Activities of Javier COUSO PERMUY related to 2014/2232(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights and technology in third countries (A8-0178/2015 - Marietje Schaake) ES
Amendments (15)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 March 2014 on the US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens’ fundamental rights,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 b (new)
Citation 22 b (new)
- having regard to Edward Snowden’s written statement to the LIBE Committee of March 2014,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. mindful of the mass surveillance carried out by the US on European citizens and governments;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Internet represents a revolution in terms of the possibilities for exchanging data, information and knowledge of all kinds;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. mindful of the potential risk posed by the use of new technologies as a tool for the unlimited domination and exploitation of nature;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that human rights and fundamental freedoms are universal and shouldneed to be defended globally;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Asks that ICTs and new technologies should be able to help strengthen the participative fabric of European society; takes the view, in this context, that cyber citizenship and teledemocracy offer a new horizon in terms of rights;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for ICT freedom, the possibility of self-determination in ICT matters and the protection of personal data to be deemed new rights corresponding to current technological challenges;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council to support, train and empower human rights defenders, people reporting cases to civil society activists and independent journalists using ICTs in their activities, and to promote the related fundamental rights of privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of association online;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Asks that no agreements should be signed with third countries that practice mass surveillance on European citizens;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that an effective EU development and human rights policy will require the mainstreaming of ICTs and the bridging of the digital divide, by providing basic technological infrastructure and by facilitating access to knowledge and information to promote digital literacy all over the world, as well as a better understanding of the potential risks and benefits of ICTs;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the fact that EU-made information and communication technologies and services are usesold in third countries to violate human rights through censorship, mass surveillance, jamming, interception, monitoring, and the tracing and tracking of citizens and their activities on (mobile) telephone networks and the internet;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers mass surveillance, such as that carried out by the US, to be disproportionate at all times, hence in violation of the principles of necessity and proportionality, and, therefore, a violation of human rights;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and Council actively to defend a neutral network and the open internet, multi- stakeholder decision-making procedures and digital freedoms in internet governance fora;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that cooperation between governments and private actors worldwide in the digital domain calls for clear checks and balances and must not lead to the undermining of democratic and judicial oversight, including the Internet Governance Forum;