43 Amendments of Vincent PEILLON related to 2010/2050(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the fact that Iran's violations of its NPT Treaty obligations add to world's concerns about the safety of the world non-proliferation system, with the nuclear powers India and Israel refusing to join, the DPRK leaving the treaty and Pakistan's chief nuclear specialist operating a proliferation system in the past,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to the Vienna Group proposal for transferring Iranian uranium to Russia and France and to the bridging proposal sponsored by the governments of Turkey and Brazil in an attempt to delay the passage of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1929 (2010),
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas since the controversial June 2009 presidential elections the reformists have become most commonly identified with the Green Movement, the popular, grass-roots social movement that took shape during the mass protests against President Ahmadinejad's re- electionpolitical developments in Iran following the disputed presidential elections of June 2009 have shown that there is great potential for popular-led, democratic change in the country spearheaded by its vibrant and active civil society,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the leadership has continuously used the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to suppress internal dissent, and whereas IRGC intervention in internal Iranian politics has peaked under President Ahmadinejad,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Iran has problematicdifficult and unstable relations with almost allmany of its neighbours; whereas especially Israel and thecertain states in the Persian Gulf region feel intimidated by Iran's aggressive rhetoric and its ongoing nuclear programme, the aggressive rhetoric of the Iranian authorities, by the current lack of guarantees as to the exclusively civilian nature of Iran’s nuclear programme and by the support being given to Hezbollah and Hamas; whereas, on the other hand, the stabilising influence which Iran could potentially regain would be beneficial to the entire region, provided that it normalises its international relations, in particular with its neighbours, dispels once and for all the concerns regarding the real aims of its nuclear programme and guarantees enhanced respect for human rights on its territory,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Iran has hosted two generations of Afghan refugees in the country, which have benefitted from basic health and education services; whereas in 2010 more than one million registered Afghans are residing in Iran; whereas Iran received only limited international support in this area,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that although President Ahmadinejad was elected in 2005 on a platform of social justice and economic populism, Iran’s domestic problems have continued to deteriorate despite burgeoning oil prices; deplores, therefore, Ahmadinejad’s aim of shoring up his political position at home by embracing a radical international agenda with the expectation that a stridently anti-Western, anti-Israel stance will enhance Iran’s leadership position in the Muslim world;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Affirms the need to take better account of the internal consequences of the different approaches adopted by the European Únion and the international community in response to the challenge posed by the Iranian nuclear progamme; recalls the role played by the US ‘open hand’ policy in the success of the various reformist movements in the most recent elections in 2009, and in the consequent destabilisation of the Iranian regime; notes also the potentially counterproductive nature of the sanctions imposed on the Iranian regime and in this regard calls on the relevant Commission departments to provide the European Parliament and the Council with an in- depth study of the impact of the various sanctions regimes on popular support for the Iranian regime and on the internal political, social and economic balances in Iran; calls on the Commission to involve the Iranian opposition movements as far as possible in this study;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that previous Iranian mass movements were based on a dual pillar – the quest for both welfare and liberty – and suggests that the Green Movement add to its powerful political call of "Where is my voice?" the socio-economic and anti- corruption call "Where is my oil money?"that these remain unfulfilled promises of the 1979 revolution; whereas economic shortcomings such as inflation, corruption, high unemployment, energy shortages, an inefficient state sector and the waste of public funds have increased drastically over the last years;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses its solidarity with the millions of Iranians who have taken to the streets after the June 2009 presidential elections in the hope of political change in Iran;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Warns that the IRGC is slowly taking over Irdevelopment of an; indicates that despite ideological congruity between Supreme Leader Khamenei and the IRGC leadership, the development of the IRGC into a state within a state is turning Khamenei into a hostage in the hands of his own Praetorian Guardcreasingly greater role for the IRGC in different spheres of Iranian society raises fears of further militarization of the state;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates its opposition to the death penalty and calls on the Iranian authorities, in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolutions 62/149 and 63/138, to institute a moratorium on executions pending the abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran finally to abolish the death penalty for crimes committed before the age of 18 and to amend its legislation to bring it into line with the international human rights conventions that Iran has ratified, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the ICCPR;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Expresses its grave consternation that Iran continues to be one of the very few countries, together with Afghanistan, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Nigeria, which still practise stoning; calls on the Iranian Parliament to pass legislation outlawing this cruel and inhumane form of punishment;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Strongly condemns the continuing legal discrimination of women and the persecution of sexual minorities in Iran; denounces