61 Amendments of Soraya POST related to 2018/2098(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Yogyakarta Principles (‘Principles and State Obligations on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics’) adopted in November 2006, and the 10 complementary principles (‘plus 10’) adopted on 10 November 2017,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018) on Youth, Peace and Security,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
- having regard to the UN Security Council Resolution of 19 June 2008 on sexual violence as war crimes,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions on Indigenous Peoples of 15 May 2017,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Outcome document of 25 September 2014 of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
- having regard to the International Convention of 18 December 1990 on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the Yogyakarta Principles (‘Principles and State Obligations on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics’) adopted in November 2006, and the 10 complementary principles (‘plus 10’) adopted on 10 November 2017,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas civil society plays a central role in building and strengthening democracy, scrutinising state power and promoting good governance, transparency and accountability whereas civil society organisations play a crucial role as a vital force in society; whereas there is a relationship between weakened civil society, restricted political and civic space, increased corruption, social and gender inequality, low levels of human, social and economic development and social conflicts;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas civil society is being hampered by restrictive laws, funding caps, restrictive licensing procedures and prohibitive taxes;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Dd. whereas, in a number of third countries, there has been a worrying increase in reports of persecution, harassment, arbitrary arrest or detention of activists, members of civil society organisations, human rights defenders, lawyers, intellectuals, journalists and religious leaders, as well as the number of victims of abuse and violence; whereas, in certain countries, this is going unpunished and is sometimes occurring with the complicity of the authorities;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas Article 207 TFEU stipulates that the common commercial policy shall be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas support for human rights and democracy should be mainstreamed across all other EU policies with an external dimension, such as development, migration, security, counter-terrorism, women’s rights and gender equality, enlargement and trade, especially through the implementation of human rights conditionality;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas children, women and members of minority groups ere facing increasing threats, especially in war zones and authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas trade and human rights reinforce each other; whereas the business community has an important role to play in providing incentives for the promotion of human rights, democracy and corporate responsibility;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A j (new)
Recital A j (new)
Aj. whereas increased coherence between the EU’s internal and external policies, as well as among the external policies themselves, is a fundamental requirement for a successful and effective EU human rights policy;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses profound concern about the pushback against democracy, human rights and the rule of law worldwide in 2017 and reiterates that the EU and its Member States must more actively pursue the principle of mainstreaming respect for human rdights and democracynity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, which also apply explicitly to minorities, and ensure increased coherence between the EU’s internal and external human rights policies and greater coordination between the external policies of the Member States, as the EU’s influence as a credible and legitimate international actor is greatly shaped by its ability to advance respect for human rights and democracy both internally and externally;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses profound concern about the pushback against democracy, human rights and the rule of law worldwide in 2017 and reiteratstresses that the EU and its Member States must more actively pursue the principle of mainstreaming international human rights provisions and democracy, to which they are related, and ensure increased coherence between the EU’s internal and external human rights policies and greater coordination between the external policies of the Member States, as the EU’s influence as a credible and legitimate international actor is greatly shaped by its ability to advance respect for human rights and democracy both internally and externally;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reaffirms that states have the ultimate responsibility to safeguard all human rights of people through enacting and implementing international human rights treaties and conventions, monitoring human rights violations and ensuring effective remedy for victims;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the vital and central role played by human rights defenders and NGOs in promoting and supporting the application of the fundamental rights enshrined in the core international human rights treaties; underlines, in this respect, the importance of the EU’s capacity to maintain support, through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, for human rights defenders and NGOs in situations where they are most at risk, while devoting special attention to; stresses also to the importance of the ProtectDefenders.eu mechanism;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for systematic monitoring and evaluation of how the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders are taken into account and implemented by EU delegations; reiterates that the EU and the Member States should provide adequate training and resources to diplomats and invest in parliamentary diplomacy to ensure protection and support for human rights defenders at risk; recognises that female human rights defenders around the world face gender- specific risks and threats, including intimidation, harassment and sexual violence, and therefore calls on the EEAS and the Member States to adopt an annex specifically dedicated to women in the EU Guidelines for Human Rights Defenders;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Praises the work done by the EU’s Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR), Stavros Lambrinidis, in increasing the effectiveness, cohesion and visibility of human rights in EU foreign policy and recalls its request for his mandate to be made permanent; welcomes the recent approach on the EU’s Good