Activities of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2013/2152(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights in the world 2012 and EU policy on the matter (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is strongly convinced that the legitimacy of the EU as a promoter of human rights and democracy must be strengthened and go from words to practise, and that recent tragedies, such as that of Lampedusa which left more than 300 dead as well as by the systematic discrimination of Roma, could undermine EU's role in human rights issues;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the EU and Member States to take immediate action to prevent death of migrants at sea and to review accordingly the implementation of its asylum, migration and border control policies;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for efforts to be stepped up to achieve the Millennium Development Goals concerning gender equality, maternal health and access to education, especially for girls and young women; strongly recommends a stand alone goal on women´s rights and gender equality to be set up in the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals, with a strong emphasis on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Requests that the conclusions of the EU Election Observation Missions (EOM) always be taken into account in drawing up programmes to support women's full and equal participation in electoral processes and in implementing the missions' recommendations;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the EEAS and the Council to pay particular attention to the issue of proper implementation plans for the guidelines; recommends further training and awareness-raising among EEAS and EU delegation staff, as well as among Member State diplomats; expresses its particular concern regarding the implementation of the guidelines on international humanitarian law, the guidelines on the rights of the child and the guidelines on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the efforts made by the EEAS to finalise the first cycle of EU human rights country strategies; reiterates its support for the objective of giving ownership of the country strategy to the EU delegation on the ground, while ensuring quality control at headquarters level; regrets, however, the lack of transparency regarding the contents of the country strategies and the fact that women's rights and children's rights are not sufficiently taken into account in country strategies;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the practice of including legally binding human rights clauses, including on child labour, abuse and recruitment in armed groups in the EU's international agreements, and considers that these clauses should also be included in all sectoral trade agreements;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises that political transition and democratisation need to be bonded with respect for human rights, the promotion of justicegender equality and justice, including justice for children, accountability, reconciliation, the rule of law and the establishment of democratic institutions; stresses the importance of redressing human rights abuses committed by former regimes; insists that the EU always advocate a context-sensitive approach to transitional justice;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Notes the particular complexity of developing consistent policies for transitions in post-conflict contexts; emphasises, therefore, the need to enhance compliance with, and monitoring of, international human rights and humanitarian law norms in armed conflict situations, with a special focus on women's rights and the best interest of the child;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Calls for a targeted campaign on the rights of the child with a specific focus on violence against children and on ending child marriage; looks forward to efficient implementation of the integrated EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2016, which identified child labour as a root cause of trafficking in human beings;