html
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0165_EN.html
docs/1/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0166_EN.html
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0166_EN.html
docs/2/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0167_EN.html
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0167_EN.html
docs/3/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0170_EN.html
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0170_EN.html
docs/4/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0173_EN.html
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0173_EN.html
docs/5/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RC-8-2018-0165_EN.html
New
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RC-8-2018-0165_EN.html
events/1/docs
  • url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20180315&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
events/2
date
2018-03-15T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament
body
EP
docs
url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2018-0081_EN.html title: T8-0081/2018
summary
events/2
date
2018-03-15T00:00:00
type
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
body
EP
docs
url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2018-0081_EN.html title: T8-0081/2018
summary
2020-01-19Show (7) Changes | Timetravel
docs/0/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0165&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0165_EN.html
docs/1/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0166&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0166_EN.html
docs/2/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0167&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0167_EN.html
docs/3/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0170&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0170_EN.html
docs/4/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0173&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-8-2018-0173_EN.html
docs/5/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=P8-RC-2018-0165&language=EN
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RC-8-2018-0165_EN.html
events/2/docs/0/url
Old
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0081
New
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2018-0081_EN.html
2019-07-06Show (9) Changes | Timetravel
activities
  • date: 2018-03-15T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=30917&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20180315&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0081 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0081/2018 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
committees
    docs
    • date: 2018-03-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0165&language=EN title: B8-0165/2018 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2018-03-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0166&language=EN title: B8-0166/2018 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2018-03-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0167&language=EN title: B8-0167/2018 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2018-03-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0170&language=EN title: B8-0170/2018 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2018-03-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B8-2018-0173&language=EN title: B8-0173/2018 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2018-03-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=P8-RC-2018-0165&language=EN title: RC-B8-0165/2018 type: Joint motion for resolution
    events
    • date: 2018-03-15T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=30917&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
    • date: 2018-03-15T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20180315&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
    • date: 2018-03-15T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0081 title: T8-0081/2018 summary: The European Parliament adopted a resolution on mercy killings in Uganda. The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL and EFDD groups. As a reminder, ‘mercy killing’ in Uganda is a practice whereby parents of disabled children kill or allow them to die by starving them or denying them medical attention because of the belief that these children are better off dead than having to endure a painful and incurable disability. Parliament strongly condemned the unjustifiable and inhumane killing of children and new-borns with disabilities. It expressed its utmost concern over the ‘mercy killing’ of disabled children in Uganda and all countries affected. It called, in particular: for an end to such acts of violence , cruelty and torture towards children; for the harmful superstitious beliefs perpetuating the targeting of children to be targeted; for support for the families of persons with disabilities so that they can raise their children at home; for the development of quality support services for the families of children with disabilities throughout the country, including sufficient financial support and benefits ; on the Ugandan Human Rights Commission to develop a concrete national plan to promote more structured and institutionalised interaction with all disabled persons’ organisations in the country; on the authorities to ensure registration of all children at birth, including those with disabilities; for strengthened efforts to raise awareness of the rights and dignity of children with disabilities in Uganda. The Commission and the Member States are invited to support the efforts of the Government, NGOs and civil society of Uganda to formulate and implement policies to address the needs and rights of persons with disabilities, based on non-discrimination and social inclusion, and equal access to healthcare and other social services. A platform should also be developed together with other international donors in order to exchange good inclusion practices for children with disabilities. Parliament called on the EU to take advantage of the political leverage provided by development aid programmes, namely budget support programmes, to enhance the defence and promotion of human rights in Uganda. The Commission should verify if better assistance can be granted, either through funding or coordination with local institutions, to improve medical support to children with disabilities in order to extend urgently needed support to their families. Lastly, the resolution stressed that inclusion policies should be promoted in all relevant UN and international fora, as the issue of disability is currently absent in many high-level international discussions and must be placed high on the political agenda.
    • date: 2018-03-15T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
    links
    other
      procedure/legal_basis/0
      Rules of Procedure EP 144
      procedure/legal_basis/0
      Rules of Procedure EP 135
      procedure/subject
      Old
      • 6.10.08 Fundamental freedoms, human rights, democracy in general
      New
      6.10.08
      Fundamental freedoms, human rights, democracy in general
      2018-09-12Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
      activities/0/docs
      • url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=30917&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament
      • url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20180315&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament
      • url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0081 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T8-0081/2018
      activities/0/type
      Old
      Debate in plenary scheduled
      New
      Results of vote in Parliament
      procedure/legal_basis/0
      Old
      Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 135
      New
      Rules of Procedure EP 135
      procedure/stage_reached
      Old
      Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
      New
      Procedure completed
      procedure/title
      Old
      Mercy killings in Uganda
      New
      Resolution on mercy killings in Uganda
      2018-03-10Show (5) Changes
      activities
      • date: 2018-03-15T00:00:00 body: EP type: Debate in plenary scheduled
      committees
        links
        other
          procedure
          geographical_area
          Uganda
          reference
          2018/2632(RSP)
          title
          Mercy killings in Uganda
          legal_basis
          Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament EP 135
          stage_reached
          Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
          subtype
          Urgent debate or resolution
          type
          RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects
          subject
          6.10.08 Fundamental freedoms, human rights, democracy in general
          @parltrack
          @parltrack@eupolicy.social
          [javascript protected email address]
          code AGPLv3.0+
          data ODBLv1.0
          site content CC-By-Sa-3.0

          ParlTrack - 2011-2024

          © European Union, 2011 – Source: European Parliament
          Hosted by AS250.net Foundation