Activities of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2011/2185(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World and the European Union’s policy on the matter, including implications for the EU’s strategic human rights policy PDF (418 KB) DOC (261 KB)
Amendments (49)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Title
Title
on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World and the European Union’s policy on the matter, including implications for the EU’s strategic hHuman rights policy (This amendment applies throughout the document: adoption would involve technical adjustments throughout the text. Linguistic amendment concerning French version.)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses, too, that the Union’s policies must not only be consistent, but also exemplary, within the EU, in order to maximise its moral authority globallythe EU’s credibility globally and the effectiveness of Human Rights policies; insists that a clear indication that the recommendations made in the 2007 Fava report on the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners will be implemented, and welcomes the initiative to draw up a follow-up Parliamentary report;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that economic and social rights have been an integral part of Human Rights since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948; believes therefore, that the EU must help implement these in less advanced countries and developing countries with which it signs international agreements including trade agreements;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the recast of the asylum directives should put an end to continuing concerns aboutvision of EU legislation should put an end to recurring human rights breaches, as well as allegations of double standards by EU Member States in this area and recalls that Member States must respect the provisions of the Geneva Convention which they have ratified so that asylum seekers in the EU may truly have access to asylum in all Member States and benefit from the international protection they need; highlights that for the creation of a Common European Asylum System legislation based on the minimum national laws and practices is not enough and regrets the slow progress in adopting a Common European Asylum System due in 2012 and consequently calls for a system to be adopted as an urgent response to the situation of asylum seekers, respecting Human Rights and dignity and decent living conditions for asylum seekers; maintains that the Member States should provide correlation tables for the pertinent provisions of the directives, in order to allow for proper scrutiny of their implementation; stresses that the difficult exercise of developing a common policy presents an opportunity to build on best practice; underlines the role to be played by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO);
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the role to be played by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); underlines the need for close collaboration between the EU and the UNHCR to provide effective coordination for the national authorities of Member States in welcoming refugees;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Disputes that the EU, the Member States and the Commission do not indicate any change in migration policy as shown in the various Commission communications on the New European Neighbourhood Policy or the Partnership with the countries in the southern Mediterranean following the Arab Spring; Condemns the fact that the Commission and the Union, control mobility in the Mediterranean area through strengthening external EU border control and measures in the surrounding southern Mediterranean countries and deepening any partnerships and association agreements to be concluded, particularly readmission agreements and through strengthening measures in third Countries on combating illegal immigration; Deplores that the EUs approach to migratory policy continues to emphasise the control of migration rather than a policy which allows the free movement of people who want to live in another country, often to have a better life; emphasises that these proposals and this approach contradicts EU values and principles and in line with its state desire to promote democracy and Human Rights;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls immediately for the Union, the Member States and the European Commission to take the measures needed to ensure the rescue at sea of migrants trying to enter the EU and to ensure coordination and cooperation between the Member States and the competent authorities in order to avoid the drowning and death of hundreds of women, children and men at sea;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages theWelcomes the conclusion of negotiations on the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights, and deplores the in accordance with Article 6 of the TEU; is concerned about the questions posed by certain Member States on this EU accession, and the dilatory, even obstructionist, attitude of some EU Member States, notably France and the United Kingdom; deplores the slow pace of the ratification procedures in the Member States and the attitude of certain Member States who are delaying this process;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the EU Member States to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the ILO Declaration of 1998; calls for the EU to comply with the Social Charter of 1961 and the Revised Social Charter; calls for the Commission to assist, as an observer, in particular in the work of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) and in the Governmental Committee on the Social Charter;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recognises that the current crisis has a dramatic social impact on populations within and outside of the EU, notes that the different austerity measures adopted by the EU and other international institutions such as the IMF have lead to a deterioration in social and democratic rights and a significant deterioration in living conditions, particularly