Activities of Jules MAATEN related to 2008/2336(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights in the world 2008 and the EU's policy on the matter (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its request to the Commission to encourage European Union Member States, and third countries with which there are ongoing negotiations for future accession, to sign up to, and ratify, all core United Nations and Council of Europe human rights conventions and the optional protocols thereto; draws the attention of European Union Member States to, in particular, the need to ratify the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, which none of the Member States has ratified to date1;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. In this regard, calls on the Council and the Commission to strengthen their engagement with democratic governments from other regional groups within the UNHRC, with a view to improving the chance of success of initiatives aimed at respect for the principles contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; asks the Commission to provide an annual report on voting patterns at the UN in matter concerning human rights, analysing how these have been affected by the policies of the EU and of its Member States and those of other blocs;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading before paragraph 58
Heading before paragraph 58
Children and armed conflict's rights
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a (new)
Paragraph 68 a (new)
68a. Draws attention to the abuse and sexual exploitation of millions of children worldwide; asks the Council, the Commission and Member States to do everything possible to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, protect the rights of child victims of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, and promote national and international cooperation in the fight against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 a (new)
Paragraph 71 a (new)
71a. Draws specific attention to the significant impact that the right of free expression on the internet can have on closed communities, and calls on the EU to support cyber-dissidents worldwide; accordingly, asks the Commission and the Council to deal with all restrictions on the provision of internet and information society services by European companies in third countries as part of the EU external trade policy and to regard as barriers to trade all unnecessary limitations on the provision of those services;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Regrets China's postponement of the ninth China-EU summit on the grounds of the Dalai Lama's visit to Europe; emphasises the need for a radical intensification of the European Union- 1 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2008)0021. China human rights dialogue; expresses its disquiet at the serious human rights violations in China and stresses that, despite promises made by the regime before the Olympic Games in August 2008, the situation on the ground regarding human rights has not improved; notes that, despite repeated assurances by the Chinese government of its intention to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratification is still pending; refers to its resolution of 17 January 2008 on the arrest of the Chinese dissident Hu Jia1, who has been awarded the 2008 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought; calls on the Chinese government to release Hu Jia immediately; notes the persisting frailty of internet freedom in China, and in this respect asks European businesses providing an internet content hosting service to refrain from disclosing to any foreign official any information that personally identifies a particular user of the service in question save for legitimate foreign law-enforcement purposes in compliance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; remains concerned about many aspects of Chinese legislation, including the State Secrets system, preventing the transparency necessary for the development of good governance and a system in which the rule of law prevails; in this context, deplores the systematic punishment of lawyers who try to make the Chinese legal system function in accordance with China's own laws and the rights of its citizens; 1 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2008)0021.Or. en
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 a (new)
Paragraph 86 a (new)
86a. Expresses its concern about the lack of progress in the human rights situation in Burma, especially in view of the upcoming elections scheduled for 2010; condemns the recent arrests and convictions after show trials of more than one hundred members of the Burmese opposition, and the draconian sentences they received; urges the Burmese government to release all political prisoners immediately; considers that Parliament should send a heavyweight mission to Burma, seeing that the current human rights situation is still not improving despite all sanctions and international pressure on the Burmese regime has to be reinforced;