16 Amendments of Ivo VAJGL related to 2016/2219(INI)
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
Mc. whereas evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity is difficult to preserve - especially at a time of unprecedented flows of refugees fleeing violence; whereas the preservation of evidence is essential to bringing perpetrators to justice;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M h (new)
Recital M h (new)
Mh. whereas the European Parliament, in its resolution of 25 February 2016 on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, called for an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia on the basis of the serious allegations of ongoing breaches of international humanitarian law by Saudi Arabia in Yemen;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas justice is essential to advance respect for human rights, and the EU and its Member States have been unconditional supporters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its inception, while promoting the universality of the Rome Statute and defending its integrity with the purpose of strengthening the Court’s independence;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas violence against and unlawful prosecution of LGBTI people continues in many places around the world, and discrimination in health care, education, employment and other sectors is widespread;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its serious concern at the numerous, ever-increasing attempts made to shrink the space of civil society and human rights defenders, and the growing number of repressive laws adopted throughout the world, under the pretext of combating terrorism (through the introduction of counter-terrorism laws), emergency situations and security measures), whereas there is often a negative impact on human rights as well as frequent abuse of these laws for repression; calls on clear condemnation of these abuses and violations;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to its long-term commitment to promote human rights and advance democratic values, as reflected, inter alia, in the annual award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, in the work of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, and in the monthly plenary debates and resolutions on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law; and the many parliamentary delegations;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the CSDP is an instrument that not only ensures European security, but is part of the EU's foreign policy instruments and must therefore be used towards the strengthening of furthering human rights and democracy in third countries;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines the need for EU leadership to push for reforms of the UN with the goal of strengthening the impact and the strength of the rules-based multilateral system, and of ensuring more efficient human rights protection and the advancing of international law;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Condemns that seats on the UNHRC are often occupied by countries with proven track record of grave human rights violations; calls on the EU to intensify its efforts to improve the credibility and effectiveness of the UNHRC;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
Paragraph 30 d (new)
30d. Calls for the fundamental rights of the people of Western Sahara, including freedom of association, freedom of expression and the right to assembly, to be respected; demands the release of all Sahrawi political prisoners; demands access to the territories of Western Sahara for members of parliament, independent observers, NGOs and the press; urges the United Nations to ensure the full re- establishment of MINURSO and to provide this mission with a human rights mandate, in line with all other UN peacekeeping missions around the world; supports a fair and lasting settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Condemns the dramatic number of deaths at sea in the Mediterranean; is extremely concerned about the growing numbers of human rights abuses against migrants and asylum seekers on their route to Europe; highlightdeplores the weaknesses and systematic incoherence of the policies of the EU and the Member States in this area and stresses the need for a holistic approach to find long-term solutions;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 f (new)
Paragraph 31 f (new)
31f. Calls on the EU to increase efforts to support Lebanon and Jordan, which shelter unprecedented numbers of refugees, who often face multiple threats to the respect for their human rights;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States to respect and fully implement the adopted EU common asylum package and the common migration legislation, particularly to safeguard vulnerable asylum seekers, such as LGBTI people, against violence and discrimination during the asylum process; calls on the Member States to participate in resettlement programmes, giving access to family reunification and granting humanitarian visas;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Notes the persistent financing gap with regard to humanitarian aid and the shortcomings in the World Food programme resulting in cutting food; calls on the member states of the United Nations, and on the European Union and its Member States to, at a minimum, to the very least, honour their financial pledges;
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Requests that the EEAS prioritise its actions in situations where the death penalty is in forceIs deeply concerned by the increase in violence and discrimination against LGBTI people; requests that the EEAS prioritise its actions in countries with prevalent violence and discrimination against LGBTI people, including 76 countries which still criminalise homosexuality and 20 countries which still criminalise transgender identities, and/or where LGBTI people are subjected to torture and ill- treatment, by condemning these practices in accordance with the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty and the EU Guidelines on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and by continuing to work with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in this field;
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 p (new)
Paragraph 72 p (new)
72p. Reiterates its call on the VP/HR to launch an initiative aimed at imposing an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, given the serious allegations of breaches of international humanitarian law by Saudi Arabia in Yemen and the fact that the continued licensing of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia would therefore be in breach of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008;