11 Amendments of Isabel SANTOS related to 2022/2154(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the right of citizens to vote, to stand for and to be elected in periodic, genuine democratic elections are fundamental, internationally recognised human rights;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas genuine democratic elections are an indispensable aspect of inclusive and accountable governance, as they provide a mandate to the authorities from citizens;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the right to participate in genuine elections is not respected in autocratic and illiberal regimes, which conduct sham elections with the goal of entrenching their power; whereas such elections are not free and fair or transparent, lack real political contestation and place undue restrictions on the right to both vote, to stand for election and be elected;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the severity and scale of attacks against non-partisan election observers –including harassment, defamation, threats, violations of rights and physical violence – have intensified in recent years, creating an environment of uncertainty and insecurity with regard to their important work; whereas the EU considers election observers to be human rights defenders;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas tensions between democracies and authoritarian regimes are becoming more geopolitical; whereas this trend requires the EU to raise its democratic concerns to the highest political level, including by building more strategic alliances for democracy and by considering the promotion and defence of democracy as a strategic interest and as a key part of its geo-economic and trade strategies;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the EU should adopt a systematic approach concerning the right to participate, including by demonstrating its strong link with human rights, democracy and the rule of law; whereas EU actors should not contribute to legitimising leaders of illiberal and autocratic regimes;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) design and implement more decisive and effective EU actions to promote and protect the right to participate, as part of a much broader strategy on human rights and democracy support;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) recognise the crucial role of civil society in delegitimising and denouncing fake elections in the eyes of local populations; support civil society organisations, human rights defenders and the media, including through capacity building and communications strategies, and by gathering data on violations of the right to participate in genuine elections; support, in particular, local elections observers, whose activities increase people’s belief that their right to participate in genuine elections will be respected; highlights that media financing transparency and a true free and independent media are key to prevent undue influences;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) givprovide more support to initiatives related to election observation training and, knowledge building and engagement with local media and civil society organisations;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) underlines the need to equip EU election observation missions with appropriate and up-to-date technical expertise on electronic voting and similar systems;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) explore the possibility of introducing a standing invitation for election observation within the democratic clause in EU agreements, the Generalised Scheme of Preferences and equivalent mechanisms, given the current reluctance of many countries to send election observation invitations to the EU; support Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group and its work, especially in the framework of election observation;