5 Amendments of Marco CAPPATO related to 2007/2208(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the main problem facing the country is restoring security; notes that Afghanistan’s security problems are more complex than just a war on terror and therefore they require more than a military solution; points out that security is a prerequisite for the rule of law, which in turn creates an atmosphere conducive to human development, and that strengthening the rule of law can serve as an important means to advance the freedom of people to exercise choices and enhance their capacity to live meaningful and healthy lives;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly supports the urgent need to develop and strengthen the nascent civil society in Afghanistan, which requires a lot of time and effort to develop gradually a broad awareness of the importance of human rights and, democracy, and fundamental freedoms, in particular gender equality and educ, education and the protection of minorities such as homosexuals from persecution and discrimination; in order to overcome the prevailing ‘culture of violence’ the international donor community should lend financial and technical support to local projects aimed at reconciliation; calls on the Afghan Government to carry out a review of national law to ensure that it complies with those principles;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its concern about President Karzai’s refusal to sign the new mass media draft on 15 December 2007 following its approval in the two houses of parliament; calls on the President to clarify the status of the draft media law and recalls the government’s commitment in the Afghanistan Compact to develop ‘independent and pluralistic’ media; expresses its concern at the state of freedom of expression, jeopardised by the sentencing of bloggers and independent journalists, and calls on the Afghan Government to undertake to guarantee effective freedom of speech for all its citizens, starting with the defence of Internet freedom;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Recommendation of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2007 on production of opium for medical purposes in Afghanistan (2007/2125(INI)),