10 Amendments of Peter van DALEN related to 2010/2202(INI)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that greater priority needs to be given to improving the ability of the European Union to respond rapidly to breaches of human rights by non-EU countries, as well as violations of human rights by EU-based companies in third countries;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls for recognition of health abuses against patients and individuals, in particular those unable to defend themselves, be they political prisoners, prisoners of conscience or mentally disabled people, as cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, while recognising the difficulty of proving certain acts;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43a (new)
Paragraph 43a (new)
43a (new). Calls for the recognition that minorities such as indigenous groups and people discriminated because of their caste, are disproportionately vulnerable and subjected to torture;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Expresses its deep regret at the assassinations of, among others, Stanislav Markelov, Anastasia Baburova and Natalya Estemirova in Russia, the arbitrary detention of Roxana Saberi and Abdolfattah Soltani in Iran, and the trial of Liu Xiaobo, and the detention of Gao Zhisheng in China, all of which took place during the reporting period;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Emphasises the importance and indispensability of human rights clauses as well as effective dispute settlement mechanisms in trade policies, partnerships and trade agreements between the EU and third countries; proposes a 'human rights assessment' of non-EU countries that engage in trade relations with the EU;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Notes with satisfaction that the functioning of the GSP+ (Generalised System of Preferences) regime is closely monitored and that trade preferences are granted to countries that have ratified and effectively implemented key international conventions on sustainable development, social rights and good governance; notes however that more work needs to be done for the effective implementation of these conventions in some of the countries concerned;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61a (new)
Paragraph 61a (new)
61a (new). Reaffirms that the EU-India FTA, for which the negotiations started during the reported period, should contain an ambitious chapter on sustainable development and human rights with an effective dispute settlement mechanism;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Remains deeply concerned that discrimination based on religion or belief still exists in all regions of the world, and that persons belonging to particular religious communities, including religious minorities, continue to be denied their human rights in many countries such as North Korea, Iran, Saudi-Arabia, Somalia, Pakistan, Egypt, China and Iraq; condemns the Chinese authorities for the persecution of individuals who practise their religion outside officially sanctioned channels, including Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and Falun Gong practitioners; urges the Chinese authorities to refrain from their oppressive policy in Tibet, which might eventually lead to the annihilation of the Tibetan religion and culture;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68a (new)
Paragraph 68a (new)
68a (new). Welcomes the EU’s continuous principal stance against the UNGA (and UNHRC) resolutions on combating defamation of religions; welcomes the resolution on elimination of all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief, tabled by the EU; encourages the EU to continue its striving for a balanced text between freedom of expression and a prohibition of incitement to religious hatred; encourages the EU, in this respect, to engage in a constructive dialogue with the OIC and other supporters of the defamation resolution in order to find this balance;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Stresses that human rights include the right to food, water, education, adequate housing, land, decent work, social security and the right to form a trade union; recognises that it is poverty that is behind most of the situations of non-compliance with such rights; calls for the EU to invest more efforts and money in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), given the evidence that the world is falling far short of the goals set for 2015;