5 Amendments of Javi LÓPEZ related to 2017/2122(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the protection of the human rights of the most vulnerable groups – including women, young people, children, people with disabilities, LGTBIQ people, ethnic groups and religious minorities –deserves special attention;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas increased coherence between the EU’s internal and external policies, as well as among the external policies themselves, is a fundamental requirement for a successful and effective EU human rights policy; whereas improved consistency should enable the EU to respond more rapidly in the early stages of human rights violations and, in certain cases, predict and prevent their perpetration;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its firm belief that the EU and its Member States must actively pursue the principle of mainstreaming human rights and democracy in all EU policies; reiterates, in this regard, the crucial importance of ensuring increased coherence between the EU’s internal and external policiesand between the various external policies themselves, and greater coordination between the external policies of the Member States;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of enhanced cooperation between the Commission, the Council, the European External Action Service (EEAS), Parliament and the EU delegations to promote and ensure a consistent and united voice in favour of human rights;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the fact that freedom of expression online and offline is a vital component of any democratic society, as it nourishes a culture of pluralism that empowers civil society and citizens to hold their governments and decision-makers to account, and supports respect for the rule of law; stresses, therefore, that the EU should intensify its efforts to promote freedom of expression through its external policies and instruments; reiterates its request for the EU and its Member States to enhance their monitoring of all types of restrictions on freedom of expression and the media in third countries and to rapidly and systematically condemn such limitations; emphasises the importance of ensuring the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline and of regularly monitoring their impact; welcomes the new European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) launched in 2016, with its specific focus on training EU delegations and media actors in third countries on how to apply the Guidelines; stresses the importance of condemning hate speech and incitements to violence, both on the internet and elsewhere, since they constitute a threat to the rule of law and the values embodied by human rights;