Activities of Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO related to 2014/2216(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2013 and the European Union’s policy on the matter
Amendments (15)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that respect for human rights, including economic, cultural and social rights, good governance, democratic values, peace and security, is a prerequisite for the reduction of poverty and the achievement of the MDGs; takes the view that human rights must be a cross-cutting feature of all goals, targets and indicators in the post-2015 agenda, placing the individual at the heart of the matter and supporting integrated, sustainable human development; emphasises that the agenda must be based on strong transparency and accountability mechanisms and be grounded in human rights; asserts that commitments on governance and human rights are measurable and can be followed up;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU to redouble its efforts to ensure in the upcoming intergovernmental negotiations that the human rights-based approach (HRBA) and the reduction of inequalities become underpinning concepts of post-2015 global development and are also included in concrete fashion in the goals and targets themselves; stresses the need to ensure that the post-2015 agenda includes, inter alia, women’s rights, children’s rights, good governance, democracy, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, as being key elements for developmentuniversal health coverage as being key elements for development; emphasises that the link between migration and development must be an important area in the post-2015 agenda;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to address human rights in a holistic and indivisible fashion by emphasising and strongly committing to economic, social and cultural rights, since without these rights there can be no development; stresses the need to tackle the root causes of poverty; highlights the obligation to respect international labour standards, in line with the fulfilment of the ILO Decent Work Agenda, and calls for the setting-up of a universal social protection floor; takes the view that social issues should have a more central place in the EU’s external relations; urges the EU to incorporate a social clause reflecting ILO core labour standards in all its external trade agreements;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that a deteriorating security situation worldwide and the increasing financial crisis ever since the 2008 meltdown has increased the use of child labour in the world’s poorest countries and could have legal and reputational implications for companies that source goods from the developing world; urges the VP/HR and the EEAS to further promote the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour particularly in developing countries where a deploring amount of children are put to work to supplement family income;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that third countries with weak governance and large flows of aid also have a higher rate of corruption which as a consequence diverts the intended purpose of development aid and weakens the development of human rights; calls on the EEAS to support development programs where humanitarian aid and transparency go hand in hand for the sake of advancing human rights in third countries;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of supporting the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the need for corporate accountability; stresses the need to adopt a legally binding international instrumentdraws attention to the EU strategy on corporate social responsibility for 2011- 2014, which called on Member States to draw up national plans to implement the UN Guiding Principles on bBusiness and hHuman rRights;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that, instead of a challenge, companies should regard it as an opportunity to create new business potential in regions that need sustainable and responsible investment the most, and which should contribute to respecting human rights in developing countries;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a concentrated EU effort against land-grabbing, by means of calling for adequate safeguards to prevent it and highlighting the direct responsibility of the EU and European companies in the matter; calls for an assessment of the impact of EU trade policy on land- grabbing, the implementation of the global Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, and the adoption of binding guidelines for preventing land- grabbing; calls on the EU to commit, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, to a fundamental shift towards agro-ecology as a means of guaranteeing the right to food;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that the EU, including its delegations, should identify early warning signals, such as human rights violations, that point to potential conflicts and humanitarian catastrophes; calls on the EU to design best practices for promoting and protecting human rights in post-disaster and post-conflict situations, paying special attention to disabled people, women and children and other vulnerable groups and with a focus on human rights mainstreaming in relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts, while respecting the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence and the needs-based approach to humanitarian assistance;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance of linking security, development and human rights; in this regard, strongly condemns the use of sexual violence in armed conflicts, includingmostly against women and young children, which is a continuing practice in certain fragile developing states, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and in particular its eastern provinces, as already denounced for years now by the UN, local authorities and NGOs, and by Dr Denis Mukwege, the winner of Parliament’s 2014 Sakharov Prize; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that their implementation of asylum, migration and border control policies follows international human rights law;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. expresses its deep concern of the increase of serious human rights violations by terrorism across the world, specifically amongst Middle Eastern countries; refers to a recent 2014 report which indicated a 62% of terrorist activity from 2012 to 2013 and an increase from 15 to 24 countries that experienced terrorism causing more than 50 deaths.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. urges the VP/HR and the EEAS, with referral to the increase of terrorist activity in countries mostly located in the Middle East and the Mesopotamian area, to cooperate better and more efficiently with governments to combat all forms of terrorism
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Urges the EEAS to spread good practices on rights, protection and support of victims of crime and violence in third countries, and to exchange anti- corruption policies with third countries as corruption often is a gateway for impunity and often the root of injustice for victims
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. express its deep concern of turning a blind eye by governments to inhumane cases of the sexual abuse of women at a time when one in three of women worldwide will experience violence in their lives; urges the EEAS to further set up good practices on combating rape and sexual violence of women in third countries in order to tackle the causes at the root of this problem
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73a. deplores that worldwide still countries are reluctant to sign the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which provides detailed guidance for the development of inclusive societies for the protection of children with disabilities