Activities of Judith SARGENTINI related to 2015/2316(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on human rights and migration in third countries PDF (443 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (35)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to the work and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) and, including the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders and the Report on the Situation of Migrants in Transit,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity1a, _________________ 1aas launched by the Institute for Human Rights and Business in December 2012, available under the link http://www.dhaka-principles.org/
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that migration is a human right enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; urges the Commission and Member States to respect this article and all other international obligations concerning refugees and migrants, and to recognise the contribution that refugees and migrants make to our societies; requests that special attention should be given to securing the rights of vulnerable groups such as women and girls, disabled people and the elderly; considers that forced migration has root causes (notably economic, political and social reasons) that must be tackled;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that poverty, inequality and the lack of perspectives constitute root causes for migration and that development cooperation is an effective tool to address these issues; regrets in this context that EU aid levels are currently not on a path to achieve the 0.7 % ODA/GNI goal and that several Member States have even cut their aid programmes;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Warns thaabout the persistence of human rights violations of third- country migrants are systematically violated in the EU, at itsin some EU Member States, at EU borders and in itsEU partner countries; stresses that this happens particularly in detention centres, and that migrants are often victims of deportation, illegal refoulement, and violations of their rights to health and education; welcomes that in many EU Member States, human rights of third- country migrants are being respected;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU and its Member States to assume their responsibilities with respect to forced migration and human rights violations in third countries, and to address the root causes both of human rights violations in third countries and of forced migration from third countries to Europe; notes in this context the highly critical report from the European Court of Auditors on the EU external migration spending in Southern Mediterranean and Eastern Neighbourhood countries;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families by the EU Member States undermines the credibility of the EU’s human rights policy and its stated commitment to the indivisibility of rights;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines the positive effects that migration can have for development, notably through the transfer of remittances; calls for regular channels for labour migration, including for low-wage sectors, to be established;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas Europe has historically been both a region of destination but also of origin of migration; whereas in addition to contemporary expatriate migration by upper social classes, Europeans have also migrated abroad due to economic hardship, conflict or political persecution; whereas the on-going economic and financial crisis has led numerous Europeans to emigrate, including to emerging economies from the Global South;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CoUndemns the negative effects ofrlines that EU trade and tax policies and activities byof EU multinationals and of EU trade policies in thirdin third countries at times countries, such as general impoverishment and the systematic violation of human rights through the exploitation of these countries’ human and natural resources; calls on the Commission to urgently present and implement a legally binding international instrument on business activities in third countbute to the impoverishment of populations in developing countries and to migration; stresses once more the key importance of respecting policy coherence principles in EU trade and tax policies and encourages the EU to support the ongoing process of elaboration of a UN legally binding international instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises andwith respect to human rights;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns the use of development funds to finance migration policies, and rejects any instrumentalisation of development cooperation agreements aim such as border management and recalls that development policies shall be based on the needs of the recipient countries; is worried that imposing migration, trade and economic policies in third countries and interfering in their internal affairs anthe current strong focus on migration prevention by the EU will result in a redistribution of development aid between source countries of migration to the EU and other developing countries that may be more in need, especially the least developed economic planninguntries;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the rightaccess to mobility varies according to nationality;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the cancellontinuation of the process to cancel the external debt of impoverishleast developed countries, as such debt makes it impossible for their governments to develop public policies that guarantee respect for human rights.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas according to the World Bank, remittance transfers from international migrants represented more than $550 billion in 2013, of which $414 billion went to developing countries;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its solidarity with people fleeing conflicts, violations of human rights and extreme poverty; expresses its deep concern with the dramatic challenges and the grave human rights violations faced by many migrants in their countries of transit or destination;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on all governments to address the human rights protection gap, which migrants continue to face worldwide;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls to mind that ‘everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own’31 ; emphasises that social status or nationality should in no way impinge upon a person’s right to freedom of movement; castigates states that penalise unauthorised departure from or transit within their territory and illegalrregular migration, and denounces the effects of statelessness on access to rights; _________________ 31 Article 13(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the growing number of refugees around the world is overshadowed by the even greater number of internally displaced persons; underlines that internally displaced persons should not be discriminated against for the sole fact they had to find safety without crossing international borders and therefore stresses that internally displaced persons should have their rights upheld, including access to health and education.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Deplores the negative impact of national policies restricting mobility, migration and access to asylum on the fundamental rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees and highlights the link between the implementation of restrictive migration policies and loss of residence status or nationality; considers that persons with multiple nationalities should in principle be permitted to retain their nationalities;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recalls the importance of identifying stateless persons in order to afford them the protections owing under international law; in this regard urges States to introduce dedicated statelessness determination procedures and share good practices amongst themselves including with regard to law and practice concerning the prevention of new cases of childhood statelessness;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Draws attention to the ongoing need for the EU to address statelessness as part of its external relations policy, particularly given that statelessness is a major cause of forced displacement; recalls the commitment in the Council's EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, published in 2012, to "develop a joint framework between Commission and EEAS for raising issues of statelessness and arbitrary detention of migrants with third countries";
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Denounces the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of migrants and refugees, and recalls to mind that detention, in particular of children and their families, is to be confined to cases of absolute necessity and, in line with the opinion of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, stresses that detention of children on the sole basis of their migration status or that of their parents is a violation of children's rights and is never in their best interests;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on countries to ensure full and unimpeded access by domestic and international monitoring bodies to all places of detention of migrants; encourages EU Delegations and Member States' embassies, as well as visiting delegations of the European Parliament, to monitor the situation of migrants in these detention centres and to engage with national authorities on this matter;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that a number of states do not have laws protecting migrants even in asylum cases and recalls to mind that mass expulsions and ‘refoulement’ are prohibited; expresses concern at the treatment of migrants who are forcibly returned to their countries or to third countries without adequate follow-up of their situation;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that economic, social and cultural rights, and in particular the rights to housing, health and education, are fundamental rights which migrants should be able to enjoy in the same way as nationals of the country concerned and regardless of their migration status; in this regard, insists on the importance of developing "firewalls" between immigration enforcement and public services; is concerned over breaches in labour law and labour exploitation with reference to migrants;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that freedom of movement and the right to work make migrants self- sufficient and help further their integration, as does the right to a family life and family reunification; insists on the importance to ensure social protection for migrant workers and their families;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of upholding the right of migrants, regardless of their status, to seek access to justice and to an effective remedy without fear of being denounced to immigration enforcement authorities, detained and deported;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that the children of migrants and refugees are entitled to special protection based on the best interests of the child, and is concerned about difficulties in registering their birth and accessing education and healthcare;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reminds states to ratify all human rights treaties and conventions, and particularly the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families; in this regard, considers that the non- ratification of this core UN human rights convention by the EU Member States undermines the credibility of the EU's human rights policy and its stated commitment to the indivisibility of rights;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets the failure to involve the European Parliament in the setting up of a cross-cutting approach to human rights in migration policies; regrets the lack of parliamentary oversight of the outsideworking arrangements concluded with third countries and other external cooperation activities of the EU’s Frontex Agency;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for Member States to honour their pledge to earmark 0.7 % of their gross national income (GNI) to development aid; calls for this aid never to be made conditional upon cooperation on migration matters; recognising that migrants' remittances may be important contributors to family and community development, calls on States to minimise remittance-sending costs.
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for safe legal access routes to be developed for migrants and asylum seekers, for resettlement programmes to be stepped up, humanitarian visas granted and visas, including airport transit visas, to be suspended for people fleeing conflict zones and for regular channels for labour migration, including for low-wage sectors, to be established;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Insists on the need to create and better implement protection frameworks for migrants in distress and in transit and at borders of the EU;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the United Nations, the African UnionCouncil of Europe, the African Union, the Organization of American States and the League of Arab States.