Activities of Ana GOMES related to 2012/2033(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA: follow-up of the EP TDIP Committee report
Amendments (10)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the national parliamentary enquiry that never materialized in Portugal, voted down by the political parties which successively ruled in the years of operation of the extraordinary renditions and secret detention programme and also the Portuguese judicial enquiry which was suddenly closed in 2009, after two years of investigations uncovering incriminating elements on the collaboration of Portuguese authorities with the extraordinary renditions programme, involving the CIA and US military operators,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the report by the 2007 EP Temporary Committee regarding Portugal identified 91 stopovers in Portuguese airports of suspect CIA flights, at least three of which originated from or destined for Guantánamo, it also referred to a list of other 94 mostly military flights, heading to and coming from Guantanamo, since 11 January 2002 and up to 24 June 2006, authorized by Portugal to overfly or land in national airports; whereas this list was denied to the EP and to the national parliament by the then Portuguese Government, but when later confronted with it, the Portuguese Foreign Minister argued they were NATO flights (that was contradicted by the NATO SG in writing) or "Enduring Freedom" Operation flights, to justify that no controls on cargo were made by Portuguese authorities; whereas a substantial number of elements indicate that many of these flights moved prisoners around, in between Bagram, secret prisons and Guantánamo;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas research and court findings on the logistics involved in covering up these illegal operations, including dummy flight plans and State classified flights in civil and military aircraft and the use of private aviation companies to conduct CIA renditions, have further revealed the systematic nature and the extent of the European involvement in the CIA programme;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU has developed internal security and counter-terrorism policies based on police and judicial cooperation and the promotion of intelligence sharing; whereas these policies should be grounded in respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law and effective democratic parliamentary overseeing of intelligence services; contradicting that, a Member State such as Portugal refused to allow access by the EP Temporary Committee enquiring into the extraordinary renditions programme to the Portuguese top intelligence officers, while several scandals over the years demonstrate that Portuguese parliamentary overseeing of Secret Services is dangerously inadequate;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that the EP Temporary Committee conducting the investigation which underpinned its resolutions of 14 February 2007 and 19 February 2009 exposed how the procedures of authorisation and control of civilian aircraft overflying airspace or landing in their territory were extremely flawed, thus not only lending themselves to being abused in the CIA's "extraordinary renditions", but also to being easily evaded by any operators of organized crime, including terrorist networks; also recalls the Community competence in the field of transport security and safety and the EP's recommendation to the Commission to regulate and monitor the management of EU airspace, airports and non-commercial aviation; thus calls on the EU and its Member States to no longer delay a thorough review of their implementation of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention) in what concerns authorisation and inspections of civilian aircraft overflying airspace or landing in their territory, in order to ensure that security is enhanced and checks are systematically exercised, requiring anticipated identification of passengers and crews, and ensuring that any flights classified as "state flights" (which are excluded from the scope of the Convention) get prior and proper authorisation; recalls also the EP's recommendation that the Tokyo Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft be effectively enforced by Member States;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the EU to ensure that EU Member States, associates and partners, namely under the Cotonou Agreement, which have accepted to host former Guantanamo detainees, actually afford them full support in living conditions and in facilitating their integration in society, medical treatment including psychological recovery, access to identification and travel documents, the exercise of the right to family reunification and all other fundamental rights attributed to people with political asylum status;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on Member States such as Finland, Denmark and Portugal to disclose all necessary information on all suspect planes associated with the CIA and their territory; regrets that the current Portuguese Government failed to respond to specific requests addressed to it, including those submitted by lawyers on behalf of victims of the renditions and the inherent torture;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the Commission's initiatives in response to Parliament's recommendations; regrets, however, that they have not been part of a wider agenda and strategy to ensure accountability for human rights violations committed in the context of the CIA programme and necessary redress and compensation for victims;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission, in the light of the institutional deficiencies revealed in the context of the CIA programme, to adopt within a year a communication reviewing the mechanism set out in Article 7 TEU; considers that this reform should be aimed at strengthening the EU's capacity to prevent and redress human rights violations at EU level when Member States are unable to meet their obligations at national level, and should provide for the strengthening of Parliament's role and a greater degree of independence as regards the conditions for its activation; calls on the EU to ensure that EU Member States, associates and partners, namely under the Cotonou Agreement, which have accepted to host former Guantánamo detainees, actually afford them full support in living conditions and in facilitating their integration in society, medical treatment including psychological recovery, access to identification and travel documents, the exercise of the right to family reunification and all other fundamental rights recognized for people with political asylum status;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the EP Temporary Committee conducting the investigation which underpinned its resolutions of 14 February 2007 and 19 February 2009, exposed how the procedures of authorization and control of civilian aircraft overflying airspace or landing in their territory were seriously flawed, thus not only lending themselves to be abused in the CIA "extraordinary renditions" but also to be easily evaded by any operators of organized crime, including terrorist networks; also recalls Community competence in the field of transport security and safety and the European Parliament's recommendation to the Commission to regulate and monitor the management of EU airspace, airports and non commercial aviation; thus, calls on the EU and its Member States no longer to delay a thorough review of their implementation of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention) as regards authorization and inspections of civilian aircraft overflying airspace or landing in their territory, in order to ensure that security is enhanced and checks are systematically exercised, requiring anticipated identification of passengers and crews, and ensuring that any flights classified as "state flights" (which are excluded from the scope of the Convention) get prior and proper authorization; recalls also the European Parliament's recommendation that the Tokyo Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft be effectively enforced by Member States;