8 Amendments of Marietta GIANNAKOU related to 2012/2033(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital Β
Recital Β
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas EU-US relations are based on a strong partnership and cooperation in many fields, on the basis of common shared values of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; whereas the EU and the United States have strengthened their engagement in the fight against terrorism since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, notably with the Joint Declaration on Counter Terrorism of 3 June 2010, but whereas it has became apparent that there is a divergence between declared commitments and practices, and between EU and US policies in the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph Ε
Paragraph Ε
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its call, required by international law and notably Article 12 of the CAT, for all states faced with credible allegations to end impunity andMember States to conduct thorough investigations and inquiries into all alleged acts of extraordinary rendition, secret prisons, torture and other serious human rights violations, so to determine responsibility and ensure accountability, including bringing individuals to justice where there is evidence of criminal liability;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UrgesCalls upon NATO and United States authorities to conduct their own investigations, collaborate fulclosely with EU and Member State parliamentary or judicial inquiries on these issues1, and to disclose information on extraordinary rendition programmes and clarify that all NATO agreements and NATO-EU and other tpransatlantic arrangements comply withctices that damage human rights and fundamental rightfreedoms; ______________ 1 See inter alia European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2011 on Guantánamo: imminent death penalty decision (P7_TA(2011)0271).
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the relevant authorities to end the habit of routinelylimit the invoking of state secrecy in relation to international intelligence cooperation to block accountability and redress, and insists that only genuine national security reasons can justify secrecy, which is in any case overridden by non-derogableto genuine national security reasons with regard to international intelligence cooperation, given that the application of state secrecy may not lead to violations of fundamental rights obligations such as the absolute prohibition on torture;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to ensure that its own international obligations are fully observed and that EUits policies and foreign policy instruments, such as the torture guidelines and human rights dialogues, are fully implemented, so that it is in a stronger position tocan call for the rigorousinternational implementation of human rights clauses in association agreements and to urgevis-à-vis its major allies, such as the United States, to respect their own domestic and international law;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the United States, given the cardinal role of the transatlantic partnership and the United States’ leadership in this area, to fully investigate and secure accountability for any abuses that it has practiced, end the war paradigm which has in practice led to legal black holes, end military trials, fullyrefrain from any abuses, apply criminal law to terrorist suspects and restore review of detention and habeas corpus, due process, freedom from torture and non- discrimination between foreign and United States citizens;