4 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2016/2220(INI)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas significantome progress has been made in South and Southeast Asia in recent years with amendments to nationality laws introducing adequate provisions to prevent statelessness and to allow stateless persons to acquire nationality; whereas those laws must also be complied with in practice;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Rohingya are one of the world’s most persecuted minorities, and have been officially stateless since the 1982 Burmese Citizenship Law; whereas the Rohingya are unwanted by the Myanmar authorities and by neighbouring countries, although some of the latter host large refugee populations; whereas ongoing clashes in Rakhine State are causing continued human trafficking; thousands of refugees who have made it across the border to Bangladesh in desperate need of humanitarian assistance are being forcibly pushed back in flagrant violation of international law; whereas ongoing clashes in Rakhine State are causing continued human trafficking; whereas the Rohingya are fleeing a policy of collective punishment in Rakhine State, where security forces are mounting indiscriminate reprisal attacks, firing at villagers from helicopter gunships, torching hundreds of homes, carrying out arbitrary arrests and raping women and girls;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas Ms Suu Kyi should, in her capacity as State Councillor, Foreign Minister and Minister for the President’s Office in a civilian government, use her influence to tackle the issue of Rohingyas, their discrimination and statelessness effectively.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas it is of utmost importance that the governments and relevant authorities of all countries in the region fully comply with the principle of non- refoulement and protect refugees, in line with their international obligations and with international human rights standards;