16 Amendments of Raimon OBIOLS related to 2009/2217(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to the (forthcoming) ‘Kabul Conference’ scheduled for 20 July 2010held on 20 July 2010 and attended by 70 delegates from countries and regional and international organisations, which will assessed progress in implementing decisions taken at the London Conference, and will provided an fresh opportunity for the Afghan Government to chart the way forward, notably on anti- corruption, reinforced security, good governance, economic and social development, human rights, gender equality, economic growth, and improved electoral processes,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas security and living conditions have deteriorated, along witheroding the popular consensus the coalition’s presence enjoyed at one stage,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that any long-term solution to the Afghan crisis will involve the elimination of poverty, the protection of citizens’ rights and the strengthening of the rule of law, an end to opium production, and the integration of Afghanistan into the international community;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that, despite some progress in the field of gender equality and fundamental rights over the last 9 years, women in Afghanistan continue to be subject to threats, intimidation and violence, and to suffer from discriminatory laws;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the deterioration in women’s fundamental social, political and civil rights in Afghanistan, as well as by the recent changes to the electoral code which weaken the quotas for seats in parliament for women;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that women’s rights are part of the security solution – it is impossible to achieve stability in Afghanistan without women enjoying their full rights in political, social and economic life; calls on the Afghan authorities to include women in every stage of the peace talks and reconciliation/reintegration efforts; points out that progress in the peace talks may not, under any circumstances, involve any loss of the rights acquired by women in recent years; calls on the Kabul government to improve the protection of women’s rights by amending existing legislation, such as the criminal code, to avoid discriminatory practices;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that, despite improvements since the fall of the Taliban regime, the situation has worsened in recent years regarding the freedom of expression and of the press; notes that armed groups and the Taliban attack and threaten journalists to prevent them reporting on areas under their control; calls for action to be taken in this field to allow journalists to exercise their profession with certain safety guarantees;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes irregularities in the country’s judicial processes that do not comply with international standards of justice; deplores the execution in 2008 of 16 people sentenced to death; calls on the EU to seek the approval of a moratorium on the death penalty, as set out in United Nations Resolution 62/149 of 2007, with a view to its subsequent abolition;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is appalled by the absence ofPoints out the urgent need to establish coordination mechanisms among international donors and of detailed evaluations on the impact of the international civilian and military intervention, by countries and to provide for detailed evaluations of European and international aid to combat the lack of transparency and by the limited mechanisms for donor accountability;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU to set up a centralised database on/ analysis of the costs and impact of all EU aid to Afghanistan, for without comprehensive, up-to-date and transparent data about Afghanistan as it is today, any intervention strategy can only be doomed to failureso that any intervention strategy in the country can be carried out successfully;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Believes, consequently, that the preal strengthsence of the Taliban was overlookunderestimated, the ability of the Karzai government to provide governance overestimated, and , as a result, little attention paid to the task of rebuilding and developing the country;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recognises that the only possible solution is a political one, and that negotiations with the Taliban and the other political players in the country – which should take place against the backdrop of a ceasefire – lie at the heart ofare essential for this process to succeed, with the aim of forming a government of national unity which can put an end to the civil war that has raged in the country for almost three decades;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Firmly believes that the EU’s three main prerequisites for the peace process must be an Afghan commitment to banishing Al Qaeda and its promotion of international terrorism from the country, the elimination of poppy cultivation, and the will to establish respect for fundamental human rights;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the EU to support the peace process unreservedly, allowing the Karzai Government full autonomy in its choice of dialogue partners, but insisting that the Afghan Constitution and respect for fundamental human rights form the overall legal and political framework for the peace process;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Urges the EU to encouragework together with the US to channel movre away from its policy of circumventing domestic institutions in the delivery of international aid andof the international aid effort through domestic authorities and the Kabul Government; calls for an end to the privatisation of security, as well as its parallel and seemingly contradictory (to the peace process) attempt to ‘decapitate’ the insurgency leadership using drones and US Special forces, which is of questionable legal status and results in frequent civilian casualties;