5 Amendments of Mario MAURO related to 2012/2145(INI)
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses that the fundamental right of freedom of religion should form an integral part of the concept of ‘deep and sustainable democracy’ supported in the new ENP package;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph - 81 c (new)
Paragraph - 81 c (new)
- 81c. Advocates the making of greater efforts to significantly improve respect for the right of freedom of religion in the world, which should be one of the foremost priorities in EU human rights initiatives as part of the EU’s external action since it is commonly recognised as being one of the most central human rights guaranteed at international level, and without proper respect for it a society cannot truly call itself ‘free’;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
81. Remains deeply concerned that discrimination basedviolations of freedom onf religion or belief continues in many regions of the world, and that persons belonging to particular religious communities, includingand especially religious minorities, continue to be denied their human rights; is particularly concerned by the situation in China where individuals who practise their religion outside officially sanctioned channels, including Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and Falun Gong practitioners, often face persecution; urges China to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) as it has promised; urges the Chinese authorities to suspend and subsequently amend, through genuinely consultative processes with Tibetans, the policies that most negatively impact Tibetan Buddhism, culture and tradition;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Stresses the need for a toolkit to advance the right to freedom of religion or belief as part of EU’s external policy; notes that this toolkit should be ambitious and include a checklist on the necessary freedoms pertaining toall the features and facets of exercising the right of freedom of religion or belief and respect for this, in order to assess the situation, as well as a methodology to help identify infringements of freedom of religion or belief and to counteract these; encourages the EEAS to involve the Church, religious communities and civil society organisations in the preparation of thesuch a toolkit, which should be introduced as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
Paragraph 82 a (new)
82a. Emphasises that freedom of religion cannot solely be taken to mean immunity from coercion, or freedom to practise one’s own faith in private, but must also mean the fully-safeguarded freedom to do so in public;