2 Amendments of Ernest URTASUN related to 2015/2001(INI)
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its deep concern for the state of human rights and the rule of law in Russia, andparticularly as regards to the foreign agents law, anti-LGBTI legislation, the treason law and the legislation regulating public protests; strongly condemns the crackdown on independent civil society and the persistent and multiform repression of activists, political opponents and critics of the regime, which has in some cases led to their murder (Anna Politkovskaya, Natalya Estemirova, Boris Nemtsov, Sergey Magnitsky, Alexander Litvinenko, and others); demands that all assassinations of political activists, journalists and whistle blowers be investigated properly and independently; reiterates its call on the Council to deliver on its commitment to defend these principles, and to adopt restrictive measures for the officials involved in the well-documented Magnitsky case;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Russia to repeal fully the federal law on 'propaganda for non- traditional sexual relations'; is deeply concerned about the negative consequences of this law on society, creating an environment in which discrimination, hate speech and hate violence against LGBTI people go unpunished; calls on the High Representative, the EU Delegation to Russia and EU Member states, to condemn acts of violence against LGBTI people and human rights defenders, to raise the issue with relevant Russian officials and to support civil society and governmental initiatives on monitoring cases of violence and educating law enforcement personnel;