for the most vulnerable and fragile;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the crucial role played by civil society in the protection and promotion of democracy and hHuman rights; stresses that EU contacts with civil society should be built on a genuine partnership, including systematic and regular dialogue on an equal footing; that the information collected in this context must be put to good use but also protected by EU policies particularly through clauses on democracy and Human Rights; stresses the need to improve the sharing of information between the different actors in the defence of Human Rights across the world, in order to better understand the activities and actions taken, particularly with regards to specific cases, as well as the difficulties faced; is concerned about the particularly worrying situation of Human Rights defenders in Belarus, Turkey and Israel;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warmly welcomNotes the HR/VP’s statement to Parliament on 13 December 2011 following up on Parliament’s long- standing call for the creation of and EU Special Representative on Human Rights; endorses her viewrequests that if this would ‘act as a catalyst and raise our profile internationally’, and urges the creation of this post forthwith; calls for the function-holder to be expert in, and represent the HR/VP in relation to,function is created, the EU Special Representative will have cross- sectoral skills enabling the implementation of a cohesion policy aimed at integrnational humanitarian law and international justiceng Human Rights in all EU policies;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers it vital that international agreements do not contradict the EU’s commitment to fundamental rightsdemocracy and Human Rights; reiterates its call to the Commission and to the Council to make clauses concerning democracy and Human Rights effective in international agreements and calls for an effective implementing mechanism of this clause as laid down in Articles 8, 9 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement; proposes that hHuman rights impact assessments be undertaken during the negotiation stage, to be followed up by regular progress reports comprising the assessments made by the EU institutions and services responsible for implementation and evaluations provided by local and international civil society organisations as part of institutionalised civil society monitoring mechanisms; believes that these clauses should allow the Commission to suspend, at least temporarily, trade benefits including those from free-trade agreements in the event of sufficient evidence of Human Rights breaches including the right to work, either on its own initiative or following a request made by a Member State or the European Parliament;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls for the European Union to defend, in this context, access for populations to the natural and vital resources of their countries, access to land and food security as a fundamental right;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends that, to move beyond general ideas of mainstreaming, a set of practical measures be drawn up which must be binding on all EU officials working externally as well as all staff in Member States taking part in the operational actions of EU agencies, including FRONTEX; stresses that training on human rights must be compulsory across the EEAS and relevant parts of the Commission; recommends that tasks pertaining to mainstreaming be incorporated into officials’ job descriptions as part of the yearly staff evaluation;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the fact that in order to attract a consensus on more of its proposals at the HRC, the EU’s capacity for outreach must be improved as a matter of urgency, including through enlisting the support of the HR/VP to lobby capitals in third countries in support of EU positionswork together with as many third countries as possible; welcomes the more strategic, medium-term approach to the preparation of HRC sessions being taken within the Human Rights Working Group of the Council (COHOM);
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights that the World Bank estimates that today, 60 million men and women are totally dependant on forests and believes that deforestation constitutes a major impediment to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals owing to the loss of ecosystem services provided by forests (particularly rainfall, prevention of soil erosion and water purification), considering that 70 % of the world’s poor live in rural areas and depend directly on natural resources for their survival and well-being, and that the urban poor also rely on these resources for ecosystem services such as the maintenance of air and water quality and the breakdown of waste;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Notes that Columbia remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world in terms of participation in trade union activities, and that Human Rights breaches also affecting students, farmers, women and children, remain in almost complete impunity, believes that consequently the ratification of the free- trade agreement with this country should be subject to conditions; strongly condemns the fact that the Intelligence Agency (DAS), which depends directly on the President of the Republic, carried out regular phone-tapping and illegal activity aimed at discrediting Supreme Court judges, political opponents and Human Rights defenders, recalls that the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights, people residing in Europe and NGOs have also been targeted; requests that these serious offences do not go unpunished; calls for the EU to apply the recommendations on Columbia in the 2009 report of the Committee against torture;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the EU should only grant partner countries advanced status if clear human rights and democracy requirements are met; stresses the need to not submit the Arab Spring countries currently in the democratisation phase to the conditions for the granting of an advanced