6 Amendments of Afzal KHAN related to 2016/2313(INI)
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the results of the 2013 census are an important basis for providing a satisfactory response to the Commission questionnaire; welcomes the final assessment made by the International Monitoring Operation concluding that the census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was as a whole conducted in compliance with international standards; regrets that Republika Srpska refused to acknowledge the census results as legitimate, and that the RS authorities published their own results, different than those confirmed by the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina; urges the RS authorities to reconsider their approach;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that a high number of constitutional court decisions are not being implemented, including in particular the decision on the RS day, which was contested in the referendum held on 25 September 2016; considers this as a serious violation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and an attack on the judiciary and the rule of law; stresses that such issues should be addressed through dialogue rather than through unilateral initiatives; emphasises that respect for the rule of law and the country’s constitutional framework is of paramount importance for advancing on the EU path;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Urges leaders of all sides to refrain from divisive, nationalist and secessionist rhetoric that polarizes the society and from actions that represent a challenge for the cohesion, sovereignty and integrity of the country; urges instead to seriously engage in reforms that will improve the socio-economic situation of all BiH citizens, create a democratic, inclusive and functioning state and move the country closer towards EU;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deems it essential to enhance public participation in decision-making and to better engage citizens in the EU accession process; notes that civil society is fragmented, institutionally and financially weakreiterates its calls for transparent and inclusive public consultation mechanisms with civil society organisations to be implemented at all levels of government; notes that civil society is fragmented, institutionally and financially weak; notes that the Cooperation Agreement between the Council of Ministers of BiH and the NGO sector, signed 10 years ago, has not been implemented yet; calls for better cooperation mechanisms between government and civil society organisations, including the developing of a strategic framework for cooperation;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls to adhere to the recommendations of the International Coordinating Committee and Venice Commission when adopting the new Law on Human Rights Ombudsman of BiH; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned abouton preventing and combating discrimination; asks to address continued discrimination against persons with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approachstrategy on to the social inclusion of Roma and adopt separate action plans for individual fields, i.e. housing, health care, employment, and education of Roma; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti- discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identityencourages them to prepare, adopt and implement a multi-annual Action Plan for Equality of LGBTI Persons, with the aim to combat prejudice, discrimination and violence; welcomes changes to the BiH anti- discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity; welcomes the introduction of prohibition of hate crime in amendments to the Criminal Code of FBiH; encourages to include education on hate crimes into the curricula and training programmes of police officers, prosecutors and judges and to improve cooperation between police and judicial bodies in prosecuting hate crime cases;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the slight reduction in unemployment; remains concerned, however, that unemployment continues to be largely of a structural nature and that youth unemployment continues to be high, resulting in very high levels of brain drain; calls on the competent authorities to introduce active labour market policies targeting in particular the youth, women and the long-term unemployed as well as reinforcing the capacities of the employment services; calls on the competent authorities to modernize health and safety laws and to harmonise these laws between the Entities; notes that labour and trade union rights are still limited and stresses the importance of further enhancing and harmonizing these laws across the country; highlights also the need to reform and harmonize the fragmented social protection systems on the basis of citizens' needs in order to provide equal treatment for all;