13 Amendments of Ernest URTASUN related to 2014/2229(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas women’s rights are indivisible and non-negotiable and the EU must adopt a feminist foreign policy when addressing nations that oppress women’s rights and do not enshrine gender equality;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas many women continue to be oppressed by the institutionalised patriarchal structures of state and society and continue to suffer from state violence and lack of infrastructure for assisting women victims of violence;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
– whereas the conflict in Syria, the conflict in Iraq, the crisis in Yemen and, the situation in Libya and the protracted occupation of Palestine and Western Sahara are a major potential source of destabilisation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); having regard to the junction between the Sahel and Middle Eastern fronts in the fight against terrorism; having regard to the disastrous consequences of such a situation for the security of the whole region and of Europe; having regard to the number of civilian victims and the acts of terror committed against them; having regard to the serious humanitarian crisis caused by these conflicts, causing massive population displacements and creating enormous difficulties for refugees and their host communities; having regard to the difficulties in discerning a political approach and establishing a legitimate and reliable basis for inclusive dialogue with the various parties concerned; having regard to the resulting long-term damage to political and economic development, durable infrastructures and demographic cohesion in the region;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses the need to support projects targeting women’s empowerment and the fight against gender-based violence in the region within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP);
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- whereas most countries of the MENA region may be characterised by a lack of democratic and inclusive governance, widespread human rights violations and impunity, exclusion or discrimination against women and girls, pervasive corruption and socio-economic marginalization of a number of social groups, sectarianism, all of which provide an enabling environment for instability;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls on the EU and its Member States to address the root causes of the rapidly deteriorating situation across the MENA region, through a holistic and ambitious approach rather than addressing part of the consequences of this situation as embodied in the so-called Islamic State;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Reminds the EU and its Member States that stability in the MENA region ultimately depends on the ability to address the legitimate demands of the local populations, notably as expressed during the Arab Spring of 2011; calls on them not to repeat the mistakes of the past and not to view the MENA region through the lens of short-term security threats only;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. With regard to the authoritarian nature of most of the LAS countries, underlines the need to prevent the repetition of serious mistakes of the post- 9/11 approach to counter-terrorism in particular cooperation and complicity in torture, illegal renditions, kidnappings, and extra-judicial killings which have seriously undermined core EU values and norms such as human rights, the rule of law, privacy and humanitarian law principles;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Insists on the importance of expanding the civil society component of the Euro-Arab dialogue as the indispensable counter-weight of any enhanced inter-governmental EU-LAS engagement; expresses its great concern that independent civil society organizations are subject to increasing intimidation and harassment by security officials in a number of member states of the League of Arab States; recalls that an independent and strong civil society is paramount to reinforcing state institutions;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that the lack of progress towards a negotiated two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict only leads to further violence and bloodshed and regional instability; calls on the EU to take its responsibility and become a genuine actor and facilitator in the Middle East peace process, including through a comprehensive peace initiative for the region based on the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002; calls on the EU institutions and Member States to take urgent steps to protect the viability of the two-state solution and to create a positive dynamic towards genuine peace negotiations; in this regard, calls on the EU to respond to the expansion of Israeli settlements by applying measures based on international law; calls on the Israeli authorities to immediately halt and revert its settlement policy; stresses that respect for international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties and in all circumstances remains an essential precondition for achieving a just and lasting peace; underlines the particular responsibility under international law of Israel, as the occupying power, to comply with international humanitarian and human rights law;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to put in place the conditions for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian AuthorityUnity Government for a lasting settlement of the conflict based on a solution enabling both countries to live side by side in peace and security; welcomesreiterates its full support to the 2002 Arab peace initiatives and calls on the LAS countries to put them into effect; calls on international donors to honour the commitments made by them at the Cairo Conference of October 2014; expresses again its deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza strip following Israel's siege which has affected the lives of 1.8 million Palestinians since 2007; stresses that such a collective punishment is illegal under international law and constitutes a breeding ground for extremist groups and is deeply counter-productive for the future stability and security of the region; is of the view that Israel's continuing occupation of the Palestinian territories plays a significant role in recruiting jihadi fighters, not only across the MENA region but also in EU Member States;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Stresses the need to ensure accountability for all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the MENA region; calls for the ICC to be granted the adequate political, logistical and financial resources to allow it to investigate violations and abuses committed that fall under its jurisdiction; believes that strengthening international accountability mechanisms can dissuade armed forces and armed groups from perpetrating abuses and violations, and calls for consideration to be given to establishing a UN Commission of Inquiry or similar mechanism to investigate grave instances of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law when such crimes are manifestly met with impunity;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Underlines that respect for human rights and basic democratic principles is the strongest safeguard in the long term against chronic instability in the countries of the MENA region