7 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2013/2167(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is founded on the principles of human rights, rule of law and democracy and has a legal and a moral duty to promote these values in its relations with all other countries;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to promote the ratification and implementation of the key international human rights treaties, including core labour rights conventions, as well as regional human rights instruments; expects a swift ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights upon the final ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union as well;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the notion of cultural and religious differences has, until now, been used repeatedly as a pretext for blatant violations of human rights by authoritarian and radical regimes and non-state actors;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that the current structure of the UN system and in particular that of the Security Council is inadequate and should reflect more adequately the diversity and the weight of global actors; calls for the EU to steer the debate on the reform of the UNSC and defend a single permanent seat for the EU; calls on the EU member states holding a permanent seat at the UNSC to guarantee EU representation in that body until such a time when a proper EU seat at the Council is secured;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern that beyond the threats that terrorist networks represent for the Union, as well as for the rest of the world, fundamentalextremist religious groups which seeko use violence as a means to promote hate and intolerance and to influence societies and legislation undermine the very principles that the Union promotes in its foreign and development policies and operate with the support – be it open or covert – of certain states;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU to cooperate with those Islamic statentities which uphold an inclusive and tolerant vision of Islam to counter the attempts to promote fundamentalist and exclusivist interpretations of religion; notes that radical religious resurgence is not limited to the Muslim worldsocieties but it is taking place on a global scale; namely in Europe and the US with so called ‘Christian Evangelist’;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects that in their political statements EU representatives should make clear the fact that fundamentalist, exclusivist interpretations of any religion or faith are incompatible with the EU’s values and universal human rights and must be opposed with the same assertiveness as would be any repressive political regime;