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5 Amendments of Tunne KELAM related to 2012/2870(RSP)

Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9a (new)
- having regard to the increasing violations of freedom of expression; having regard to the continuous unsatisfactory situation of religious and cultural minorities,
2013/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Commends the Commission and Turkey for the implementation of the positive agenda, which proves how, in a context of mutual engagement and clear objectives, Turkey and the EU could advance their dialogue, achieve common understanding and produce positive change; believes that a renewed mutual engagement in the context of the negotiation process is needed to maintain a constructive relationship; stresses the importance of creating the conditions for a constructive dialogue and the foundations for a common understanding; notes that this should be based on common values of democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights;
2013/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that freedom of expression and media pluralism are core European values and that a truly democratic society requires true freedom of expression, including the right of dissent; expresses great concern about the growing numbers of violations of freedom of expression and its de facto further restriction; underlines the importance of abolishing legislation providing for disproportionately high fines on the media, leading in some cases to their closure or to self-censorship, and the urgent need to reform the internet law;
2013/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the continued implementation of legislation amending the 2008 law on foundations and broadening the scope of the restoration of the property rights of non-Muslim communities; calls on the relevant authorities to assist the Syriac community in clarifying the difficulties faced with property and land registration; calls for a solution for the large number of properties of the Latin Catholic Church which remain confiscated by the State; recalls the urgent need to continue vital and substantial reform in the area of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, in particular by enabling religious communities to obtain legal personality, by eliminating all restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, by recognising Alevi places of worships and by complying with the relevant judgments of the ECtHR and the recommendations of the Venice Commission; calls on Turkey to remove the reference to religion from national identity cards in order to reduce administrative harassment of members of non-Muslim communities; calls on Turkey to ensure that the Saint Gabriel monastery is not deprived of its lands, and that it is protected in its entirety;
2013/02/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned about the disproportionally high poverty rate among children, particularly in rural areas; stresses the need for a comprehensive strategy and considerably raising administrative capacity to combat child poverty and labour and promote access to education; welcomes the establishment of an Ombudsperson for children's rights and the adoption of Turkey's first strategy on the rights of the child; is concerned that the number of active juvenile justice courts has decreased and urges Turkey to provide alternatives to detention for minors; recalls the importance of independent monitoring and protection mechanisms to protect rights and prevent abuse;
2013/02/12
Committee: AFET