6 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2008/2201(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the fact that EU Member States constitute a numerical minority within the UNHRC compared to the fact that the African and Asian regional groups together represent 55% of the States within that body poses a serious challenge to the integration of EU positions in the workseriously obstructs the EU' s ability to influence the agenda of the UNHRC,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the failure of the UNHRC to take action on many of the world's most urgent human rights situations, in particular those in Belarus and Cuba, partly due to the growing reluctance of numerous UNHRC States who oppose any consideration of country situations on the grounds that this would politicise the UNHRC; reiterates the view that the UNHRC's ability to effectively address country situations is central to its authority and credibility;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses strong concern at the fact that the principle of the universality of human rights is being increasingly undermined, as illustrated in particular by the attempts on the part of certain countries to introduce limits to well-recognised human rights, such as freedom of expression, or to interpret human rights against a cultural, ideological or traditional background; calls on the EU to remain vigilant vis-à-vis these attempts and to strongly defend the principles of the universality, indivisibility and interdependence of human rights;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the fact that all of the resolutions proposed or co-sponsored by the EU have been approved by the UNHRC during its first eight regular sessions and first seven special sessions; notes, however, that many controversial and non-consensual issues were not put to a vote;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Regrets that the EU has developed a confrontational relationship with the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and calls on the EU to bridge this divide;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the EU to organise regular meetings with those countries on specific issues as a way of creating a coalition- building mechanism and of ensuring the widest possible support for its positions; stresses the need to empower the EU Member States’ Geneva missions and to invest in diplomatic resources by sending human rights specialists and high-level diplomats to steer the UNHRC;