50 Amendments of Pierfrancesco MAJORINO related to 2021/2064(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti- Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 18 September 1997,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
— having regard to the Cluster Munitions Convention of 30 May 2008,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child of 1 July 1990,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Human Rights Council resolution establishing an Independent Fact-Finding mission on Libya of 22 June 2020 and the one extending its mandate for 9 months of 8 July 2022,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the situation Libya has further deteriorated since the indefinite postponement of the elections at the end of 2021, deepening the political deadlock and division in the country; whereas this postponement disappointed the more than 2.8 million Libyan citizens who had registered to vote, and in particular the young electorate, and risks contributing to further diminishing trust in the public institutions;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the country still lacks, despite the recent UN- facilitated talks between the Libyan House of Representatives and High State Council legislative bodies in Cairo and Geneva led to an unprecedented level of consensus on several long-standing issues, including on the distribution of seats for the two legislative chambers, the distribution of power among different executive authorities and the delineation of provinces, they could not lead to an agreement on a widely shared constitution and electoral legal framework;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the long term instability has been a significant factor in the resurgence of military confrontations, as well as of demonstrations across the country and in the entire region;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas recently there have been attempts by Libyan senior military figures to re-establish a unified Libyan army;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a comprehensive security sector reform is critical to preventing future human rights violations, strengthening the rule of law and guaranteeing political stability;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the significant presence of landmines and unexploded ordnances, in addition to resulting in the loss of human life, represents a serious obstacle to the economic and social recovery of the country;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the Libyan economy heavily relies on the oil sector; whereas oil production has been often instrumentalised by different actors, that have repeatedly shut down oil facilities for political purposes;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas the months’ long partial shutdown of Libya’s oil facilities that started in April 2022 has had significant repercussions beyond Libyan borders and contributed to further rising energy prices already high due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU has been developing a renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood that focuses on human development, good governance and the rule of law, resilience, prosperity and the digital transition, peace and security, migration and mobility, as well as the green transition, climate resilience, energy and the environment;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in recent months, there has been a worrying shrinking of civic space; whereas many political activists, human rights defenders and journalist characterised by increasingly draconian laws and regulations; whereas many political activists, human rights defenders, humanitarian personnel, journalists, magistrates and lawyers have been threatened, abducted, arbitrarily detained, tortured and killed; whereas the lack of a functioningn autonomous and independent justice system means thatdoes not allow victims of human rights violations are not able to pursue legal remedies;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas migrants, refugees and asylum seekers often becomare victims of traffickers and are subjected to violence,widespread and systematic human rights violations such as arbitrary arrest, detention, extortion, enslavement, kidnapping for blackmail and exploitation;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas the proliferation of small arms, light weapons and abandoned ammunition stockpiles increases the instability due to diversion both within Libya and across its borders, significantly affecting regional and local security as local armed groups gain access to these weapons especially in the Sahel region;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas thousands of people have lost their lives in the attempt to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe; whereas people intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked after rescue at sea are often placed in immigration detention and subject to human rights violations;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
K b. whereas there are still more than 160,000 internally displaced people that lack sufficient protection and assistance;
Amendment 120 #
K c. whereas women and children are disproportionately affected by the ongoing conflict and are at high risk of exploitation, trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence and unlawful detention;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
K d. whereas sexual and gender-based violence is widespread and fuelled by impunity; whereas survivors of sexual violence often marginalised and stigmatised by their families and communities; whereas the domestic legal framework does not properly provide for the protection of survivors of sexual violence;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the report of the UN Independent Fact- Finding Mission on Libya concluded that the abuses and inhumane acts committed in Libya may constitute crimes against humanity and war crimein its reports that it has reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity and war crimes have and are still being committed in Libya; whereas on 8 July 2022 the United Nation Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of the mission for a final, non-extendable period of nine months to present its concluding recommendations;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) continue to cooperate closely with UNSMIL and actively support the renewal of its mandatea substantial prolongation of its mandate beyond 31 October 2022 in order to effectively contribute to the constitutional process and the organisation of elections, implement the ceasefire, monitor human rights issues and offer technical assistance to the Libyan institutions; stress that, given the current political impasse, the continuation of UN- backed negotiations on a roadmap for free, fair and credible elections remains vital; evaluate the feasibility of the deployment of an EU electoral observation mission to monitor the electoral process;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) increase support to the Libyan authorities for the establishment a unified Libyan army and for the implementation of a comprehensive security sector reform and in the area of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration policies for armed groups;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) urge Libyan authorities to accede to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention and the Cluster Munitions Convention; allocate adequate EU funds to projects aimed at removing landmines and other unexploded ordnances, at providing mine risk education and at supporting mine victims, in order to prevent future accidents and enable sustainable economic and social development;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) consider the imposition of additional targeted restrictive measures, including through the use of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, on persons and entities whose actions caused serious violations of human rights and freedoms and threaten the rule of law;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) address the impact of diversion of small arms, light weapons and ammunition to the illicit market on human security and regional stability, including by supporting Weapon and Ammunition Management and Security Sector Reform at the national and regional levels;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) call upon all actors to refrain from using oil as an instrument of political confrontation and step up efforts within the EWG to call on the Libyan authorities to ensure fair, inclusive and sustainable redistribution of oil revenues by pursuing a vision of shared economic prosperity for all people in the country;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) support Libya’s economic institutions, reinforce the country’s economic governance, and promote