3 Amendments of Javier NART related to 2017/2122(INI)
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly condemns the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by non-state actors such as Boko Haram in Nigeria and ISIS/Daesh in Syria and Iraq; is horrified at the vast range of crimes committed, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, the recruitment of child soldiers, forced religious conversions and the systematic killing of religious minorities, including Christians, Yazidis and others; recalls that the situation suffered by religious minorities in the territories governed by ISIS/Daesh was qualified by the European Parliament, in the Resolution of the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria and in particular in the context of the Islamic State, as a genocide; emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of members of non-state groups such as ISIS/Daesh by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC);
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Warns of the deterioration of democracy and human rights in candidate countries for EU membership; recalls that any country aiming to join the EU has to fully guarantee human rights and strictly fulfil the Copenhagen Criteria; urges the European Council to end with negotiation processes in cases of blatant violations of human rights or abolition of the democratic system in a candidate country for EU membership;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Recalls that sanctions are an essential tool of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP);urges the Council to adopt the sanctions provided for in European legislation when deemed necessary to achieve the objectives of the CFSP, in particular to protect human rights and consolidate and support democracy, avoiding their impact on the civilian population; asks that these sanctions be focused on officials identified as responsible for human rights violations in order to punish their crimes and abuses;