Activities of Miguel URBÁN CRESPO related to 2020/2134(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter
Amendments (10)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that environmental defenders in developing countries play a vital role in protecting forests and ecosystems and that indigenous-managed lands have lower deforestation rates and better conservation outcomes than protection zones that exclude indigenous peoples.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Denounces the judicial persecution and criminalization of environmental activists in the Amazon region, namely in Brazil and Colombia, where attacks, killings and persecution of environmental activists are on the rise even after the peace process;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Denounces the increased number of attacks and persecutions against environmental activists in Honduras, and the recent killing of the Guapinol environmental activist Arnold Joaquim Morazán Erazo; expresses its concern that funds coming from EU cooperation programmes could have contributed to the repression and criminalization of environmentalist and indigenous activities in the country, as denounced by several CSOs;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the commission to make full use of the suspension clauses of its association and trade agreements with developing and third countries, in the event of violations of human rights and repression of environmental activists;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Believes that the rise of number of attacks on environmental and human rights activists in Colombia and the government's failure to implement the 2016 peace agreements should lead the Commission to consider the suspension of the free trade agreement;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Express its concern on the impact of new trade agreements like Mercosur on human rights activist and environmental defenders in the Amazonian region;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Reiterates its call on the European Commission to immediately initiate the procedure for the withdrawal of GSP+ preferences to Philippines, due to the continued deterioration of the human rights situation and attacks against environmental activists;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)
Paragraph 2 h (new)
2h. recalls how often women community leaders and environmental activists are victims of repression and even murder, as in the case of the valiant activists nominated for the Sakharov prize of the European Parliament Marielle Franco and Berta Caceres. Calls on the Commission to demand effective investigations and to demand to bring to justice those responsible for their murders and for all other cases of murders of environmental activists.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deems that the introduction of binding EU legislation on business due diligence can help improve the defence of human rights and compliance with environmental standards in the fight against climate change in developing countries; underlines the importance to includes in the new legislation a civil liability mechanism to provide access to justice and access to remedy for victims; calls on the Commission to continue working towards the approval of the UN binding treaty for transnational corporations on human rights;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the imposition of activities financed trough DFIs without the consent or meaningful consultation of local communities and marginalized groups is one of the key root causes of threats for human rights and environmental defenders;