Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2014/2216(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2013 and the EU policy on the matter (debate) ES
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2013 and the European Union’s policy on the matter
Amendments (37)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the consequences of gender- based violence are profoundly damnd in particular violence againg forst women, their families and communities and girls violates a woman's right to physical integrity and can have serious permanent consequences on the victim's health;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas domestic violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human Rights violations of our time;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women and girls with disabilities are at greater risk of violence, abuse and negligent treatment, especially in institutionalised settings, which often leads to ignorance of the issue;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded in basic human rights and are essential elements of human dignity 1a; whereas the denial of lifesaving abortion amounts to a serious breach of human rights; __________________ 1aICPD Programme of Action § 7.2 and 7.3
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on all Council of Europe member states, accordingly, to sign and ratify the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women; calls on the EU as such to take steps to accede to the Convention in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action on violence against women;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on conflict prevention and conflict and post-conflict situations, in line with the landmark UN Security Council resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security; and reminds the international community of the necessary safeguards for women and girls, notably protection against rape and forced prostitution;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a human right, that stems from the right to an adequate standard of living and is inextricably linked to the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, as well as the right to life and human dignity; whereas approximately 2.6 billion people – half the developing world – lack even a simple 'improved' latrine and 1.1 billion people have no access to any type of i drinking water.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas Article 25 of the UDHR states that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including medical care; whereas UNHRC resolution 26/28 calls for the next UNHRC Social Forum meeting to focus access to medicines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; whereas the WHO constitution states that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.78
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers women's underrepresentation in political decision- making is a question of fundamental rights and democracy, that underlines the capacity of governments to devote their full talent to democracy building and maintenance processes; welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas and calls to foster legislative process needed as soon as possible.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the preamble to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union affirms that the EU ‘places the individual and human dignity at the heart of its activities’; stresses that this was not intended as an abstract concept but, on the contrary, these words implied an emphasis on real life, on the concrete aspects of existence, and on giving fundamental needs a constitutional basis, founded on the inviolable dignity of each and every person;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU to actively continue defending a stand-alone goal for gender equality, girls' and women's empowerment and their human rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, in the upcoming post-2015 development agenda.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for an ambitious long-term political strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and access to medicines that inter alia explores new incentive schemes for research and development as outlined in the WHO Consultative Expert Working Group report on Research and Development: Financing and coordination (2012), to safeguard the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief or economic and social condition. Stresses that women and girls remain at the centre of the HIV pandemic and sustain caring for patients in their communities.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Regrets that women's and girls' bodies, specifically their sexual and reproductive health and rights, remain an ideological battleground to this day and calls on the EU and its Member States to recognize the inalienable rights of women and girls to bodily integrity and autonomous decision-making; among other, the right to access voluntary family planning, safe and legal abortion and to be free from violence, including FGM, child, early and forced marriage, and marital rape.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Urges the EU and its Member States to come up with an extensive review of the Beijing Platform for Action to mark its twenty years anniversary in 2015.
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Urges the European Commission to include SRHR, as basic human rights, in its next EU Health Strategy to ensure coherence between EU's internal and external policy.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Insists that gender balance needs to be rooted in the EEAS overseas missions and a dedicated girls' and women's rights and gender equality strategy for each mission; plus a specific gender equality chapter rooted in the next EEAS Human Rights Action Plan.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Urges that the provision of EU humanitarian aid and that of its Member States should not be subject to restrictions imposed by other partner donors regarding necessary medical treatment, including access to safe abortion for women and girls who are victims of rape in armed conflicts.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the VP/HR for publicly stating the need to review the EU´s strategy towards all its strategic partners, such as China and Russia, and calls upon her to prioritise human rights in such countries during her tenure, by clarifying that gross human rights violations are a threat to bilateral relations between the EU and its strategic partners;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Call on the European External Action Service to reinforce the management, control and accountability of EU funds for the defence of human rights.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points to the considerable challenges posed by Russia´s annexation of Crimean and the continuing military involvement in the eastern parts of Ukraine; underlines that this policy of aggression is a continuation of Russia´s slide towards authoritarian rule, with a worsening human rights situation inside the country; stresses that Russia now is a ´strategic challenge` for the EU, and no longer complies with strategic partnership criteria;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its support for dedicated human rights dialogues as a tool of EU human rights policy; recognises the value of engagement in human rights-specific dialogue also with countries with serious human rights problems; underlines, however, the need for the EU to draw clear political conclusions when the human rights dialogue does not lead to positive outcomes, and in such cases to place more emphasis on public diplomacy with a view to ensuring that the public credibility of the EU’s human rights policy is not endangered; warns, furthermore, against diverting human rights discussions away from high-level political dialogues; in light of the failure of the EU China dialogue on human rights to achieve significant and tangible results, urges the EU to rethink its human rights strategy with a key partner such as the People´s Republic of China and to adopt a more coherent, unified and strategic approach to human rights in China and in light of recent developments raise the issue of Hong Kong;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the HR/VP to systematically