Activities of Anne-Sophie PELLETIER related to 2023/2028(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union – annual report 2022 and 2023
Amendments (18)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights, as set out in Article 2 TEU and the Charter; whereas these values should be shared by Member Statesincluding the rights of persons belonging to minorities, as set out in Article 2 TEU and the Charter, and embedded in international human rights treaties; whereas these values should be shared and complied with by Member States; whereas democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights are mutually reinforcing values which, when undermined, may pose a systemic threat to the Union and the rights and freedoms of its citizens; whereas respect for the rule of law is binding on the Union as a whole and its Member States at all levels of governance;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas media freedom, pluralism, independence and the safety of journalists are crucial components of the right of freedom of expression and information and are essential to the democratic functioning of the EU and its Member States; whereas in recent years, journalists and other media actors in Europe and abroad have increasingly come under threat; many Member States and abroad are increasingly subject to threats, undue pressure, intimidation, violence and other forms of interference with their work; whereas the alarming situation as regards threats and attacks is not exclusively limited to professional journalists and other traditional media actors; whereas the definition of media actors has expanded as a result of new forms of media in the digital age and it therefore includes others who contribute to public debate and who perform journalistic activities or fulfil public watchdog functions;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas many instances of disproportionate use of force against demonstrators continue to be reported across the EU, including the beating of demonstrators; whereas law enforcement authorities in some Member States are increasingly using less lethal weapons, such as batons, tear gas, hand-held sting grenades, electroshock weapons, water cannons and rubber bullets to control or disperse crowds of demonstrators; whereas the number of persons seriously wounded in demonstrations in recent years as a result of the use of less lethal weapons is particularly striking;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the use of excessive force by law enforcement authorities in France is extremely worrying; whereas French police are more heavily armed than police elsewhere in the European Union; whereas the LBDs, or riot guns firing rubber bullets are a big part of the reason for severe injuries and killings; whereas arbitrary detentions in demonstrations are also a usual practice by law enforcement authorities in France, which constitute a violation of the right to liberty, as most of the detainees are released within a few hours without any charges;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas persons with disabilities living in the EU continue to face discrimination, including the denial of reasonable accommodation, harassment and multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination in all areas of their lives, including socio-economic disadvantages, social isolation, maltreatment and violence, including gender-based violence, forced sterilisation and abortion, lack of access to community services, low-quality housing, institutionalisation, inadequate healthcare and denial of the opportunity to contribute and engage actively in society;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Member States to draw up national action plans for the safety of journalists and create a favourable environment for plural and independent media to flourish and play their essential watchdog role to hold governments and other actors to account; calls on the Member States to effectively prosecute perpetrators of crimes against journalists, and to raise awareness in our societies about the crucial role diverse and independent media play to preserve democracy; strongly believes that any threat or attack against journalists should be condemned by politicians;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned by the systematisation and normalisation of the state of emergency in the EU; deplores that the Member States have often misused the state of emergency to replace the concerted decision-making process and the plurality of voices, against the very essence of democracy;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Condemns the use of violent and disproportionate interventions by law enforcement authorities during peaceful demonstrations; encourages the relevant national authorities to ensure a transparent, impartial, independent and effective investigation when the use of disproportionate force is suspected or has been alleged; recalls that law enforcement agencies are fully accountable for the fulfilment of their duties and their compliance with the relevant legal and operational frameworks;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States not to adopt laws or practices that preventively restrict the right to protest or that would criminalise protesters in advance without judicial oversight; stresses that discretionary mass arrests of potential protesters should be avoided; Calls on the Member States to use alternative practices for maintaining public order that have already proven to be effective in some Member States, especially direct communication with demonstrators, including via big screens, avoiding insofar as is possible physical contact with demonstrators and relying on mediation officers with background training in psychology and sociology;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Member States to introduce EU-wide guidelines for a transparent, independent and consistent selection, testing and trialling process for the weapons used by law enforcement personnel, based on UN standards, recommendations and guiding principles; notes that this assessment should determine compliance with international human rights law and standards prior to selection and deployment; calls on the Member States to collect data on all uses of force to enable the gathering of evidence about use, misuse, unexpected consequences, injuries and deaths and their causes;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Strongly condemns the widespread fundamental rights violations and use of disproportionate violence by national authorities at Union borders; reiterates the obligation under the international law of the sea to assist persons in distress and calls on all Member States to fully comply and respect it; exhorts the Commission to examine whether actions taken by some Member States in accordance with their national law to prevent rescue boats from entering their territorial waters without prior authorisation are in line with EU and international law and Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, read in the light of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Geneva Convention, and to take appropriate action where, in its assessment, the actions of Member States do not comply with EU law;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. calls for the establishment of a comprehensive EU Search and Rescue mission implemented, coordinated and managed by the Union and Member States’ competent authorities;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Deplores that several Member States have maintained internal border controls since 2015 for reasons of terrorism and migration, and that asylum rights have been suspended in some Member States ; Recalls that this practice goes against the main principle of freedom of movement in the Schengen area ;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores that the proposal on the horizontal anti-discrimination directive has remained blocked in the Council for 14 years; Calls on the Commission to update the proposal for an EU equal treatment directive building on Parliament’s position, by also addressing intersectional discrimination and explicitly prohibiting discrimination in a combination of all grounds as listed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls on the Presidency of the Council to give priority to this directive and to discuss it at the highest political level; stresses the need for concrete measures to promote the adoption of the directive and, if the directive is not adopted, for alternative legislative measures to address discrimination;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines that persons with disabilities, in particular women with disabilities, continue to face multiple and intersectional discrimination based on their disability and their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, migration status or socioeconomic background; stresses that women and girls with disabilities are particularly subject to gender-based violence, that include physical, sexual, psychological and economic violence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that mechanisms for reporting violence against persons with disabilities, as well as support services for victims, are put in place and are accessible;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises that poverty is another form of discrimination that leads to the violation of fundamental rights; calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to develop policies to reduce poverty and social exclusion, paying particular attention to children; calls on the Member States to guarantee equal access and opportunities for quality education and employment, as they play a critical role in helping to alleviate inequality and lifting people out of poverty;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the effects of austerity measures have deeply impacted the social fabric of the EU in many Member States and that this continues today – exacerbating already widening inequalities and breaching fundamental rights; calls on the Commission and the Council to make macroeconomic decisions based on the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter;