Activities of Andrea COZZOLINO related to 2019/2125(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report 2018 on the human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2018
Amendments (141)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, adopted on 24 June 2013,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, adopted on 24 June 2013,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the EU Guidelines on Death Penalty, adopted by the Council in 2013,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the revised EU Guidelines on EU policy towards third countries on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, adopted on 16 September 2019,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
Citation 8 c (new)
– having regard to the EU Human Rights Guidelines on safe drinking water and sanitation, adopted on 17 June 2019,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197) and the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS No. 201),
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989, and its two Optional Protocols,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the outcome document of 25 September 2014 of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
– having regard to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples to the UN Human Rights Council of 8 August 20171a, __________________ 1a https://undocs.org/A/HRC/36/46/Add.2
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, and the outcomes of their review conferences,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
– having regard to the core ILO conventions,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the 2016 European Economic and Social Committee's Communication 'Lives in Dignity: From Aid-dependence to Self- reliance' and subsequent 2016 Council Conclusions on the EU approach to forced displacement and development,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2019 on EU Guidelines and the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of July 2018 on violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world, including land grabbing (2017/2206(INI)),
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2018 on the future of the LGBTI List of Actions (2019-2024) (2019/2573(RSP)),
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)
Citation 23 c (new)
– having regard to its resolution on experiencing a backlash in women’s rights and gender equality in the EU (2018/2684(RSP)),
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
– having regard to all its resolutions on breaches of human rights, democracy and rule of law (known as urgency resolutions, in accordance with Rule 144, formerly rule 135, of its rule of procedures) adopted in 2018,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU, through continuous actions at bilateral and multilateral level, contributed to advancing human rights in 2018, in particular by strengthening the political dialogue with non-EU countries, and by establishing new international agreements, inter alia trade and economic partnershipsother regional institutions such as the African Union;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the present decade is witnessing a visible and organised offensive at global and European level against gender equality and women’s rights, including in the EU and particularly manifested in a number of Member States going hand in hand with nationalist and anti-democratic ideologies;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas this backlash against women’s rights and gender equality attacks key areas of the institutional and policy framework for gender equality and women’s rights, such as gender mainstreaming, social and labour protection, education, sexual and reproductive health and rights, preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence (including hate speech and on-line harassment), LGBTI+ rights, the presence of women in political decision-making positions and working space, and adequate funding for women’s and other human rights organisations and movements;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded on basic human rights and are essential elements of human dignity, whereas furthermore, these have not yet been secured in all parts of the world, including parts of the EU;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas a comprehensive and binding EU Strategy for Gender Equality as requested by the EP for long and promised by the designate President of the Commission must provide for gender mainstreaming of all EU policies, including the integration of gender equality into the EU’s trade policy and foreign relations policy and reinforce the impact of the upcoming Gender Action Plan III;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas promoting international peace and security is part of the EU’s raison d’être, recognised by the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, and is central to the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the EU is committed to acting on the international scene in the name of the principles that inspired its creation, including democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, and in favour of the principles of the UN Charter and international law;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas environmental emergencies, including global warming and deforestation of millenary rainforest are a direct result of deliberate human policy choices and constitute a human rights violation not only for the people directly affected by loss of their homes and habitats, but also to humanity as a whole and highlight the importance of recognising that each individual on the planet also has a right to breath clean air and to the environment;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas there is an urgent need for the international community and in particular the EU to actively address the fight against impunity and to step up its efforts to monitor and respond to persistent and emerging conflicts throughout the globe that might lead to human rights abuses;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas many indigenous peoples continue to be victims of murder, extrajudicial executions, mutilation, torture, rape, arbitrary detentions, physical assault, harassment and intimidation for defending the right to their ancestral territories and natural resources, including their access to water and food, and to their spiritual sites and sacred burial grounds;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the protection of the human rights of groups in the most vulnerable situations, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTI community, women, children, asylum seekers and migrants, deserves special attention;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its deep concern at the attacks on democracy and the rule of law worldwide in 2018, which reflect the rise of authoritarianism as a political project, embodying disregard for human rights, repression of dissent, politicised justice and predetermined elections; is of the opinion that countries falling into authoritarian regimes become more vulnerable to instability, conflict, corruption and violent extremism; welcomes the fact that, at the same time, a number of countries have launched peace and democratisation processes, implemented constitutional and judicial reforms, and engaged with civil society in open and public debates with the objective of promoting fundamental freedoms and human rights, including the abolition of the death penalty; deplores the lack of engagement in the moratorium against the death penalty particular in Belarus, Indonesia , Iran, Japan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and the USA;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Express its deep concern that in addition to countries where democracy, human rights and the rule of law have been under threat, there still exists regimes that deny the very existence of universal human rights enshrined in international law, where even the most basic rights are arbitrarily bestowed or removed as if they were privileges by absolute authority of the State, where large segments of their population, including in particular women or minorities, are systematically denied any standing, and yet the regimes are given equal standing in the brotherhood of nations, legitimising the denial of total human rights as a method of government.