54 Amendments of Birgit SIPPEL related to 2016/2009(INI)
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that human dignity is inviolable and must be respected and protected as the basis of all fundamental rights; calls for awareness-raising amongst EU citizens on the inherent dignity of all persons in order to achieve a more sensitive and inclusive society;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates that Member States shall respect and protect the human dignity of all migrants, including in relation to border management and asylum procedures; calls on the Commission and Member States to reinforce cooperation and resources to save lives of migrants at sea in accordance with the respect of the right to life; welcomes the fact that the recently adopted European Border and Coast Guard proposal foresees a specific mandate for the Agency to support search and rescue operations; recalls that rules related to asylum seekers’ and refugees’ reception conditions must not deprive them of their fundamental rights to a dignified standard of living and to physical and mental health;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes that it is essential to guarantee that the common European values listed in Article 2 TEU are upheld in full in both European and national legislation, public policies and their implementation;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Urges the Commission to systematically prepare specific fundamental rights impact assessments for its upcoming proposals; reiterates that the full range of sources for fundamental rights should be taken into consideration, as fundamental rights provisions are not limited to the Charter;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Urges the Commission and Member States to find a way to make better use of the expertise of the Council of Europe and set up a formal channel of cooperation in matters relating to the rule of law and fundamental rights and create stronger synergies between the institutions;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 o (new)
Paragraph 1 o (new)
1o. Calls on all Member States, EU Institutions and Agencies to fully respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol during the border guard actions and asylum proceedings; urges the Commission as the guardian of the Treaties to closely monitor and effectively respond to any abuse of these laws;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 r (new)
Paragraph 1 r (new)
1r. Welcomes the fundamental rights safeguards built in the European Border and Coast Guard Agency proposal, including the establishment of the fundamental rights officer position, the complaint mechanism and the Agency’s enhanced role in search and rescue operations at sea;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 s (new)
Paragraph 1 s (new)
1s. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide information and ensure transparency concerning the detention of migrants and asylum seekers in numerous Member States;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 t (new)
Paragraph 1 t (new)
1t. Calls on the Member States to ensure that women victims of gender- based persecution or harm, torture, rape, or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence have genuine access to international protection and to provide them with appropriate treatment and support, in line with internal rules and international obligations applicable to victims of violence such as the UN Convention against torture and the Istanbul Convention; calls on the Member States to follow the Commission guidelines for the implementation of Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification, including the immediate issue of a residence permit valid in its own right to family members who have entered for reasons of family reunification when there are particularly difficult circumstances, such as domestic violence;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 u (new)
Paragraph 1 u (new)
1u. Recalls that the right to a fair trial is an integral part of the Asylum Procedures Directive, including the right to an effective remedy; calls on Member States to observe this right and provide for all procedural guarantees and access to justice for asylum-seekers; recalls that the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings is regulated by the Directive on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (Directive 2010/64/EU)); calls on Member States to respect procedural guarantees also in case of asylum-seekers;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 v (new)
Paragraph 1 v (new)
1v. Calls on Member States to their legal obligation to recognise sexual orientation and gender identity as valid grounds for fear and provide adequate training for asylum professionals (such as interviewers and interpreters) in order to identify grounds for asylum that are specific to LGBTI persons;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the social inclusion and cultural integration of refugees in the host society is a dynamic, two-dimensional process (involving rights and duties),complex process which representings a challenge and an opportunity that requires responsibilities and efforts both by the refugees and by the Member States, their local and regional administrations and host communities;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to apply cultural, political and social inclusion policies as swiftly as possible and with adequate dedicated resources; recalls that social inclusion policies must engage local, regional and national institutions and should focus on both individuals rather than onand groups or communities, as this can lead to to avoid segregation;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that intercultural and inter-religious tolerance needs to be promoted via constant efforts and extensive dialogue and that the crisis arising from the waves of migration cannot be tackled without the involvement of all relevant state and non-state actors, including churches and religious organisations;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission initiatives to strengthen security cooperation between Member States and; urges Member States to fully cooperate with each other and utilise all possible ways to exchange information among each other; fully supports all proposed measures to pave the way towards an effective Security Union, in particular the directive on combatting terrorism;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that radicalisation of individuals can first and foremost be prevented by integration measures and by realising an open and inclusive society for all, not solely by law enforcement measures; believes that a European early warning and responsive system should be set up to identify groups that are at high risk of radicalisation; calls on the EU and the Member States to make greater efforts to prevent radicalisation via the Internet and social media, in particular among young people, andwhile ensuring that measures taken in this regard are not in contradiction of fundamental principles relating to freedom of expression, in particular including freedom of the press and the freedom of expression in other media; calls on the EU and the Member States to make greater efforts to assist the families of those who are at risk; encourages Member States to exchange best practices and to use intelligence- sharing mechanisms in order to fight terrorist networks efficiently;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls that Member States must ensure that their intelligence services operate in a lawful manner and in full compliance with the Treaties and the Charter;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Regrets that Europol's