9 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2015/2316(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that migration is a human right enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; urges the Commission and Member States to respect this article and all other international obligations concerning refugees and migrants, and to recognise the contribution that refugees and migrants make to our societies; considers that forced migration has root causes (notably economic, political and social reasons) that must be tackled; calls in particular on the Commission and Member States to address especially urgently and attentively the deep-seated causes of migration when this takes the shape of a mass exodus of people seeking asylum;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Warns that the human rights of third- country migrants are systematically violated in the EU, at its borders and in its partner countries; stresses that this happens particularly in detention centres as well as elsewhere, and that migrants are often victims of deportation, illegal refoulement, and violations of their rights to health and education;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Condemns the negative effects of activities by EU multinationals and of EU trade policies in third countries, such as general impoverishment and the systematic violation of human rights through the exploitation of these countries’ human and natural resources; calls on the Commission to urgently present and implement a legally binding international instrument on business activities in third countries and human rights; urges the Commission to create judicial instruments which address the issue of the responsibility of multinational companies for human rights violations in third countries and which provide for judicial sanctions in respect of companies that commit such violations;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns the use of development funds to finance migration policies, unless this is aimed solely at eliminating the deep- seated causes of migration, and rejects any instrumentalisation of development cooperation agreements aimed at imposing migration, trade and economic policies in third countries and interfering in their internal affairs and economic planning;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Denounces unequivocally the seriousness of what has been reported by many NGOs regarding the mass disappearance of unaccompanied minors during the long journeys; notes with concern that such minors are constantly falling into the hands of organised groups which exploit them economically and sexually; notes that, not uncommonly, they spend the rest of their lives as outright slaves or are used for trafficking in organs;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b.Urges UNICEF, the UNHCR and all competent bodies and international institutions to make every effort to monitor, identify and protect all unaccompanied minors, already at the stage when they are in the countries of origin of migratory movements or else in transit countries;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Urges the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to take whatever practical steps are necessary in order to secure an effective commitment from the third countries involved;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that the European Union and its Member States have a duty to refrain from any political, military or economic practice which could give rise to or be conducive to such consequences; recalls in particular the duty to ensure that such practices are not engaged in by non-state entities of a commercial character which are operating directly or indirectly within one or more Member States;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b.Recalls that the European Union and its Member States have a duty to take positive action to eliminate the underlying causes of the crises which lead to these mass migration phenomena;