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds that there can be no hierarchy of human rights; stresses the need to ensure full respect for, and adherence to, the principle that human rights are universal and inalienable, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; stresses the severe unacceptability of attempts to use the rights of certain groups to justify the marginalisation of others;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the scourge of armed conflicts, which continues to claim civilian lives and causes mass displacement, with states and non-state actors seemingly abdicating their responsibility to abide by international humanitarian law and international human rights law; stresses that regions at war or in conflict situations face grave human rights violations, exceptional in nature and aimed at denying human dignity, which are both devastating for victims and degrading for perpetrators; highlights, as an example, the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatments; enforced disappearances, extra judicial killings and sexual violence as a weapon of war to destroy, destabilise, and demoralise individuals, families, communities and societies;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the scourge of armed conflicts, which continues to claim civilian lives and causes mass displacement, with states and non-state actors seemingly abdicating their responsibility to abide by international humanitarian law and international human rights law; stresses that regions at war or in conflict situations face grave human rights violations, exceptional in nature and aimed at denying human dignity, which are both devastating for victims and degrading for perpetrators; highlights, as an example, the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war or deliberate starvation as a weapon of war, where disease and malnutrition are deliberately inflicted to destroy, destabilise, and demoralise individuals, families, communities and societies, especially children;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Denounces the pushback against multilateralism and the rule-based international order that poses a serious challenge to human rights worldwide; strongly believes in approaches and decisions taken in cooperation in a multilateral framework, particularly within the UN bodies, as the most effective means of serving the interests of humanity, finding sustainable solutions to conflicts and fostering progress in the field of human rights; in this regard, welcomes the ratification in 2018 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) by the Marshall Islands, Qatar and Fiji;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned at the rincrease in the number of cases of murder, attacks and intimidation against people standing up for human rights throughout the world, in particular journalists, scholars, lawyers and civil society activists, inter alia women’s rights activists, environmental and land defenders, mainly in countries with high levels of corruption and a poor record of upholding the rule of law including increasingly brazen attacks committed on foreign soil and in some cases in violation of the laws and customs relating to diplomatic privileges and immunities; demands judicial oversight;stice and accountability at the highest level of decision making for those attacks.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned at the increase in the number of cases of murder, attacks and intimidation against people standing up for human rights throughout the world, in particular journalists, scholars, lawyers and civil society activists, inter alia environmental and land defenders, mainly in countries with high levels of corruption and a poor record of upholding the rule of law and judicial oversight; notes that women human rights defenders face specific risks and need adequate protection;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses deep concern that the EU and certain Member States continue to pursue business, military, anti- terrorism and migration interests over human rights and democracy concern; is deeply concerned about the use of repressive cybersecurity and counter- terrorism legislation to crack down on human rights defenders;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights worldwide; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence; stresses that manyost societies still struggle to provide women and girls with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and equal pay and political and economic representation; expresses concerns over the ongoing attacks on women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as well as over legislation in many parts of the world that restricts these rights, including in the EU;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights worldwide; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence; stresses that many societies still struggle to provide women and girls with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and political and economic representation; points out inter alia FGM among the most heinous human rights violations; welcomes the Spotlight initiative on violence against women launched by the European Commission and asks for its reinforcement;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that respecting and promoting the rights of the child, fighting against all manifestationkinds of abuse, neglect, the trafficking and exploitation of children, including theforced marriages and the recruitment or use of child soldiers in armed conflict, and providing children with care and education are crucial tostakes for the future of humanity; in this respect supports the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) established with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612 on children and armed conflict, including the strengthening of the independence and impartiality of the composition of the annual list of child rights violators, free from political interference;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that respecting and promoting the rights of the child, fighting against all manifestations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, the trafficking and exploitation of children, including the use of child soldiers in armed conflict, and providing children with care and education are crucial to the future of humanity;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that respecting and promoting the rights of the child, fighting against all manifestations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, the trafficking and exploitation of children, including the use of child soldiers in armed conflict, and providing children with care and education are crucial to the future of humanity;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to instances of persecution and discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, language, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sexual orientation gender identity, and age, which remain rife in many countries and societies; is seriously concerned at the increasingly intolerant and hate-filled responses targeting people who are the victims of these human rights violations;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the number of persons forcibly displaced in 2018 exceededs 70 million, of whom 26 million were refugees3 ; takes the view that wars, conflicts, political oppression, poverty and food insecurity,; 41 million internally displaced and 3.5 million were asylum seekers; in addition 12 million people globally are stateless; takes the view that the drivers of displacement - wars, conflicts, political oppression, persecution and violence – will intensify through uneven economic development conditions and the adverse effects of climate change on the world’s poorest countries in particular, fuel the risks of triggering new conflicts and the further displacement of populations; __________________ 3UNHCR – Global Trends 2018 report (19 June 2019).
