9 Amendments of Laurence J.A.J. STASSEN related to 2013/2082(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas according to the standards of international law, countries have the duty to provide effective protection to all their citizens and all other inhabitants; whereas discrimination based on religion or belief still exists in all regions of the world, and persons belonging to particular religious communities, including religious minorities, or non-believers, continue to be denied their human rights in many countries - especially in islamic countries where non-muslims, like christians and jews, are regularly being discriminated, arrested, convicted and sometimes even executed because of their religion;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Promoting the right to freedom of religion or belief and preventing it from being violated should be a priority in the EU's external policies.
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Violence against religious communities, with political, socio- economic or ideological roots, persists in many parts of the world; clear condemnation by the European Union of all forms of violence and discrimination should be a basic element of EU policy in the area of freedom of religion or belief - especially in islamic countries where non-muslims, like christians and jews, are regularly being discriminated, arrested, convicted and sometimes even executed because of their religion.
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) Proper and ongoing monitoring and assessment of the situation in the area of freedom of religion or belief in the world has to be ensured by the European External Action Service, under the responsibility of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and a special section should continue to be devoted to this issue in the EU's Annual report on Human Rights in the World, including recommendations for improvement. The EU Special Rapporteur for Human Rights should pay particular attention to questions relating to the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief in the course of all his or her activities, and regularly inform the European Parliament and its relevant committees of areas of concern and progress achieved.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q