5 Amendments of Neena GILL related to 2016/2313(INI)
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes satisfactory cooperation on war crimes cases with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and encourages more regional cooperation with regard to processing war crimes cases; welcomes the fact that the backlog of domestic war crimes cases is being tackled and that some further progress was achieved in the successful prosecutcommends progress made regarding prosecution of war crimes involving sexual violence and urges BiH authorities to further enhance access to justice for victims of sexual violence, including by making available free legal aid as well as psychosocial and health services; calls for bringing the provisions of war crimes involving sexual violenceBiH criminal law regarding sexual violence into line with international standards and harmonising legislation to ensure the rights to reparation of victims of sexual violence are recognized in a consistent manner; strongly condemns the decision of the RS National Assembly in October 2016 to express appreciation to former leaders of the RS convicted of war crimes; calls, as a matter of urgency, for respect for victims of war crimes and for reconciliation to be promoted;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes some progress in fighting organised crime; is concerned, however, about the absence of a consistent approach in tackling organised crime owing to the numerous action plans by the various law enforcement agencies at different levels; highlights the need to strengthen the framework for inter-agency cooperation; welcomes joint investigations but calls for more coordinated operations and better exchange of information; calls for enhancing capacities of law enforcement bodies including on counter-terrorism; welcomes the signing of the operational and strategic cooperation agreement with Europol aimed at combating cross-border criminality; expresses concern with regard to the large quantity of unregistered firearms available on the black market in BiH; underscores the importance of tackling arms trafficking and calls for strengthening cooperation between the EU and BiH to this effect;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma including measures to guarantee the rights of Roma to proper political representation; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for efforts to increase the participation of women in political life and employment, to improve their socio- economic situation and to strengthen women’s rights on the whole; urges BiH authorities to establish a legal framework to provide medical and psychological support to women who fell victim to conflict-related sexual violence;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the slight reduction in unemployment; remains concerned, however, that unemployment continues to be largely of a structural nature and that youth unemployment continues to be high, resulting in very high levels of brain drain; calls on the competent authorities to introduce active labour market policies targeting in particular the youth, women, vulnerable groups and minorities suffering from discrimination including the Roma, and the long-term unemployed as well as reinforcing the capacities of the employment services;