Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2009/2199(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on human rights (2008) - EU policies in favour of human rights defenders - Trade in goods used for torture - (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU policies in favour of human rights defenders PDF (278 KB) DOC (171 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -2 a (new)
Citation -2 a (new)
– having regard to the Lisbon Treaty, notably Articles 3 and 21, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4a (new)
Citation 4a (new)
- having regard to human rights clauses in the EU Preferential Trade Agreements;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas human rights defenders all over the world are crucial actors when it comes to the protection and promotion of basic human rights, many times at the risk of their own lives and whereas human rights defenders are alsooften key players for the consolidation of democratic principles in their countries, thereby constituting the human link between democracy and respect for human rights,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ea (new)
Recital Ea (new)
Ea. Whereas the credibility of the European Union to protect human rights defenders in the world is closely linked to the EU´s internal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Fa (new)
Recital Fa (new)
Fa. Whereas protecting individual human rights defenders requires the enforcement of EU human rights policies in general,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital La (new)
Recital La (new)
La. Whereas Preferential Trade Agreements including a human rights clause can provide the EU leverage to require respect for human rights ad a condition for trade
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that despite existing tools and mechanisms, within the European Union no coherent and systematic protection for human rights defenders has been achieved; recommends the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to actively look into developing a more result-oriented methodology in this regard including evaluations of existing Human Rights policies and dialogues;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Emphasizes the importance of human rights clauses in trade policies, partnerships and Preferred Trade Agreements between the EU and third countries
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11a (new)
Paragraph 11a (new)
11a. Emphasises the importance of freedom of speech and the role of the media, both online and offline, as a enablers for human rights defenders;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11b (new)
Paragraph 11b (new)
11b. Considers that the developments of new technologies and their impact on human rights defenders needs to be assessed and the results integrated in existing EU programs on human rights and human rights defenders;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that human rights defenders in third countries can be better protected by making the EU human rights dialogues more effective; stresses the need to systematically raise the situation of human rights defenders in all political and human rights dialogues with third countries, reminding of the responsibility of States to ensure that all the obligations and rights embodied in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders are included in national law, including the right to freedom of association and the right to receive domestic and foreign funding, as well as freedom of expression, which is a right essential to the work of human rights defenders; underlines that partner states should also be reminded of the obligation and the responsibility to protect and promote respect of human rights defenders and their work, by creating conditions that fully enable the exercise of advocacy, monitoring and reporting on human rights;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14a (new)
Paragraph 14a (new)
14a. Proposes a ´human rights assessment´ of third countries that engage in trade relations with the EU;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14b (new)
Paragraph 14b (new)
14b. Encourages the inclusion of the business community in human rights dialogues;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14c (new)
Paragraph 14c (new)
14c. Considers the need for both a coherent, coordinated EU approach as well as room for complementary roles for Member States when it comes to protecting human rights defenders, as to prevent domestic political or cultural sensitivities to hamper actions to protect human rights defenders
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of independent civil society being fully involved in the preparations of all human rights dialogues, either through civil society seminars or other means; considers that the link between the civil society seminars and the formal dialogue needs to be strengthened, through publications of the recommendations issued and a better follow-up and feed-back to civil society once a dialogue has taken place; stresses the importance to continue to raise individual cases during the dialogues and considers that making the list of names public would enhance the impact of EU actions and increase public attention for these cases; provided that public disclosure does not put human rights defenders at risk; stresses the importance of cooperating with other human rights defenders and civil society in the assessment of such risk;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes current cooperation between the existing protection mechanisms at European and international level, which could be further strengthened through systematic exchange of information and strategy, so as to ensure a better complementarity between all of them in terms of both sharing information for emergency cases and coordination for long-term support actions such as through the use of a secure online platform accessible to all official stakeholders; welcomes in this respect the annual meetings organised by the Council of Europe as well as the initiative taken by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), and the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), with the aim to strengthen the interaction between international and regional mechanisms and institutions for the protection of human rights defenders; invites the existing taskforces on human rights defenders in Europe, within the framework of the Council Working Party on Human Rights and the Council of Europe, the latter being an initiative of the Council of Europe´s Commissioner for Human Rights, to explore ways to work closer together;