Activities of Deirdre CLUNE related to 2021/2181(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2021
Amendments (6)
Amendment 61 #
2. Underlines the importance of both the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020–2024 for this goal; recalls that the use of the rule of qualified majority voting in selected areas within the Council on human rights issues would result in a more effective and proactive EU foreign and security policy, and would strengthen cooperation on matters of key strategic interest for the EU, while reflecting its fundamental values;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is seriously concerned at the precarious situation of human rights defenders and deplores the fact that they are the victims of increasing violence, including targeted killings; underlines the particularly severe situation, further aggravated by COVID-19, of female, environmental, labour, environmental and indigenous human rights defenders; deplores the increased use of techniques such as harassment, criminalisation and defamation campaigns, arbitrary arrests and unlimited detention in inhumane conditions used to silence human rights defenders, often on the basis of ill-defined terrorism charges; reiterates its call to EU Delegations and Member States’ embassies in third countries to regularly visit activists in prison, monitor their trials and advocate their access to justice and protection; Further calls on the EU and its Member States to develop a strategy for ambitious EU action to address the rising attacks against human rights defenders;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Denounces the attempts of some regimes and authorities to restrict media freedom; Recalls the need to ensure that media ownership including shareholders is transparent given their role to guarantee media pluralism; Condemns the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) as a continued practice used to scare journalists into halting investigations into corruption and other matters of public interest in many countries;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls that the Istanbul Convention, as the first universally binding treaty combatting violence against women and girls and domestic violence, sets the benchmark for international standards that need to be further ratified and implemented;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Reiterates its call foron the systematicCommission for the inclusion of human rights clauses in all interntrade and associational agreements between the EU and non-EU countries; calls for these clauses to be enforced through clear benchmarks and to be monitored, with the involvement of Parliament, civil society and the relevant international organisations; underlines that the establishment of specific benchmarks could lead the EU to explore the introduction of proportionality into sanctions for non-compliance; underlines that breaches of agreements should trigger clear consequences, including, as a last resort, suspension or the withdrawal of the EU from the agreementbreaches of agreements should trigger clear consequences; recommends the inclusion of monitoring mechanisms on human rights in trade and foreign investment agreements, as well as complaints mechanisms, in order to ensure effective recourse to remedy for affected citizens and local stakeholders;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Underlines the strong link between trade and human rights and the incentivising role played by access to trade on upholding human rights conditionality for third countries; notes the ongoing review of the GSP+ Regulation, which is an opportunity to further strengthen this link; underlines that access to GSP+ is contingent on progress in the area of human rights and calls for the stricconsideration of a prudent application of conditionality to partner countries includtaking, if warranted, the swift revocation of GSP+ statunto account all potential impacts;