Activities of Liliana RODRIGUES related to 2018/2098(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the European Union’s policy on the matter (debate) PT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the European Union’s policy on the matter PDF (1 MB) DOC (124 KB)
Amendments (76)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC),
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 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 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
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 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to its report of 4 July 2018 entitled 'Towards an EU external strategy against early and forced marriages - next steps'
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 b (new)
Citation 26 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 May 2018 on the protection of migrant children,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 c (new)
Citation 26 c (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognised Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Human Rights Defenders) of December 1998.
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 d (new)
Citation 26 d (new)
- having regard to the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas ProtectDefenders.eu, the support mechanism for EU human rights defenders, has provided effective assistance to hundreds of activists but is facing growing needs; whereas the European Union and its Member States should devote more resources to greater participation by civil society and invest in the protection and support of human rights defenders;
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 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas forced migrants are entitled to a safe and legal route to a place where they can live in dignity; whereas the European Union and its Member States have a duty to comply fully with the European Convention on Human Rights, the Geneva Convention and Article 18 of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights;
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 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that certain growth strategies resulting in prosperity for EU countries have adversely affected the development of third countries, with implications for their level of impoverishment and consequent migration flows towards the EU; stresses the role that trade relations can play regarding growth in developing countries and the preservation of their local markets; notes that support for democratic systems and aspirations for freedom of peoples should be the guiding principles regarding EU economic interests; recalls that policy coherence is essential for development and stresses the importance of mainstreaming human rights into trade and development policies; calls on the Commission to ensure that ex-ante human rights impact assessments accompany the launch of trade negotiations;
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 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Warns against any utterances that seek to restrict the right to freedom of movement, freedom of assembly and freedom of expression and the right to privacy;
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 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Emphasises that greater involvement of the public and private sectors is essential in upholding the rights of women and their economic, social and political emancipation; stresses that the business sector has an important role to play in strengthening women's rights; recommends greater support for SMEs and local authorities in this connection;
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 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 g (new)
Paragraph 22 g (new)
22g. Stresses the importance of pursuing equality policies that enable all national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, as well as indigenous peoples, to enjoy their fundamental rights; considers that the rights in question are all those that anyone can exercise individually or collectively;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes with appreciation the adoption of the revised EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child; underlines the fact that children are often exposed to specific abuses, such as child marriage, genital mutilation and child labour, especially in humanitarian crises and armed conflicts, and therefore require enhanced protection; stresses the need to step up the EU’s engagement when it comes to addressing the protection of children, including unaccompanied minors, and to devote particular attention to education and psycho-social support, especially in response to humanitarian crises;
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 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EU and its Member States to establish full transparency 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 as a priority in its policies; underlines that in the EU there is an over-estimation on the proportion of immigrants and that the number of people residing in an EU Member State with citizenship of a non-member country on 1 January2017 was 21.6 million, representing 4.2 % of the EU-28 population; calls on Member States to engage in a serious dialogue to set out a common understanding, shared responsibilities and a unity of purpose regarding migration, making it work for all; 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 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 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Stresses that a migration policy should take account of the rights and needs of both host communities and migrants, and that no inclusion or integration process can be successful if it does not; understands that a migration policy will remain incomplete as long as it does not include proposals which bring about positive changes in people's socio- economic situations;
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 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recognises that terrorism and radicalisation pose acute threats to democracy and human rights and regrets the fact that the attacks perpetrated in 2017 often targeted the very individuals or groups who embody these values; supports the EU’s efforts to combat terrorism and radicalisation, including EU-wide initiatives and networks such as the Radicalisation Awareness Network, but reiterates that all efforts must comply with international human rights laws; takes the view that efforts to work with third countries on counterterrorism should be accompanied by comprehensive assessments of the risks to fundamental freedoms and to human rights and should include safeguards in case of violations; calls on the Commission to develop a better exchange and coordination of information via its channels and agencies in order to swiftly prevent, identify and bring to justice terrorist threats;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Advocates alternative perspectives on countering terrorism that tackle the causes of radicalisation; points out that education is the best instrument for tackling radicalisation; states that countering radicalisation should be a priority for the EU in its programmes for cooperation on security with third countries;
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;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Welcomes the decision taken in November 2017 by the International Labour Organization to close a case against Qatar over its treatment of migrant workers in the framework of the preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup; takes note that thanks to the positive reforms agreed by the emirate, some two million workers now enjoy better protection;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Urges the EU to introduce effective and sustainable policies to counter global climate change; stresses that climate change is one of the main causes of internal displacement and will increasingly be one of the main causes of forced migration;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
3b. Understands that economic underdevelopment is one of the main causes of forced migration and that this needs to be addressed in the reforms to economic relations between countries, ensuring that profits are taxed where they are generated;