6 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2012/2088(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) while the appointment of the EUSR for HR and the establishment of his/her mandate is formally a Council decision based on a proposal by the EU High Representative, the EUSR for HR should act and speak on behalf of the Union, reflecting the shared and indivisible responsibility of all EU institutions andccording to the will and priorities of the Member States to, protecting and promoting genuine human rights worldwide; the appointment of the first ever thematic EUSR should enhance the visibility, effectiveness, coherence and accountability of the EU'sEuropean human rights policy; in particular, the European Parliament should play its appropriatand Council should play their respective roles in the appointment procedure and the oversight of the mandate during its entire termof the EUSR for HR;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) in order to achieve these objectives, the EUSR, while acting under the authority of the High Representative, should be granted a strong, independent and flexible mandate not defined by narrow and specific thematic responsibilities but rather allowing the EUSR to act swiftly and effectively; in line with the actions and priorities set out in the Action Plan, the EUSR for HR should also address different horizontal issues contributing to more effective and coherent action in EU external policies; the scope of the EUSR's mandate should be fully in line with the principles of universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to the policy objectives laid down in Article 21 of TEU and should cover, inter alia, strengthening democracy and institution building, international justice, international humanitarian law, abolition of the death penalty, human rights defenders, freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression, child protection, gender issues, persons with disabilities, as well as women, peace and security;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the mandate should be based on the principles guiding the EU's HR policy and, in particular, on EU guidelines on the death penalty (2008); torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2008); human rights dialogues with third countries (2009); children and armed conflict (2008); human rights defenders (2008); promotion and protection of the rights of the child (2008); violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them (2008); international humanitarian law (2009), as well as the EU's annual reports on human rights in the world;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the EUSR for HR should work closely together with and under the authority of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to ensure coherence and mainstreaming of human rights across all policy areas in the work of all EU instituEU human rights policy coherence, while helping promote necessary changes to the procedures of the ECHR, improving subsidiarity, and the way in which the Court interprets the Conventions; the EUSR should interact closely with the EEAS HR and Democracy Directorate and all the multilateral EU Delegations (New York, Geneva, Vienna, Strasbourg) in order to facilitate contacts on human rights issues with all EU services, EU delegations in third countries and with international organisations; the EEAS HR and Democracy Directorate should provide all necessary services and facilitate the implementation of the EUSR mandate;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) while maintaining close links with the Council's Political and Security Committee, the EUSR for HR should regularly report to the European Parliament, in a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in the world and the state of play of the implementation of the mandate, including the results of the UNHRC and UNGA sessions and human rights dialogues with third countries;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) the EUSR for HR should be provided with sufficient financial and human resources in order to guarantee the effective work of the Special Representative and his/her team; the budget of the EUSR for HR should be reviewed annuallybudget neutral, with resources reallocated to the EUSR for HR from existing EU budget lines;