5 Amendments of Saskia BRICMONT related to 2019/2207(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas mutual trust requires Member States to be complying with EU law and particularly with the fundamental rights recognised by the Charter and the rule of law; whereas judicial independence is a fundamental requirement and should always be guaranteed; whereas, according to the Commission 2020 Rule of Law Report, judicial independence remains an issue of concern in some Member States;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Q a. whereas alternative and less intrusive measures to the EAW are underused; whereas detention should be limited to situations in which no alternative measure can be used; whereas even where available in law, practical challenges to the use of alternatives measures to detention persist;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Is concerned about prison conditions in certain Member States and recalls that deprivation of liberty does not equate to deprivation of dignity; welcomes in this regard the new Criminal Detention Database of FRA and considers it a first positive step for a better common assessment of prison conditions in the EU2a; _________________ 2a https://fra.europa.eu/en/databases/crimin al-detention/criminal-detention/home
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Believes that the absence of minimum standards on prison conditions and pre-trial detention at the EU level, and of the limitation of the use of pre-trial detention as a measure of last resort and of consideration of alternatives, coupled with the lack of proper assessment of whether the case is trial-ready, can lead to unjustified and excessive periods of suspects and accused persons in pre-trial detention; recalls that this situation has been further exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29 c. Considers that an efficient long- term management of penitentiary systems should be implemented, reducing the number of prisoners by more frequent use of non-custodial punishments, such as community service, financial penalties or electronic monitoring; stresses that alternative measures to detention should be considered throughout the whole criminal justice chain; calls on the Commission to step up efforts in this direction and to set up a EU monitoring mechanism on prison and detention conditions;