status which are stricter than those planned during the negotiations with the governments in power prior to the Arab Spring;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for systematic support for new, freely and fairly elected parliaments, especially in countries in transition and those to which the EU has sent election observation missions; considers that such support should be financed by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and geographic instruments in a manner clearly distinct from the funds allocated to Human Rights defence organisations to avoid them becoming victims of political exploitation;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses again the importance of choosing priority countries for election observation missions on the basis of a mission’s potential for impact on the promotion of genuine long-term democratisation, such as Sudan, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan in 2010;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Stresses the importance of providing assistance and carrying out election observation in cooperation with the United Nations; believes that this assistance should under no circumstances evolve into a form of EU interference in the political life of third countries;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Stresses that dialogue with third countries should not under any circumstances constitute a restriction on the freedom of the people to the right of self-determination; deplores that the EU and its Member States too often give priority to diplomatic, political or economic considerations to the detriment of Human Rights and which moreover leads to a double-standard policy that goes against a universal view of Human Rights; stresses the importance for the very credibility of the EU, to avoid any exploitation of these issues;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Regrets that the post- dialogue/consultation assessments undertaken have not led to the development of clear performance indicators or benchmarks; urges that objectives be set in advance of, and evaluated immediately after, each dialogue or consultation, in a transparent manner and involving the widest possible stakeholders; stresses that the conclusions of these assessments must be fed into summit meetings and other contacts between the EU and its partners, and must inform the EU and its Member States’ actions in other bi- and multilateral settings; these indicators must particularly be taken into account to ensure the effectiveness of clauses concerning democracy and Human Rights in all EU agreements, whatever their nature;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is disappointed to note that only a limited number of assessments have been carried out and on an irregular basis despite the Guidelines stipulation that the dialogues ‘must preferably be assessed every other year’; strongly regrets that there has been no systematic involvement of the European Parliament in the assessments to date, including for Russia and China; calls for a formalisation of access for the European Parliament to these assessments and a guarantee that this will be carried out in the most open and transparent way possible; recalls that the Guidelines state that ‘civil society will be involved in this assessment exercise’, and considers that the implementation of this commitment requires the establishment of a concrete mechanism to that effect; considers that as soon as civil society becomes involved in this assessment, hearings before the public authorities of the countries concerned will be required;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Stresses that if clauses concerning democracy and Human Rights have been included in political framework agreements with third countries since 1995 and in agreements concluded with more than 120 countries, these clauses have for the most part hit a dead end; notes that, for example, despite increasing attacks on Human Rights defenders in Israel, particularly through laws on restricting access to funds, clauses on democracy and Human Rights have not been implemented;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Highlights the failure of the free trade agreements concluded by the EU with third countries, to the extent that these have not only not allowed clauses on ‘democracy and Human Rights’ to be taken effectively into account and have contributed, to a great extent, through imposing liberalisation policies, to the impoverishment of the populations concerned and to the hoarding of resources by transnational companies; believes therefore that it is necessary to implement new cooperations to facilitate economic and social development of third countries according to the needs of their people;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – introductory part
Paragraph 38 – introductory part
38. Considers that the ‘Arab Spring’ has served to demonstrate the inadequacy of the EU’s policies hitherto to effectively support people’s strong desire for accountable and representative government in countries where this is denied; welcomes therefore the Joint Communications by the Commission and the HR/VP on ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’ and ‘A partnership for democracy and shared prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean’, and the approach taken of shared commitments and mutual accountability, stronger conditionality, differentiation of policies, the advancing of multilateral and sub- regional cooperation and the principledeplores in particular the policies of the EU and the Member States aimed at making certain third countries part of European Neighbourhood Policy the 'police' of EU immigration and asylum policy; whereas these migratory policies are indicative of assumptions towards the populations of fursouther involving civil societyn countries;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Considers that the EU must not forget its responsibility in the economic, social and political situation leading to popular uprising and must assist the institutions in these countries in carrying out checks on their foreign debts, particularly