8 Amendments of Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ related to 2011/2030(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular its Article 34,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the UN HRC resolution “Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms through a better understanding of traditional values of humankind” adopted on 24 March 2011 and the negative position of the EU concerning this resolution,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Article 34 of the TEU stipulates that "Member States shall coordinate their action in international organisations and at international conferences" and that "Member States which are also members of the United Nations Security Council will concert and ... in the execution of their functions, defend the positions and the interests of the Union, without prejudice to their responsibilities under the provisions of the United Nations Charter"; whereas Member States that belong to the UN Security Council (France, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Germany) failed to act in concert and come up with a single position vis-à-vis military intervention in Libya, in particular with regard to the vote on the UN Security Council Resolution 1973,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas following the recommendation by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the UN General Assembly on 1 March 2011 voted in favour of suspending Libya’s membership of the UNHRC,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to improve policy coordination in the UN Security Council, to act in concert on issues of common concern to all Members of the EU, as stipulated in Article 34 of the TEU; to strive for a common position on issues vital to international peace and security, especially in areas where there is already a broad international consensus,
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) to prepare for and actively participate in the review of the HRC and the follow-up to that review; to address the HRC'’s ability to tackle urgent situations involving serious human rights violations, to improve its capacity to implement existing international norms and standards and enhance its role as an early-warning and preventive mechanism able to prioritise and address the root causes of human rights violations with the aim of preventing fresh or further escalation of human rights violations, including through its support for capacity building for national human rights institutions; to seek ways of improving the HRC'’s election procedures in order to address the issue of the quality of HRC membership; to consider the establishment of clear criteria for the membership in the UNHRC in order to prevent countries where human rights violations are frequent and widespread from becoming members of the UNHRC; to develop a viable working relationship between the HRC and the Third Committee, and between the HRC and the UNHCR , ,
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) to put strong efforts in order to make the UNHRC an early warning and preventive mechanism rather than a purely reactive body and that Special Procedures would be used for this purpose,
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(ra) to continue international efforts aimed at ensuring that all human rights are considered universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; in this context, to put efforts to block the usage of the undefined concept of "traditional values of humankind", which is of such a nature as to undermine the norms laid down under international human rights law and could lead to unacceptable justification of human rights violations that are the result of traditional values, norms or practices,