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the number of persons forcibly displaced in 2018 exceeds 70 million, of whom 26 million were refugees; 41 million internally displaced and 3.5 million were asylum seekers; in addition 12 million people globally are stateless; takes the view that the drivers of displacement - wars, conflicts, political oppression, persecution and violence – will intensify through uneven economic development conditions and the adverse effects of climate change on the world’s poorest countries in particular;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that freedom of speech and expression, as well as media pluralism, are at the heart of resilient democratic societies; condemns the use of legitimate aims such as counter-terrorism, state security and law enforcement in order to quell dissidents and limit the freedom of expression as done in Russia, Egypt, China and other countries; urges that the best possible safeguards against disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda be put in place by developing a legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid threats, including cyber and information warfare;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that freedom of speech and expression, as well as media pluralism, are at the heart of resilient democratic societies; urges that the best possible safeguards against hate speech, disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda be put in place by developing a legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid threats, including cyber and information warfare;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that freedom of speech and expression, as well as media pluralism, are at the heart of resilient democratic societies; urges that the best possible safeguards against disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda and radicalisation be put in place by developing a legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid threats, including cyber and information warfare;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the EU’s commitment to placing human rights and democracy at the centre of its relations with non-EU countries; stresses, therefore, that the objective of advancing human rights and democracy around the world requires it to be mainstreamed in all EU policies which have an external dimension; stresses that the EU should, therefore, put in place measures to ensure EU engagement does not inadvertently reinforce authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the EU’s commitment to placing human rights and democracy at the centre of its relations with non-EU countries; stresses, therefore, that the objective of advancing human rights and democracy around the world requires it to be mainstreamed in all EU policies which have an external dimension; stresses that the EU should, therefore, put in place measures to ensure EU engagement does not inadvertently reinforce authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underscores the importance of human rights to be promoted and mainstreamed across all external policy of the EU; takes note of the works on such important issues being currently carried out under the status of a subcommittee in Parliament; reiterates its call to upgrade this into a full committee;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and EU Member States to adopt a new ambitious, comprehensive and binding Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for the next five years; its implementation and impact should be assessed through a strong monitoring mechanism;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and EU Member States to adopt a new ambitious, comprehensive and binding Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for the next five years; its implementation and impact should be assessed through a strong monitoring mechanism;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes the importance of its resolutions on breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (known as urgency resolutions, in accordance with Rule 144, formerly Rule 135 of its rules of procedures); underlines the legal recurrence and the paramount visibility of the EU, by means of this tool, in its fight for human rights; calls on the EEAS to provide Parliament with regular reports on the follow-up actions it has taken on all the urgency resolutions and/or the recommendations therein; calls on the EEAS and EU Member States to enhance the visibility of the human rights violations raised in Parliament's urgency resolutions; reiterates its belief that this tool can be further developed to strengthen human rights and democracy through increased timely reflection, targeting and efficiency;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Strongly recommends that the Commission enhances its engagement with Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights to enable it to contribute actively to the upcoming EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to inform, consult and work closely with Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, when revising and/or adopting EU policy documents for the conduct and monitoring of EU human rights foreign policy;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that trade policies and human rights must reinforce each other, and that the business community has an important role to play in offering positive incentives in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and corporate responsibilityEU and its Member States must regulate the business community in order to prevent any kind of corporate human rights abuses outside the EU; reminds the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) of the need to make effective use of human rights clauses within international agreements, based on political dialogue, the regular assessment of progress and recourse to the consultation procedure upon request from a party; requests that robust implementation and monitoring mechanisms of human rights clauses be put in place, involving Parliament, local civil society and relevant international organisations, as well as establishing an effective and independent complaints mechanism for groups of citizens and stakeholders who are affected by human rights violationtrade and investments agreements or abuses;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that trade and human rights reinforce each other, and that the business community has an important role to play in offering positive incentives in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and corporate responsibility; reminds the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) of the need to make effective use of human rights clauses within international agreements, based on political dialogue, the regular assessment of progress and recourse to the consultation procedure upon request from a party; requests that robustenforceable implementation and monitoring mechanisms of human rights clauses be put in place, involving Parliament, local civil society and relevant international organisations, through which the EU can sanction the partner countries committing human rights violations, as well as establishing a complaints mechanism for groups of citizens and stakeholders who are affected by human rights violations;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that trade and human rights reinforce each other, and that the business community has an important role to play in offering positive incentives in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and corporate responsibility; reminds the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) of the need to make effective use of human rights clauses within international agreements, based on political dialogue, the regular assessment of progress and recourse to the consultation procedure upon request from a party; requests that robust implementation and monitoring mechanisms of human rights clauses be put in place, involving Parliament, local civil society and relevant international