European debts, in order to identify the illegal portion of these debts which did not benefit the population and to implement all mechanisms allowing them to be written off quickly; is concerned about the reaction time of the European Institutions to the particularly worrying economic and social situation in regions in central and southern Tunisia, particularly in the Gafsa Mining Basin; is particularly concerned about the continuity of the guidelines of the partners in relation to the discussions carried out with Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, in particular on keeping provisions concerning the liberalisation of the agricultural sector and air transport in current negotiations; would like the Commission to be able to support, without delay, the emergency financial and social measures in these regions including helping to relaunch tourism;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Emphasises the importance that these types of instrument are not to be used to interfere in the internal politics of the partner countries, particularly through the financing of political parties; whereas, as a general consideration, any exploitation of Human Rights damages the credibility of the EU and its institutions involved in the matter;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Reiterates that the EU is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances; recalls that the EU is the lead donor to civil society organisations which fight against the death penalty; asks the Commission to continue to give priority to the fight against this cruel and inhuman punishment and to keep it as a thematic priority under the EIDHR;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Notes that 60% of all individual cases of human rights violations and abuses both within and outside of armed conflict documented by Amnesty International have directly involved the use of small arms and light weapons; commends the global leadership shown by the EU in adopting a legally binding common position on arms exports in 2008, but notes that the policies of Member States on arms exports are not yet in line with its objectives; recalls the need for further attention to monitoring its implementation at EU level; urges the EU to maintain a strong position on an international Arms Trade Treaty at this year’s UN Conference and to ensure that a robust, legally binding treaty is agreed; calls for the vigilance of the EU and the Member States in the use of public research programmes for security and military purposes by third countries, particularly under the 7th Research Framework Programme;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Calls again on the Commission to insert into Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, a ‘torture end-use’ clause, enabling Member States, on the basis of prior information, to license and thus refuse the export of any items which pose a substantial risk of being used to these ends by their destined end- users; stresses the need to prohibit not only the export but also the production by all Member States of products or objects which could be used in torture; recalls the European Parliament Resolution of 15 June 2010 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 of 27 June 2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
Paragraph 52 a (new)
52 a. Stresses the importance of continuing work on global practices in relation to secret detention in the context of countering terrorism; calls for the EU Member States to ensure proper follow-up to existing reports, in accordance with the positions adopted previously by the European Parliament, particularly in its resolutions on the use of European countries by the CIA for the illegal transportation and detention of prisoners;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 b (new)
Paragraph 52 b (new)
52 b. Highlights that the definition of slavery provided by the UN is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised; deplores the fact that modern forms of slavery survive including within the EU; calls for the Commission to have a much stronger policy on this subject, particularly with regards to domestic staff, the socio- professional group the most affected by these forms of slavery;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)
Paragraph 58 a (new)
58 a. Whereas violence towards women is expressed psychologically through a dominating relationship in society and through the distribution of degrading images of women; highlights that the role of the Commission and the Member States in this area, both within and outside the EU, cannot be limited to combating violence towards women in all forms: whether physical, psychological, social, financial and that priority must be given to non-gender based education for girls and boys and from the youngest possible age, in the battle against gender stereotypes;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Urges the Council and Commission to develop a toolkit on the advancement of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief in the EU’s external policy, including mechanisms to identify infringements, and to involve civil society organisations in its preparation; welcomes the EU’s action in various UN forums against intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief and its unwavering and principled stance against the resolutions on combating defamation of religions; stresses in particular the importance of engaging in a constructive dialogue with the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on this issuethe freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63 a. Expresses its serious concerns on the upsurge in violence, including murders, against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in a certain number of countries in all continents;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Calls on the EU to encourage governments of developing countries to commit to land reform where relevant in order to secure the land titles of indigenous people, especially women, and to prevent land-grabbing practices by corporations; stresses that it is necessary to protect the land, tenancy