13 Amendments of László TŐKÉS related to 2012/2137(INI)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
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Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas the rising tensions over the disputed islands and overlapping and conflicting claims exist in the East Asia's maritime areas;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
(a) Acknowledges that through its opening to the world and increased engagement with the international community in the past three decades, China's human rights stance has moved closer to internationally accepted standards, seen through the country's signing of several international human rights agreements, such as the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICSECR), but also apparent in official statements of Chinese leaders as well as in increasing scholarly interest and analysis on China's approach to human rights; deplores however the fact that China's embracing of international norms has been selective, and urgently calls for further and increased effort to bring genuine progress in human rights in practice, furthermore it urges the Chinese government to respect its international obligations as well as to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
(a) Recognizes the significant efforts made by the Chinese Government for the socio-economic development of Tibet and Xinjiang aimed at reducing unemployment and increasing the quality of living of the people; however remains deeply concerned about the devastating impact such efforts have had on the everyday lives, the traditional livelihoods of the nomad communities and the environment of the region; urges the Chinese Government to act in a politically responsible way by meaningfully engaging the Tibetan and Uyghur peoples in governance issues, including resource management and economic development priorities, by including their valuable local knowledge into the drafting and implementation of development policies working in partnership, considering that such local knowledge is indispensable for the sustainable development of the region, it further calls on the Chinese authorities to respect rather than dilute the rich cultural heritage of the Tibetan and Uyghur people, including their language and religion; strongly asserts that the Chinese Government will not achieve lasting stability in Tibet or Xinjiang among Chinese, Tibetan and Uyghur peoples through forcible assimilation, cultural destruction or repressive police and security methods;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that, notwithstanding a harsh policy of repression, a religious revival is taking place in China which is demonstrated by the reopening or reconstruction of countless places of worship; urges the Chinese authorities to replafrain from policies and practices their ineffective policy of controlling religion with one offering real freedom of reat curtail any citizen's fundamental right to freedom of religion and belief in accordance with its own Constitution as well as its international obligations;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WishCalls on the Chinese authorities to seegrant the flourishing Protestant house churches and underground Catholic churches granted official recognition by the Chinese State as well; strongly condemns all attempts by the authorities to deprive these non-registered churches of their fundamental right of freedom of religion; ; reminds therefore that international human rights law recognizes freedom of religion or belief regardless of registration status, so registration should not be a mandatory precondition for practicing one's religion, strongly condemns all attempts by the authorities to deprive these non-registered churches of their fundamental right of freedom of religion, by imposing the requirement to operate under government-controlled management boards and by confiscating their property, and even using detention and imprisonment in efforts to silence them, which interferes with their religious autonomy and seriously restricts their activity;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
(c) Acknowledges efforts made in the area of controlling and carefully applying the death penalty in China, but remains concerned that the Chinese government still maintains its policy of not releasing details on the prisoners reportedly executed annually, keeping information on the death penalty a state secret, further urges the Chinese authorities to stop the politicized use of the death penalty and to ensure procedural safeguards in its legal system guaranteeing the protection of those sentenced to death, including the right to a fair trial conform to international standards;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 12 f – subparagraph 1 (new)
Cross-Strait Relations
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 h (new)
Paragraph 12 h (new)
(h) Welcomes the increasing contacts between the PRC and Taiwan; stresses that the improvement in Cross-Strait relations is still seriously undermined by PRC's missiles aimed at Taiwan and China's international isolation of Taiwan; calls on China and the EU to respect Taiwan's right to meaningful participation in international organisations, as endorsed by the Council's declaration 9486/09 of 8 May 2009;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
(d) Due to the European Union's significant interests in the security and stability of East Asia, calls upon all parties concerned (China, Japan and Taiwan) to demonstrate restraint and to take steps to calm the situation; urges all parties concerned to settle disputes peacefully in a spirit of cooperation and in respect of international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Appreciates the Chinese leadership's acknowledgement of the serious criticism of its imbalanced, raw-material-centred African policy during the Forum of Chinese-African Cooperation (FOCAC), held on 20 July 2012 in Beijing, which is shown by its current open promotion of a diversification of its activities on the continent; points to the obvious ethical and strategic flaws of China's non-intervention principle in Africa's domestic policies in cases of popular resistance against repressive regimes (e.g., Sudan), or in cases of regime change (e.g., Libya); notesis concerned that the increasing Chinese presence in Africa has led to grave social tensions, but welcomes the fact that Chinese companies have expressed their willingness to place greater emphasis on social responsibility in their African activities;