19 Amendments of Mounir SATOURI related to 2021/2187(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to the report of 16 July 2021 by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation on Risks and impacts of the commodification and financialization of water on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, and to his report of 21 July 2020 on Human rights and the privatization of water and sanitation services,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the denial of the human right to water has repercussions on enjoyment of the right to health; considering that contaminated water, the inadequate management of urban, industrial and agricultural wastewater and poor sanitation are linked to the transmission of serious diseases and even death; whereas access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene is indispensable for ensuring global resilience to pandemics and other infectious diseases, and to combat the emerging threat of antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas water and sanitation services are the cornerstone of public health; whereas availability and access to water, sanitation and hygiene services including for vulnerable or marginalised people is fundamental to fighting COVID- 19;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ongoing climate crisis, with increasing droughts, floods and torrential rains, is exacerbating inequalities in distribution of water; whereas global warming is an important cause of water scarcity; whereas floods and other water- related disasters account for 70% of all deaths linked to natural disasters;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the right to safe drinking water and sanitation as a human right, which is in turn fundamental for the development of other rights, and as such must be guided by a logic grounded in the public interest and, common good and global commons;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that states that ratify a human rights treaty undertake to protect, respect and fulfil the commitments adopted in the international, regional and national framework for the protection of these rights; takes the view in this regard that the international community’s recognition of the right to water and sanitation must encompass protection and enforceability arrangements and, therefore, calls on the EU to promote protection mechanisms at international, regional and national level to ensure that upholding the right to water and sanitation is not optional for states but rather an enforceable right; in this regard, welcomes the normative developments at international level in relation to environmental crimes, including ecocide;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the EU and Member States to promote the rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and their normative development in multilateral and regional fora, including by supporting the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the EU and Member States to promote international and regional instruments that advance the realisation and prevent violations of the rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, including through leading by example and ratifying the relevant conventions such as the Protocol on Water and Health and the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on EU Delegations and Member States missions to raise issues related to the rights to safe drinking water and sanitation as well as the situation of human rights defenders and NGOs promoting these rights, in their bilateral dialogue with partner countries, notably in the framework of human rights and sectoral dialogues;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Underscores the importance of the recently adopted EU Human Rights Guidelines on Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation and urges the EU institutions and Member States, notably EU Delegations and missions around the world to implement them in and towards third countries and in multilateral fora; stresses the importance of training EU staff and to regularly report back to Parliament on activities carried out under these Guidelines;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that development models that favour vast projects and large-scale business activities undermine the availability and quality of water in all countries and increase competition for water and exacerbate other water-related conflicts; in this context, expresses particular concern at the significant impact of mega-projects, including infrastructure projects, extractive industries or energy production projects, on the human rights to water and sanitation, notably for indigenous peoples; insists on the importance to ensure that genuine and comprehensive human rights impact assessments, including on water and sanitation, are carried out and that the affected population and civil society groups are consulted in good faith and have provided their free, prior and informed consent prior to the initiation of any mega-project;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission, the European External Action Service and the Member States to live up to the EU commitment undertaken in the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders and to monitor and raise individual cases of environmental rights defenders (EHRDs) with partner countries; expects EU Delegations to prioritise their support to EHRDs and to respond systematically and in a robust manner to any threats or attacks against them or their relatives and to report back to Parliament on action taken on such cases; reiterates its call for a coordinated EU-wide scheme for issuing short-term visas for the temporary relocation of HRDs, notably those working to promote and protect environmental rights or indigenous rights, who are particularly under attack;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with concern that the lack of access to water and adequate sanitation has a devastating effect on women’s rights, making it difficult for women and girls to lead safe and healthy lives; calls on all states to fulfil their commitments under CEDAW and in particular its article 14, which requires of states parties to ensure women from rural areas have the right to enjoy adequate living conditions in relation to inter alia sanitation, and water supply;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that companies worldwide must ensure that their activities do not encroach on the enjoyment of the human right of access to safe drinking water; demands support for the binding treaty being drafted at the United Nations; calls on the EU Delegations and Member States missions in third countries to be particularly vigilant in relation to EU- based companies that deny or undermine the enjoyment of the rights to water and sanitation and to ensure that victims of such violations have access to effective judicial or other appropriate remedies; stresses the importance of establishing grievance mechanisms in this regard;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. In states where water trading markets are used as a water management tool, calls on governments to hold open, inclusive and participative debates to determine whether water trading markets should be abolished or more strictly regulated;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. SUnderscores that the privatisation of the water and sanitation sector in a number of countries worldwide has demonstrably failed to guarantee the core elements of the rights to water and sanitation, notably in relation to affordability, quality and availability, and instead has widely brought about inefficiency, corruption and weak accountability; stresses that public provision is the most appropriate model for the exercise of the human rights to water and sanitation; urges states in this regard to engage in a transparent and robust deprivatisation process to improve the effective enjoyment of the human rights to water and sanitation; calls on governments to increase public investments in sustainable water-related infrastructure and to safeguard water as an essential public good;