the inhumane and medieval practice of sentencing people to death for alleged acts pertaining to the choice of partners or sexual practices; in this context, reiterates its condemnation of the death sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, charged with having had relations with two men; expresses continued concern about the fate of Ebrahim Hamidi, condemned to death by hanging on false charges of sodomy;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Urges the Iranian authorities to eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment, and to uphold due process of law and to end impunity for human rights violations; in particular, calls on the Iranian Parliament and judiciary to abolish such cruel and inhumane punishments as limb amputation, stoning and flogging, which are inconsistent with Iran's international obligations; firmly rejects the notion promoted by the Iranian judicial authorities that such punishments are culturally justified;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is horrified by the fact thatCondemns the shooting into demonstrating crowds was considered acceptable by the security forces from the night of 15 June 2009 on, as shown in video footage; urges the EU institutions to present to the Iranian authoritiesby the Iranian security forces that took place on the night of 15 June 2009; urges the Council and the Commission to draw up a detailed list of all known incidents/violent actions against Iranian civilians in the aftermath of the election and insist that there be an honest judicial investigationcalls on the Iranian authorities to launch an independent investigation whose findings will be made public;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists that in any possible future negotiations with Iran the HR/VP makes the situation of human rights in the country a top priority; calls on the Commission to implement all the instruments at its disposal for the protection and promotion of human rights in Iran; in particular urges it to devise additional measures in the context of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights in order to actively protect human rights defenders; stresses that facilitating shelter to human rights defenders and access to organisational resources and communication platforms is of particular importance; encourages the Member States to support the European Shelter City Programme and programmes to develop measures against media interception technology;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Condemns the systematic harassment of labour activists carried out by the Iranian authorities, in contravention of the pledges Iran made at the United Nations Universal Periodic Review process to respect the social and economic rights of its citizens and their right to freedom of expression; urges the Iranian authorities to release all arrested labour activists and respect the right of trade union activists and teachers to participate in International Workers' Day (1 May) and National Teachers' Day (2 May); calls on the Iranian Government to respect workers' basic rights, as defined under international labour standards;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Condemns the campaign of dismissals of prominent university professors on political grounds as an intolerable attack on their human rights and academic freedom; believes that these policies will further politicise and debase Iranian universities, long a source of national pride and admiration by scholars around the world; calls on the Iranian authorities to take immediate steps to restore academic freedom in the country;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the fact that, in contradiction with the Constitution, members of religious minorities endure discrimination in housing, education and official jobs, which is leading young members of these minorities to opt for emigration; condemns in particular the systematic persecution of the Baha'i community, the wave of arrests of Christians in 2009, and the harassment of religious dissidents, converts or non- believers as well as Sufi and Sunni Muslims; reiterates its call for the release of the 7 Baha'i leaders and calls on the Iranian Parliament to change Iranian legislation so as to ensure that all adherents of different beliefs in Iran can follow their convictions free from persecution;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Concludes that the position of Iranian NGOs worsened considerably in the wake of the disturbanceprotests following the controversial presidential election of 12 June, 2009; strongly supports the Coucriticizes the fact that all international contacts or financial and the Commission for backing these NGOs in a sensible waysupport for NGOs in Iran are systematically abused by the authorities to try to discredit these organisations and their work;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expects the Council and the Commission toCalls for the re-establishment of a UN mandate for a Special Rapporteur to investigate human rights abuses and encourage accountability for those perpetrating human rights violations in Iran; urges the Iranian authorities to react positively to longstanding requests by several UN Special Rapporteurs (e.g. Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions; Torture; Freedom of Religion or Belief; Independence of Judges and Lawyers) for official visits to Iran;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Council and the Commission to demandDemands that the Iranian regimeauthorities do not deter human rights activists from making use of their constitutional rights; calls for the immediate release of all those human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience who are still imprisoned;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to sign, ratify and implement the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW);
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that representatives of EU institutions should include in the programmes of their official visits to Iran meetings with opdevelop contacts with representatives from a broad range of Iranian poslition leaders/representatives of the Green Movement and prominent Iranian human rights dissidents; stresses also that official mutual contacts between the delegations of the EP and the Majlis should be conditional on concrete improvements in human righcal and social life including prominent Iranian human rights defenders; calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase support for grassroots activities and people-to-people contacts;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges official representatives of the EU and its Member States, when meetingCondemns the repression by the Iranian authorities of the independent media, including the censorship of video and photo materials; calls on their Iranian counterparts, to insist onauthorities to respect the freedom of the media and to allow for the re-opening of the many dailyforcibly closed newspapers; closed down in recent years, as well as the release of political prisoners, by presenting lists of names in both casesondemns the practice of expulsion of foreign correspondents by the Iranian Government, including reporters from major European newspapers such as El Pais and the Guardian; believes that the censorship imposed by the Government is leading Iran into increasing isolation;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Expresses concern about the oppression of cultural, musical and artistic expression through censorship, prohibition, and the repression of artists, musicians, film directors, writers and poets;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Welcomes steps taken by several Member States to provide shelter to those Iranian human rights defenders, dissidents, journalists, students, women, children and artists who are persecuted for their religious beliefs, expression, sexual orientation, or other forms of exercising their human rights;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its disappointmenteep concern at the continuing refusal by Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA byafford the IAEA the cooperation needed to allow it to verify the exclusively peaceful and civilian nature of the Iranian nuclear programme, as stated in the IAEA’s 2009 annual report; emphasises in particular that the Iranian authorities are obstructing the IAEA's work, by denying access to key nuclear facilities and vetoing the appointment of inspectors; calls on the Iranian leadership to fulfil Iran's obligations under the NPT; demands that Teheran ratify and implement the Additional Protocol on the Safeguards Agreement, in order to provide the IAEA with credible evidence that there are no undeclared nuclear materials and activities present on Iranian territory;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports the European Council’s twin-track approach, as employed, for example, by the European Council, aimed at finding a negotiated solution to the nuclear stand-offissue in Iran and commends it on its new Common Position of 26 July 2010 introducing new and far-reaching autonomous measures applicable to Iran;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Recalls that the issue of its nuclear programme pits Iran against the entire United Nations, not just against 'the West'; calls on the European Union to continue to make every effort, in its statements and its actions, not to lend credibility to the ‘shock of civilisations’ rhetoric employed for strategic ends by the Iranian authorities;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, the Council and EU Member States to strengthenassess all enforcement mechanisms for the implementation of the EU Common Position -– especially with regard to export licensing, custom and border controls, air cargo and shipping – in order to prevent Iran from evadingbe able to make a realistic evaluation of whether sanctions yield the intended results; re- iterates its position that these sanctions regime through third parties and locally registered front companishould not negatively affect the general population; welcomes in this context the decision of the US to impose targeted sanctions on Iranian officials determined to be responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Iran since the June 2009 disputed presidential election; calls on the Council to adopt similar measures;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the current Belgian Presidency and the forthcoming Hungarian Presidency to keep the Iranian nuclear file and the human rights of the Iranian people high on the agenda;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of incorporating the European and international attempts to end the ambiguities surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme into a broader, horizontal and regional approach which would permit Iran, if the talks are successful and if it shows a genuine will to resume normal relations with its neighbours, to emerge rapidly from its international isolation both politically and economically, and thus to return to the path to prosperity and peace;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
201. Calls on the Council and the Commission to closely monitor the situation in the Gulf region and the Middle East ever more closely and intensively and to do their utmost to promote peace and stability in this region; emphasises in this regard the stabilising role in the region that Iran would rightly play once the Iranian authorities have opted to normalise the country’s international relations and in particular its relations with its neighbours, to dispel once and for all the concerns over the real aims of its nuclear programme and to guarantee respect for human rights;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Expresses its concerns on the remarkable deepening of relations betweenWelcomes the approaches made jointly by Turkey and Brazil to the Iran iand EU accession candidate Turkey; asks the Council and the Commission to discuss the Turkish attitude towards Iran with their counterparts in Ankara; authorities seeking to bring about a negotiated settlement; notes with regret, however, that the terms of the tripartite agreement of 17 May 2010 only partially meet the requirements laid down by the IAEA; recalls alson the Turkish authorities to follow the European approach towards the Iranian nuclear threat; calls on the EU institutions to do their utmost to sever the lines between Teheran and Syria, Hezbollah and Hamasimportance of maintaining coordination of the initiatives by the EU and by Turkey, a key player in the region, in particular in view of its future accession to the EU; encourages Turkey and Brazil to include the human rights situation in their dialogue with Iran;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Takes note of the converging interests of the EU and Iran in finding peace and stability in Afghanistan; welcomes the constructive role of Iran in reviving infrastructure and economy in as well as preventing drug trafficking from Afghanistan; stresses, however, that sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan will require all neighbours to refrain from political interference in the country;