8 Amendments of Loucas FOURLAS related to 2024/2081(INI)
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns entirely the Taliban's continued repression and severe mistreatment of women and girls in Afghanistan, which has stripped away their fundamental human rights and access to basic freedoms; underscores that the Taliban's actions, which range from the banning of girls’ access to secondary and higher education, to the outlawing of women’s voices in public represent a gross violation of international human rights standards;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that education represents the starting point for cultivating principles and values that contribute to the personal development of children, as well as to social cohesion and democracy, and the rule of law around the world; to that end calls on the EU to promote its values through supporting access to education and learning for women and girls;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the EU’s accession to The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence; deplores Turkey’s decision to withdraw from - and remain outside of - the Convention; demands that the country reverses this setback and takes seriously the subject of violence against women;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms that promoting the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights around the world requires strong international cooperation at a multilateral level; stresses that EU territory is still under illegal occupation, with catastrophic consequences for human rights, including women’s rights; underlines the particularly important role of the UN and its bodies as the main forum which must be able to effectively advance efforts for peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue supporting the work of the UN, both politically and financially; reiterates the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice at the UN and in other multilateral forums; calls for EU delegations to play a stronger role in multilateral forums, for which they should have appropriate resources available;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the right to food, including having physical and economic access to adequate food or the means to its procurement, is a human right; is extremely concerned about the challenges to the right to food worldwide, especially in situations of war and conflicts; emphasises that mothers and children are at an increased risk of starvation and malnutrition notes with concern the increasing reports of the weaponisation of food in situations of armed conflict; calls for the EU and its Member States to promote mandatory guidelines on the right to food without discrimination within the UN system;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is concerned by the challenges to the full enjoyment of the rights of persons with disabilities; reiterates its calls for the EU to assist partner countries in the development of policies in support of carers of persons with disabilities; underlines the specific needs of girls and other children with disabilities around the world; calls for the EU, in its external policy, to make use of the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021- 2030 as a tool to improve the situation of persons with disabilities, particularly concerning poverty and discrimination, but also problems with access to education, healthcare and employment, and participation in political life;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Stresses that the internet should be a place where freedom of expression prevails; considers, nevertheless, that the rights of individuals need to be respected; is of the opinion that, where applicable, what is considered to be illegal offline, should be considered illegal online; deplores any use of AI generated deepfakes and other abusive image-based actions against women and girls, all of which can have devastating consequences for women’s physical and mental health; expresses concern for the growing number of internet shutdowns; highlights that internet shutdowns are often used by authoritarian regimes, among others, to silence political dissidence and curb political freedom; calls urgently for the EU to combat this alarming phenomenon;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms that promoting the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights around the world requires strong international cooperation at a multilateral level; stresses that EU territory is still under illegal occupation, with catastrophic consequences for human rights; underlines the particularly important role of the UN and its bodies as the main forum which must be able to effectively advance efforts for peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue supporting the work of the UN, both politically and financially; reiterates the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice at the UN and in other multilateral forums; calls for EU delegations to play a stronger role in multilateral forums, for which they should have appropriate resources available;