14 Amendments of Marion MARÉCHAL related to 2024/2081(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 a (new)
Citation 38 a (new)
– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism regimes, the expansion of Islamism and the demographic and migratory upheavals threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas over the past decade the position of Christians (Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians) across the world has worsened significantly, making Christianity the most persecuted religion, in particular through the spread of Islamist regimes;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the legitimacy of the international rules-based order is dependent on compliance with the orders of international bodies, such as the United Nations Security Council resolutions and orders and decisions of the International Court of Justice; whereas there are increasing global threats to compliance with such orders and decisions, as well as, generally, with provisions of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law in emerging and ongoing conflict situations; whereas, according to Article 2(7) of the United Nations Charter, the principle of non-interference or non-intervention in the domestic affairs of a state is a fundamental principle governing relations between sovereign states;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 includes the exploitation of surrogacy, forced marriage and illegal adoption within the scope of practices constituting trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism,address the rise of authoritarian regimes, the expansion of Islamism around the world, including in Europe, demographic upheavals that threaten the stability of its Member States as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;
Amendment 168 #
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 against international institutions, 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; reiterates its opposition to the various forms of trafficking in human beings, including the exploitation of surrogacy, forced marriage and illegal adoption;
Amendment 444 #
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 and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; stresses that the registration of child refugees and undocumented child migrants, including the collection of their biometric data, in line with the guidelines of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on operational standards for registration and documentation, constitutes a vital step in ensuring their safety and preventing abuses of all kinds, including their recruitment as child soldiers; 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 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that women’s rights and gender equality are indispensable and indivisible human rights, as well as a basis for the rule of law and inclusive resilient democracies; deplores the fact that millions of women and girls continue to experience discrimination and violence, especially in the context of conflicts, and are denied their dignity, autonomy and even life; calls for the EU, its Member States and like- minded partners to step up their efforts to ensure the full enjoyment and protection of women’s and girls’ human rights; condemns in the strongest terms the increasing attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world, as well as gender-based violence; strongly condemns instances of female genital mutilation, honour killings, child marriages and forced marriages, which are particularly widespread practices in Islamic communities; welcomes the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention; calls for the EU and its international partners to strengthen their efforts to ensure that women fully enjoy human rights and are treated equally to men; stresses the need to pursue efforts to fully eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation; encourages Member States to combat the practice of surrogacy, which constitutes a form of exploitation of women’s bodies;
Amendment 519 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Recalls that the right to asylum and refugees’ rights are not absolute, but are subordinate to the duty of States to guarantee and maintain peace in their territories; condemns the perverse misuse of those rights by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and associations which, through their actions and advice, are contributing to migrant trafficking; stresses that those NGOs and associations should not receive any funding from the EU; reiterates that activities to support illegal entry into Member States, such as the search and rescue operations carried out by NGOs, should be the subject of legal proceedings;
Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Recalls that it is not for the EU to relay the demands of LGBTIQ+ associations calling for the recognition of individual rights that are in contradiction with fundamental biological and genetic realities constituting sexual differences between men and women; deplores the promotion of gender ideology by school curriculums under the pretext of sex education;
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its condemnation of all forms of racism, intolerance, xenophobia and discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sexual orientation or gender identity; condemns the growing international threat of hate speech, including online; reiterates the crucial role of education and dialogue in promoting tolerance, understanding and diversity; calls for the EU and its Member States to lead the global fight against all forms of extremism and welcomes the adoption of an EU strategy to this end; in that regard, deplores reverse racial discrimination policies, such as the race laws currently in force in South Africa despite the abolition of apartheid, which, as is well known, target South Africans of European descent;
Amendment 575 #
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; remains concerned by the situation of Christians globally, since Christian religious communities are still the most persecuted, and by the destruction, profanation and vandalism of Christian religious heritage, including in Europe; 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 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; encourages the EU and Member States to produce and implement a plan to protect historical Christian heritage in all the locations where it is at threat of destruction or abandonment;
Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Deplores the dissemination across several European countries of a cancel and repentance culture promoted by ‘wokeism’ which, on the pretext of defending the rights of minority groups, is jeopardising the political cohesion of society; strongly condemns any attempted censorship that leads to a reductionist view of history, culture and humanity; reaffirms its commitment to freedom of expression and academic freedoms, in particular freedom of research, which is currently under attack from intimidation by cancel culture activists;