8 Amendments of Bert-Jan RUISSEN related to 2024/2081(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief of 24 June 2013,
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the potential for stronger alignment in approaches to human rights protection and promotion between Member States’ embassies and EU delegations in non-EU countries; emphasises the opportunity for Member States’ embassies to take an increasingly active role in advancing and safeguarding human rights, while also supporting civil society in these countries; highlights the importance of shared responsibility between Member States and EU delegations in these efforts; calls for the EU and its Member States to intensify their collective efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and to support democracy worldwide; recommends that EU Delegation staff is regularly trained on the existing EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Reiterates its condemnation of surrogacy in all its forms, a global phenomenon that necessarily entails human trafficking and exploits women, targeting in particular financially and socially vulnerable women; highlights that the practice violates women’s rights and dignity, and severely impacts women’s health, and underlines its cross- border implications;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reiterates its concern regarding violations of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief; deplores the instrumentalisation of religious or belief identities for political purposes and the exclusion of persons belonging to religious and belief minorities and religious communities in certain non- EU countries; stresses that the freedom to choose one’s religion, to believe or not to believe at all is a fundamental human right that cannot be punished by death or any degrading treatment; condemns, therefore, the existence and implementation of so-called apostasy laws that criminalize and punish one’s active choice of religion, belief or non-belief; recommends that the Special Envoy for the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU be granted more resources so that he can comfortably carry out his mandate; highlights the necessity for the Special Envoy to continue to work closely and in a complementary manner with the EUSR for Human Rights and the Council Working Party on Human Rights; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to protect the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, to raise these issues at UN human rights forums and to continue working with the relevant UN mechanisms and committees;
Amendment 584 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reiterates its concern regarding violations of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief; deplores the instrumentalisation of religious or belief identities for political purposes and the exclusion of persons belonging to religious and belief minorities and religious communities in certain non- EU countries; recommends thatcalls for the mandate of the Special Envoy for the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU be granted more resources soto be renewed and for the Special Envoy to be appointed without undue delay; recommends that the can comfortably carry out his mandateSpecial Envoy be granted more human, material and financial resources allowing for his mission and duties to be duly and effectively carried out; highlights the necessity for the Special Envoy to continue to work closely and in a complementary manner with the EUSR for Human Rights and the Council Working Party on Human Rights; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to protect the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, to raise these issues at UN human rights forums and to continue working with the relevant UN mechanisms and committees;
Amendment 601 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Notes with concern the existence of blasphemy laws that carry the possibility of harsh penalties, including death sentence; acknowledges that such laws are often subject to misuse, false accusations and misinterpretation; calls for abolition of blasphemy laws or, as a minimum, revision of such laws to raise the bar of evidence and ensure accountability for perpetrators of false accusations;
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Recognizes the importance of ensuring political representation of religious belief, ethnic minorities in national, regional and local legislative bodies; acknowledges the existence of systems whereby religious, belief or ethnic minorities are allocated reserved parliamentary seats; deplores the fact that in certain non-EU countries such mechanisms often exist in law but not observed in practice and are used to advance individual political interests rather than effective representation of communities; recommends that Member States and EU Delegations lead efforts on ensuring that religious, belief and ethnic communities are given a true political voice and transparent election process;
Amendment 615 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
Paragraph 34 c (new)
34c. Condemns continuous antisemitism and incitement to hate in EU-financed school material; calls on the Commission to condition its financing and reserve an amount until these materials have been removed; demands furthermore that all school material which is not in compliance with UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and non-violence be removed immediately;