14 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER related to 2017/2206(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the decision of the European Parliament to nominate Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic to the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2017, as the first ever indigenous human rights defender to be nominated to the Prize,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas human rights treaties recognise the right of indigenous peoples to their ancestral lands and resources and provide that states must consult indigenous peoples in good faith in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent pertaining to projects that can have a negative impact on their ways of life or that can lead to the displacement of their populations; whereas in accordance with the right to self-determination, indigenous peoples have a right to freely determine their political status, freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development and freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources and in no case, are to be deprived of their means of subsistence;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas indigenous peoples face alarming poverty, disease and illiteracy rates, insufficient access to health care, education, civil rights, including political participation and representation; whereas there is a lack of awareness and underststates have an obligation to protect and promote indigenous peoples' languages and to guarantee that these peoples fully enjoy their cultural rights; whereas states should invest in chandging forsocially rooted stereotypes and misconceptions regarding indigenous peoples, and their cultures, languages, beliefs and symbols; whereas they face on-going disrespect and discrimination and often find themselvir cultures seriously threatened;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Appeals to all states that have not yetDeplores that only three EU Member States (namely Denmark, Spain and the Netherlands) have ratified ILO Convention No 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, and appeals to all States, and in particular to the EU Member States, to do so as quickly as possible, and calls on the EU to make every effort to support its ratification and implementation in all partner countries;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on all states, including the European Union and its Member States, to recognise indigenous peoples as equal partners in all deliberations on issues that could affect them; in this regard, calls for the establishment of mechanisms at EU level for consultation and participation of indigenous peoples, notably the creation of a high level forum, with a mandate to engage in policy dialogue and monitor the implementation of EU policy, commitments and action plan on indigenous peoples; stresses that this forum should ensure a regional and gender balance as well as the participation of representatives from indigenous persons with disabilities and youth;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Supports the request from Indigenous Peoples of international repatriation and the establishment of an international mechanism in order to fight against the selling of indigenous artefacts illegally taken from them; calls on the Commission to support such efforts, including through financial assistance under the EIDHR;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the EU and its Member States to monitor and publicly report the land acquisitions involving EU-based corporations and actors or EU-funded development projects in countries where such deals could result in the violation of human rights, instructing and capacitating EU Delegations and embassies for that purpose ; calls on the EU to become particularly vigilant in relation to projects supported by International and European Financial Institutions and to ensure that this funding does not entail or contribute to the violation of the human and environmental rights of indigenous peoples; reminds multinational corporations that they carry the responsibility to ensure that their operations or their supply chains are not implicated in human and environmental rights violations, and specifically the rights of indigenous peoples;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU to fulfil its extraterritorial duties related to human rights, and resolves to request legislative proposals from the Commission and to work together with the European Council to create legislation to prevent and sanction extraterritorial violations of the rights of indigenous peoples and of local communities; encourages the Commission to consider an initiative on due diligence obligations for companies to make sure imported goods are not linked to land grabbing and serious violations of the rights of indigenous people; urges the EEAS to elaborate operational tools to provide guidance for staff in EU Delegations regarding the protection and promotion of human rights in the context of land grabbing, especially when involving EU-based actors;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends that greater prominence be given to this issue in the EU’s foreign policy, including in its human rights dialogues with third countries, EU policy documents as well as in trade, cooperation and development agreements negotiated or concluded with other countries; insists that the Council systematically reports back on EU action in support of indigenous peoples in the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World; calls on the EU and its Member States to take into account the results of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and UN Treaty Bodies in order to ascertain the conformity of their policies with the rights of indigenous peoples;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States must raise the human rights of indigenous peoples and indigenous human rights defenders in bilateral and multilateral negotiations and diplomatic communications, and push for the release of imprisoned human rights defenders; calls on the EU and Member States to work to ensure that third country governments provide appropriate protection to indigenous communities and human rights defenders, and bring perpetrators of crimes against them to justice;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Commits to explore the establishment of a committee of inquiry in order to investigate alleged breaches of the EU’s extraterritorial human rights obligations in the context of land grabbing in third countries;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EU to increase the degree of ambition and endowment of its specific programmes of support to indigenous peoples; , notably in terms of capacity building; underlines the need for continued resources for Indigenous Peoples to effectively engage with EU and UN policies and institutions, and in relation to business and human rights; calls on the EEAS, Commission and Member States to prioritise investment in support for civil society and human rights defenders, and particularly in indigenous environmental human rights defenders, and to ensure the existence of long-term protection mechanisms to support them, in particular ProtectDefenders.eu, as well as to guarantee that they meet existing funding commitments to human rights defenders at risk; urges the EU Delegations in relevant countries to monitor closely the situation of indigenous human rights defenders and to provide all appropriate support;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on EU Delegations to monitor closely the situation of indigenous peoples and to engage in a continuous dialogue with them, both at national and regional levels; insist that the Human Rights focal-points in relevant EU Delegations be made explicitly responsible also for issues related to indigenous peoples and that the staff in these EU Delegations receive regular training on the rights of indigenous peoples;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Encourages its Delegations, Committees and individual Members to enhance their efforts to address the issues related to the rights of indigenous peoples, including through regular meetings with indigenous communities and human rights defenders when visiting the relevant countries; calls for the establishment of a Standing Rapporteur for Indigenous Peoples to be appointed in the European Parliament;