8 Amendments of Janina OCHOJSKA related to 2021/2181(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of Death Penalty,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
— having regard to the Council of the European Union Guidelines on EU Policy Towards Third Countries on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is extremely concerned by the challenges to human rights and democracy, resulting in the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and of universal human rights, as well as the shrinking space for civil society, observed around the world; underlines the link between the rule of law, democracy and human rights violations; calls for the EU and its Member States to make stronger efforts to address the challenges to human rights, both individually and in cooperation with like- minded international partners;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that COVID-19 has significantly strengthened the recent trends of authoritarian regimes weakening democracy; deplores the abuse of the epidemiological crisis by these regimes to further constrain the freedom of expression and of assembly through restricting the functioning of democratic institutions, the repression of dissent, including limiting media freedom both online and offline and targeting critics with defamation campaigns, the mass use of surveillance tools, disinformation campaigns, limiting access to information from pluralistic and independent media through blanket internet shutdowns, bandwidth throttling and content blocking, emergency measures implemented without clear criteria for their revocation and the restrictions placed on the democratic exercise of elections;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the difficult situationStrongly condemns human rights breaches, discrimination and threats to life faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non- binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people around the world; welcomes the fact that the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025 includes the EU’s commitment to include LGBTIQ issues in all its external policies, including support under the NDICI – Global Europe Instrument and Instrument for Pre-Accession funds;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants and refugees, and calls for the EU and its Member States to fully uphold them and include them in their cooperation with third countries, both in terms of the establishment of high legal standards and, equally importantly, their operationalisation in order to ensure the effective protection of these rights in practice; reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out a review of the human rights impact of migration policy frameworks and of the EU’s cooperation on migration with third countries; underlines the risks related to informal arrangements on return and readmission, which are not subject to judicial scrutiny and therefore do not allow for effective redress for human rights violations suffered by migrants and asylum seekers;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Underlines that universal respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law is of the utmost importance, and calls for the parties in the world’s armed conflicts to ensure the full, timely and unhindered access of humanitarian aid agencies to vulnerable populations and areas, and to protect these civilian populations, particularly women and children, as well as humanitarian and medical workers as guaranteed by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols; underlines the importance of contributing to the creation of humanitarian corridors for emergency situations, including those involving a risk or imminent risk of escalating into widespread and major human rights abuses;