Activities of Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ related to 2008/2201(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the development of the UN Human Rights Council, including the role of the EU PDF (190 KB) DOC (107 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the UNHRC set itself an ambitious programme for its first two years, which included the review of its procedures and working methods, in particular the development and implementation of the UPR of which two sessions have been held so far, reviewing 32 States, of which seven are EU Member States, and the review of Special Procedures,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas Parliament closely follows developments in the HRC, by sending regular delegations to its sessions and by inviting Special Rapporteurs and independent experts to contribute to its work on human rights,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the adoption by the UNHRC of important human rights standard-setting texts: the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; notes that the latter constitutes a landmark decision as it provides for an individual complaints procedure, thereby creating a petition mechanism for victims of violations of economic, social and cultural rights at the international level; calls on the UN General Assembly to adopt the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and urges all States to ratify it rapidly;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the failure of the UNHRC to take action on many of the world's most urgent human rights situations, partly due to the growing reluctance of numerous UNHRC States who oppose any consideration of country situations on the grounds that this would politicise the UNHRC; reiterates the view that the UNHRC's ability to address country situations, including through country resolutions, special sessions and Special Procedures country mandates, is central to its authority and credibility;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Condemns, therefore, the efforts made by several UNHRC Members to limit the independence and efficiency of Special Procedures; notes in this respect the adoption on 18 June 2007 of a Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders; calls on the UNHRC to implement that Code of Conduct in the spirit of the above-mentioned Resolution 60/251 and to respect the independence of Special Procedures;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes note of the EU's decision not to coordinate efforts in respect of the UPR process by agreeing on a list of questions to be asked or undertaking any common analysis of the reports in an attempt to break down the “bloc mentality” at the UNHRC; welcomes the level of engagement of EU Member States in reviews, including those relating to other EU Member States; encourages the EU to build further on the current model of ‘loose coordination’, and to ensure that all countries and all topics are covered by EU Member States in sufficient depth and that any repetition is avoided;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on all States to carry out an extensive national consultation following the review, on the basis of its recommendations, and to routinely update the UNHRC on the progress made by the country concerned in implementing those recommendations under agenda item 6; calls on the EU to investigate further how those recommendations can be used in the development of technical assistance programmes;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the retention of the practice of the participation of human rights NGOs in the debates and hopes that this participation is improved and strengthened in the future; reiterates its call for a reform of the UN Committee on NGOs, so as to ensure the effective participation of NGOs;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes also the initiatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rrights aimed at increasing transparency, namely the creation of the "Bulletin of informal meetings"; welcomes the web-streaming of the sessions of the UNHRC, designed to raise public awareness of its work;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Calls for closer coordination and cooperation between the relevant Brussels- based working groups of the Council of the EU and the EU Offices and the EU Member States' Permanent Representations in New York and Geneva; in this respect, welcomes the effective decentralisation of day-to-day decision-making from Brussels to Geneva, with capitals retaining an important coordinating role;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Encourages the regular presence of Parliament's delegations at the sessions of the UNHRC in Geneva; welcomes the initiative of Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights to invite Special Procedures mandate-holders as well as the Presidency of the UNHRC to its meeting, and calls for this practice to be continued;