Activities of Raimon OBIOLS related to 2012/2145(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter - EU's human rights strategy (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas justice, rule of law., accountability, transparency, responsibility, the fight against impunity, fair trials, and an independent judiciary are indispensible elements in the protection of human rights;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the lessons learned from the Arab Spring events must continue, to provide impetus for the EU to review and improve its policies on, inter alia, human rights defenderstical dialogue with civil society (including NGOs, human rights defenders, trade unionists, the media, and democratic organisations, universities and political parties), international humanitarian law, and human rights dialogues with third countries, and social media;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World, and the EU’s policy on the matter, should not only be a reflection and review of past achievements and flaws, but should also serve as a strategic document for the futureto inspire the EU’s human rights and democracy strategy and action plan; whereas each successive Annual Report should, ideally, tangibly and regularly contribute to improving the EU’s human rights policy in the world;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the Annual Report should be an important tool in communicating the EU’s work in this field and should help raise the visibility of the EU’s actions.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the adoption of local human rights strategies for individual countries to implement EU policies in the most appropriate and effective way; recognises the key role played by the local EU delegations in developing and following up on the country strategies tailored for the specific circumstances, but stresses the coordinating responsibility of the EEAS in ensuring the coherent application of EU human rights policy priorities set out in the human rights strategic framework and in the EU Guidelines; stresses the importance of completing the network of focal points on human rights and democracy in EU Delegations and CSDP missions and operations; urges the VP/HR and the EEAS and the Member States to adopt as best practice the method of working on human rights issues locally through human rights working groups formed among EU delegations and embassies of EU Member States; urges also that regular contacts be maintained with civil society representatives, human rights defenders and members of national parliaments; supports the EEAS aim to provide training on human rights and democracy for all EEAS, Commission, EU delegation and CSDP mission staff;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Asks that in political dialogue with third countries, the EU and its Member States work actively to extend the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and strengthen its network for cooperation, in order to stop specific countries placing obstacles in the way of justice being done; is pleased by recent developments in the ICC that allow it to carry out investigations in countries that are not party to the Rome Statute or have not ratified it.
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Emphasises that the existence of specific human rights dialogues with third countries is an additional mechanism and should not be used to marginalise human rights at other higher levels of political dialogue such as summits; urges likewise that human rights considerations be central to relations with third countries;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Welcomes the assessment by human rights organisations that the use of the death penalty in 2011 broadly confirms the global trend towards abolition; regrets, however, that there was a significant increase in executions in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia; expresses serious disappointment at the refusal of China to disclose credible information about its use of death penalty and executions that, according to Amnesty International, number in the thousands; welcomes the abolition of the death penalty in the US state of Illinois but regrets that the United States continues to execute people despite being the only G8 country to do so in 2011; recalls with concern that Belarus is the only European country to continue use the death penalty; urges the EU and its Member States consistently to bring this issue up as a matter of priority in their dialogues with these countries;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64a. Declares that the EU, which has in the past been successful in fighting the death penalty in specific cases, should take a more decisive stand and call on institutions and Member States to maintain and step up their commitment to this cause and their political will, in order to see the death penalty finally abolished worldwide;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Supports the plans to make further advances in developing rights-based approaches to development cooperation as stated in the EU human rights strategy action plan; emphasises the urgency to do so in the case of children’s rights in order to ensure longer-term sustainable progress; restates that girls specifically are particularly vulnerable in certain countries.
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 18
Subheading 18
Freedom of religion or beliefthought, conscience and religion
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 a (new)
Paragraph 81 a (new)
81a. Emphasises that freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental right, which comprises the right to believe or not believe and the freedom to practise said belief in public or in private, alone or together with others;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
83. Stresses that international human rights law recognises freedom of religion or beliefthought, conscience and religion regardless of registration status, so registration should not be a mandatory precondition for practising one’'s religion; points out with concern, furthermore, that in China monks and nuns are required to register with the Government, and must operate under Government-controlled management boards, and that this interferes with their religious autonomy and restricts their activity;