24 Amendments of Anna ZÁBORSKÁ related to 2011/2185(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
-having regard to the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly A/RES/46/121, A/RES/47/134 and A/RES/49/179 on human rights and extreme poverty, A/RES/47/196 on the observance of an international day for the eradication of poverty, and A/RES/50/107, on the celebration of the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty and proclamation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
-having regard to UN Economic and Social Council Documents E/CN.4/Sub.2/1996/13, E/CN4/1987/NGO/2, E/CN4/1987/SR.29 and E/CN.4/1990/15 on human rights and extreme poverty, E/CN.4/1996/25 on the right to development and E/CN.4/SUB.2/RES/1996/25 on the realization of economic, social and cultural rights,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)
Citation 23 c (new)
-having regard to the Report by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights (A/66/265) examining the laws, regulations and practices that restrict behaviours in public spaces by persons living in poverty,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 d (new)
Citation 23 d (new)
-having regard to Resolution 17(13) adopted by the United Nations Security Council on ‘Human rights and extreme poverty’ of 14 June 2011,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas freedom of conscience, religion, opinion and expression without the risk of state punishment is aare core universal right, for which the availability of diverse sources of information is a necessary parts;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the comprehensive section on violence against women in this year's Annual Report; in this contexts calls attention to scourges such as forced and sex-selective abortion, forced sterilization and female genital mutilation; recognises the priority given to support efforts towards the worldwide abolition of the death penalty and to judicial reform issues; endorses the HR/VP's practical focus on EU action in international forums;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of a political support process not simply focussed on the period immediately before and after elections, but based on continuity; welcomes the HR/VP's attention to ‘deep democracy’, which links democratic processes with human rights, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law and good governance; underlines that in this context the right to religious freedom should also be assigned a duly prominent role; in fact such a right is generally recognized as one of the most fundamental of all human rights;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the ‘Arab Spring’ has served to demonstrate the inadequacy of the EU's policies hitherto to effectively support people's strong desire for accountable and representative government in countries where this is denied; welcomes therefore the Joint Communications by the Commission and the HR/VP on ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’ and ‘A partnership for democracy and shared prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean’, and the approach taken of shared commitments and mutual accountability, stronger conditionality, differentiation of policies, the advancing of multilateral and sub-regional cooperation and the principle of further involving civil society; takes the opportunity to stress that the 'Arab Spring' would become a paradox and fail in the face of the expectations of many if it developed in a direction that denies the rights of religious minorities, including Christians;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 17
Subheading 17
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Strongly condemns female genital mutilation (FGM) as a barbarian breach of the bodily integrity of women and girls; firmly rejects any reference to cultural, traditional or religious practice as a mitigating factor; urges the Commission to pay specific attention to such traditional harmful practices in its strategy to combat violence against women; equally condemns and calls for specific measures to counter cruel, inhuman and degrading treatments such as forced and sex- selective abortion and forced sterilization;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Urges the Council and Commission to develop a toolkit on the advancement of the right to freedom of religion or belief in the EU's external policy, including instruments to concretely support all religious and ethnic minorities in the different areas and to foresee mechanisms to identify infringements, and to involve civil society organisations in its preparation; welcomes the EU's action in various UN forums against intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief and its unwavering and principled stance against the resolutions on combating defamation of religions; stresses in particular the importance of engaging in a constructive dialogue with the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on this issue;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67 a. Refers to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and to the need to ensure the fullest protection of the rights foreseen by it and to prevent their erosion; in this context would particularly support the prioritization of the child's needs for special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth, on the basis of the Convention and of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 20 a (new)
Subheading 20 a (new)
Extreme poverty and Human Rights
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78 a. Highlights the need to develop a set of principles on the application of standards and criteria relating to human rights in the fight against extreme poverty (roadmap);
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 b (new)
Paragraph 78 b (new)
78 b. Noted with concern that certain factors particularly aggravate vulnerability to extreme poverty such as the problems of maternal and child health, mental health, debt, drug addiction, poor accommodation, statelessness and internal displacements;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 c (new)
Paragraph 78 c (new)
78 c. Is pleased that the driving principles on extreme poverty and human rights are based on the interdependence and indivisibility of all human rights, as well as on the principles of the participation and empowerment of people living in extreme poverty; emphasises the indissociability of extreme poverty and human rights: on the one hand, people living in extreme poverty were often also deprived of their civil, political, economic and social human rights; on the other hand an approach in the fight against extreme poverty based on human rights is essential in order to understand this situation and combat it; urges the Council of the Union to support this approach with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 d (new)
Paragraph 78 d (new)
78 d. Thanks the United Nations Secretary-General for having welcomed a delegation of young people from the ATD Fourth World Movement during his official visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg; highlights that dialogue between citizens living in extreme poverty and international institutions is important in order to ensure the efficiency of public policies in the area of human rights;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 e (new)
Paragraph 78 e (new)
78 e. Recalls the message of the United Nations World Day to overcome extreme poverty (17 October) ‘Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty’; reaffirms that the existence of widespread extreme poverty stands in the way of the full and effective enjoyment of human rights and that the international community must continue to accord high priority to the reduction of poverty in the immediate future and, subsequently, its final eradication;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 21 a (new)
Subheading 21 a (new)
Human rights, freedom of religion and the persecution of Christians in the world
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 a (new)
Paragraph 81 a (new)
81 a. Remains committed to the realisation of the freedom of religion in all parts of the world as part of enhanced EU efforts in its bilateral and multilateral action on freedom of religion; invites therefore its President as well as the High Representative/Vice-President to report on the measures taken and on concrete proposals to further strengthen the EU's action in this regard;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 b (new)
Paragraph 81 b (new)
81 b. Expresses its profound concern about the increasing number of acts of religious intolerance and discrimination, as epitomised by violence and acts of terrorism in various countries against Christians and their places of worship, which it firmly condemns; stresses that no part of the world is exempt from the scourge of religious intolerance;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 c (new)
Paragraph 81 c (new)
81 c. Invites the competent institutions to closely collaborate with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in bilateral and multilateral fora, e.g. the UN Human Rights Council;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81 d (new)
Paragraph 81 d (new)
81 d. Opposes the idea that there should be laws or UN resolutions against the so- called "defamation of religions" which provide justification for governments to restrict religious freedom and free expression; invites the EU Council and the High Representative/Vice-President to oppose any move at the UN seeking to impose the concept of "defamation of religion";