16 Amendments of Peter van DALEN related to 2021/2023(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Guidelines on the protection and promotion of freedom of religion or belief, adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 June 2013,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Guidelines on the protection and promotion of freedom of religion or belief, adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 June 2013,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
e a) promote contacts and cooperation at state-level, recognizing that key policies are introduced and implemented at state rather than national level when appropriate under India’s federal structure;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
m) promote joint action in coordinating development and humanitarian aid, as well as in strengthening democratic processes and countering authoritarian trends in Asia and beyond; work with India to ensure that there is no discrimination in aid on the basis of religion or anything else;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
p) recognise India’s commitment to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda through its contribution to peacekeeping missions; strengthen their mutual commitment to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, including the development of National Action Plans with appropriate budgetary allocations for effective implementation; recognize the double vulnerability of women from religious minority backgrounds, which becomes further compounded in the case of lower caste minority women;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
p) recognise India’s commitment to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda through its contribution to peacekeeping missions; strengthen their mutual commitment to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, including the development of National Action Plans with appropriate budgetary allocations for effective implementation; recognize the double vulnerability of women from religious minority backgrounds, which becomes further compounded in the case of lower caste minority women;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
s) encourage India, as a member of UN Human Rights Council, to accept and to facilitate the visits of UN special rapporteurs for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion of human rights; encourage India to abide by Article 25 of its Constitution, which enshrines the right to freely practice and propagate the religion of one’s choice; recognize that Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are equal in dignity and rights before the law;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
s a) encourage India to abide by Article 25 of its Constitution, which enshrines the right to freely practice and propagate the religion of one’s choice; recognize that Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are equal in dignity and rights before the law;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)
s b) recognize the link between anti- conversion laws and violence against religious minorities, particularly the Christian and Muslim communities; encourage such laws to be repealed or terms reformed to prevent misuse;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)
s c) work to eliminate and deter hate speech that incites discrimination or violence, which leads to a toxic environment where intolerance and violence against religious minorities can occur with impunity;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
s a) provide training to the Indian police force on tolerance and international human rights standards, including the right to the peaceful exercise of Freedom or Religion or Belief;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)
s b) work to eliminate and deter hate speech that incites discrimination or violence, which leads to a toxic environment where intolerance and violence against religious minorities can occur with impunity;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s d (new)
s d) provide training to the Indian police force on tolerance and international human rights standards, including the right to the peaceful exercise of Freedom or Religion or Belief;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association, and freedom of religion or belief to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders, members of religious minorities and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, including sections 153-A and 295-A of the Indian Penal Code, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and, association, and freedom of religion or belief to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders, members of religious minorities and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, including sections 153- A and 295-A of the Indian Penal Code, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;