12 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2010/0310M(NLE)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that social and political processes and dynamics in Iraq are highly male-dominated and affected by an excessive influence of religious leaders. Deplores that this often results in the exclusion of women and secular groups from social interactions;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned about the high dropout rate of students of both sexes from Iraqi schools (as denounced by civil society organizations, 60% of those who enrolled in primary schools in 2015 have since dropped out); highlights that high levels of literacy are key to building positive peace in conflict-affected contexts;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that no clear educational strategy exists in Iraq. Highlights that educational systems are underdeveloped and that the participation of NGOs is limited;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the EU to provide educational programmes on peace and the prevention of violent extremism (PVE) and disarmament campaigns to stop the proliferation of small and medium weapons in Iraq;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Underlines the need of strong expertise in issues related to media and freedom of expression to train local media actors in peace journalism;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Stresses the importance to promote individual human rights awareness in order to encourage inter-community harmony and to discourage militia recruitment of young people, who are vulnerable to violence or extremism;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses deep concern about the fact that corruption in Iraq is widespread and multilevel, and it appears that there is not any clear strategy for tackling it;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that there is a perceived lack of justice and presence of double standards within the Iraqi judicial system; notes that Iraqi judicial institutions do not seem to take the necessary actions to prosecute human rights violators and other criminals, even in cases where the evidence presented is derived from international reports;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Deplores that any reconciliation programmes in Iraq lack justice measures and fail to address victims’ rights or the need to promote the return of all displaced communities to their home areas;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU to strengthen engagement with Iraqi civil society actors. Stresses that a gender-sensitive approach to stabilisation and reconstruction process is necessary in order to include women effectively;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages the engagement of civil society organisations (CSOs) in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes in Iraq. Considers that there is a lack of information and transparency about government strategies and the actors who are implementing them;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the EU to implement programmes enabling people to participate in local decision-making processes and to reinforce the transparency and accountability of institutions;