2 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2012/2143(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas paragraphs 138 and 139 of thethe 2005 UN World Summit Outcome Document provides for the first time a common definition of the principle of R2P; whereas paragraphs 138 and 139 of the UN establish at the same time the obligation of states to protect their citizens against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and the obligation of the international community to react should states fail to protect their citizens against these four specified crimes and violations;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the proposal initiated by Brazil on the ‘Responsibility while Protecting’ is a welcome contribution to the necessary development of criteria to be followed when implementing an R2P mandate, including the proportionality of the scope and duration of any intervention, a thorough balance of consequences, ex-ante clarity of the political objectives and transparency in the intervention's reasoning; whereas the development of such criteria should not, however, come at the expense of effective and rapid decision-making when intervention is required; whereas the monitoring and review mechanisms of adopted mandates should be strengthened, including through the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisors on the Prevention of Genocide and on R2P, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and should be conducted ‘fairly, prudently and professionally, without political interference or double standards’7 ;