Activities of Bas BELDER related to 2012/2153(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for an EU-Kazakhstan enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Kazakhstan continues to use property-related legal cases as a way of stopping people exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the Religion Law – against international human rights law - bans all exercise of freedom of religion or belief without state registration, and imposes compulsory re-registration by 25 October 2012 after which religious associations with fewer than 50 members are forced to stop their activity;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) insist that the Kazakh authorities make binding commitments to bring the legal system fully into line with international standards; ensure that implementation facilitates true media freedom, freedom of expression and association, freedom of religion and belief and the independence of the judiciary in Kazakhstan;