7 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2009/2199(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas human rights defenders all over the world are crucial actors when it comes to the protection and promotion of basic human rights, many times at the risk of their own lives and whereas human rights defenders are also key players for the consolidation of democratic principles in their countries, maintain impartiality and transparency in their work and develop credibility through accurate reporting; thereby constituting the human link between democracy and respect for human rights,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expects that the appointment of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who is at the same time Vice-President of the Commission, and the creation of a common external action service, could considerably enhance the coherence and effectiveness of the EU in this field, and strongly recommends that the elaboration of local, or regional, as well as thematic strategies, including their evaluation, be institutionalised by the HR/VP, so as to ensure a real implementation of the protecting measures enshrined in the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the need for a gender perspective in the implementation of the guidelines, with targeted actions in favour of women human rights defenders and other particularly vulnerable groups, such as defenders working to promote economic, social and cultural rights and those working with minorities' rights, indigenous peoples and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people;rights of religious and language minorities, indigenous peoples and sexual minorities; furthermore special attention should be paid to students activists.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that human rights defenders in third countries can be better protected by making the EU human rights dialogues more effective; stresses the need to systematically raise the situation of human rights defenders in all political and human rights dialogues or in trade negotiations with third countries, reminding of the responsibility of States to ensure that all the obligations and rights embodied in the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders are included in national law, including the right to freedom of association, freedom of assembly and the right to receive domestic and foreign funding, as well as freedom of expression, which is a right essential to the work of human rights defenders; underlines that partner states should also be reminded of the obligation and the responsibility to protect and promote respect of human rights defenders and their work, by creating conditions that fully enable the exercise of advocacy, monitoring and reporting on human rights;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Council and the Commission to increase awareness among human rights defenders, the EEAS, EU embassies and EU Foreign Ministries about the existence of the guidelines through targeted actions, furthermore these officials of Member States should receive human rights trainings; considers that the annual meetings foreseen in the guidelines would be one way of better reaching out to human rights defenders and also increase the visibility of EU action;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to systematically meet with human rights defenders when she officially travels in third countries and underlines that the support to human rights defenders should also be imperatively included in the mandate of EU Special Representatives, promoting respect for human rights defenders; underlines that both the High Representative and the Special Representatives will be held accountable by the European Parliament for their action in this regard;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31a (new)
Paragraph 31a (new)
31a. Calls the European Commission to follow and monitor regularly the short- and long term implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders and report back to the Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament.