10 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2013/2169(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the erosion of the absolute prohibition of torture remains a persistent challenge in the context of anti-terrorism measures in many countries; policies in many countries, especially in the aftermath of the launching of the "War on Terror" policy by the George W. Bush Administration;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends that a forthcoming revision of the EU Action Plan on Democracy and Human Rights should define more specific actions for the eradication of torture, such as more efficient information and burden-sharing, training and joint initiatives with UN field offices and the relevant UN Special Rapporteurs and other international actors, such as the Organisation for Security and Co- operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with grave concern the existence of secret detention centres and the practice of incommunicado detention in several countries, which represent some of the most worrying examples of torture and ill- treatment; believes that these cases should be systematically raised in statements and démarches and included in the individual cases list at human rights dialogues and consultations between the EU and third countries;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. (new) Stresses that EU Member States are still to fully account for their participation in the illegal activities of the CIA in Europe, which allowed for torture, ill-treatment and other gross human rights' violations of persons detained in the context of the "War on Terror" launched by the George W. Bush Administration post-9/11;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call on the US authorities to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp immediately and prohibit the use of torture and ill-treatment in all circumstancecalls the Obama Administration's commitment in January 2009 to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp and reiterates its call on the US authorities to do so immediately and prohibit the use of torture and ill-treatment in all circumstances; urges the US authorities to repel all domestic legislation acts allowing for the use of torture-like interrogation techniques and other ill treatment against any individual, on US soil or in foreign territory, according to its international legal obligations;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that no exceptions from the absolute prohibition of torture can be justified, including in the context of national security concerns and counter- terrorism measures; reminds that the prohibition on torture is a binding norm under International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law, which means that it is valid in both peace time and war time;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes persistent efforts by the EU to initiate and support regular resolutions at the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council and to treat the issue as a priority under the UN framework; suggests that the HR/VP keeps regular contact with the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture in order to share information relevant to the EU's foreign policy relations with third countries; suggests also that the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Human Rights regularly invite the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to brief the Parliament on matters related to torture in specific countries;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. (new) Calls on the Commission to draw up an action plan, with a view to creating a mechanism for listing and imposing targeted sanctions (travel bans, freezing of assets) against officials of third countries (including police officers, prosecutors and judges) involved in grave human rights violations, such as torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; stresses that criteria of inclusion on the list should be built up on the basis of well-documented, converging and independent sources and convincing evidence, allowing for mechanisms of redress for those targeted;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32 b. Notes that a general guide for parliamentarians on visiting places of detention in third countries would be a useful tool in the context of regular Parliament delegation visits to prisons and other places of detention;