10 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2013/2152(INI)
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the vital importance of efficient and credible implementation of the stated commitments, both in the Strategic Framework and in the Action Plan; points out that credibility requires adequate resourcing of dedicated human rights policies, commonly agreed 'minimum items' and consistent mainstreaming at a high political level, such as at ministerial and summit meetings with third countries;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the efforts made by the EEAS to finalise the first cycle of EU human rights country strategies; recommends that, as part of the human rights country strategies, the EU agree on a list of 'minimum items' to be raised with its relevant counterparts in third countries during official meetings and visits; reiterates its support for the objective of giving ownership of the country strategy to the EU delegation on the ground, while ensuring quality control at headquarters level; regrets, however, the lack of transparency regarding the contents of the country strategies;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Strongly encourages the EU to support an active and independent civil society worldwide, both politically and financially, through, for example, the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR); suggests that the opening up of European student exchange programmes to third country youth and the creation of training programmes for young professionals would foster the active participation of youth in democracy building and would strengthen civil society;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the European Commission's decision to place the rule of law at the heart of the enlargement process; urges the EU to remain vigilant during the enlargement processes and to demand rigorous implementation of provisions critical to human rights, such as active protection of the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, establishing the rule of law and effective access to justice, and guaranteeing fundamental freedoms in order to safeguard equal treatment of these minorities with regard to education, healthcare, social and other public services, establishing the rule of law and effective access to justice, and guaranteeing fundamental freedoms and full and effective equality between persons belonging to a national minority and those to the majority in all areas of social, economic, political and cultural life;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes with concern that respecting the rights of minorities is one of the key challenges identified in the Commission's Enlargement Strategy for 2012-2013; encourages the Member States to launch a general public debate on the acceptance of minorities through education, civil society engagement, and awareness-raising in general; regrets that the Roma community is particularly disadvantaged throughout the Western Balkfunctioning system of minority national councils is challenged before the Serbian Constitutional Court endangering their guaranteed competences; regrets that the Roma community is particularly disadvantaged throughout the Western Balkans and the worrying number of ethnic-based incidents committed against members of national minority communities, in particular Hungarians; condemns the generally negative societal attitudes towards vulnerable groups such as the LGBT community and people with disabilities, which is a recurring issue in many enlargement countries;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Welcomes the launch from January 2014 the EU Aid Volunteers initiative that will create opportunity for more than 8.000 EU and non-EU citizens to be trained and deployed to humanitarian operations worldwide and another 10.000 people are expected to support the EU Aid Volunteers as 'online volunteers' with tasks that can be carried out from home on a computer;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Stresses the need for international monitoring of the human rights situation in China and calls on EU Member States to actively engage in establishing this monitoring in light of the failure of the EU- China dialogue on human rights to achieve significant and tangible results; recalls that the EU could serve as a facilitator in this regard by creating greater trust, finding new modalities of dialogue and improving already existing instruments;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52a. Recalls that the situation of human rights in Tibet is still worrying and despite the economic development in the region the distribution of welfare is not balanced which results in a high rate of youth unemployment; stresses the need for improvement of the education system with special regard to bilingual education in the region in order to preserve national identity and heritage and also to tackle the causes of youth unemployment;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Recalls the commitment of the VP/HR to focus in election observation on the participation of women and national minorities, as well as persons with disabilities both as candidates and voters;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Calls for a targeted campaign on the rights of the child with a specific focus on violence against children; calls on the universal ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child; looks forward to efficient implementation of the integrated EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2016, which identified child labour as a root cause of trafficking in human beings; emphasises the fact that children and adolescents should participate only in work that does not affect their health and personal development;