5 Amendments of Jas GAWRONSKI related to 2008/2201(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the fact that EU Member States constitute a numerical minority within the UNHRC compared to the fact that the African and Asian regional groupsgroup and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference together represent 55% of the States within that body poses a serious challenge to the integration of EU positions in the work of the UNHRC,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the Special Procedures are at the core of the UN human rights machinery and stresses that the credibility and effectiveness of the UNHRC in the protection of human rights rests on cooperation with Special Procedures and their full implementation, as well as on the adoption of reforms that would strengthen their ability to address human rights violations, such as the possibility of implementing such a procedure in cases which require urgent demarches, and to address themselves directly to the authorities of the countries concerned without passing through diplomatic channels;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the UPR is an instrument which complements the Special Procedures and presents an opportunity to make more effective use of their reports of Special Procedures and to ensure increased cooperation and follow- up to their work;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the potential value of the UPR mechanism ingards the UPR mechanism as one of the main achievements of the UNHRC as compared to the UNCHR – an achievement, moreover, which improvinges the universality of the monitoring of human rights commitments and practices throughout the world by subjecting all UN Member States to equal treatment and scrutiny and opening up new opportunities for NGOs to enter into dialogue with particular States;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Regrets the lack of public interest in, and knowledge of, the UNHRC, which is also due to the fact that correspondents are not very assiduous in attending UNHRC press briefings;