9 Amendments of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2018/2098(INI)
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Praises the work done by the EU’s Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR), Stavros Lambrinidis, in increasing the effectiveness, cohesion and visibility of human rights in EU foreign policy and recalls its request for his mandate to be made permanent; welcomes the recent approach on the EU’s Good Human Rights Stories initiative, which focuses on the best practices employed by various countries to counter attacks on the universality of human rights;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the support the EU provides for electoral processes and democracy around the world – its electoral missions and subsequent follow-up, its electoral assistance and, in particular, the active role played by Parliament in this regard – is of the utmost importance; stresses the importance of electoral observation in the context of peaceful democratic transitions, of strengthening the rule of law, of political pluralism and increasing the participation of women in electoral processes, and of transparency and respect for human rights; recalls that involving civil society organisations in the implementation of the election missions' recommendations is essential for their adoption at local level;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recalls the release in August 2017 of the first annual implementation report for the year 2016 of the Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 (GAP II), which notes a number of positive trends in transforming the lives of girls and women through ensuring girls' and women's physical and psychological integrity, promoting the economic and social rights and strengthening girls' and women's voice and participation; underlines however that one year on from the adoption of GAP II it is too early to deliver a full assessment of its impact; emphasises the need to ensure coherence and complementarity among all existing EU external instruments and policies with respect to gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes with appreciation the adoption of the revised EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child and highlights the need of ensuring that all children are reached, including the most marginalised and those in vulnerable situations; underlines the fact that children are often exposed to specific abuses, such as child marriage, genital mutilation and child labour, especially in humanitarian crises and armed conflicts, and therefore require enhanced protection; stresses the need to step up the EU’s engagement when it comes to addressing the protection of children, including unaccompanied minors, and to devote particular attention to education and psycho-social support;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Denounces and explicitly rejects trafficking in human beings; underlines the fact that trafficking in human beings is a modern kind of slavery, and a serious crime which constitutes one of the worst forms of human rights violations; emphasises, in this respect,reiterates that human trafficking constitutes a regional and global problem which cannot always be addressed exclusively at national level; emphasises the importance of a consistent approach to the internal and external dimensions of the EU’s policies for combating trafficking in human beings; calls for the EU and the Member States to increase cooperation with third countries in order to investigate all stages of trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 314 #
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 application; recognises the major importance of the UN Global Compact and the National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights; encouragesmphasises the importance of supporting states’ efforts to develop their National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights by creating a database of best practices and case studies, particularly on access to remedy; calls on 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 agreements; emphasises that the victims of business- related human rights abuses should be guaranteed appropriate and effective access to remedies;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers GSP+ trade schemes to be one of the main EU trade policy instruments for promoting human rights, sustainable development, good governance and environmental standards with third countries; calls on the Commission to review and better monitor GSP+ schemes in order to ensure that human rights standards are upheld by beneficiary countries;
Amendment 339 #
29. Strongly condemns all forms of discrimination, including that carried out on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other status; is alarmed by the many manifestations of racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance and a lack of political representation for the most vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTI community, women and children; calls for the EU to enhance its efforts to eradicate, without distinction, all forms of discrimination and to promote awareness, a culture of tolerance and inclusion, and special protection for the most vulnerable groups by means of human rights and political dialogues, the work of EU delegations and public diplomacy; stresses the importance of developing education strategies in schools in order to raise awareness among children and provide them with the tools they need to identify all forms of discrimination; calls on all countries to ensure that their respective institutions provide effective legal protection within their jurisdictions;