Activities of László TŐKÉS related to 2009/2199(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on human rights (2008) - EU policies in favour of human rights defenders - Trade in goods used for torture - (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU policies in favour of human rights defenders PDF (278 KB) DOC (171 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that despitCalls on the EU to prioritize a more effective implementation of the existing tools and mechanisms, within the European Union no for a coherent and systematic protection ofor human rights defenders has been achievedwithin the European Union, recommends the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to actively look into developing a more result-oriented methodology in this regard.;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Reminds that support for human rights defenders is a long-established component of the EU's human rights external relations policy, as reflected through the conception of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights and the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the EU needs to expressUrges the EU and its Member States to strengthen its political will to support to the action of human rights defenders and thus, to usemake better use of all existing tools and develop new complementary mechanisms to support and promote their work of human rights defenders through athrough a genuinely participative strategy, which should contribute to an enabling environment for defenders; underlines that this must be combined with a policy aimed at prevention and protection from hostilities, through both urgent and long term measures;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Treaty of Lisbon, as outlined in its article 3 and 21articles 3 and 21 of the TEU as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, puts the promotion and protection of human rights at the centre of the Union's external action; underlines that priority must be given to ensure that the promotion of human rights as both a basic value and an objective of the Union's foreign policy is duly mirrored in the creation and structure of the European External Action Service, including through the designation of sufficient human resources; calls therefore for the appointment of a central focal point with a specific responsibility on human rights defenders within the EEAS;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RemUnderlindes that implementation by the EU missions of the guidelines on human rights defenders haneeds sto far been unsatisfactory, butbe further improved, through the Lisbon Treaty, Commission delegations in third countries will now have a rarthe opportunity to, but also further challenges and responsibilities to better address this issue as they become Union delegations, with an increasingly important role in terms of representation of the EU and the implementation of the human rights policy; reiterates therefore its call to systematically appoint a highly qualified political official with a specific responsibility on human rights and democracy, and to integrate guidelines on human rights and their implementation in EU mission staff training programmes, job descriptions and appraisal processes, thus encouraging the staff of EU Missions to adopt a pro-active role towards human rights defenders;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the CommEU Missions to actively involve human rights defenders and their organizations into the drafting, monitoring and review processes of local strategies, as this will condition the effective value of these strategies
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the annual meetingsmeetings at least once a year, aiming for meetings on a more regular basis, between human rights defenders and diplomats as requested in the EU guidelines can clearly contribute to the setting-up of such process
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates its request that through the Lisbon Treaty the promotion and protection of human rights defenders have to be better integrated at all levels and in all aspects and instruments of the Union's Foreign policy in order to increase coherence, effectiveness and credibility of the EU support for human rights defenders; considers that the development of specific country strategies on human rights and democracy could substantially contribute to this targeting approach
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that human rights defenders in third countries canwill be better protected only by making the EU human rights dialogues more effective; stresses the need to influence third countries by systematically raiseing the situation of human rights defenders in all political and human rights dialogues with third countries, reminding of the responsibility of States to ensure that all the obligations and rights embodied in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders are included in national law, including the right to freedom of association and the right to receive domestic and foreign funding, as well as freedom of expression, which is a right essential to the work of human rights defenders; underlines that partner states should also be reminded of the obligation and the responsibility to protect and promote respect of human rights defenders and their work, by creating conditions that fully enable the exercise of advocacy, monitoring and reporting on human rights;