12 Amendments of Andrzej GRZYB related to 2013/2082(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council of 12 December 2011: "Human Rights and Democracy at the Heart of EU External Action – Towards a More Effective Approach" (COM(2011) 886 final),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to the Council Decision of 25 July 2012 appointing the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights (2012/440/CFSP),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's resolution of 20 January 2011 on the situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion (P7_TA(2011)0021),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's resolution of 13 December 2012 on the review of the EU's human rights strategy (2012/2062(INI)),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council of 13 June 2012 on the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (2012/2088(INI)),
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Parliament has welcomed, in this context, the EU's commitment to developing guidelines on freedom of religion or belief in accordance with the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, and has stressed the need for Parliament and civil society organisations to be involved in the preparation of these guidelines;, with special emphasis on the participation of religious associations and their institutions developed to dialogue with the EU, such as COMECE in case of Roman Catholic Church.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas according to the standards of international law, countries have the duty to provide effective protection to all their citizens and all other inhabitants; whereas discrimination based on religion or belief still exists in all regions of the world, and persons belonging to particular religious communities, including religious minorities, or non-believers, continue to be denied their human rights in many countries, among them: Christians, Buddhists and Falun Gong movement;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas recent years have seen an alarming deterioration in the situation of Christians worldwide with rapidly increasing number of acts of violence leading to mutilations or deaths, resulting in between 105 and 170 thousand casualties each year, making Christianity currently the most persecuted religion in the world;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas EU expressed frequently expectations and hopes that the events in its Southern Neighborhood referred to as Arab Spring would result in pro- democratic transformations and improvement in respect for Human Rights, in many cases paradoxically led to the deterioration, endangering among others Christian minorities and certain denominations of Islam;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Violence and other means of prosecution against religious communities, with political, socio- economic or ideological roots, persistsradicalise and intensify in many parts of the world; increasing lack of religious tolerance,openness to dialog and ecumenical coexistence often fuelled and used politically lead to violence and open armed conflicts endearing existence and lives within countries and destabilising international situation; clear condemnation by the European Union of all forms of violence and discrimination should be a basic element of EU policy in the area of freedom of religion or belief.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) Support for and engagement with a broad range of civil society organisations, including religious and belief-based groups, while developing and implementing the Guidelines, will be of crucial importance for the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, and therefore the human rights focal points in the EU Delegations should maintain regular contacts with these organisations in order to be able to identify as soon as possible problems arising in the area of freedom of religion or belief in their respective countries.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) Proper and ongoing monitoring and assessment of the situation in the area of freedom of religion or belief in the world has to be ensured by the European External Action Service, under the responsibility of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and a special section should continue to be devoted to this issue in the EU's Annual report on Human Rights in the World, including recommendations for improvement.; Monitoring the situation in the area of freedom of religion or belief should be one of the key issues in relations with UE privileged position third countries, especially in the context of European Neighbourhood Policy, what should be reflected in the mainstreaming of freedom of religion or belief in all agreements but also reviewing and reporting documents; The EU Special Rapporteur for Human Rights should pay particular attention to questions relating to the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief in the course of all his or her activities, and regularly inform the European Parliament and its relevant committees of areas of concern and progress achieved.;