20 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2014/2216(INI)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that long term stability and peace, but also economic development necessitate the priorisation of the rule of law, democracy, good governance and anti-corruption efforts; underlines in this matter the precious work of human right defenders in pushing for progress at the national and local levels;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the EU to place the issue of the closing international space for civil society and for human rights defenders at the forefront of the international policy agenda, and to engage political leaders to give priority to the issue; request that HRVP Mogherini and EU Foreign Minister to regularly place this issue on the agenda of the FAC, and show strong international leadership;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Call on the HRVP Mogherini and EU Foreign Ministers to regularly place on the agenda of the FAC, the discussion of EU efforts to pursue release of human rights defenders, journalist, political activist and others who exercise their rights peacefully;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Call on the EEAS to ensure that the cases of jailed rights advocates are raised in all high level EU-third country meetings, including Cooperation Council/Association Council meetings; Insist that all EU-third country human rights country strategies should include a section on jailed rights advocates;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Recalls the commitment to integrate human rights in all EU impacts assessments. Insists on the importance of this commitment to ensure that the EU respects, protects and fulfils human rights and to ensure its external policies and activities are designed and implemented in order to consolidate human rights abroad; Calls the EU, in better consultation and coordination with civil society and EU institutions, to improve the quality and the systemacity of the impacts assessements on human rights.
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls the EU to conduct systematically expost impacts assessments on human rights to identify the remaining problems and to adapt its policies and refines the safeguard mechanism;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Commends the EU for its support for national and regional human rights protection policies and calls for this policy to be extended to all countries where this is possible; Encourages the EU to envisage possibilities to strengthen the international protection of human rights defenders, such as considering transforming the Declaration on HRDs into a Convention;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Reiterates its call for the EU to institute a system for the centralised follow-up of human rights defenders' cases, and their treatment by the EU and Member states in delegations; to help track action taken on each case, press for action where necessary; to develop strategies for addressing medium to long- term cases of imprisoned or harassed defenders where no progress is noted;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the EU to place a particular focus on the issue of jailed human rights advocates around the world and the need for the EU to collectively step up action to secure the release of these individuals by, among other strategies, establishing a European Parliament internal working group that would keep itself updated, through close collaboration with civil society, on the cases of jailed activists worldwide;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Calls on the EU to facilitate emergency measures such relocation and emergency visas for recognised HRDs, and ensure all staff are aware of procedures; considers it important that Member States ensure the facilitation of visas for recognised HRDs visiting decision-makers in the EU in order to continue meaningful exchanges on how support their vital work;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its full support for the work of the ICC in its role to end the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern before the international community; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine its legitimacy; considers the increasing number of states parties to be an important development in strengthening the universality of the Court; Calls on the EU member States, as States Parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC, to provide it with the resources needed so it can exercise its mandate in a fair and effective manner; welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by Côte d’Ivoire in February 2013;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Reiterates it call for the creation of an EU Special Representative on International Justice and International Humanitarian Law in order to give them the prominence and visibility they deserve and to advance the EU agenda on this effectively international justice, including the ICC, in EU action and policies;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the EU and its member states to cooperate with the Court and be a strong voice in calling for consistent and strong cooperation with the ICC and the fight against impunity in all fora, including the UN;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Reiterates its call to the EU to make use of existing human clauses in bilateral and multilateral agreements to ensure the protection of civil society and of human rights defenders; explicitly tying the need for independent civil society as a prerequisite for anti-corruption efforts, good governance, effective development, and peace-building; and ensuring that civil society is included at all appropriate levels of dialogue within the structures of the agreements;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Expresses its outrage at the number of death at sea in the Mediterranean, estimated by the International Organisation for Migration in its "Fatal Journeys" Report at 3,000 for the year 2013 – making this sea the deadliest region in the world for irregular migration. Calls on all EU institutions and Member States to start a discussion on concrete measures to increase responsibility sharing, including in hosting and resettling refugees and contributing to search and rescue services to assist migrants in distress at sea while attempting to reach EU shores;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 b (new)
Paragraph 74 b (new)
74b. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to ensure that the negotiation and implementation of all migration cooperation agreements with non-EU states complies with international human rights, refugee law and international maritime law. Demands these institutions to ensure greater transparency in the negotiation of such agreements and to integrate monitoring mechanisms to evaluate the human rights impact of cooperation on migration with non-EU states and of border control measures, including Frontex and Eurosur;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 c (new)
Paragraph 74 c (new)
74c. Calls on the European Commission commands an independent evaluation of its migration and border control programmes in EU and non-EU states to ensure with a view to propose improvement measures in order to prevent human rights violations.
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 d (new)
Paragraph 74 d (new)
74d. Condemns the increasing criminalisation of irregular migration within the EU at the expense of the human rights of these persons; and urges to provide without delay for the sitting up of the needed human rights safeguards, accountability and enforcement mechanisms.
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)
Paragraph 76 a (new)
76a. Recalls that the UN has recognised that without a human rights-based development approach, development goals cannot be fully reached; calls on the EU to remain vigilant in ensuring that the issue of human rights defenders and civil society space is explicitly integrated into the post-MDG discussions; to ensure that citizens in developing countries can freely express their right to poverty-reduction policies;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 b (new)
Paragraph 76 b (new)
76b. Welcomes the development by the European Commission of a Human Rights-based approach to development toolkit and calls on for its full implementation in close collaboration with the civil society concerned in each country; encourages the European Commission to prepare a regular assessment of its instrument to ensure its improvement, including its effective application to all relevant development policies, including blending approaches involving private actors in development policies;