4 Amendments of Elena BĂSESCU related to 2009/2199(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas human rights defenders face human rights violations themselves in the course of their work and whereas these violations include killings, death threats, abductions and kidnappings, arbitrary arrest and detention, and other actions of harassment and intimidation, for example through defamation campaigns and whereas all these violations can also target family members and relatives of human rights defenders, so as to refrain them from continuing to carry on their activities, ; whereas human rights campaigns are affected in many regions by restrictions on their activities and the persecution of human rights defenders;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that parliamentarianmembers of the national parliaments of third countries also play a crucial role when ensuring that national legislation potentially affecting human rights defenders and their activities is brought into conformity with internationally recognised human rights standards; underlines therefore the importance of these issues being systematically addressed by Members of the European Parliament in bi- and multilateral meetings with other parliamentarians, in line with its specific guidelines for human rights and democracy actions of MEPs in their visits to third countries; considers that EP delegations and interparliamentary assemblies have a key role to play in dialogues and consultations concerning human rights defenders;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of independent civil society being fully involved in the preparations of all human rights dialogues, either through civil society seminars or other means; considers that the link between the civil society seminars and the formal dialogue needs to be strengthened, through publications of the recommendations issued and a better follow-up and feed-back to civil society once a dialogue has taken place; stresses the importance to continue to raise individual cases during the dialogues and considers that making the list of names public would enhance the impact of EU actions and increase public attention for these cases; considers that respect for the confidentiality of EU actions in support of human rights defenders is in some cases desirable, especially where their or their families' lives or safety may be at risk;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the need to actively support and develop proposals on how the Sakharov Prize network, launched in December 2008 at the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Sakharov Prize, could be used as part of a sustained support for human rights defenders, as well as to better capitalise on the possible contribution of the laureates for different actions by the European Parliament, with aim to fulfil its mandate; reiterates its concern over the infringements of the human rights of certain Sakharov Prize winners;