capabilities are not fully utilised among Member State law enforcement authorities in order to increase information sharing with Europol so that links can be made between investigations in different Member States and a broader intelligence picture on the most threatening organised crime networks active in the EU can be drawn;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Condemns violence and threats against journalists that still occur in several Member States; calls on Member States to diligently prosecute any threats to the freedom of media;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Recognises freedom of thought, conscience, religion, belief and non- belief, and freedom to practise the religion of one's choice and to change religion and freedom to manifest one's religion or belief, individually or in community with others, in public or private, through worship, observance, practice and teaching; condemns any form of discrimination on the grounds of religion or beliefs; calls on the Member States to protect freedom of religion or belief, including the freedom of those without a religion not to suffer discrimination as a result of excessive exemptions for religions from laws on equality and non- discrimination;
Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Deplores recent instances of anti- Semitic and anti-Muslim discrimination and violence; calls on the Member States, including regional authorities to protect with all available tools freedom of religion or belief and to promote tolerance and intercultural dialogue through effective policy making, enhancing anti- discrimination policies where needed;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)
Paragraph 12 f (new)
12f. Strongly deplores that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the prioritisation of this directive by the European Commission; and reiterates its call to the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible;
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 h (new)
Paragraph 12 h (new)
12h. Deplores the increase in incidents of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity against minority groups such as refugees, migrants, including EU citizens exercising their right for freedom of movement, Roma, LGBTI people; warns that these acts occur in the EU on a daily basis; urges Member States to investigate the cases and persecute the perpetrators to restore confidence that minorities should have in authorities and provide equal access to the justice system for all;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 k (new)
Paragraph 12 k (new)
12k. Calls on the EU and Member States to address internal human rights challenges, including discrimination against LGBTI people, and ensure that any discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited, not only in the field of employment but also in all sectors of civil rights such as education, social security, health care, access to goods and services (including finance), housing, public procurement, business support, access to culture; calls on the Commission to start a dialogue with those Member States whose legislation does not cover homophobic and transphobic hate motives, aimed at filling the remaining legislative gaps;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 l (new)
Paragraph 12 l (new)
12l. Encourages the Commission, the Fundamental Rights Agency and CEPOL to deepen their work regarding the fight against homophobic and transphobic hate crime and hate speech;
Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 m (new)
Paragraph 12 m (new)
12m. Urges the EU and the Member States to mainstream social inclusion and non-discrimination measures in future internal security strategies;
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Condemns any discrimination, stigmatisation and administrative harassment of Muslim communities and individuals; calls on Members States and EU institutions and agencies to develop a system to monitor this type of incidents and strictly enforce the related European and international human rights obligations on anti-discrimination;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States to develop and disseminate tools and mechanisms for reporting hate crime and hate speech and to ensure that any case of alleged hate crime or hate speech is effectively investigated, prosecuted and tried in accordance with national law and, where relevant, in compliance with; calls on Member States to fully implement the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, European and international human rights obligations, as well asin accordance with the relevant ECtHR case law;
Amendment 612 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on the Commission to support training programmes for law enforcement and judicial authorities, and for the relevant EU agencies, in preventing and tackling discriminatory practices and hate crime; calls on the Member States to provide the authorities responsible for investigation and prosecution with practical tools and skills to enable them to identify and deal with the offences covered by the Framework Decision, and to interact and communicate with victims;
Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15h. Urges the EU and the Member States to combat and prosecute all forms of violence and discrimination against women; calls on the Member States in particular to deal effectively with the effects of domestic violence and sexual exploitation in all its forms, including that of refugees and migrant children, and early or forced marriage; calls on Member States to exchange best practices among each other and to provide regular trainings for police and judicial staff on new forms of violence against women, such as stalking, cyber-harassment or revenge porn;
Amendment 623 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 i (new)
Paragraph 15 i (new)
15i. Expresses concern about the extent and forms of violence against women in the EU, as documented by the FRA's EU-wide survey which showed that one in three women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15, and that an estimated 3,7 million women in the EU experience sexual violence over the period of one year;
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights that improvements are still neededCalls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to review existing legislation and to keep the issue of violence against women high on the agenda, as gender-based violence should not be tolerated; regrets the fact that improvements to combat violence against women, andre made at an excessively slow pace; calls on the Member States and the EU to sign and ratify immediately the Istanbul Convention following the launch of the procedure by the Commission in March 2016;
Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges Member States to provide victims of gender-based violence with an adequate number of shelters and targeted and integrated support services, including trauma support and counselling; urges the Commission and the Member States to support the civil society organisations working with victims of gender-based violence in any way possible, including by regular financial support;
Amendment 671 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Member States to ensure respect for and safeguarding of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights; insists on the role of the Union in awareness-raising and promoting best practices on this issue, given that health is a fundamental human right essential to the exercise of other human rights; urges the Commission to include sexual and reproductive health and rights, as basic human rights, in its EU Health Strategy in order to ensure coherence between the EU's internal and external fundamental rights policy as called for by Parliament on 10 March 2015;