economic diversification;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(g b) provide Libyan authorities with the necessary technical assistance to support Libya in its transition to a sustainable and climate-neutral economy in order to limit the risks posed by climate change that are severely affecting the country, in line with the external dimension of the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(g c) ensure that all EU and Member States’ bilateral agreements or measures of cooperation with Libya are consistent with international and EU laws;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) support the valuable work of the EU Border Assistance Mission in Libya and the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean operation Irini, two common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions, in contributing to sustainable peace, security and stability, in particular through their support for the implementation of the arms embargo imposed on Libya by the UN Security Council; renew, if necessary, the mandate of these two common security and defence policy missions in order to contribute to improving the security conditions on the ground, including by preventing terrorists, human traffickers and armed groups from carrying out cross-border activities; guarantee that all activities carried out or facilitated by these two missions respect human rights and are in line with international and EU laws, in particular the principle of non-refoulement; conduct and provide Parliament with regular human rights impact assessments of all their activities; ensure that any support to the Libyan Coast Guard is conditional to the respect of international and EU law;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) consider that Libya has been a key country in the strategy of externalising border and migration management, that this has led to continued and impressive human rights violations in integrated border management and call for the termination of border externalisation agreements; take duly and deeply into account that many of these violations, including the non-respect of the principle of non-refoulement, have taken place in the context of actions carried out by the Libyan coast guard and that many of the people intercepted by the coastguard are returned to arbitrary detention in horrific conditions in Libya; avoid any repatriation of refugees to countries where they are not safe, as this would be an explicit violation of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) ensure adequate resources for search and rescue responses (SAR) along the central Mediterranean Sea route, including proactive maritime and aerial patrolling by the EU and its Member States, and support SAR operations carried out by private commercial or humanitarian vessels; ensure that all SAR activities are in line with international law and effectively guarantee the full protection of people’s life and dignity;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) mobilise adequate EU funds under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument to support Libyan democratisation efforts and projects aimed at strengthening the rule of law and good governance, improving Libya’s public service delivery capacities, supporting decentralisation efforts, fostering stabilisation in the country, supporting civil society organisations, strengthening social inclusion and fighting inequalities, promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and young people, strengthening Libya’s health system, fighting climate change and promoting the concept of human security and inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth; technically assist these projects and ensure their implementation by international institutions and non-governmental organisations with experience operating in Libya; ; ensure that these projects are in line with the priorities of the New Agenda for the Mediterranean and the UN 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Libya, with a special focus on the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) urge the Libyan authorities to lift restrictions on civil society organisations that continue to put up serious obstacles to the freedom of expression, association and the right to peaceful assembly, as guaranteed also by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which Libya has ratified; urge the Libyan authorities to repeal Decree n° 286,which restricts the ability of civil society actors to carry out their activities; urge the Libyan authorities to stop criminalising fundamental freedoms using vaguely-worded articles of the Libyan Penal Code such as Article206 and 207, that foresee the death penalty; urge Libyan authorities to immediately release all people unjustly detained under these charges;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) call on the Libyan authorities to introduce a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, with the objective of ultimately abolishing it;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
(j b) call on the Libyan authorities to enhance women’s full representation and participation, and protect women and girls from all forms of violence; support initiatives aimed at developing a National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 1325;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j c (new)
(j c) urge the Libyan authorities to develop and adopt measures to end and prevent violations against children, and to comply with Libya’s obligations to promote and protect the rights of children, with particular regard to the obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j d (new)
(j d) urge the Libyan authorities to eliminate discriminatory laws and practices against members of religious and ethnic minorities;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j e (new)
(j e) assist the Libyan authorities in ensuring the voluntary, safe and dignified return of IDPs to their homes and support all the relevant stakeholders providing humanitarian assistance to IDPs and returnees, including access to safe drinking water, sanitation, basic health care, education and protection services;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j f (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j f (new)
(j f) continue to provide assistance and funds to local communities, in particular the marginalised ones, in order to foster sustainable economic development, social cohesion and human security; further develop partnerships with Libyan municipalities and support them to strengthen their system of local governance and provide essential services, including but not limited to education and health care;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) urge the Libyan authorities to ensure migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are protected and guarantee full, safe and unhindered access to disembarkation points and detention centres for humanitarian organisations providing essential assistance to these vulnerable categories of people; encourage the Libyan authorities to lift visa restrictions for all international humanitarian personnel regardless of nationality; provide these humanitarian actors with adequate financial resources to ensure an effective humanitarian response within the detention centres and in urban areas;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) encourage the Libyan authorities to sign and ratify the Geneva Convention on Refugees of 1951, and offer support for the implementation of its accompanying measures;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) urge the Libyan authorities to end arbitrary immigration detention and introduce human rights-based alternatives to detention, inter alia by closing immigration detention centres and opening reception centres, developing screening and referral mechanisms and offering community housing options; to this end, actively support and fund initiatives to amend the Libyan legislative framework on migration and asylum to align it with international law and internationally recognised standards and principles;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) create new safe and legal pathways for migration to the EU, including by opening newincreasing the capacities of the Emergency Transit Mechanisms, replicating the existing good practice of the humanitarian corridors to EU Members States and increasing Member States’ resettlement pledges through the Emergency Transit Mechanisms;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) actively support the, if needed, an additional renewal of the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya and the implementation of the recommendations included in its reports;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) continue to support the International Criminal Court’s mandate on Libya and its efforts to bring perpetrators of atrocity crimes to justice;