Human Rights Stories initiative, which focuses on the best practices employed by various countries; calls for the mandate of the High Representative to be strengthened and expanded with new prerogatives;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of human rights as a key consideration regarding EU external relations and of an overview of key positive and negative trends in order to evaluate the efficiency of the EU’s actions; considers, in this sense, that more thorough public reporting, based in particular on the priorities and indicators identified in the EU’s human rights country strategies, inter aliafocusing on the rights of women, children and all minorities, would encourage greater consistency in implementing human rights conditionality and assessing and adjusting the human rights impact of EU policies;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that the 2015-2019 Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and its mid-term review of 2017 must be the guiding instruments for human rights action and underlines, in this connection, the need to plan for sufficient resources and expertise in order to properly implement the EU’s key priorities; calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to ensure the efficient and coherent implementation of the current Action Plan, including through genuine collaboration with civil society organisations; urges the EU institutions and the Member States to consider drawing up an action plan upholding children's rights as part of their foreign policy to ensure the consistency of EU child protection policies and to monitor their investments;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that a truly independent, diversified, pluralistic and dynamic civil society is crucial for the development and stability of each country, for ensuring democratic consolidation, social justice and respect for human rights and for the creation of inclusive societies; recalls, furthermore, that civil society is a key factor in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses the crucial importance of civil society worldwide in supporting democracy, ensuring separation of powers, and promoting transparency, accountability and good governance, including measures to combat corruption and extremism, as well as its direct impact on the human and economic development in various countries countries and on environmental sustainability;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses that the restriction of civil society is a global phenomenon that is not limited to developing countries but also occurs in established democracies and developed countries, including the European Union and some of its traditional allies; calls on the EU and its Member States to lead by example, respecting the fundamental rights of civil society and agreeing on strategies regarding countries that fail to do so.
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Stresses that measures to counter the restriction of civil society require a coherent approach in EU relations with third countries; urges the EU and its Member States, in their relations with countries cooperating with the EU on migration policy, to oppose any solutions allowing the restriction of civil society and human rights;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Calls on the EU to strengthen its instruments and policies regarding institutional development and the rule of law and to include benchmarks for ensuring accountability and seeking to prevent impunity for arbitrary detention, police excesses, torture and other forms of ill-treatment , bearing in mind that these situations are experienced differently by people of different genders, ages, abilities, migratory status, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or belonging to different racial or ethnic groups and other marginalised communities;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Expresses its deep concern at the increase in attacks against human rights defenders worldwide; calls on the EU, and in particular the VP / HR, to adopt a policy of systematic and unequivocal denunciation of the killing of human rights defenders and attempts to subject them to any form of violence, persecution, threat, harassment, forced disappearance, imprisonment or arbitrary detention; calls on the EU to promptly and publicly condemn those who commit or tolerate such atrocities and to intensify public diplomacy by openly and clearly supporting human rights defenders; encourages the EU delegations and the Member State diplomatic representations to continue to actively support human rights defenders by systematically monitoring trials, visiting detained activists and issuing statements regarding individual cases, where appropriate;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Strongly encourages cooperation between the EU's external funding instruments in support of civil society and calls for a complete country-by-country review of EU funding for civil society to avoid duplication and overlap and help identify possible gaps and funding needs;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)
Paragraph 13 h (new)
13h. Recalls that independent media are essential in guaranteeing free and fair elections complying with international standards and that public access to communications and technology and e increased use of social networks can contribute to more effective access to information and diversity of opinions and help individuals from all sectors of society to organise and respond to social and political developments affecting their lives and interests;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 i (new)
Paragraph 13 i (new)
13i. Calls for the repeal of legislation hampering freedom of expression and association, including provisions restricting foreign funding, imposing arbitrary or intrusive requirements on the operation of non-governmental organisations or limiting the types of lawful activities that such organisations may carry out;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms that freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, and the rights to apostasy and to espouse atheistic views, must be enhanced unconditionally through interreligious and intercultural dialogue; condemns the persecution of and attacks against ethnic and religious groups in 2017; deplores the attempts by state actors to limit freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression by adopting and implementing blasphemy laws, among other means; requests that further action be taken to protect religious minorities, non-believers and atheists, including the victims of blasphemy laws, and calls for the EU and its Member States to increase their engagement in political discussions to repeal such laws; supports the EU’s efforts to implement the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief and the mandate of Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU established in 2016;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms that freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, and the rights to apostasy and to espouse atheistic views, mustcould be enhanced unconditionally through interreligious and intercultural dialogue; condemns the persecution of and attacks against ethnic and religious groups in 2017; deplores the attempts by state actors to limit freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression by adopting and implementing blasphemy laws, among other means; requests that further action be taken to protect religious minorities, non- believers and atheists, including the victims of blasphemy laws, and calls for the EU and its Member States to increase their engagement in political discussions to repeal such laws; supports the EU’s efforts to implement the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Strongly condemns all heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by state and non-state actors; urges the EU and its Member States to fight crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and to ensure that their perpetrators are brought to justice; calls for the EU to provide support for organisations that collect, keep and protect evidence – digital or otherwise – of the crimes committed by any parties to these conflicts, in order to facilitate their prosecution at an international level; supports the key role played by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in cases where the states concerned are unable or unwilling to exercise their jurisdiction; calls on all the signatories of the Rome Statute to coordinate and cooperate with the ICC; calls on all States that are not part of the ICC to sign and ratify the Rome Statute; reiterates its call for the VP/HR to appoint an EUSR on International Humanitarian Law and International Justice with a mandate to promote, mainstream and represent the EU’s commitment to the fight against impunity;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the EU’s signature of the Istanbul Convention and stresses the need to combat by all means violence against women, including domestic violence; supports, in this connection, the joint EU- UN Spotlight Initiative; urges countries to step up their legislation in order to tackle, at the earliest possible stage, gender-based violence, female genital mutilation and sexual violence, while promoting gender equality; condemns the frequent violation of women’s sexual and reproductive rights; condemns any utterances seeking to limit the right of women to self-determination; emphasises that proper, affordable healthcare and universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive rights and education should be guaranteed for all women;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Condemns violations of bodily integrity against women as well as minority groups which are in breach of the fundamental right to bodily integrity and identity, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), intersex genital mutilations, forced sterilisation of people belonging to ethnic minority (including Roma) or indigenous groups and people with disabilities; calls on states to outlaw these practices, address perpetrators and support victims; highlights that transgender people are psychopathologisedand subjected to forced sterilisation in order to obtain legal recognition of their gender identity; calls on states to establish fast, accessible and transparent procedures for legal gender recognition, based on self-determination only and to depathologise trans identities; calls on states to adopt the ICD-11;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes that the principal factors behind discrimination and marginalisation include sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls, such as child marriages and FGM, lack of access to basic social services and sectors such as health, education, water, sanitation and nutrition, in particular sexual and reproductive health services, as well as unequal participation in public and private institutions, political decision- making and peace processes;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Condemns the re-establishment and expansion of the Mexico City policy (or 'Global Gag Rule') by the United States in January 2017, and its impact on general health care and the rights of women and girls ; reiterates the call for the EU and its Member States to proactively champion the rights of women and girls around the world and to significantly increase national and European funding to uphold the right to sexual and reproductive health, access to family planning services and voluntary termination of pregnancy in a legal and safe manner and without discrimination;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the EU to cooperate regarding the inclusion of the following recommendations to end early, child and forced marriages: making 18 the legal minimum age for marriage and ensuring compliance with this rule; requiring verification of the age of both spouses and of full and free consent by them; introducing compulsory marriage records and ensuring compliance with this rule; providing law enforcement officers with sufficient training in gender discrimination, violence against women and forced early marriage; recognising conjugal violence as a crime; improving access to education for girls, including married girls, and access to reproductive and obstetric health care for all women;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Recognises the importance of more effective policies and measures to promote girls' education, as well as the effects of education on their health and economic emancipation; stresses that girls are particularly vulnerable and that special attention is needed to ensure their access to all levels of education;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 f (new)
Paragraph 22 f (new)
22f. Calls for a collection of data broken down by gender in the key sectors most affected by trade agreements, providing a useful means of predicting their effect on women's lives as much as possible, counteract any negative impacts; calls for the introduction of an instrument specifically designed to monitor and strengthen gender policy in trade agreements;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Deplores all attacks on schools, universities and educational establishments; Denounces that attacks on education and the military use of schools and universities, kill or injure thousands of students and educators and damage or destroy hundreds of schools; notes that these attacks often prevent students from accessing education, diminish the quality of education, and obstruct social progress and development; regrets that school enrolment rates plummeted where prolonged heavy fighting has taken place and that this causes a real prospect of a lost generation of uneducated, persecuted or displaced children, facing a future of limited opportunity; calls for a proper implementation of the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Recognises that indigenous people and indigenous human rights defenders, including Sami people, face particular threats and human rights violations; calls on all countries to ratify the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169);
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the governments of third countries to review all legislation with a view to harmonisation in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); calls for all countries to ratify the CRPD;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EU and its Member States to establish full transparency and monitoring as regards the funds allocated to third countries for cooperation on migration and to ensure that such cooperation should not benefit, either directly or indirectly, security, police and justice systems involved in human rights violations; warns against the instrumentalisation of EU foreign policy as ‘migration management’ and emphasises that all attempts to work with third countries on migration must go hand in hand with improving human rights conditions within these countries; calls on the Commission to continue to treat the protection and promotion of the rights of migrants and refugees, especially children, as a priority in its policies both inside and outside EU territory; insists on the need to develop and better implement protection frameworks for migrants; calls for the European Parliament to have oversight of migration agreements;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges the EU and its Member States to develop an action plan to put a stop to children being detained as a result of their migratory status, as set out in the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, which sets out time frames and specific alternatives to detention being used with unaccompanied children and families;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underscores that since 2008, an average of 21.7 million people have been displaced each year for climate change- related issues; calls on the international community to develop a legislative framework for the protection of environmentally induced migrants who cross international borders and displaced persons as a result of climate change and natural disasters;
Amendment 296 #
24b. Urges the EU and its Member States to stop externalising their borders and criminalising humanitarian aid and to properly fulfil their obligations, enabling people to seek protection in Europe and developing a sustainable, long-term, human rights-based strategy in partnership with civil society organisations and experts;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers GSP+ trade schemes to be one of the main EU trade policy instruments for promoting human rights and environmental standards with third countries; calls on the Commission to review and better monitor GSP+ schemes in order to ensure that human rights standards are upheld by beneficiary countries; calls for measures to be taken which bind industry to eradicating child labour and preventing human rights violations;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers GSP+ trade schemes to be one of the main EU trade policy instruments for promoting human rights and environmental standards with third countries; calls on the Commission to review and better monitor GSP+ schemes in order to ensure that human rights standards are upheld by beneficiary countries; calls on the European Commission to insist on strengthening the human rights conditionality in Free Trade Agreements;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Points out that the production and export of weapons and war materials by EU Member States contributes to their use in numerous conflicts in third countries and that EU arms, security equipment and services are contributing to grave human rights abuses in third countries; calls on Member States to halt all exports of weapons and war materials;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Requests the appointment of an EU Special Representative on Roma issues;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Strongly condemns all forms of discrimination, including that carried out on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics, disability or any other status; is alarmed by the many manifestations of racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance and a lack of political representation for the most vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTI community, women and children; calls for the EU to enhance its efforts to eradicate, without distinction, all forms of discrimination and to promote awareness, a culture of tolerance and inclusion, and special protection for the most vulnerable groups by means of human rights and political dialogues, the work of EU delegations and public diplomacy; calls on all countries to ensure that their respective institutions provide effective legal protection within their jurisdictions;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Condemns the arbitrary detention, torture, persecution and killings of LGBTI people; acknowledges that sexual orientation, gender identity and, gender identityexpression and sex characteristics can increase the risk of discrimination, violence and persecution; notes that in a number of countries around the world, LGBTI people still face persecution and violence on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics; notes that 72 countries still criminalise same-sex relationships and urges these states to immediately change their legislation; welcomes the EU’s efforts to improve the rights of and legal protection for these peoplenotes that in many countries legal gender recognition is not possible, or only under pathologising conditions and/or requirement of sterilisation, and urges these states to allow legal gender recognition on the basis of self- determination; notes that currently only two countries in the world prohibit medically unnecessary treatments and surgeries on intersex infants, urges other countries to change their legislation and provide protection against intersex genital mutilations (IGM); welcomes the EU’s efforts to improve the rights of and legal protection for LGBTI people, urges EU delegations and Member State Embassies to fully implement the EU’s LGBTI Guidelines, and calls on the Commission to carry out annual reporting on the implementation of Council conclusions to this end;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Takes the view that sport cand culture play a positive role in the promotion of human rights; regrets the fact, however, that there is a specific correlation between certain human rights abuses and major sporting events in host or candidate countries, abuses such as evictions, the silencing of civil society and human rights defenders and the exploitation of workers for the construction of large sporting facilities; calls on international and domestic sporting bodies and organisations and the host countries of major events to commit to good governance and human rights practices;