and land use rights of small local farmers and the access of local communities to natural resources; urges the EU to assert the right of access to natural resources, in particular for native and indigenous peoples, in the negotiation of trade agreements; deplores that a significant number of people do not have or no longer have access to certain resources including basic commodities such as water, due to the hoarding of these resources by companies or private entities, who are supported by the political authorities in the countries concerned, causing food shortages and price increases in foodstuffs; calls for the EU and the Member States to take the measures required to put an end to the hoarding of these resources, particularly land, by European companies and to promote proposals in international and regional fora and conferences (World Bank, WTO, UNCTAD, IMD, OECD) for the recognition of global public goods and their inclusion in a specific UN convention;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Welcomes the Commission initiative on the ‘No Disconnection Strategy’; invites the Commission to submit by January 2013 at the latest, a proposal for regulating the export of products and services aimed at blocking websites, filtering search results, and intimidating internet users including human rights defenders; believes telecommunications and internet service providers must learn the lessons of past mistakes, such as Vodafone’s decision to give in to demands from the Egyptian authorities in the last weeks of the Mubarak regime to suspend services and, to disseminate pro- government propaganda and to monitor opponents and the population in general as well as the societies of other Member States who have sold telecommunications technologies and information to other third countries such as Libya, Tunisia etc.;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
Paragraph 72 a (new)
72 a. Is deeply concerned by the numerous and repeated attacks on privacy and protection of personal data in the fight against terrorism; condemns in particular the new attempts at intimidation carried out by the United States in International negotiations and threats made by certain countries to telephone service providers to change security measures (blocking access to the internet and certain services) and the data protection of their services; deplores the conclusion of the EU PNR agreements with third countries which do not confirm to EU and national legislation in relation to the protection of personal data; regrets the maintaining of provisions prohibiting any recourse to legal action by third country nationals in US law;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 b (new)
Paragraph 72 b (new)
72 b. Regrets that the international community has still not carried out negotiations for the conclusion of an international agreement on the protection of personal data for which Convention 108 of the Council of Europe could serve as a model and invites the European Commission to ask the national Commissioners responsible for the protection of personal data and the European bodies involved in this field to develop a framework, in cooperation with their international counterparts;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 c (new)
Paragraph 72 c (new)
72 c. Condemns the adoption by ACTA who, on the pretext of combating forgery and protecting intellectual property rights, which is necessary and legal but within the limits need to respect the freedom of choice and expression for all, seriously threatens, inter alia, net neutrality, access to high quality, safe and affordable medicines as well as generic medicines.;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to check that these companies which come under national or European law, do not disregard the Human Rights and social, health and environmental standards they are subject to when moving to or carrying out their activities in a third country;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)
Paragraph 76 a (new)
76 a. Considers that natural resources are essential to life and offer collective benefits which allow them to be considered as global public goods; observes however that many local populations do not always have access to these resources or have difficulties in receiving remuneration for the services they contribute to creating; consequently, emphasises the importance of defining the tools designed to measure the unequal access to natural resources;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Acknowledges, in the wake of the Arab Spring, the focus on ‘bottom up’ tailor- made approaches and the need to move respect for human rights to the centre of EU foreign policy; considers that the EU must learn from past mistakes epitomised by the fact that right up to the outbreak of civil war in Libya, negotiations were underway on a framework agreement and a readmission agreement with Libya, despite evidence of the murder of 1 200 prisoners over a decade before and a litany of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 a (new)
Paragraph 87 a (new)
87 a. Emphasises the need for particular attention on the part of the European Union and the Member States on the human rights situation in the Western Sahara; recalls that any form of occupation should be strongly condemned by the international community, particularly in Palestine and the Western Sahara;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89 a (new)
Paragraph 89 a (new)
89 a. Is more specifically concerned by the deterioration of the situation in Turkey and the increasing repression faced by human rights defenders, opposition to the government, including elected representatives, trade unionists, journalists, artists and, in particular, against the Kurdish community;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
Paragraph 97
97. Considers it part of building a real culture of human rights and democracy, particularly through education for democratic citizenship and human rights, that there also be a clear review of the role played by geographical desk officers and Council working groups and what this strategy means for their day-to-day work;