9 Amendments of Lorenzo FONTANA related to 2012/2145(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to the declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas violations of freedom of religion or belief, perpetrated by governments and non-state actors alike, are increasing in many countries of the world, resulting in discrimination, intolerance and violence is under growing threat, notably by authoritarian governments targeting religious minorities or by governments failing to prevents attacks, harassment or other harmful acts against certain individuals and religious communities, including religious minority representatives;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas women find themselves marginalised in many countries of the world, and this is particularly the case in vulnerable and conflict-affected regions, where discrimination against women is liable to be more serious and lead to additional discrimination and violence;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Expresses again its deep concern at the situation in Syria, and especially at the continuing and prolonged humanitarian emergency in that country and at the serious human rights violations perpetrated both by the government and by non-state actors; reiterates its strong support for the UN- Arab League Special Envoy and declares itself in favour of a UN representation in Damascus; stresses the need for close and constant monitoring of flows of Syrian refugees and evacuees to neighbouring countries so as to ensure they do not exacerbate political instability in the region as a whole, for example via an increase in terrorism-related activities such as would seem to be the case in Turkey;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes also activities undertaken under the Eastern Partnership initiative in promoting human rights, democracy, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in partner countries; calls on the European Union to use the transitional experience of its own Member States of moving from authoritarian to democratic regimes, and to translate the lessons learned from these experiences intoits experience to have concrete, results-oriented programmes in the Union's Eastern partner countries;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Regrets, however, that the Eastern Partnership policy at times remains open to misinterpretations, becoming rather a policy of all-permissiveness and forgmbiguousness and all-permissiveness, and of double standards that are frequently applied with regard to the Eastern partner countries;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Remains disappointed that there has been no significant and systematic involvement of Parliament in the assessments of the human rights dialogue, including for Russia and China; calls for Parliament’s access to these assessments to be formalised, and recalls that the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues state that ‘civil society will be involved in this assessment exercise’;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Is concerned by reports of certain EU companies cooperating with authoritarian regimes in providing them with free unlimited access to their networks and databases under the excuse of following the local law, as was the case with Swedish-Finnish company TeliaSonera in several former Soviet countries; is convinced that the protection of human rights should never compromised in European companies’ efforts to expand their markets abroad;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)
Paragraph 76 a (new)
76a. Calls on the Council, the Commission and Member States to promote in particular the ratification and implementation by African Union Members States of the African Union Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa