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Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)

42b. Stresses the importance of the anchoring of the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) in free trade agreements between the EU and third or developing countries, to promote human rights, social and environmental standards; welcomes the fact the EU Special Representative on Human Rights in line with his mandate has the power to monitor the compliance and implementation of the concept of the CSR.

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Leonidas DONSKIS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Richard HOWITT, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Charles GOERENS, Kristiina OJULAND, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

70. Strongly regrets that homosexuality remains criminalised in 78 states, including five in which it is subject to the death penalty; calls on these states to decriminalise homosexuality without delay, to free those imprisoned on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity and not to execute them; calls on the EEAS to make full use of the LGBT Toolkit to protect the rights of LGBTI people; calls on the Council to work towards binding guidelines in this area; calls on the EEAS and Member States to assist LGBTI human rights defenders in countries where they are at risk, and calls on the VP/HR to continue making clear the European Union's firm commitment to equality and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression in the world, including by launching and supporting initiatives at bilateral, international and UN level on these matters; repeats its call on the Commission to issue a roadmap for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Leonidas DONSKIS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Jörg LEICHTFRIED, Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Richard HOWITT, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Charles GOERENS, Kristiina OJULAND, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)

70a. Calls on Member States to grant asylum to people fleeing persecution in countries where LGBT people are criminalised, on the basis of applicants' well-founded fears of persecution, and relying on their self-identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Leonidas DONSKIS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Jörg LEICHTFRIED, Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Richard HOWITT, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Charles GOERENS, Kristiina OJULAND, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 b (new)

70b. Reasserts that the principle of non- discrimination, including on grounds of sex and sexual orientation, is a fundamental element in the ACP-EU partnership;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Leonidas DONSKIS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Jörg LEICHTFRIED, Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Richard HOWITT, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Charles GOERENS, Kristiina OJULAND, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 c (new)

70c. Underlines that for the EU's foreign policy to be credible and coherent in the field of fundamental rights, equality and anti-discrimination, the Council should adopt the directive on equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and enlarge the application of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia to cover other targeted groups, such as LGBT persons;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Leonidas DONSKIS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Richard HOWITT, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Charles GOERENS, Kristiina OJULAND, Metin KAZAK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. Urges the EU to enhance its action to end the practices of female genital mutilation (FGM), early and forced marriages, and gender-selective abortion; insists that these policies should be essential elements in EU approach to development cooperation; stresses the importance of adequate access to medical means, and of information about sexual and reproductive health and rights, to the wellbeing of women in all countries;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Leonidas DONSKIS, Barbara LOCHBIHLER, Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Richard HOWITT, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Charles GOERENS, Kristiina OJULAND, Metin KAZAK, Marietje SCHAAKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75 a (new)

75a. Notes that there continues to be insufficient attention given to sexual and reproductive rights violations that undermine efforts towards the Cairo Programme of Action (ICPD) commitments; underlines that progress on reproductive health has been limited in some contexts by violations such as child, early and forced marriage and failure to enforce a legal minimum age of marriage, coercive practices such as forced sterilisation or FGM, as well as denial of autonomy to women and girls to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health free of discrimination, coercion and violence;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Jörg LEICHTFRIED, Richard HOWITT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 a (new)

81a. Expresses its profound concern about the increasing number of acts of religious intolerance and discrimination in various countries; strongly condemns all acts of violence against Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other religious communities as well as all kinds of discrimination and intolerance based on religion and belief against religious people, apostates and non believers; stresses once again that the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion is a fundamental human right. (adopted by EP on 20 February 2011); recognises the growing need in a number of countries for conflict transformation and reconciliatory efforts including inter- faith dialogue at various levels, and urges the EU and HR/VP, the EU Special Representative on Human Rights, the Commission and the EEAS to address discriminatory and inflammatory content in eg the media and the issue of obstacles to the free profession of faith in its/her dialogues with third countries in the context of EU initiatives on human rights; considers that in third countries where religious minorities are faced with violations of their rights, such problems cannot be solved by protecting and isolating them "from" the surrounding societies and thus creating 'parallel societies´;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Activities of Richard HOWITT related to 2012/2145(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Amendments (8)

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