organisations, as well as establishing a complaints mechanism for groups of citizens and stakeholders who are affected by human rights violations;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Draws attention on the human rights impact of environmental devastation, both for populations that are subject to land invasion, and in respect of the right to the environment for all of humanity; urges EU institutions and Member States to include the right to breath clean air in their national international human rights policies;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Strongly encourages the EU to consistently address discrimination making best use of the EU human rights toolbox, including dialogues and condemnations, support to civil society and joint initiatives at UN level, in line with EU newly adopted Guidelines on non-discrimination in external action and UN Guidance tool on descent based discrimination published in 2017;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supports the work and efforts of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR) in protecting and promoting human rights in the world; underlines the important objective within the mandate of the EUSR to enhance the Union’s effectiveness in this area; calls on the EUSR to act upon its mandate to contribute to enhancing the EU’s contribution to strengthening democracy;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supports the work and efforts of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR) in protecting and promoting human rights in the world; underlines the important objective within the mandate of the EUSR to enhance the Union’s effectiveness in this area; calls on the EUSR to act upon its mandate to contribute to enhancing the EU’s contribution to strengthening democracy;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the link between the increase in human rights violations and widespread impunity and the lack of accountability in regions and countries devastated by conflicts or marked by politically motivated intimidation, discrimination, harassment and assault, abduction, violent policing, arbitrary arrests and cases of torturerbitrary arrests, cases of torture and killings; calls to support actions aimed at combating impunity and promote accountability especially in those regions where the dynamics of impunity reward those who bear the greatest responsibility and disempower victims;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the link between the increase in human rights violations and widespread impunity and the lack of accountability in regions and countries devastated by conflicts or marked by politically motivated intimidation, discrimination, harassment and assault, abduction, violent policing, arbitrary arrests and cases of torture; stresses also that in conflicts, minorities and marginalised groups are often particularly severely impacted;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls its resolutions denouncing specific responsibilities for conflicts that in 2018 have caused hundreds of children casualties, conducted as part of deliberate attacks against the civilian population and humanitarian infrastructure; urges the EU Member States to refrain from selling arms and any military equipment to all parties to conflicts;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the EU’s efforts to promote the universality of the Rome Statute in 2018, during which the 20th anniversary of its adoption was celebrated, and reaffirms its unwavering support of the International Criminal Court; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to explore ways and present new tools to help the victims of violations of international human rights law and of international humanitarian law to access international justice and obtain remedy and reparation; notes that international law is currently under serious pressure and is concerned that, because of its wide jurisdiction, of the 193 UN member states, only 122 are members of the ICC and only 38 have ratified the Kampala Amendment which gives the ICC powers to prosecute the crime of aggression;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Strongly believes that the impunity challenge has clearly emerged as a central issue and calls therefore on the EEAS and the Commission to include an ambitious strategy on that respect within the 3rd EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy; in that spirit, highly recommends the setting up of an European Observatory on Prevention, accountability, and combating impunity that would serve the purpose of connecting existing accountability mechanisms (e.g. EU early warning systems, preventing genocide, implementing the Responsibility to Protect, accountability processes and post- conflict transitional justices), following- up of the resolutions of Parliament on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (known as urgency resolutions, in accordance with Rule 144, formerly Rule 135, of its Rules of Procedure), raising awareness about unreported situations and human rights violations, including the most sensitive issues (e.g. extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances), bridging the gap between mechanisms and victims, and contributing to implement Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions and further raise the profile and visibility of the EU engagement on this matter;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Strongly believes that the impunity challenge has clearly emerged as a central issue and calls therefore on the EEAS and the Commission to include an ambitious strategy on that respect within the 3rd EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy; in that spirit, highly recommends the setting up of an European Observatory on Prevention, accountability, and combating impunity that would serve the purpose of connecting existing accountability mechanisms like the EU early warning systems, preventing genocide, implementing the Responsibility to Protect, accountability processes and post- conflict transitional justices; this could also serve to raise awareness about unreported situations and human rights violations, including the most sensitive issues as extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, bridging the gap between mechanisms and victims, and contributing to implement the Sustainable Development Goal number 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions. The European Observatory on Prevention, accountability, and combating impunity could further raise the profile and visibility of the EU engagement on this matter;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recalls that in 2018 the EU supported the resolution on Yemen which denounces the responsibilities of the humanitarian crisis of both Houthi forces and the coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) particularly in the casualties of hundreds of children in the take of the city of Hodeidah; urges the EU Member States to refrain from selling arms and any military equipment to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and any member of the international coalition, as well as to the Yemeni Government and other parties to the conflict;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the initial discussions within the Council regarding the establishment of an EU human rights sanctions mechanism, the so-called ‘Magnitsky List’, allowing for targeted sanctions against individuals complicit in serious human rights violations;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the invaluable and essential role that HRDs play at the risk of their lives, in particular women’s human rights defenders; recommends strengthening cooperation between the EU institutions and the Member States, enabling them to provide continuous support to HRDs; values the ‘ProtectDefenders.eu’ mechanism established to protect HRDs at grave risk; calls on the Council and the Commission to establish a specific coordinated procedure for awarding visas to HRDs; calls on the Commission to make full use