4 Amendments of Afzal KHAN related to 2016/2239(INI)
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the principle of complementarity of the ICC entails the primary responsibility of its States Parties to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes; expresses concern that not all EU Member States have legislation defining these crimes under national law over which their courts can exercise jurisdiction; urges all EU Member States to introduce a definition of 'atrocity crimes' in their national law; calls for the harmonization of legislation concerning atrocity crimes; calls for the EU to make full use of the ‘Advancing the principle of complementarity’ toolkit;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq, including killings, torture, rape, sexual slavery, forced religious conversions and the systematic murder of religious minorities, committed by non-state actors, such as ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq; believes that the prosecution of the perpetrators should be a priority for the international community;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the EU and its Member States to fight against impunity and to lend actively support to international efforts to bring to justice members of non-state groups responsible for atrocity crimes, such as ‘ISIS/Daesh’ to justice; calls for the development of a clear approach to their prosecution of ‘ISIS/Daesh’, including by using the expertise of the EU network for investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of ‘members of non-state groups such as 'ISIS/Daesh’' by the ICC by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council; calls on the EU Member States to investigate and prosecute nationals of theirs who have committed atrocity crimes in Iraq and Syria, or to refer them to the ICC; underlines that, alternatively, the EU should explore and support at international level all options to prosecute ‘'ISIS/Daesh’' crimes, including by means of the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal for Iraq and Syria;