Activities of Özlem DEMIREL related to 2021/2064(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Situation in Libya (debate)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) reports Unsafe and Undignified: The forced expulsion of migrants from Libya of 25 November 2021, and Lethal Disregard: Search and rescue and the protection of migrants in the central Mediterranean Sea of 26 May 2021,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to the report of Amnesty International on Libya: ‘No one will look for you’: Forcibly returned from sea to abusive detention in Libya 15 July 2021,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
— having regard to Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 16 December 1966, and the general comments of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR),
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the situation Libya has further deteriorated in the past 11 years, after a foreign intervention which immersed Libya into a cycle of illegitimate power grabs and convoluted electoral or constitutional processes that enabled Libyan political and economic elites to stay in power, supported by some foreign governments, including some European allies; whereas in this context, since the indefinite postponement of the elections at the end of 2021, deepening the political deadlock and division national fragmentation, further emboldening state-affiliated armed groups, and threatening the countryo trigger further violence; whereas this postponement disappointed the more than 2.8 million Libyan citizens who had registered to vote; whereas the active role of third countries not only transferring arms into the country but also being unable to foster an agreement between the Libyan parties indicates a lack of interest in building functional political institutions;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas security and stability in Libya are closely correlated with the prospect of a real democratic transition that has the potential to deliver for all people in Libya; whereas putting accountability and human rights at the centre of in any diplomatic engagement on Libya is essential to restoring the rule of law and ensuring political stability and sustainable peace, without which Libyan citizens will continue to suffer; whereas the UN Fact- Finding Mission on Libya’s (FFM) report of 23 March 2022 concluded that systemic impunity was impeding Libya’s transition to peace, democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas EU Member States have repeatedly violated the UN arms embargo with arms sales directly to different authorities in Libya; whereas the country has also been flooded with EU arms sold to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, which are directly involved in the conflict in Libya;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas migrants, refugees and asylum seekers oftencontinue to become victims of traffickers and are subjected to violence, arbitrary arrest, detention, extortion, kidnapping for blackmail and exploitation including by armed groups whom the executive authorities have given law enforcement powers; whereas the UN report on the fact finding mission revealed worst abuses and found "reasonable grounds" to believe that crimes against humanity such as murder, torture, illegal detention, rape-women in the camps are forced to be raped in exchange for food- and other "inhumane acts" are being committed in camps in Libya;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas the Amnesty International report published already on 15 July 2021 denounced the most serious human rights violations in Libya, stating that the European Union was largely to blame for the conditions in the camps, claiming that the conditions are "not an accident, but the deliberate result of a system supported by the EU", which aims to prevent people from fleeing across the Mediterranean "at all costs, and that the EU is undermining the requirement under international law to bring people in distress to a safe harbour; whereas thousands have died in the attempt to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe; whereas there has been substantive documentation –including by UN bodies--of violations of the principle of non-refoulement by the Libyan authorities, against the people attempting to escape Libya by sea;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure a UN-led and Libyan-owned inclusive national reconciliation process is given the strongest support possible in order to deliver longer-term stability and security and lay the foundations for a peaceful and democratic transition that involves all Libyan stakeholders; ensure to refrain from any geostrategic interference for i.a. access to oil reserves or for the externalisation of EU-boarders;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) continue to cooperate closely with UNSMIL and actively support the renewal of its mandate; stress that, given the current political impasse, the continuation of UN- backed negotiations on a roadmap for free, fair and credible elections remains vital; evaluate the feasibility of the deployment of an EU electoral observation mission to monitor the electoral process; stresses that elections are not an end in itself; is concerned that the EU support for elections "as soon as possible" is not based on a sustainable solution for Libya and the region but have a government to negotiate further border projects with Libya; calls for the support for an inclusive, democratic process to establish an new constitution of and for the Libyan and the support to facilitate free and fair elections;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) mobilise adequate EU funds under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument to support Libyan democratisation efforts and projects aimed at strengthening the rule of law and, good governance, civil society and human rights’ defenders and access to justice; ensure that these projects are in line with the priorities of the New Agenda for the Mediterranean and the UN 2030 Agenda, and are compliant with OECD- DAC criteria and are not used for border reinforcement with the purpose of pull- backs, refoulement or containment of migratory flows; guarantee that any such EU funds for Libya are conditioned to the respect of human rights and that the European Parliament has adequate power of scrutiny and accountability on the use of EU funds under the NDICI;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) create new safe and legal pathways for migration to the EU, including by opening new humanitarian corridors and increasing Member States’ resettlement pledges through the Emergency Transit Mechanisms; stop financing and support the so called Libyan coast guards which only serve to secure pull backs and seal EU- borders for refugees;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(n a) respond adequately to the reports of the UN FFM on Libya, which concluded that the abuses and inhumane acts committed against migrants in Libya were part of a systematic and widespread attack in furtherance of a State policy, and may therefore constitute crimes against humanity; to this end, press all Libyan authorities to comply with the their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
(n b) condition future relations with Libyan authorities on respect for human rights and on the implementation of concrete measures protecting the rights of migrants and refugees, such as releasing all detained migrants and ending their systematic arbitrary detention, investigating attacks against them, ensuring their access to essential services, ensuring humanitarian access for all stakeholders to detention centres, or adopting asylum legislation; and ensure that adequate investigations are carried out into severe shortcomings in UNHCR assistance to asylum seekers and refugees in Libya;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) actively support the renewal of the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya; ensure that it has sufficient resources to fulfil its mandate; encourage Libyan authorities to ensure the Fact Finding Mission has full access to carry out its investigations and technical support;