of the financial capacand Member States to ensure sufficient funding for the protection of HRDs in the relevant Thematic Programmes of the next NDICI and to ensure its accessibility ofby the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) to support HRDsose most in need who are the most marginalised; calls on the Commission to make full use of this instrument in the future;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Expresses its concern at the continued shrinking of civil society space in 2018; deplores that human rights defenders continue to be increasingly killed, persecuted, harassed and arbitrarily detained for defending universal principles of human rights; deplores the increasing enactment and abusive use of laws in third countries implemented to curtail and criminalise the legitimate work of human rights defenders;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Notes that women’s rights organisations and defenders are specifically targeted and suffer particularly from the shrinking civic space; stresses the need for the EU to politically support, increasingly protect and raise financial allocations for independent civil society organisations that promote the rights of women and girls in all areas; urges the EU and Member States to ensure the protection of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) and take into account the specific protection needs they have;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Underscores that HRDs working on land, environmental and indigenous rights, women HRDs and LGBTI+ rights defenders are those most at risk and require special attention; highlights that HRDs are indispensable actors in the promotion of human rights and democratisation;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Urges the EU and its Member States to continue working to ensure physical integrity and legal assistance for indigenous, environmental, intellectual property and land rights defenders, namely through reinforcement of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and various existing instruments and mechanisms such as protectdefendeurs.eu, in order to protect human rights and environmental activists, with a dedicated emphasis on women human rights defenders and increased involvement in the initiatives proposed by international organisations such as the UN;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Calls on all EU Delegations and their focal point on human rights on the ground to regularly implement their obligation to meet with human HRDs, visit detained activists, monitor their trials and advocate for their protection on the ground; calls for them to be more visible and vocal with regard to human rights concerns; in this regard, further calls the EEAS, to collaborate more closely with Parliament and to raise concerns at an early stage;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20e. Highlights that 2018 marked the 20th anniversary of the UN declaration on Human Rights Defenders; welcomes the first ever European Parliament Human Rights Week, which offered a platform for an exchange with HRDs; encourages the EU institutions to retain this practice on a regular basis;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 a (new)
Subheading 5 a (new)
Women’s rights and Gender equality
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; and calls for the EU to adopt a comprehensive and binding Gender Equality Strategy once the strategic engagement expires; calls on the European Commission to prepare and adopt a communication to renew the Gender Action Plan after 2020, as an important EU tool to contribute to women and girls’ rights worldwide; calls on Member States to endorse the Gender Action Plan III in Council conclusions calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the European Commission to prepare and adopt a communication to renew the Gender Action Plan after 2020, as an important EU tool to contribute to women and girls’ rights worldwide; calls on Member States to endorse the Gender Action Plan III in Council conclusions; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries and civil society, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the approach of integrating the gender perspective in EU Common Security and Defence Policy activities and underlines the importance of providing adequate gender sensitive training to healthcare professionals and humanitarian aid workers, including those working in emergency assistance;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Condemns all forms of gender- based, physical, sexual and psychological violence and exploitation, mass rape, trafficking, female genital mutilation; Reiterates its call on EU Member States who have not yet done so to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible; urges countries to step up their legislation in order to tackle these issues; recalls that violence against women is deeply rooted in gender inequality and therefore needs to be addressed comprehensively; calls on the EU to work with other countries to step up their actions in the fields of education, healthcare and social services, data collection, funding and programming, to better prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence worldwide; supports the continuation of the joint EU- UN Spotlight Initiative;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Points out that sexual and gender- based violence against women and girls, including harmful traditions such as child marriages and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), inadequate access to basic sectors and social services, for example health, education, water, sanitation, and nutrition, difficulties in gaining access to sexual and reproductive health, and unequal participation in public and private institutions, as well as in political decision-making and in peace processes, represent an inacceptable violation of basic human rights that cannot be accepted by the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Finds it unacceptable that women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights remains an ideological battleground, including in multilateral settings; calls for the EU and its Member States to recognise the inalienable rights of women and girls to bodily integrity and autonomous decision- making, and condemns the frequent violations of women’s sexual and reproductive rights, including the denial of access to relevant services; calls on the EU to guarantee access to family planning services, contraceptives and safe and legal abortion services through its human rights, humanitarian and development policies, particularly in conflict and post-conflict situations and for victims of sexual violence as a weapon of war;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Finds it inacceptable that women’s and girls’ bodies, specifically with respect to their sexual and reproductive health and rights, still remain an ideological battleground, in EU Member States as well as worldwide; calls for the EU and EU Member States to recognise the inalienable rights of women and girls to bodily integrity and autonomous decision making and condemns the frequent violation of women’s SRHR, including the denial of access to family planning services, affordable contraception and safe and legal abortion services;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Affirms that access to health is a human right, that sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded on basic human rights, and are essential elements of human dignity; emphasises that proper and affordable health care and in particular access to sexual and reproductive health and rights should be guaranteed for all, including comprehensive sexuality and relationships education and information, family planning, modern contraceptive methods, safe and legal abortion, and maternal, antenatal and post-natal healthcare; notes that these services are important elements to save women’s lives and reduce infant and child mortality;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 g (new)
