Activities of Wolfgang KREISSL-DÖRFLER related to 2011/2109(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
EU support for the International Criminal Court (A7-0368/2011 - Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler) (vote)
EU support for the International Criminal Court (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties PDF (248 KB) DOC (167 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the ICC is currently conducting investigations in sevenix countries (Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Darfur region of Sudan, Central African Republic, Kenya and Libya), and the ICC prosecutor has recently requested the opening of an eigh seventh investigation in Côte d’Ivoire,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Polish Presidency to prioritise the revision of the EU Action Plan relating to the ICC, in the hope that the plan will outlineWelcomes the EU Action Plan relating to the ICC revised under the Polish Presidency of 12 July 2011 following the decision on the ICC, which sets out effective and concrete measures to be taken by the EU with a view to deepening its future support for the Court;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises the recent decision by the ICC prosecutor to issue arrest warrants for Colonel Gaddafi, his son Said al Islam and intelligence chief Abdullah al Sanoussi, in relation to the alleged crimes against humanity since the beginning of the country's uprising; stresses that their successful capture, and subsequent trial by the ICC, will serve as a crucial contribution to the fight against impunity in the region;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need for the ICC to expand its focus beyond situations of armed conflict and more proactively investigate human rights emergencies that rise to the level of crimes against humanity, and where domestic authorities are demonstrably unwilling to investigate, prosecute and punish alleged offenders;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Urges that the High Representative / Vice President and the EU Member States launch diplomatic efforts to encourage UN Security Council members to pursue referrals to the ICC to open investigations into cases in which officials from states not a party to the Statute have allegedly engaged in crimes against humanity but continue to enjoy ongoing impunity, including the recent situations in Iran, Syria, Bahrain, and Yemen;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises the role of the EU in promoting the universality of the Rome Statute and of the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC) and welcomes the recent accessions to/ratifications of the Rome Statute by the Philippines, Tunisia, Granada, Moldova, St Lucia and the Seychelles, which brought the total number of States Parties to 1167;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recommends that the EU and its Member States increase their contributions to the ICC Trust Fund for the Victims and to the Witness RICC's special Fund for relocation Fund;