13 Amendments of Eduard KUKAN related to 2010/2202(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
- having regard to its resolutions of 1 February 2007 and 26 April 2007 on the initiative for a universal moratorium on the death penalty; resolution of 7 October 2010 on the World day against the death penalty and to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007 on a moratorium on the use of death penalty,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19a (new)
Citation 19a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2010 on human rights violations in China, notably the case Liu Xiaobo,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the HR/VP to keep to her commitments on mainstreaming human rights throughout the EU’s external action, so that they will be reflected in the structure of, and the resources made available within, the EEAS; , so the new Service can ensure that the human rights issues are reflected in all areas of external action, including CSDP, Development and Trade;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists on the necessity to enhance transparency and unrestricted access to documents between EU institutions in order to develop more effective interinstitutional cooperation;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Council and Commission to make greater efforts to disseminate the EU annual report on human rights and democracy and to ensure that it reaches as wide a readership as possible; recognises that in the current edition an improvement has been made in terms of clearer presentation, although the longer reporting period makes it difficult to use;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates its call for a regular assessment of the use and the results of European Union policies, instruments and, initiatives and dialogues on human rights in non-EU countries and for the results to be fully shared with Parliament; calls on the Council and the Commission to develop specific quantifiable indices and benchmarks in order to measure the effectiveness of those policies;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the field of promoting minority rightrights of persons belonging to minorities and protecting regional and minority languages, using the legal tools of non- discrimination to advocate diversity and tolerance;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that in 2011 the UNHRC will undergo a major review of its procedures, and therefore calls for the EU to prepare and actively for, and participate in, this review;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that, as the Annual Report points out, EU Member States are in a minority in the UNHRC; calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to take concerted action in developing appropriate alliances with those countries and non-state actors that are continuing to defend the universal and indivisible nature of human rights;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Urges the Iranian leaders to enact a law unequivocally banning stoning as a legal punishment; condemns the fact that the Iranian regime still sentences to death and executes juvenile offenders; condemns the Iranian regime’s use of the death penalty, which places Iran in second position, just after China, in the league table of countries with the highest number of executions; strongly condemns the increased number of executions following the peaceful demonstrations after presidential elections in Iran in June 2009; is concerned that China still carries out the greatest number of executions worldwide; welcomes the positive action of the Belarusian authorities in setting up a Working Group to draft proposals on imposing a moratorium on the death penalty; remains concerned that executions are still carried out in Belarus, which is the only country in Europe that continues to use the death penalty;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38a (new)
Paragraph 38a (new)
38a (new). Is concern that executions are still carried out in Belarus, which is the only country in Europe that continues to use the death penalty; supports the authorities in setting up a Working Group to draft proposals on imposing a moratorium on the death penalty;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58a (new)
Paragraph 58a (new)
58a (new). Welcomes the decision of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to award Liu Xiaobo with 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights and freedoms in China; urges Beijing government for immediate and unconditional release of Liu Xiaobo from detention and to lift restrictions on is wife Liu Xia.
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Notes that in April 2009 the parliament of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) revised the country’s constitution to include, among other things, a provision that North Korea ‘respects and protects human rights’, calls onurges the North Korean authorities to make clear positivoncrete and tangible steps towards improving human rights conditions, in this respect calls on the authorities to allow inspection of all types of detention facilities by independent international experts and allow UN Special Reporters to visit the country; stresses that not only constitutional provisions, but also constructivbove all the application of concrete measures, shouldhave to be taken into account when evaluating the human rights situation in the country; calls on the EU to support the establishment of UN Commission of Inquiry to assess human rights violations in North Korea; expresses the hope that North Korea will show an interest in engaging constructively in human rights dialogues with the EU;