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4 Amendments of Afzal KHAN related to 2016/2239(INI)

Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/04/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/04/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/04/03
Committee: AFET
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2017/04/03
Committee: AFET