4 Amendments of Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA related to 2013/2169(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the need to set up an integrated and comprehensive strategy to fight torture by addressing its root causes; believes that this should include overall institutional transparency, and a stronger political will at Member Sstate level to fight ill-treatment, and the tackling of; underlines the urgent need to tackle poverty, inequality, discrimination and violence by using national prevention mechanisms and by strengthening local authorities and NGOs; stresses the need to further develop the EUs development cooperation and human rights implementation machinery to address the root causes of violence;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, according to the CAT, the term ‘'torture’' means any act by which ’'severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person’', for the purposes set out in the CAT, ‘'by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity’'; stresses, however, that the use of the term ’'torture’', and hence the absolute prohibition, prosecution and punishment of this practice, should not be ruled out when such acts are inflicted by irregular armed forces or rebel gr, tribal, religioups constituting the de facto administration of a given territory;or rebel groups
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Council, the EEAS and the Commission to take more effective steps to ensure that the European Parliament and civil society are involved, at the very least, in the assessment exercise of the EU guidelines on human rights dialogues with third countries, including developing countriestorture.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Council and the Commission to encourage their partner countries to adopt a victim-oriented approach in the fight against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, by paying special attention to the needs of victims in development cooperation policy; stresses that introducing aid conditionality is not an effective way of addressing the problem, and that high level dialogues and negotiations, civil society involvement, strengthening national capacities and focusing on incentives, can achieve better results.