Activities of Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL related to 2018/2098(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the European Union’s policy on the matter (debate) DE
Amendments (3)
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms that freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, and the rights to apostasy and to espouse atheistic views, must be enhanced unconditionally through interreligious and intercultural dialogue; condemns the persecution of and attacks against ethnic and religious groups such as Christian minorities in 2017; deplores the attempts by state actors to limit freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression by adopting and implementing blasphemy laws, among other means; requests that further action be taken to protect religious minorities, non-believers and atheists, including the victims of blasphemy laws, and calls for the EU and its Member States to increase their engagement in political discussions to repeal such laws; supportsacknowledges and fully supports the Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU’s efforts to implement the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EU and its Member States to establish full transparency as regards the funds allocated to third countries for cooperation on migration and to ensure that such cooperation should not benefit, either directly or indirectly, security, police and justice systems involved in human rights violations; warns against the instrumentalisation of EU foreign policy as ‘migration management’ and emphasises that all attempts to work with third countries on migration must go hand in hand with improving human rights conditions within these countries; calls on the Commission to continue to treat the protection and promotion of the rights of migrants and refugees as a priority in its policies; insists on the need to develop and better implement protection frameworks for migrants; calls for the European Parliament to have oversight of migration agreements;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages all countries, including the Member States, and the EU to engage in the negotiations to adopt a legally binding international human rights instrument for transnational corporations and other companies with respect to human rights, through active participation in the UN-established open-ended intergovernmental working group; welcomes the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and calls for their universal applicationurges all countries to implement these principles; recognises the major importance of the UN Global Compact and the National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights; encourages companies to exercise due diligence; calls on all countries to swiftly implement the UNGPs and guarantee that businesses in their jurisdictions abide by human rights and social labour standards; encourages all countries to tackle companies which use raw materials or other commodities originating from conflict zones; reiterates its call to include the rules of corporate liability for human rights violations into trade and investment agreementall countries to tackle companies which use raw materials or other commodities originating from conflict zones; emphasises that the victims of business- related human rights abuses should be guaranteed effective access to remedies;