Paragraph 21 g (new)
21g. Stresses the importance of viewing access to health as a human right; highlights the need to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including measures to ensure that women freely control their bodies and lives, have access to family planning, to adequate feminine hygiene products and to receive the recommended natal care to prevent child and maternal mortality; highlights that safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s lives and contribute to avoiding high-risks births and reducing infant and child mortality; stresses the importance of access to adequate gender-sensitive mental health services, particularly in conflict and post- conflict situations;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 h (new)
Paragraph 21 h (new)
21h. Strongly condemns the continued application of the Global Gag Rule and its impact on women’s and girls’ health and rights; reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to fill the financing gap left by the US in the area of sexual and reproductive health and rights, using both national and EU development funding;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 i (new)
Paragraph 21 i (new)
21i. Expresses grave concerns on the escalated use of torture in the form of sexual and gender based violence, as a weapon of war;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 j (new)
Paragraph 21 j (new)
21j. Stresses the alarming increase of violence against women and calls for further action in order to assure that the Istanbul Convention is ratified and thus implemented entirely all over Europe;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 k (new)
Paragraph 21 k (new)
21k. Emphasises that gender equality should be a key priority in all working relations, policies and external actions of the EU, as it is a principle for the EU and its Member States itself according to the Treaties;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 l (new)
Paragraph 21 l (new)
21l. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the promotion and status of gender equality in the most affected EU Member States, with special regard to the institutional, policy and legislative framework;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for new EU initiatives to promote and protect the rights of the child, including to prevent and combat child abuse in the world, to rehabilitate and reintegrate conflict-affected children, especially those involved with extremist groups, and to provide them with a sheltered environment in which care and education are fundamental; calls foron the EU to initiate an international movement to advocate the rights of the child, inter alia by organising an international conference on the protection of children in fragile environments;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for new EU initiatives to prevent and combat child abuse in the world, to rehabilitate conflict-affected children and children that suffer from multiple and intersectional discrimination and to provide them with a sheltered environment in which care and education are fundamental; calls for the EU to initiate an international movement to advocate the rights of the child, inter alia by organising an international conference on the protection of children in fragile environments;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for new EU initiatives to prevent and combat child abuse in the world, to rehabilitate conflict-affected children and to provide them with a shelterfamily- and community-based environment in which care and education are fundamental; calls for the EU to initiate an international movement to advocate the rights of the child, inter alia by organising an international conference on the protection of children in fragile environments;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes the EU’s efforts in 2018 to tackle the institutionalisation of children and promote the transition from institutional to community-based care, as per the reference included in the proposal for a new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument; calls for the EU, building upon this momentum and on the opportunity offered by the UN Resolution on the Rights of the Child 2019 which will focus on children deprived of parental care, to continue taking leadership on this issue and working to ensure children everywhere are supported to live in families and in the community and to access mainstream services;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on all States to commit themselves to eliminating the worst forms of child labour as defined by Article 3 of ILO Convention No 182, which include child slavery, trafficking, prostitution and hazardous work affecting a child’s physical and mental health;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Subheading 8 a (new)
Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Subheading 8 a (new)
Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Subheading 8 a (new)
Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Condemns the recent increase in discriminatory laws and acts of violence against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender identity; regrets that 72 countries criminalise homosexuality, including 12 which provide for the death penalty; emphasises the importance of the Commission and the EEAS continuing to raise the issue of LGBTI rights in political and human rights dialogues and in multilateral fora, and of using the EIDHR to support organisations defending LGBTI rights;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Considers that the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual people are more likely to be respected if they have access to legal institutions, such as registered partnership or marriage; encourages EU institutions and Member States to support the recognition of same-sex marriage or civil unions as a political, social and human and civil rights; welcomes the fact that more and more countries are creating legislation in the right to build a family through marriage, civil union and adoption without discrimination based on sexual orientation, and calls on the Commission and Member States to develop proposals for mutual recognition of these unions and same-sex families across the EU, so as to ensure equal treatment in terms of work, free movement, taxation and social security, protecting household incomes and children;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Strongly supports the Commission List of actions to advance LGBTI equality and the Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons for external action from 2013, as important elements of the EU’s ongoing efforts to improve the human rights of LGBTI people, in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals; calls on the Commission/EEAS to continue the work on protecting and furthering the human rights of LGBTI people, by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to combat discrimination and human rights violations, as well as support the development of legislation and policies protecting the human rights of LGBTI people worldwide;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Strongly supports the Commission List of actions to advance LGBTI equality and the Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons for external action from 2013, as important elements of the EU’s ongoing efforts to improve the human rights of LGBTI people, in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals; calls on the Commission/EEAS to continue the work on protecting and furthering the human rights of LGBTI people, by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to combat discrimination and human rights violations, as well as support the development of legislation and policies protecting the human rights of LGBTI people worldwide;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is deeply concerned at the serious and systematic human rights abuses being perpetrated by the Chinese government against ethnic and religious communities, especially