3 Amendments of Viktória FERENC related to 2024/2081(INI)
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks againstnd pressure on international institutions, as well as organisations representing national minorities and their leaders, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all of the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations; condemns the decline in respect for the rights of the child and the increasing violations and abuses of these rights, including through violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including genital mutilation, trafficking, child labour, recruitment of child soldiers, lack of access to education, including the right to education in the mother tongue, and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; further condemns the increase in death of children in situations of armed conflict and stresses the need for effective protection of children’s rights in active warfare; reiterates its call for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all EU external policies;
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Rights and protection of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities Emphasizes the importance of protecting national, ethnic and linguistic minorities as a fundamental aspect of human rights and democratic governance; deplores that many countries, despite their international obligations and commitments to protect minorities, are pursuing policies of forced assimilation of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities by disregarding their fundamental rights; emphasises that minorities should not become a target or instrument of any military tension or conflict; recalls the obligations of states based on international treaties and agreements to protect the rights of these minorities within their respective territories; calls on the governments of the EU’s partner countries to respect the rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities, including their cultures, languages, religions, traditions and histories in order to preserve diversity and linguistic and cultural identity; calls on the governments of EU partner countries to adopt and enforce comprehensive policies and legal frameworks that guarantee the rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities; this must include, inter alia, guaranteed access to mother-tongue education at all levels of education, and the right to use minority languages in both public and private spheres; additionally, governments must ensure the participation of minority representatives in political processes at all levels, so minority voices are fully considered in decision-making, and protect these communities from discrimination and hate speech; calls for the EU and its Member States to enhance diplomatic efforts and collaboration with partner countries in promoting the rights of minorities and provide active support for these partner countries to this end; calls on the Commission to support the protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons belonging to minorities worldwide, including within the human rights and democracy thematic programmes of NDICI – Global Europe;