14 Amendments of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2014/2216(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and the European Parliament resolution on the 25th anniversary of the Right of the Child adopted on the 27th November 2014;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its full support for the work of the ICC in its role to end the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern before the international community; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine itsthe legitimacy; considers the increasing number of states parties to be an important development in strengthening the universality of the Court of the Court and calls on the Union to encourage those states which have not yet done so to ratify the Rome Statute; welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by Côte d’Ivoire in February 2013;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Points out that, as stipulated in Articles 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, torture, if committed systematically or on a large scale, can constitute a war crime or a crime against humanity; stresses that the ‘responsibility to protect’ principle confers upon the international community a specific responsibility that it must act upon;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Encourages the EEAS to pay detailed attention to the country conclusions of the United Nations Committee against Torture and the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture, and to raise these concerns systematically in political dialogues with the countries concerned as well as in public statements; calls on the EEAS and the Member States also to develop a more effective implementation plan for the EU Guidelines on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; urges the Member States to step up their monitoring of trade in goods that could be used to commit acts of torture or to inflict inhuman and degrading treatment, as well as their monitoring of trade in dual-use goods and technologies;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Urges the Union and the Member States to work towards ensuring that all third countries ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance of 20 December 2006;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. RCalls on the European Union to ensure that trade agreements signed with third countries facilitate their economic and social development and ensure that their natural resources – in particular land and water – are well managed; reiterates its call for the systematic inclusion of human rights clauses in the EU’s international agreements, including trade agreements, concluded with third countries, and calls for effective monitoring of their application as well as for reporting back to the relevant committee of Parliament on the agreements’ human rights aspects;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to propose an ambitious and comprehensive Child Rights Strategy and Action Plan for the next five years, as requested in its resolution on the 25th Anniversary of the Right of the Child of 27 November 2014;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue to take action regarding the rights of the child, with a specific focus on violence against children, including torture, as cases of torture and detention of children have been reported by organisations such as UNICEF and Amnesty International; calls for particular focus on the issues of forced child labour, child marriage, enlistment of children in armed groups and their disarmament, rehabilitation and subsequent reintegration, as well as placing the issue of child witchcraft on the agenda of human rights dialogues with the countries concerned; stresses the importance of prioritising children’s rights within EU external policy, development cooperation and humanitarian aid ,in order to ensure adequate funding and increase the level of protection for children in emergency situations; calls on the VP/HR to report annually to Parliament on the results achieved with regard to child-focused EU external action;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Reiterates the need to step up efforts to implement the Revised Implementation Strategy of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict; encourages the EU to further deepen its cooperation with the UN Special Representative for Children affected by Armed Conflicts; calls for the universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and notably the third Optional Protocol which will allow children to submit their complaints to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; Calls on the Commission and the High representative/Vice President of the Commission to explore ways for the EU to accede unilaterally to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. Reiterates that access to education is a fundamental right for all children, as laid down in Article 28 of the 1989 International Convention on the Rights of the Child; stresses the need for all measures taken by the Union and the Member States to improve children's access to high-quality health services and healthcare;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 b (new)
Paragraph 73 b (new)
73b. Calls on the Union and the Member States to implement concerted humanitarian aid and development policies in an effort to combat child malnutrition;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Stresses the urgent need to develop stronger policies, more integrated policies more closely rooted in the principle of solidarity at Union level to address the pressing issues related to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in a manner consistent with international human rights law and fundamental human dignity, and calls on the EU to guarantee effective common standards for reception procedures throughout the Union in order to protect the most vulnerable; invites the VP/HR, the Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs and the EEAS to promote a true spirit of cooperation and equitable burden- sharing among Member States in order to tackle the multiple challenges that persist in this regard; recalls the commitment of the Commission to developing adequate legal migration channels, and, to this end, calls for a revision of the Dublin Regulation, which places disproportionate responsibility on Member States for the Union’s external borders and hinders migrants’ ability to seek and obtain asylum;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Considers that migrant children are particularly vulnerable, especially when they are unaccompanied; recalls that unaccompanied children are above all children and that child protection, rather than immigration policies, must be the leading principle when dealing with them, thus respecting the core principle of the best interests of the child.