meet with human rights defenders when travelling to third countries. Requests that the EEAS and the EU Delegations engage with human rights defenders in a pragmatic political dialogue aimed at finding the best ways to support an enabling environment for their work; requests that the EU enhance its active diplomacy in third countries and strengthen the position of the human rights focal points in order to mainstream human rights in the daily political work of the EU Delegation, by systematically raising the names of political prisoners and engaging in trial monitoring and visits to prisons; stresses the need for the EU to use public diplomacy to support human rights defenders and to call for the release of imprisoned human rights activists;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its full support for the work of the ICC in its role to end the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern before the international community; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine its legitimacy; c and to provide justice for the victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine its legitimacy or independence; urges the EU and EU Member states to cooperate with the Court and provide it with strong diplomatic and political support in bilateral relations and in all fora, including the UN, expresses its concerns that several arrest warrants have still not been executed, including those concerning President of Sudan, Omar Al Bashir; Reiterates its call for the creation of an EU Special Representative on International Justice and International Humanitarian Law in order to give them prominence and visibility they deserve, to advance the EU agenda effectively and mainstream the EU´s commitment to the fight against impunity and the ICC across EU foreign policies; calls on the EU and member states delegations and EU Special Representatives to actively promote the ICC, the enforcement of its decisions, and the fight against impunity for Rome Statute crimes; Considers the increasing number of states parties to be an important development in strengthening the universality of the Court; welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by Côte d’Ivoire in February 2013;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates its full support for the work of the ICC in its role to end the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern before the international community; remains vigilant regarding any attempts to undermine its legitimacy; recalls its vital role in the dual processes of justice and reconciliation; considers the increasing number of states parties to be an important development in strengthening the universality of the Court; welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by Côte d’Ivoire in February 2013;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Gives its full support to the draft resolution of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly A/C.3/69/L.51/Rev.1 ‘Moratorium on the use of the death penalty’, which will be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly in December 2014;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Condemns the illicit business of human trafficking, human trafficking for removal of organs and any other exploitative business related to violating the right to bodily integrity and inflicting violence; calls for intensifying and reviewing EU efforts towards combating human trafficking and engaging with countries at risk;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. CallNotes on the EU to support the emerging initiatives aimed at concluding a legally binding international instrument on business and human rights within the UN system and to engage from early on in the debate on this issue;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. Considers women´s underrepresentation in political decision- making to be a question of fundamental rights and democracy, that underlines the capacity of governments to devote themselves fully to democracy-building and maintenance processes; Calls for a legislation which enshrines gender parity.
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63a. Urges Europol to develop more strategic and operational partnerships with third countries with a view to combating corruption and organised crime more effectively;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Calls on the Commission to develop innovative financial mechanisms to implement fiscal reforms and strengthen the fight against corruption, illicit financial flows and tax evasion; encourages, in this context, consideration of public-private partnerships, the blending of grants and loans, and helping developing countries to better mobilise their domestic resources; notes calls for an international tax on financial transactions that could act as an additional source of funding for development, and reminds the Member States that they have already agreed to introduce a financial transaction tax domestically and undertaken to set aside a share of the funds raised to finance global public assets, including development;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. Rights of Indigenous people Notes with concern that indigenous people are in particular danger of being discriminated against, and that they are especially vulnerable to political, economic, environmental and labour related changes and disturbances; notes that most live below the poverty threshold and have little or no access to either representation, political decision-making or justice systems; is particularly concerned about reported widespread land-grabbing, forced displacement and human rights abuses resulting from armed conflict;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Urges the European Asylum Support Office to build partnerships with third countries with a view to enhancing international protection for asylum seekers;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)
Paragraph 76 a (new)
76a. Points out that implementing development, education and health programmes contributes not only to the fight against poverty, but also to the fight against international terrorism; calls on the EU to develop further strategies along the lines of the EEAS strategy for ‘the security and development of the Sahel’;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)
Paragraph 76 a (new)
76a. Stresses that despite the progress already achieved regarding access to drinking water and sanitation, there are still approximately2.6 million people who lack a latrine and 1.1 billion people with no access to any type of drinking water. Argues that this is due not only to a lack of resources but also a lack of political will. Calls therefore on governments to guarantee the access to safe drinking water and sanitation with particular attention to women and children
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 b (new)
Paragraph 76 b (new)
76b. Call for an ambitious long-term political strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and access to medicines that, inter alia, explores new incentive schemes for research and development as outlined in the WHO Consultative Expert Working Group report on Research and Development: Financing and coordination (2012, to safeguard the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. Stresses that women and girls remain most affected by the HIV pandemic and also are most involved in caring for patients in their communities.
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Emphasises the need for continued reflection regarding the most appropriate ways to maximise the credibility, visibility and effectiveness of Parliament’s resolutions on breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law; stresses in particular the need for institutional follow-up on issues raised in urgency resolutions;
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Encourages discussion on the inclusion of the different tools available to Parliament regarding support for and promotion of human rights in a single strategy document, to be adopted by Parliament at a plenary session; Create a regularly up-dated website listing the human rights defenders addressed in EP urgency resolutions and also establish an EP internal working group that would follow the cases of these listed defenders worldwide encouraging delegations travelling to the third countries to meet them;