the mass arbitrary detention of an estimated 1-3 million Uyghurs in internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; urges the EU institutions to fully implement the provisions of its urgency resolutions and to seriously consider imposing targeted sanctions, asset freezes and other concrete measures on those responsible for the conception and implementation of the camp system; urges the VP/HR to continue to substantively raise this issue with their counterparts in the Chinese government in bilateral and multilateral settings and to continue to demand that the internment camps be closed;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges the EU and its Member States to actively seek full recognition, protection and promotion of the rights of Indigenous Peoples; calls on countries to ratify the provisions of ILO Convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on all states, particularly the EU and the Member States, to include Indigenous Peoples and rural communities in the decision-making process with regard to strategies for tackling climate change, which should also cover the case of irreparable damage resulting from climate change that can force them to migrate and lead to their double discrimination as environmentally displaced and indigenous people;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to step up advocacact with transparency, neutrality and impartiality in relation to FoRB, and to launch interreligiousthe dialogue with states and representatives of civil society and faith, faith, humanistic and philosophical groups in order to prevent acts of violence and discrimination against persons on the grounds of thought, philosophical opinions, conscience, religion or belief; calls for the EU to continue to forge alliances and to enhance cooperation with a broad range of countries and regional organisations, in order to deliver positive change in relation to FoRB; reminds the Council and Commission of the need to adequately support the institutional mandate, capacity and duties of the Special Envoy for the promotion of FoRB outside the EU;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission, the /EEAS and theEU Member States to step upincrease advocacy ion freedom of relatigion to FoRB, andor belief (FoRB) including the right to change or renounce religion and belief and not to profess any, to launch the interreligious dialogue with states and representatives of civil society and faith groups in orderso as to prevent acts of violence and discrimination against persons on the grounds of thought, conscience, religion or belief, including the right of pilgrims to access holy and religious sites without discrimination based on nationality, racial and ethnic origin, disability, gender and sexual orientation; calls foron the EU to continue to forge alliances and to enhance cooperation with a broad range of countries and reg, regional and international organisations and civil society, in order to deliver positive change in relation ton FoRB; remindcalls the Council and Commission of the need to adequately support the institutional mandate, capacity and duties of the Special Envoy for the promotion of FoRB outside the EU;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Is deeply concerned that some countries penalise blasphemy, conversion or apostasy, including by the death penalty; reiterates that the right to FoRB includes the rights not to believe, to espouse theistic, non-theistic, agnostic or atheistic views and the right to apostasy;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Recognises that to choose their own leaders without any interferences of the State and in accordance with the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief is a right of religious communities and groups;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Reminds that the principle of the separation of church and state is a prime constitutional principle worldwide and in Europe;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11 a (new)
Subheading 11 a (new)
Torture and Other Ill-treatment
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Welcomes the revised EU policy towards third countries on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; calls on the EU Member States to mainstream safeguards against torture and other ill treatment in all their actions and policies;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Highlights the importance of further strengthening cooperation with UN mechanisms, regional bodies and relevant actors such as the ICC, as well as CSOs and HRDs in the fight against torture and other ill treatment;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24e. Calls for EU Member States to immediately end global trade in goods used for torture and capital punishment;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reaffirms that the activities of all companies, whether operating domestically or across borders, must be in full compliance with international human rights and environmental standards; stresses the need to establish an instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other companies; reminds all countries to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and calls on those EU Member States that have not yet adopted National Action Plans on Business Rights to do so as early as possiblecompanies; underlines that many European companies are linked to serious human rights abuses and environmental degradation such as forced and child labour, land grabbing and toxic pollution; calls the Commission to advance a legislative proposal on corporate human rights and environmental due diligence to prevent abuses in their global operations, and to improve access to justice for victims; reminds all countries to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and calls on those EU Member States that have not yet adopted National Action Plans on Business Rights to do so as early as possible; calls the EU and its Member States to constructively support the development of the binding UN instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, and considers this to be a necessary step forward in the promotion and protection of human rights;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reaffirms that the activities of all companies, whether operating domestically or across borders, must be in full compliance with international human rights standards; stresses the need to establish an binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations, and other companies; reminds all countries to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and calls on those EU Member States that have not yet adopted National Action Plans on Business Rights to do so as early as possible;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to ensure that promoters fully comply with their stakeholder engagement responsibilities so that meaningful public participation and consultation takes place in planning, appraisal and monitoring processes, and reinforce their monitoring over all the projects it finances, to integrate such costs in the planning of their operations from the beginning of the project cycle, and to include sanctions into client contracts in case of non- compliance or non-respect of such safeguards; calls on the EU to monitor more closely EU funded activities through EIB and EBRD for compliance with human rights and ensure full accountability for violations;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes positive note of the GSP+ preference system as a means of stimulating the effective implementation of the 27 core international conventions on human rights and labour standards; acknowledges that global value chains contribute to enhancing international core labour, environmental and social standards, and represent an opportunity in terms of sustainable progress, particularly in developing countrienotes that strengthened and effective monitoring mechanisms could reinforce the leverage potential of trade preference schemes in response to human rights violations; takes