28 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2016/2219(INI)
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas justice is essential to advance respect for human rights, and the EU and its Member States have been unconditional supporters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its inception, while promoting the universality of the Rome Statute and defending its integrity with the purpose of strengthening the Court’s independence;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas 2015, however, saw a dramatic rise in the number of people executed - at least 1,634 according to Amnesty International, which is the highest recorded by the organisation since 1989 - with 90% of the executions carried out in Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas violence against and unlawful prosecution of LGBTI people continues in many places around the world, and discrimination in health care, education, employment and other sectors is widespread;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas in October 2015, the European Commission released its new trade strategy 'Trade for All', in which the Commission sets out its aim to use trade as a means to strengthen human rights in third countries;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
Recital T b (new)
Tb. whereas in 2015, the European Union started working on legislation to tackle the trade in minerals which fuels conflict;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its serious concern that the promotion and protection of human rights and democratic values are under threat worldwide, that the universality of human rights is increasingly, and seriously, being challenged by a number of authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Regrets that the work and the impact of the EUSR can only be partially assessed through the a review of the Annual Report on Human Rights, his Twitter account and available speeches; calls for a more systematic exchange of information on his activities, visits and plans;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls for further European military integration to improve European armed forces' readiness and flexibility, to respond to threats and in cases of grave violations of human rights, genocide or ethnic cleansing; stresses, in this regard, that the concept of 'Responsibility to Protect' should be consolidated into international law and that the EU, as a community of values, should lead initiatives and meaningful actions to protect civilians also when they are threatened by their own state;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines the need for EU leadership to push for reforms of the UN with the goal of strengthening the impact and the strength of the rules-based multilateral system, and of ensuring more efficient human rights protection and the advancing of international law;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Condemns that seats on the UNHRC are often occupied by countries with proven track record of grave human rights violations; calls on the EU to intensify its efforts to improve the credibility and effectiveness of the UNHRC;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States to respect and fully implement the adopted EU common asylum package and the common migration legislation, particularly to safeguard vulnerable asylum seekers, such as LGBTI people, against violence and discrimination during the asylum process; calls on the Member States to participate in resettlement programmes, giving access to family reunification and granting humanitarian visas;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 e (new)
Paragraph 35 e (new)
35e. Calls on the Commission to design a strategy to avoid in the future missing unaccompanied migrant minors on EU- territory and to retrieve the whereabouts of the 10,000 missing children;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 j (new)
Paragraph 35 j (new)
35j. Recognises that LGBTI asylum seekers are often at risk of additional danger during their journey and upon arrival in the country where they seek asylum, which can take the form of harassment, exclusion, sexual violence, or other forms of violence; recalls that a number of countries deemed 'safe' for asylum seekers discriminate against LGBTI people or even criminalise homosexuality, and are therefore not 'safe' for this group; emphasises that vulnerable groups require additional safeguards and calls on states to ensure that LGBTI refugees are protected as required by international humanitarian law;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 l (new)
Paragraph 36 l (new)
36l. Condemns the human rights abuses faced by refugees and asylum- seekers when being sheltered 'in the region'; calls for more scrutiny of the situation of refugees in Turkey as the government negotiated a migration deal with the EU, while individuals face arbitrary detention, documented refugees are denied entry into Turkey at the Syrian border, violence and forced returns to the country of origin take place, which are illegal practices under Turkish and international law;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 m (new)
Paragraph 36 m (new)
36m. Is concerned about the negative impact of the migration deal with Turkey on sheltering refugees, warns against managing migration through deals with third countries; calls on the EU to take its responsibility to protect its borders and to shelter asylum seekers, in accordance with our commitment to international law;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Further recommends that, whenever a gross breach of human rights occurs by a partner country with which an agreement has been concluded, the EU takes more effective steps in carrying out the appropriate sanctions as stipulated in the human rights clauses of the agreement, including (temporary) suspension of the agreement;
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Stresses the importance of not undermining the acquis of the Beijing Platform for Action regarding access to education and health as a basic human right, and the protection of sexual and reproductive rights, and to ensure that all necessary safe medical assistance is provided to female war rape victims - including abortion, as foreseen under international humanitarian law; points out that family planning, maternal health, easy access to contraception and safe abortion are important elements in saving women’s lives, and highlights the need to place these policies at the core of development cooperation with third countries;
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63a. Strongly condemns increasing restrictions on freedom of assembly and association of LGBTI groups, events and protests, such as Pride marches, in some cases with violent responses from authorities against protesters; calls on EU delegations and relevant institutions to actively promote these rights and fundamental freedoms in line with human rights standards;
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Requests that the EEAS prioritise its actions in situations where the death penalty is in forceIs deeply concerned by the increase in violence and discrimination against LGBTI people; requests that the EEAS prioritise its actions in countries with prevalent violence and discrimination against LGBTI people, including 76 countries which still criminalise homosexuality and 20 countries which still criminalise transgender identities, and/or where LGBTI people are subjected to torture and ill- treatment, by condemning these practices in accordance with the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty and the EU Guidelines on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and by continuing to work with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in this field;
Amendment 640 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 b (new)
Paragraph 72 b (new)
72b. Calls for the establishment of a dedicated fund which can help finance initiatives that preserve evidence, digital and otherwise, of suspected crimes against humanity in war crimes with the aim of bringing perpetrators to justice;
Amendment 657 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Condemns, in keeping with Article 10 TFEU, all acts of violence and discrimination on the basis of ideology, religion or belief; expresses its serious concern over the continued reports of violence and discrimination against religiousthese minorities around the world;
Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that religious minorities are respected worldwide, including in the Middle East, where Yazidis, Christians, non-religious and Muslim minorities are being persecuted by ISIS and other terrorist groups;
Amendment 689 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75 c (new)
Paragraph 75 c (new)
75c. Requests concrete actions to protect religious minorities, non-believers and atheists that are victims of blasphemy laws and calls on the EU and Member States to engage in political discussions to repeal such laws;
Amendment 699 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Calls for special assistance from the EU and its Member States in order to preserve mass graves in areas of current or recent conflicts, with the aim of exhuming and forensically analysing the human remains therein, in order to secure evidence and enable the investigation and prosecution of suspected crimes against humanity, and in order to allow for decent burial of the victims’ remains or release to the family;
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Expresses the need for international assistance in efforts to search for and liberate women and children who still remain in the captivity of ISIS and other terrorist or para-military organisations, and in promoting special programmes for treatment within the European Union of former captives; expresses concern over the recruitment of children by terrorist groups and their participation in terrorist activities; stresses the need to establish policies to guide the search for, and the liberation, rehabilitation and reintegration of these children;
Amendment 710 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -79 (new)
Paragraph -79 (new)
-79. Calls upon the International Community to bring political leaders to justice when they abuse police and military force in a structural way to silence protests against (the prolonging of) their leadership;
Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 b (new)
Paragraph 87 b (new)
87b. Expresses its serious concern at the proliferation and spread of monitoring, surveillance, censoring and filtering technologies, which represent a growing threat to human rights and democracy activists in autocratic countries;
Amendment 796 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100
Paragraph 100
100. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the torture and ill-treatment caused by ISIS and other terrorist or paramilitary organisations; expresses its solidarity with the families and communities of all victims affected by the violence; calls on the EU, its Member States and the international community to step up their efforts to address the urgent need to prevent further suffering in an effective way;