26 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2018/2236(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, adopted by the Council in 2013,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Point a
Point a
(a) welcome strongly thethe pledges and steps taken by Uzbekistan towards a more open society and the genuine engagement within the political dialogue between the EU and Uzbekistan, which led to opening of the negotiations on a comprehensive EPCA;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Point b
Point b
(b) provide significant support to sustainable reforms, on the basis of the current and future agreements, leading to tangible results and addressing political, societal and economic issues, with a view in particular to improving governance, opening up space for a genuinely diverse and independent civil society, strengthening respect for human rights, ensuring accountability for abuses and removing obstacles to entrepreneurship;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Point c
Point c
(c) recognise the ongoingpledges of reforms to improve the business climate, the judicial system and security services, labour conditions, and administrative accountability and efficiency, and stress the importance of their full and verifiable implementation; highlight that Uzbekistan’s comprehensive reform plan, the Development Strategy for 2017– 2021, must be backed up by measures facilitating external trade and improving the business environment;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Point e
Point e
(e) welcome the release of some political prisoners and encourage the authorities to resolve cases oflease all other prisoners of conscience;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Point f
Point f
(f) welcome the progress made towards the eradication of child labour and the phasing-out of forced labour, as well as the recent visits to Uzbekistan by UN Special Rapporteurnd the reopening of the country to international non-governmental organisations in this field, but express concerns andt the reopening of thefact that despite measures taken various authorities country to international non- governmental organisations in this fieldinued to mobilize some public sector workers, students and employees of private businesses to pick cotton on threat of punishment or loss of employment;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Point f a (new)
Point f a (new)
(fa) press the authorities to fully abolish the practice of forced labour in cotton fields, including by holding accountable local authorities that mobilise public sector workers and students on threat of punishment; and press the government to urgently facilitate a country visit by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Point h
Point h
(h) continue holding annual Human Rights Dialogues, and in this context press for the resolution of individual cases of concerns, including political prisoners; establish concrete benchmarks ahead of each round of dialogues and assess progress on deliverables in line with EU standards, while mainstreaming human rights issues in all other meetings; encourage and assess compliance with international human rights instruments;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Point o
Point o
(o) support effective implementation of the key international conventions required for GSP+ status;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Rule of Law, Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q a (new)
Point q a (new)
(qa) call for the release of all individuals convicted on politically motivated charges, such as Akrom Malikov, Rustam Abdumannapov, Jamoliddin Abdurakhmanov, Mirsobir Hamidkariev, Andrei Kubati, Jahongir Kulidzhanov, Mirsobir Hamidkariev, Aramais Avakyan, Ruhiddin Fahriddinov, Ravshan Kosimov, Viktor Shin, and Alisher Achildiev, Aziz Yusupov; and calls for the establishment of an independent mechanism for the review of the situation of other individuals sentenced under charges commonly used to criminalised dissent;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q b (new)
Point q b (new)
(qb) call the authorities to thoroughly investigate the allegations that journalist Bobomurod Abdullaev was severely tortured in pre-trial detention as well as all other allegation of torture or inhuman treatment;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q c (new)
Point q c (new)
(qc) urge the government to swiftly amend its criminal code provisions relating to extremism that are commonly used to criminalise dissents, in particular the articles 159, 216, 244-1, and 244-2 of the Criminal Code, and bring them into compliance with Uzbekistan’s international human rights obligations;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q d (new)
Point q d (new)
(qd) welcome the emergence of an increasingly vibrant media environment and the statements issued by high level officials supporting the media to address urgent social issues; however, express concern at the continued state control over the media, at the continued censorship and self-censorship, and at the regular blocking of numerous websites, including of domestic news outlets, international news and human rights websites and social media platforms;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q e (new)
Point q e (new)
(qe) urge the authorities to end pressure on and the surveillance of media, stop blocking independent websites, allow international media to accredit correspondents and to operate in the country;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q f (new)
Point q f (new)
(qf) welcome the new law on registration of non-governmental organisations relaxing some registration procedures and some requirements of advanced permission for holding activities or meetings, but express concerns that the law was not effectively implemented yet;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q g (new)
Point q g (new)
(qg) welcome the pledges made and steps taken by the government of Uzbekistan to address serious human rights abuses in the country, but express continued concern at the outstanding concerns and lack of implementation of key reforms;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q h (new)
Point q h (new)
(qh) strongly welcome the release of dozens of persons imprisoned on politically motivated charges since September 2016; express, however, concerns at the continued detention of many individuals on politically motivated grounds and at the lack of legal redress for those recently released;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q i (new)
Point q i (new)
(qi) press the authorities to create an independent National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), namely with the involvement of civil society, in order to make unannounced visits to prisons and other places of detention and to monitor the treatment of prisoners;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q j (new)
Point q j (new)
(qj) urge the government of Uzbekistan to provide those recently released with legal rehabilitation, overturn unsound convictions, ensure access to adequate medical treatment and end continued surveillance on them;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q k (new)
Point q k (new)
(qk) welcome the commitments made in order to stop using Article 221 of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code regarding “violations of prison rules” as the basis to arbitrarily extend the sentences of political prisoners; press, however, the authorities to act accordingly and to urgently remove this article from the Criminal Code;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q l (new)
Point q l (new)
(ql) note the relaxation of some restrictions on freedom of peaceful assembly but express concerns at the occurrences of detention of peaceful demonstrators;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Point q m (new)
Point q m (new)
(qm) urge the authorities to fully implement the new law on NGOs that relaxes registration (purported to overturn the June 2015 law that severely restricted NGO activities) to end the surveillance of civil society activists and other procedures and to allow international monitors and human rights organisations to freely operate in the country, including by removing all barriers to the registration of Human Rights Watch and other international organisations and make accreditation available to international media outlets;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Point r
Point r
(r) use the negotiations and the forthcoming ratification and implementatof the EPCA to support genuine and sustainable progress towards an accountable and democratic regime that guarantees and protects fundamental rights for all citizens; ensure that before the conclusions of the EPCA to support a sustainable transition for Uzbekistan towards a more accountable and democratic regime; negotiations Uzbekistan takes genuine measures to bring freedom of association and peaceful assembly and freedom of expression in line with international standards and secures the release of individuals still detained under politically motivated charges, and publicly assess such progress in view of the conclusion of the negotiations and the ratification and implementation of the EPCA;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Point t
Point t
(t) renew their commitment to the advancement of democratic standards, principles of good governance and the rule of law, and to respect for human rights, including by taking steps to repeal legislation which stands in stark contrast to international human rights standards, such as article 120 of the Criminal Code which criminalises male homosexuality;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Point y
Point y
(y) include terms on the potential suspension of cooperation in the event of the breach of essential elements by either party, including human rights violations or the failure to resolve key outstanding human rights concerns, including consultation of Parliament in such cases;