10 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2022/0221M(NLE)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas, according to human rights organizations, human rights have been under renewed attack in Malaysia in 2022, with peaceful demonstrations and freedom of expression online subject to increased restrictions, deaths in custody continuing to occur with alarming frequency, discrimination against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people continuing in both law and practice, and discrimination against the Orang Asli and other Indigenous peoples of Malaysia is perpetuated through unfair land rights disputes;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the conclusion of the PCA with Malaysia; considers that this PCA provides a solid legal framework for further enhancing long-standing bilateral political and economic relations and for discussing issues of regional and global concern such as counter-terrorism, the fight against corruption, the promotion of democracy and human rights and of, international justice and the strengthening of the international framework for the non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, counter-terrorism and the fight against corruption, among others;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its call on the Malaysian authorities to repeal the Sedition Act and to bring all legislation, including the Communications and Multimedia Act, in line with international standards on freedom of expression and the protection of human rights; pending the repeal of these laws, call on the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release those who have been imprisoned solely for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of expression, drop charges under these laws against individuals who are facing trial for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of expression and ensure that no one else is arrested, investigated, charged or imprisoned under these law for the peaceful exercise of their human rights;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on Malaysian authorities to review or amend the Peaceful Assembly Act, Penal Code, and other laws to allow for peaceful protests without arbitrary restrictions and facilitate the exercise of the right to peaceful assembly for all people in Malaysia, without discrimination;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on Malaysian authorities to ensure prompt, thorough, transparent and effective investigations by independent and impartial bodies into all complaints and reports of torture and other ill- treatment by police and any other officials and ensure that those suspected to be responsible are prosecuted in proceedings which meet international standards of fairness;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Welcomes the fact thar Malaysia was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term; regrts that the country has yet to ratify six out of the nine core international human rights treaties and calls on Malaysian authorities to ratify core human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination and the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses concerns about the situation of refuges in Malaysia, in particular as regards the detention and deportation of Rohingya refugees; reiterates its call on Malaysia to sign and ratify the 1951 Refugee Convention; continued violation of the principle of non- refoulement with detention and deportation of refugees and asylum- seekers to countries where they face serious human rights violations, including Rohingya refugees; reiterates its call on Malaysia to sign and ratify the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 protocol; urges authorities to immediately put an halt to the deportations of refugees and asylum-seekers in blatant violation of fundamental international obligations, and grant the UNHCR immediate access to temporary and permanent immigration detention centres;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Condems the continued criminalization of consensual same-sex relations and the severe discrimination against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people in Malaysia both in law and in practice; call on Malaysian authorities to abolish laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual conduct and laws criminalizing specific gender identities and expressions, including laws against cross-dressing, to ensure the rights of LGBTI persons are not violated through arbitrary arrests, detention, violence, ill-treatment, violations of privacy, and discrimination, to cease distributing information to the public that denigrates or discriminates against LGBTI people or perpetuates harmful gender stereotypes and to put an end the practice of conversion therapy for LGBTI people;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Commends the Malaysian Government’s announcement that it will abolish the country’s mandatory death penalty; encourages Malaysia to take concrete steps to pass the agreement into lawabolish the death penalty unconditionally and for all crimes; pending this, calls on authorities to abolish the mandatory death penalty and individually review, with the intention to commute, the sentences of the over 1,300 individuals already on death row; calls on the Governament to maintain the official moratorium on all executions until the death penalty is fully abolished and all death sentences are commuted;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Malaysian authorities to recognise, respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of Indigenous peoples, including the right to territory, as well as other economic, social and cultural rights including their rights to a healthy environment and to peaceful protest without being arbitrarily detained and ensure full implementation of the 18 recommendations adopted by the Taskforce on Indigenous Peoples following the 2013 Suhakam National Inquiry on Indigenous Land Rights;