Amendment 685 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Calls on the Member States, in liaison with the Commission, to recognise the right to access safe and modern contraceptives and sexuality education in schools; urges the Commission to complement national policies to improve public health, while keeping the European Parliament fully informed;
Amendment 686 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18 d. Is deeply concerned with the decision of local authorities in France to ban certain types of swimwear mostly worn by Muslim women and the comments made by politicians in other Member States in this regard; condemns institutionalising racial profiling and anti-Muslim sentiments in such way; calls on Member States and local governments to respect women's choices in terms of their attire and overturn such bans; calls on Member States to foster inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogues that are inclusive to hear the voices of all women in decisions impacting them;
Amendment 691 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 i (new)
Paragraph 18 i (new)
18 i. Calls on the European Commission to come up with an ambitious EU legislative agenda that ensures equal rights and opportunities for all citizens and a proper transposition and implementation of EU legislation relevant for LGBTI rights;
Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 j (new)
Paragraph 18 j (new)
18 j. Calls on the Commission to issue an action plan or strategy for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, as repeatedly called for by Parliament and as was promised in the process of the Commission hearings, including legislative measures to fully implement ¬the Council of Europe Recommendation to member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity ; urges the Commission to work in close cooperation with civil society organisations working for the rights of LGBTI persons;
Amendment 694 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 l (new)
Paragraph 18 l (new)
18 l. Considers that the fundamental rights of LGBTI persons are more likely to be safeguarded if they have access to legal institutions such as cohabitation, registered partnership or marriage; welcomes the fact that 18 Member States currently offer these options, and calls on other Member States to consider doing so;
Amendment 695 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 m (new)
Paragraph 18 m (new)
18 m. Recalls that the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights states that same sex-couples living in stable relationships are to be considered as "family" and cannot be excluded from rights granted to de facto cohabitants, including in cases of adoption;
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 t (new)
Paragraph 18 t (new)
18 t. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects and free circulation of all civil status documents of all individuals, couples and families (including established through marriage and registered partnerships, legal sex changes and adoption and birth certificates) across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
Amendment 704 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Amendment 737 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for child-friendly juvenile justice systems in which children understand their rights and their role when they are involved as victims, witnesses or alleged offenders; calls for the adoption of special measures in both criminal and civil proceedings to protect children from unnecessary stress, intimidation and repeated victimisation, including in the case of asylum-seeking children;
Amendment 767 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the asylum package and register children upon their arrival in order to ensure their inclusion in child protection systems; calls on the Member States to increase information sharing in order to better protect migrant children in Europe;
Amendment 817 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a new strategy on the rights of persons with disabilities following the EU accession to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
Amendment 820 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses that persons with disabilities are entitled to enjoy their fundamental rights on an equal basis with others, including the rights to inalienable dignity, independent living, autonomy and full social integration, sexual and reproductive health and rights and family; notes that a human rights-based approach to disability is not yet fully endorsed, and urges the EU and its Member States to intensify efforts to align their legal frameworks with CRPD requirements and to effectively include persons with disabilities in society;
Amendment 826 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32 c. Calls on Member States to adopt strategies to provide effective access to the labour market to persons living with disabilities;
Amendment 832 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that children with disabilities disproportionately experience a variety of human rights violations, including the denial of access to basic services such as education and healthcare or placement in institutions away from their families and communities, and are at a higher risk of becoming victims of violence, sexual abuse, exploitation and other forms of ill- treatment and abuse; highlights the need for comprehensive policy action by the EU and the Member States to ensure the thorough implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, in conjunction with the CRPD;
Amendment 881 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Denounces the persistent and widespread discrimination against Roma in all EU Member States as the root cause of the deprived living conditions and socio-economic exclusion in which many of them still live today; urges the Commission to take action against those Member States that promote or allow institutionalised discrimination and segregation, especially in education and housing; calls on the Commission to mainstream the monitoring of discrimination practices in all areas, especially education, employment, housing and healthcare;
Amendment 895 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on Member States, in the light of the Commission’'s Report on the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies 2015, to fully and rapidly implement their own national Roma Strategy and to put in place specific measures to fight antigypsyism and ethnic discrimination against Roma in line with the Racial Equality Directive provisions, and to combat anti-Ggypsyism in line with the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia;
Amendment 900 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Condemns the existing practice of segregation of Roma pupils in schools; supports the Commission's efforts to challenge this practices; recalls that several Member States are under infringement procedure because of segregation of Roma children in schools; and calls on Member States to take effective steps to eliminate school segregation and to come up with detailed plans on integration measures for Roma children;
Amendment 920 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Notes the rise in euroscepticism, far-right populism and violent political views with great concern, and therefore urges the EU and its Member States to strengthen participation by citizens and civil society organisations in EU matters so that Europeans understand that their voices are being heard in the EU and that policymakers are responsive to public opinion expressed through democratic channels;