Activities of Sajjad KARIM related to 2013/2152(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights in the world 2012 and EU policy on the matter (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues adopted by the Council on 13 December 2001 and reviewed on 19 January 2009,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on the state of play in the EU-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the efforts made to list the various EU actions in the field of human rights and democracy support in the country reports, which provide a wealth of information about the work of the EU institutions around the world; regrets, nevertheless, that the country reports still seem to lack a systematic, clear and coherent framework that would allow for more rigorous analysis on the impact and efficiency of EU action; notes to this extend the lack of attention drawn by the report to the current unrest in Indian Administered Kashmir and against the backdrop of reported systematic human rights abuses against Kashmiris;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the practice of including legally binding human rights and democracy clauses in the EU's international agreements, and considers that these clauses should also be included in all sectoral, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on India and the EU, in this context, to ensure that dialogue on open issues is stepped up, with particular reference to Kashmir;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the continuation of the GSP+ scheme whereby countries can enjoy additional preferential tariffs as incentives for ratification and implementation of 27 core human rights, labour and environment conventions; stresses that GSP+ preferences must only be granted to countries that have ratified andthe conventions and have shown credible commitment to effectively implementeding the conventionsm; recalls also the possibility of temporal withdrawal of GSP+ preferences for countries in violation of human rights; calls therefore on the European Commission, when conducting the monitoring exercise, to open genuine channels of communication and carry out broad consultations with a wide range of partners, including the European Parliament and local civil society and social actors; calls on the European Commission to make the assessments for GSP+ eligibility publicly available, in order to increase transparency and accountability;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Raises deep concerns with reference to Kashmir where any act of violence against civilians is to be strongly deplored; is aware that investigations into the issue of unidentified graves have been undertaken; urges nevertheless human rights protection mechanisms to be placed at the centre of any attempt to ensure responsibility and accountability for abuses against civilians;