Activities of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2018/2017(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative on Libya (debate) FR
Amendments (14)
Amendment 8 #
Ba. whereas dozens of political and human rights activists, media professionals and other public figures have been abducted or threatened; whereas the UN has received reports of arbitrary detention and torture and ill- treatment by both sides;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas armed conflicts, other acts of violence across the country and violations and abuses of international human rights and humanitarian law persist, causing hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and a humanitarian crisis in many areas;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, according to the United Nations, over 2.4 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian aid, approximately 435 000 Libyans have been displaced within the country by the conflict and a further 150 000 people, including many migrant workers, have left the country to seek refuge in neighbouring countries such as Tunisia, continuing to exert strong pressure on the country’s capacities and its very stability;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas many migrants, particularly those from sub-Saharan Africa, have been subjected to arbitrary detention by various armed groups in the country;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) tTo address the issue of migration in Libya, bearing in mind the need to find long-term, effective and viable solutions, which should include addressing the root causes of migration in Africa and establishingestablish legal channels of migration to Europe; to promote in the international community the need to take appropriate measures to resolve the multifaceted development and securityhuman rights challenges of Libya and the Sahelo- Saharan region, including effective means to counter the trafficking of human beings and smuggling of migrants;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to investigate thoroughly the allegations about abuses and inhuman treatment of migrants and refugees in Libya by criminal groups; to devise initiatives to prevent any such incidents from occurring in the future and to close as soon as possible those facilities which are found not to be in line with international standards; to ensure that migrants are treated in a manner accordant with the relevant international human rights instruments and to allocate the necessary funding from the EU budget; to ensure that the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya is actively contributing to developing the capacities of the Libyan authorities, notably the Libyan Coast Guard, in line with the highest standards of international law;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) to step up their humanitarian and civilian aid in order to alleviate the plight of the Libyan population and meet the most urgent needs of those that have been seriously affected by the conflict in Libya, particularly in the most affected areas, and to be ready to respond to any worsening of the situation; urges the EU to support the empowerment of civil society organisations, in particular women’s groups, which seek non-violent solutions to the multiple crises in the country;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(kb) to provide funds to help humanitarian organisations to better assess the situation and improve their response to needs on the ground;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k c (new)
(kc) to release all the financial and human resources required to help the refugees and to provide appropriate humanitarian aid to those who have been displaced, to address the humanitarian crisis in Libya, which has forced thousands of people to flee the country;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) to investigate allegations of migrant smuggling and to intensify efforts to combat this crime and bring the perpetrators to justice; to continue and intensify the work of EUNAVFOR Med in orhalt the actions carried out by the European Union’s military operation in the southern part of the central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med – operation Sophia) and in territorial waters, since, under tohe prevent the loss of life at sea and to fight against smugglinginciple of non- refoulement enshrined in Article 19(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, its operations must not lead to the return of people to Libya or to any other country where their lives are under threat;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) to immediately reconsider its policy with regard to refugees from North Africa, since the plight of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Libya, whose situation was already intolerable, is continuing to worsen;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) calls in particular on the Libyan authorities and militias to ensure external access to detention facilities, particularly those for migrants;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
(lc) to halt all financial and material support to the Libyan Coast Guard of Tripoli while it continues to carry out refoulements to the Libyan coast and while almost all those intercepted continue to be transferred to detention centres where they are subjected to torture, rape and inhuman and degrading treatment and in view of the reports of rescue at sea incidents alleged to have infringed international law, such as the incident on 6 November 2017 where 50 people lost their lives in the operation and regarding which we have no certainty as to what action will be taken following these reports;