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6 Amendments of Dietmar KÖSTER related to 2021/2244(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe’s report ‘Beyond Definitions: a call for action against hate speech in Albania – a comprehensive study’, published in November 2021;1a _________________ 1a https://rm.coe.int/beyond-definitions- eng/1680a464b2
2022/03/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the relevant bodies to systematically and proactively prevent and prosecute all instances of hate speech, hate crimes and intimidation; encourages the office of the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination to be more proactive in combatting discriminatory hate speech, in particular against LGBTI persons, and to develop disaggregated data collection on the matter;
2022/03/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes with concern that hate speech in Albania targeting LGBTI or Roma people is prevalent and that Albanian jurisprudence lacks a consolidated stance with regards to the definition of ‘hate speech’; condemns the hate speech and death threats levelled at LGBTI human rights defenders and urges full investigations to be undertaken with a view to effective prosecution and sanctions; encourages the government to consider defining hate speech in its Criminal Code to better allow law enforcement to address it through the use of criminal law;1a _________________ 1a https://rm.coe.int/beyond-definitions- eng/1680a464b2 p.98
2022/03/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes advances in ensuring equal opportunities and calls for further improvements in the enforcement of gender equality, property rights, data protection, rights of people with disabilities and minority rights, including especially the rights of Roma and LGBTI persons, who are exposed to multiple discrimination;
2022/03/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Commends the adoption of the new LGBTI National Action Plan 2021- 2027 and encourages full implementation and proper budgeting via a coordination and monitoring body which shall oversee it;
2022/03/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that reports of numbers of HIV infections doubling since last year are highly concerning; recalls that the National Strategy for People Living with HIV expired in 2020 and has not been renewed; recalls that access to PEP and PrEP for those most at risk can significantly contribute to decreasing new infections, and recalls that these are still unavailable to LGBTI persons; calls on the government to take appropriate measures, in liaison with civil society, to address the rising numbers of HIV infections and ensure access to healthcare of those most vulnerable;
2022/03/11
Committee: AFET