9 Amendments of Mitro REPO related to 2012/2145(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) and to the nine core international human rights treaties and their optional protocols,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas justice, rule of law., accountability, fair trials, and an independent judiciary are indispensible elements in the protection of human rights;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Stresses that the existence of human rights dialogues is a pertinent additional mechanism to other types of consultations with third countries; stresses the importance to use human rights dialogues to discuss individual cases of concern; calls upon the EU and the EEAS to effectively follow up and revisit these individual cases with the countries in question;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Recognises that concrete progress in improving the situation of women and children in armed conflict situations is often dependent on achieving clear and unified accountability structures in military and security services under civilian control; urges, therefore, the relevant EU institutions to seek and implement more effective methods to carry out security sector reforms in conflict and post-conflict countries, with strong emphasis on women's and children's rights, inclusion and empowerment in that context; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to take this into account in the programming and implementation of external assistance instruments addressing security sector reform, including the importance of women's empowerment in post-conflict reconstruction;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Urges the EU to enhance its action to end the practices of female genital mutilation (FGM), early and forced marriages, and gender-selective abortion; insists that these policies should be essential elements in EU approach to development cooperation; stresses the importance of adequate access to medical means, and of information about sexual and reproductive health, access to education to the wellbeing of women and girls in all countries;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Recalls the specific commitment made in the Lisbon Treaty to focus on children's rights in EU's external policies; points out that the near-universal adoption of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child provides a particularly solid international legal foundation to pursue progressive policies in this area; recommends that rights of the child should be taken into account in all EU policies and actions;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Stresses the need for a toolkit to advance the right to freedom of religion or belief as part of EU's external policy; notes that this toolkit should include a checklist on the necessary freedoms pertaining to the right of freedom of religion or belief, in order to assess the situation, as well as a methodology to help identify infringements of freedom of religion or belief; encourages the EEAS to involve civil society organisations in the preparation of the toolkit; stresses the importance of mainstreaming freedom of religion or belief in the EU´s development and external policies;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
Paragraph 82 a (new)
82a. Welcomes inclusive efforts of intercultural and interfaith dialogue and cooperation at various levels, involving community leaders, women, youth and ethnic minority representatives, in fostering societal cohesion and peaceful societies;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83 a (new)
Paragraph 83 a (new)
83a. Emphasises that international law includes the right to have, adopt and change a religion or belief; encourages the EU to respond to instances where laws deny the rights of individuals to change religion;