21 Amendments of Aymeric CHAUPRADE related to 2014/2216(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the European Union Human Rights Guidelines, in particular to the Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, both adopted by the Council on 24 June 2013, and the Guidelines on freedom of expression online and offline, adopted on 12 May 2014,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU’s commitment to effective multilateralism, with the UN at its core, is an integral part of the Union’s external policy and is rooted in the conviction that a multilateral system founded on universal rules and values is best suited to addressing global crises, challenges and threats;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas Article 14 of the UDHR recognises the right of persons to seek asylum from persecution in other countries; whereas the UN Convention on the Status of Refugees clearly states that all refugees are entitled to special protection and that no state shall expel or return a refugee to a territory where he or she faces persecution or threats to life or freedom;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of the EU Guidelines on human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people and the EU Guidelines on freedom of religion or belief, both during the reporting year 2013, as well as the Guidelines on freedom of expression online and offline, in 2014;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the dedicated Council conclusions on human rights defenders on the tenth anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs); commends, furthermore, the Commission for its increased use of EIDHR funding to provide emergency grants to human rights defenders under imminent threat, and encourages the Commission to further explore new ways of supporting HRDs;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its call on the EEAS to continue protecting NGOs, human rights defenders and civil society activists by raising the effectiveness of EU human rights dialogues and by promoting EU thematic priorities anda principle of realism that is adaptable to the context of each country targeted as regards human rights guidelines; in this context, encourages the organisation of campaigns aimed at reaching human rights defenders also in the more remote areas ofmultilateral cooperation between the countries involved and dialogue both between Member States and in theird countries, in order to help implement EU policy objectiv dealings with sovereign third countries;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the commitment of Parliament and its Subcommittee on Human Rights to supporting a strong multilateral human rights system under the aegis of the United Nations, including the Third Committee of the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the work of related UN specialised agencies such as the ILO;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Reiterates the importance of the EUMember States participating actively in alldefining UN human rights mechanisms, notably the Third Committee of the General Assembly and the UNHRC; encourages the EU Member States to do so by co-sponsoring and leading on resolutions, by actively participating in debates and interactive dialogues, and by issuing statements; strongly supports the EU’s growing practice of cross-regional initiativespractice of Member States engaging in cooperation with sovereign states in this area;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its fullStresses that its support for the work of the ICC in its role to end the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern before the international community; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine its legitimacy; considersto all sovereign states is conditional upon respect for the princreasing number of states parties to be an important development in strengthening the universality of the Court; welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by Côte d’Ivoire in February 2013iple of subsidiarity, i.e. concerning cases in which it has been demonstrated that the country of origin of the criminal is incapable of handing down a judgment;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Reiterates its call on the Commission to report on a regular basis on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the EU Member States, including their national action plans; regrets the lack of progress made by the Commission in following up Parliament’s request that it propose legislation reqTakes the view that the Member States alone, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, should determine the guirding EU companies to ensure that their purchases do not support perpetrators of conflicts or graveprinciples relating to business and human rights violations;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the EU to support the emerging initiatives aimed at concluding a legally binding international instrument onrespect the subsidiarity principle and, accordingly, to let the Member States defend and negotiate their initiatives relating to business and human rights within the UN system and to engage from early on in the debate on this issue;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Calls on the EU and its Member StatesTakes the view that it is up to the Member States to consider whether it is advisable to enhance their monitoring of, and clearly and rapidly/or condemn, all restrictions on freedom of assembly and association, including bans on civil society organisations, aggressive use of criminal defamation laws and other restrictive laws, excessive registration and reporting requirements, overly restrictive rules on foreign funding, or prohibitions on NGOs from engaging in political activities or having contact with foreigners;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Welcomes the EU’s support for UN resolutions on gender issues, notably on the elimination of violence against women, on discrimination against women, on the role of freedom of expression and opinion in women’s empowerment, and for the UN’s statements on early and forced marriage and on female genital mutilation;(Does not affect English version)
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Calls on the EU to actively participate in the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, and to continue to fight against all attempts to undermine the UN Beijing Platform for Action concerningsupport, among other elements, access to education and health as basic human rights, and sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Reaffirms its condemnation of all forms of abuse and violence against women and men, especially the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and domestic violence; calls on all Council of Europe member states, accordingly, to sign and ratify the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women; callsthe EU to bring its legislation into line with that onf the EU as such to take steps to accede to the ConventionMember States in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action on violence against women and men;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 a (new)
Paragraph 71 a (new)
71a. Reiterates that whilst there are rights of the child, there is no such thing as a ‘right to a child’, and emphasises, therefore, the ethical and legal impossibility of officially recognising practices such as surrogate motherhood and medically assisted procreation, which reduce children to the status of commodities and thus deny them their rights and their dignity;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Stresses the urgent need to develop stronger policies at Union level to addresshand back powers to the Member States, which are required to provide the initial response to the pressing issues related to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in a manner consistent with international human rights lawthe subsidiarity principle and fundamental human dignity, and calls on the EU to guarantee effective common standards for reception procedures throughout the Union in order to protect the most vulnerablerespect the sovereignty of the Member States in this area; invites the VP/HR, the Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs and the EEAS to promote a true spirit of cooperation and equitable burden-sharing among Member States in order to tackle the multiple challenges that persist in this regard; recalls the commitment of the Commission to developing adequate legal migration channels, and, to this end, calls for a revision of the Dublin Regulation, which places disproportionate responsibility on Member States for the Union’s external borders and hinders migrants’ ability to seek and obtain asylum;