27 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2019/2125(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3a (new)
Citation 3a (new)
– having regard to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights which forbids making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (hereinafter ‘the Istanbul Convention’) of 11 May 2011, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States ratified the text,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, known as the Oviedo Convention and entered into force on 1 December 1999, which prohibits the use of human body for financial gain,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
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– having regard to the UN General Assembly's decision of 28 May 2019, designating 22 August as UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted by the majority of the UN General Assembly on 10 and 11 December 2018, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States accepted the text in the General Assembly,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the Global Compact on Refugees, affirmed by the majority of the UN General Assembly on 17 December 2018, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States accepted the text in the General Assembly,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015, condemning all forms of gestational surrogacy,
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that all states that adhere to internationally recognized fundamental freedoms as cornerstones of democracy must be at the forefront of spreading good governance practices based on human rights and the rule of law around the world, and of strengthening legal international instruments for protecting human rights; underlines the challenges posed by the use of harmful influences that undermine democratic governance and the values intrinsic to human rights, and thus thwart the positive endeavours of democratic states;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights worldwide; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence, violence and reproductive exploitation; stresses that many societies still struggle to provide women and girls with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and political and economic representation;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to instances of persecution and discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, language, sexual orientationgender and age, which remain rife in many countries and societies; is seriously concerned at the increasingly intolerant and hate-filled responses targeting people who are the victims of these human rights violations;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that freedom of speech and expression, as well as media pluralism, are at the heart of resilient democratic societies; recalls that media should reflect the plurality, diversity and non- discrimination; the State regulation of broadcast media should not restrict minority rights of persons belonging to national minorities who should have access to broadcast in their own language; condemns media propaganda and misinformation against ethnic and national minorities; urges that the best possible safeguards against disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda be put in place by developing a legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid threats, including cyber and information warfare;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supports the work and efforts of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR) in protecting and promoting human rights in the world; underlines the important objective within the mandate of the EUSR to enhance the Union’s effectiveness in this area; calls for the renewal and reinforcement of the mandate and position of the Special Envoy on the promotion of FoRB outside the EU;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Commits itself to promote greater transparency of democratic processes, particularly of the financing of political and issue-based campaigning by different non-state actors2a; __________________ 2aCouncils Conclusions on Democracy adopted by the Council at its 3720th meeting held on 14 October 2019
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the link between the increase in human rights violations and widespread impunity and the lack of accountability in regions and countries devastated by conflicts or marked by politically motivated intimidation, discrimination, harassment and assault, abduction, violent policing, arbitrary arrests and cases of torture, in particular, against members of ethnic, racial, religious, political, or cultural minorities;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the initialTakes note of the initial exploratory discussions within the Council regarding the establishment of an possible global EU human rights sanctions mechanism, the so-called ‘Magnitsky List’, allowing for targeted sanctions against individuals complicit in serious human rights violations, while noting that no political decision has been made on this issue;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation, as well as forced religious conversion that usually entails abduction, rape and stigmatization;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for new EU initiatives to prevent and combat child abuse in the world, to rehabilitate conflict-affected children and to provide them with a sheltered environment in which care and education are fundamental; calls for the EU to initiate an international movement to advocate the rights of the child, and reinforcing the family as the natural context of children’s lives, inter alia by organising an international conference on the protection of children in fragile environments;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the ratifications of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; reiterates the importance of efficient implementation by both the EU Member States and the EU institutions; stresses, in particular, the importance of non- discrimination and the need to credibly mainstream the principle of universal accessibility and to ensure all the rights of persons with disabilities throughout all relevant EU policies;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to step up advocacy in relation to FoRB, and to launchto fully implement the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and to promote interreligious dialogue with states and representatives of civil society and, churches, religious communities and associations and other faith groups in order to prevent acts of violence, persecution, intolerance and discrimination against persons on the grounds of thought, conscience, religion or belief; calls for the EU to continue to forge alliances and to enhance cooperation with a broad range of countries and regional organisations, in order to deliver positive changenarratives in relation to FoRB; reminds the Council and Commission of the need to adequately support the institutional mandate, capacity and duties of the Special Envoy for the promotion of FoRB outside the EU; calls the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to promote and protect the fundamental right to conscientious objection, as an expression of Freedom of Religion or Belief;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Notes with concern that Christians represent the largest persecuted religious minority in the world; calls on the Commission to aid persecuted Christian communities in need around the world;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reaffirms that the activities of all companies, whether operating domestically or across borders, must be in full compliance with international human rights standards; stresses the need to establish an instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other companies; reminds all countries to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and calls on those EU Member States that have not yet adopted National Action Plans on Business Rights to do so as early as possible; calls on the private sector, in particular financial, insurance and transport companies, to provide their services to humanitarian actors carrying out relief activities, including territories under EU sanctions, in full compliance with the humanitarian exemptions and exemptions foreseen in EU legislation;
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows such as wars, conflicts, persecution, networks of illegal migration, trafficking, smuggling and climate change; calls for the external dimension of the refugee crisis to be addressed, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; insists that the implementation of the Global Compacts on migration and refugees must this context, recognises the refore go hand in hand withlevance of the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda as set out in the Strategic Development Goals, as well asgoing hand in hand with increased investment in developing countries;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation in a context-sensitive manner, while takes into account the cultural and national background of the third countries concerned in order to strengthen dialogue and partnership; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Reiterates its positive view of the EU’s continued support for electoral processes and its provision of electoral assistance and support to domestic observers; welcomes and fully supports, in this context, the work of the European Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group; recalls the importance of proper follow-up to the reports and recommendations of the election observation missions as a way of enhancing their impact and strengthening the EU’s support for democratic standards in the countries concerned; urges to follow-up the cases of atrocities against ethnic and national minorities representatives during the electoral process, encourage governments to guarantee quota places for minority representation, thereby ensuring democratic elections in the countries;