the opportunity of the revision of the regulation to better assess the impacts of GSP on human rights and to enhance the link between the granting of trade preference and human rights violations occurring in specific sectors or in parts of supply chains;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes positive note of the GSP+ preference system as a means of stimulating the effective implementation of the 27 core international conventions on human rights and labour standards; acknowledges that global value chains contribute to enhancing international core labour, environmental and social standards, and represent an opportunity in terms of sustainable progress, particularly in developing countries and in countries at greater risk due to climate change;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the EU and EU Member States to ensure full due human rights diligence and proper vetting of exports of European surveillance technology and technical assistance; calls on the EU and Member States to engage with third country governments to end repressive cybersecurity and counter-terrorism legislation practices and legislation;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows such as wars, conflicts, persecution, networks of illegal migration, trafficking, smuggling and climate change; calls for the external dimension of the refugee crisis to be addressed, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; insists that the implementation of the Global Compacts on migration and refugees must therefore go hand in hke genuine steps, in line with the Global Compact on Refugees; (a) to ease the pressures on host countries and communities; (b) to enhance refugee self-reliance; (c) to expand access to third-country solutions; (d) to support conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity; (e) calls for the EU and its Member States to increase humanitarian assistance for forcibly displaced; (f) calls for the EU and with the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda as set out in the Strategic Development Goals, as well as with increased ins Member States to provide support to refugee hosting communities over and above stment inandard developing countriesment programming;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows such as wars, conflicts, persecution, networks of illegal migration, trafficking, smuggling and climate change; calls, climate change and poverty, and to establish legal migration routes and channels and to facilitate voluntary returns where this is possible; considers it important, therefore, that resources for development and cooperation are not diverted away from these objectives to be directed instead towards border blockades and controls, with no real guarantees of human rights being fully respected; calls therefore for the external dimension of the refugee crisis to be addressed, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; insists that the implementation of the Global Compacts on migration and refugees must therefore go hand in hand with the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda as set out in the Strategic Development Goals, as well as with increased investment in developing countries;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows such as wars, conflicts, persecution, networks of illegal migration, trafficking, smuggling and climate change; calls for the external dimension of the refugeeasylum crisis to be addressed, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; insists that the implementation of the Global Compacts on migration and refugees must therefore go hand in hand with the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda as set out in the Strategic Development Goals, as well as with increased investment in developing countries;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the urgent need to develop stronger policies at EU level to address issues related to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in a manner consistent with international human rights law and fundamental human dignity; calls on the EU and its Member States to guarantee humanitarian corridors and to deliver humanitarian visas; stresses that humanitarian aid, in particular in the context of Search and Rescue operations, should never be criminalised; invites EU Member States to approve the revision of the Dublin Regulation and to promote legal migration in a true spirit of cooperation and equitable burden sharing;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses that core international human rights treaties recognise the rights of all human beings, including migrants and refugees, regardless of their legal status, and obligate states to uphold them, including the fundamental principle of non-refoulement; urges Member States and the EU to ensure the respect of human rights in migration management; urges the Commission to develop a human rights-based approach of migration and refine the EU tools in order to ban and discourage prosecution against individuals and civil society organisations assisting migrants for humanitarian reasons;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Requests the EU to participate actively in the debate on the term “climate displaced persons”, including its possible legal definition in international law or in any legally binding international agreements;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions political parties, independent media, parliaments and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation; calls for transparency in the allocation of funding and the monitoring of the use of funds for the activities concerned; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide; welcomes the Council’s discussions on conclusions on democracy as the start of updating and strengthening the EU’s approach to strengthen democracy and calls the EU Member States to raise funds to EED;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions, political parties, independent media, parliaments and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide; welcomes the Council’s discussions on conclusions on democracy as the start of updating and strengthening the EU’s approach to strengthen democracy;
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation; reminds that human rights are a fundamental corner stone of democratisation processes; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide; in this respect emphasises the role of education to human rights and democratisation as essential tool to reinforce these values both within and outside the European Union;
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Reiterates its positive view of the EU’s continued support for electoral processes and its provision of electoral assistance and support to domestic observers; welcomes and fully supports, in this context, the work of the European Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group; recalls the importance of proper follow-up to the reports and recommendations of the election observation missions as a way of enhancing their impact and strengthening the EU’s support for democratic standards in the countries concerned; stresses the need to support democracy throughout the electoral cycle through long-term and flexible programmes that reflect the nature of democratic change;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Reiterates its positive view of the EU’s continued support for electoral processes and its provision of electoral assistance and support to domestic observers; welcomes and fully supports, in this context, the work of the European Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group; recalls the importance of proper follow-up to the reports and recommendations of the election observation missions as a way of enhancing their impact and strengthening the EU’s support for democratic standards in the countries concerned; stresses the need to support democracy throughout the electoral cycle through long-term and flexible programmes that reflect the nature of democratic change;