Activities of Fiorello PROVERA related to 2011/2185(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
Human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the activities of the Special Representatives of the UN Secretary General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, the EU guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, and to its resolution of 17 June 2010 on EU policies in favour of human rights defenders1, ______________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0226.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the 1981 UN Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion and Belief,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas freedom of thought, conscience and religion is at the core of the European Union, and this should be reflected relentlessly in its external action;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas free and fair elections only represent the first step towards democracy which is a long term process based on human rights, the respect of rule of law and good governance;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the recast of the asylum directives should put an end to continuing concerns about human rights breaches, as well as allegations of double standards by EU Member States in this area; maintains that the Member States should provide correlation tables for the pertinent provisions of the directives, in order to allow for proper scrutiny of their implementation; stresses that the difficult exercise of developing a common policy presents an opportunity to build on best practice; underlines the role to be played by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO);
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the updating of the EU's policy on the ICC through the Council Decision of 21 March 2011 and the revision of the EU Action Plan on the ICC; encourages the EU and its Member States to adopt a set of internal guidelines outlining a code of conduct for contacts with persons wanted by the ICC; calls on all Member States (notably the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal) to sign framework agreements with the ICC in order to facilitate cooperation and to fully integrate the Rome Statute into national legislation;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the EU's and Member States' financial and logistical support for the ICC, and recommends it be maintained; expresses its deep concern over the outcome of the budget discussions at the December 2011 session of the Assembly of State Parties, which threatens to leave the Court underfunded and thus undermines its ability to deliver justice and to respond to new situations; calls on the EU and its Member States to show robustadequate support for the functioning of the Court;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the EU should only grant partner countries advanced status if clear human rights and democracy requirements are met, and should not hesitate to freeze it should these requirements no longer be fulfilled;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes note ofWelcomes the plans to establish a European Endowment for Democracy (EED); underlines the Endowment's potential function as a flexible and expert tool to support actors striving for democratic change in non-democratic countries and countries in transition; urges the Council to ensure that any such tool complements the activities of existing instruments, in particular the EIDHR; stresses that the EU's contribution to the EED budget must be genuinely additional and must be delivered in full conformity with financial rules, respecting the right of the budgetary authority to monitor and scrutinise;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of a political support process not simply focussed on the period immediately before and after elections, but based on continuity; welcomes the HR/VP's attention to ‘deep democracy’, which links democratic processes with human rights, freedom of expression and association, freedom of religion and belief, the rule of law and good governance;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Asks the Commission not to be reluctant to use the suspension mechanism for standing agreements whenever the standard human rights clauses are repeatedly violated;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Welcomes the clearer definition of the objectives of the EIDHR and its updated scope which reflects the stronger focus on economic, social and cultural rights, on freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief and on democracy support; appreciates the new possibility to directly award grants to finance actions in the most difficult conditions or situations, or to enhance support for human rights defenders and non-registered organisations;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls on the HR/VP to promote equal opportunities in the EEAS, as set out in the Staff Regulations; urges the HR/VP and the Member States to propose high-level women candidates for leadership functions in the EEAS and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; welcomes the progress made in the context of CSDP missions in the appointment of Gender Advisors in almost all missions and in providing in- mission training; calls on the Council to include a reference to UNSCR 1325 in Council decisions establishing mission mandates; recommends that Member States provide all military and seconded civilian staff with standardised gender training modules prior to the missions;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Strongly condemns female genital mutilation (FGM) as a barbarianc breach of the bodily integrity of women and girls, emphasising the fact that this practice is both a gender issue and a human rights violation related to physical integrity; firmly rejects any reference to cultural, traditional or religious practice as a mitigating factor; urges the Commission to pay specific attention to such traditional harmful practices in its strategy to combat violence against women; calls on the Council, the Commission and Member States to promote the ratification and implementation by African Union Member States of the African Union Protocol on the rights of Women in Africa;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Calls on the Council to include the issues of ‘forced marriages’ and of "gender-selected" abortion in the EU guidelines on violence against women and girls; encourages the Commission and the Council to develop data-gathering methods and indicators on thisese phenomenona, and encourages the EEAS to include thisese issues in the development and implementation of the human rights country strategies; on the issue of 'forced marriages' requests that Member States consider a common definition, the establishment of national action plans, and the exchange of good practices;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Urges the Council and Commission to develop a toolkit on the advancement of the right to freedom of religion or belief in the EU's external policy, including mechanisms to identify infringements and actions that the EU should undertake in these cases, and to involve civil society organisations in its preparation; welcomes the EU's action in various UN forums against intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief and its unwavering and principled stance againstin favour of the resolutions on combating defamation of religions; stresses in particular the importance of engaging in a constructive dialogue with the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on this issue;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Believes that disclosure by large companies of social and environmental information, including human rights impacts, is vital tocould help transparency; welcomes the aim of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) to develop a globally accepted integrated reporting framework; at the same time remains concerned that the disclosure of this information could have an impact on the competitiveness of EU enterprises while foreign firms would not be subject to the same procedures;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Acknowledges, in the wake of the Arab Spring, the focus on ‘bottom up’ tailor- made approaches and the need to move respect for human rights to the centre of EU foreign policy; considers that the EU must learn from past mistakes epitomised by the fact that right up to the outbreak of civil war in Libya, negotiations were underway on a framework agreement with Libya, despite evidence of the murder of 1 200 prisoners over a decade before and a litany of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
Paragraph 94
94. Recognises that the Communication accepts the need for all counter-terrorism activities to be carried out in full compliance with international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law; stresses that this principle must form part of discussions on all new counter-terrorism measures within the EU and with partners in third countries; believes the EU must consistently raise with strategic partners all examples of non-compliant counter- terrorism measures and seek accountability for violations within and outside of the EU; reaffirms that the EU counter-terrorism policy should specifically reference the absolute prohibition of torture in the context of counter-terrorism, as recognised in the Council conclusions of 29 April 2008;