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The European Parliament adopted by 632 votes to 15, with 48 abstentions, a resolution on the political situation in Uganda.
The text adopted in plenary had been tabled as a joint resolution by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.
On 14 January 2021, Ugandan voters went to the polls to elect a president and members of parliament amid huge reports of irregularities. On 16 January 2021, the Electoral Commission declared President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in office for 35 years, the winner – for a sixth term – with 59 % of the vote, against main opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, who received 35 %. The results of the election were hard to verify because the Elections Commission did not follow the prescribed tallying process.
Parliament deplored the fact that the election process was not democratic and transparent and condemned the excessive use of force by the police and the armed forces in the presidential election and their growing interference in the political process. It regretted the fact that independent, local and international election observers were prohibited from overseeing the election, preventing it from being assessed against internationally recognised standards.
Moreover, the resolution condemned the violence against, continued harassment of and systematic crackdown on political opposition leaders in Uganda, as well as the suppression of civil society, human rights defenders and the media, and the disruption of social media platforms and internet blackouts.
The Ugandan Government is called on to:
- put an end to the persistent use of lethal and excessive force by the security forces and the arbitrary arrests and detention of, and attacks against, opposition politicians and supporters, protesters, human rights defenders and journalists;
- ensure justice and accountability for all victims by carrying out impartial, thorough and independent investigations into the shootings and violence perpetrated by security forces;
- immediately and unconditionally release or drop all charges against all those arrested and detained solely for participating in peaceful political assemblies or for exercising their right to freedom of expression and association;
- immediately desist from using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext for introducing laws and policies that violate international law and for rolling back human rights guarantees.
The resolution insisted on the EU’s commitment and readiness to engage with the Ugandan authorities and assist with much-needed democratic and governance reforms. The success of this cooperation largely depends on willingness from the Ugandan side to implement those reforms.
Lastly, Parliament urged the Commission and the European External Action Service to continue conducting systematic reviews of EU budget support programmes where there is a risk of funds being diverted for use by the Ugandan authorities in activities which may abet human rights abuses and target activists.
Documents
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0057/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0136/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0137/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0138/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0139/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0140/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0141/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0142/2021
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B9-0138/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0136/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0137/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0138/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0139/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0140/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0141/2021
- Motion for a resolution: B9-0142/2021
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B9-0138/2021
Activities
- Ryszard CZARNECKI
- Seán KELLY
- Carlos ZORRINHO
- Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ
- Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA
- Isabel WISELER-LIMA
- Klára DOBREV
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS
Institutional Motions (2)
- Adam BIELAN
Institutional Motions (2)
- Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA
Institutional Motions (2)
- Dominique BILDE
- Dita CHARANZOVÁ
Institutional Motions (2)
- Fabio Massimo CASTALDO
- Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
Institutional Motions (2)
- Anna FOTYGA
Institutional Motions (2)
- Michael GAHLER
Institutional Motions (2)
- Krzysztof HETMAN
Institutional Motions (2)
- Karol KARSKI
Institutional Motions (2)
- Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE
Institutional Motions (2)
- Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA
Institutional Motions (2)
- David McALLISTER
Institutional Motions (2)
- Eva MAYDELL
Institutional Motions (2)
- Javier NART
Institutional Motions (2)
- Luděk NIEDERMAYER
Institutional Motions (2)
- Urmas PAET
Institutional Motions (2)
- Kati PIRI
Institutional Motions (2)
- Stanislav POLČÁK
Institutional Motions (2)
- Jiří POSPÍŠIL
Institutional Motions (2)
- Paulo RANGEL
Institutional Motions (2)
- María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS
Institutional Motions (2)
- Frédérique RIES
Institutional Motions (2)
- Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
Institutional Motions (2)
- Romana TOMC
Institutional Motions (2)
- Inese VAIDERE
Institutional Motions (2)
- Miguel URBÁN CRESPO
- Hilde VAUTMANS
Institutional Motions (2)
- Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA
Institutional Motions (2)
- Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ
Institutional Motions (2)
- Peter POLLÁK
Institutional Motions (2)
- Vladimír BILČÍK
Institutional Motions (2)
- Olivier CHASTEL
Institutional Motions (2)
- Klemen GROŠELJ
Institutional Motions (2)
- Bernard GUETTA
Institutional Motions (2)
- Assita KANKO
Institutional Motions (2)
- Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS
Institutional Motions (2)
- Benoît LUTGEN
Institutional Motions (2)
- Ramona STRUGARIU
Institutional Motions (2)
- Tomas TOBÉ
Institutional Motions (2)
- Loránt VINCZE
Institutional Motions (2)
- Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI
Institutional Motions (2)
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZ
Institutional Motions (2)
- Karin KARLSBRO
Institutional Motions (2)
- Moritz KÖRNER
Institutional Motions (2)
- Eugen JURZYCA
Institutional Motions (2)
- Svenja HAHN
Institutional Motions (2)
- Bogdan RZOŃCA
Institutional Motions (2)
- Vangelis MEIMARAKIS
Institutional Motions (2)
- Elżbieta RAFALSKA
Institutional Motions (2)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS
Institutional Motions (2)
- Janina OCHOJSKA
Institutional Motions (2)
- Maria WALSH
Institutional Motions (2)
- Elżbieta KRUK
Institutional Motions (2)
- Miriam LEXMANN
Institutional Motions (2)
- Christian SAGARTZ
Institutional Motions (2)
- Vlad GHEORGHE
Institutional Motions (2)
- Andrus ANSIP
Institutional Motions (1)
- Maria ARENA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- Ignazio CORRAO
Institutional Motions (1)
- Rosa D'AMATO
Institutional Motions (1)
- Angel DZHAMBAZKI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Raffaele FITTO
Institutional Motions (1)
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO
Institutional Motions (1)
- Piernicola PEDICINI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Bronis ROPĖ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Jordi SOLÉ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Ernest URTASUN
Institutional Motions (1)
- Monika VANA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN
Institutional Motions (1)
- Irena JOVEVA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Katrin LANGENSIEPEN
Institutional Motions (1)
- Erik MARQUARDT
Institutional Motions (1)
- Niklas NIENASS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- Hannah NEUMANN
Institutional Motions (1)
- Jan-Christoph OETJEN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- Dragoş PÎSLARU
Institutional Motions (1)
- Diana RIBA I GINER
Institutional Motions (1)
- Caroline ROOSE
Institutional Motions (1)
- Tineke STRIK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Dragoş TUDORACHE
Institutional Motions (1)
- Alexandr VONDRA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Loucas FOURLAS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Francisco GUERREIRO
Institutional Motions (1)
- Evin INCIR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- Malik AZMANI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Beata MAZUREK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- Hannes HEIDE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2021/02/11 Political situation in Uganda
- Barry ANDREWS
Institutional Motions (1)
- Alviina ALAMETSÄ
Institutional Motions (1)
Votes
Situation politique en Ouganda - Political situation in Uganda - Die politische Lage in Uganda - RC-B9-0138/2021 - § 15/1 #
RC-B9-0138/2021 - § 15/2 #
RC-B9-0138/2021 - § 15/3 #
RC-B9-0138/2021 - Am 1 #
RC-B9-0138/2021 - § 18 #
Situation politique en Ouganda - Political situation in Uganda - Die politische Lage in Uganda - RC-B9-0138/2021 - Proposition de résolution #
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