2016/2239(INI) Addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including genocide
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET |
PREDA Cristian Dan ( PPE)
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GUERRERO SALOM Enrique ( S&D),
KARSKI Karol ( ECR),
SCHAAKE Marietje ( ALDE),
LOCHBIHLER Barbara ( Verts/ALE),
CORRAO Ignazio ( EFDD)
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| Committee Opinion | FEMM |
RODRIGUES Liliana ( S&D)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2017/07/04
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2017/07/04
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 541 votes to 32, with 119 abstentions, a resolution on addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including genocide. Parliament recalled that the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, also known as ‘atrocity crimes’, are the most serious crimes against humankind . It considered that the international community has the duty to prevent atrocity crimes from taking place, and it welcomed the fact that the International Criminal Court is currently conducting investigations in nine countries (Georgia, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Libya, Kenya, Sudan (Darfur), Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and (two investigations) the Central African Republic.
On the need to focus on the prevention of atrocity crimes : Parliament recalled the EUʼs commitment to act on the international scene in the name of the principles that inspired its creation: it should be of paramount importance for the EU to address and hold accountable those responsible for severe violations of human rights reaching the gravity threshold of crimes against humanity and genocide and grave breaches of international humanitarian law reaching the level of war crimes.
It stressed the urgent need for the international community to step up its efforts to monitor and respond to any (potential) conflict that may give rise to acts that may be considered as a criminal atrocity.
Parliament called on the EU and its Member States to use all their political weight to prevent any act that could be considered a crime of atrocity from taking place, to respond in an efficient and coordinated manner in cases where such crimes occur and, to mobilise all necessary resources to bring to justice all those responsible, as well as to assist the victims and support stabilisation and reconciliation processes.
It called on the international community to establish instruments that can minimise the warning response gap in order to prevent the emergence, re-emergence and escalation of violent conflict , such as the EU’s early warning system.
Parliament called for the EU to step up its efforts to develop a coherent and efficient approach to identifying and responding in a timely fashion to crisis or conflict situations that might lead to an atrocity crime being committed. It also underlined the need for countries and regions at risk of conflict to have skilled and trustworthy security forces.
Overall, Parliament called for further efforts from the EU and the Member States to develop capacity-building programmes for the security sector
On supporting the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes : overall, Parliament reiterated its full support for the ICC, the Rome Statute, the Office of Prosecutor, the Prosecutor’s proprio motu powers, and the progress made in initiating new investigations as an essential means of fighting impunity for atrocity crimes. It reaffirmed that accession to the ICC and Rome Statute is crucial and called on the states which have not yet done so to ratify the Rome Statute, in order to support accountability and reconciliation as key elements in preventing future atrocities.
It also drew attention to the importance of ensuring sufficient financial contributions to the Court for its effective functioning.
Members stressed the essential role of the European Parliament in monitoring EU action in this matter, and encouraged Member States to amend Article 83 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in order to add atrocity crimes to the list of crimes for which the EU has competences.
Parliament went on to recall its strong condemnation of the atrocities committed by the Assad regime in Syria, which can be considered as serious war crimes and crimes against humanity, and it deplored the climate of impunity for perpetrators of such crimes in Syria.
Parliament deplored the widespread lack of respect for international humanitarian law and the alarming rate of loss of civilian lives and attacks against civilian infrastructure in armed conflicts around the world. It urged the international community to convene an international conference to prepare a new international mechanism for tracking and collecting data, and for publicly reporting on violations in the course of armed conflicts. It reiterated its request to the VP/HR to present, on an annual basis, a public list of alleged perpetrators of attacks on schools and hospitals, for the purpose of defining appropriate EU action to halt such attacks.
On the fight against impunity of non-state actors : Parliament encouraged the EU and its Member States to fight against impunity and to lend active support to international efforts to bring to justice members of non-state groups such as Boko Haram, ISIS/Daesh and any other actors committing crimes against humanity. It called for the development of a clear approach to the prosecution of ISIS/Daesh fighters and their abettors, including by using the expertise of the EU network for investigation and prosecution of genocide.
The EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of members of non-state groups such as ISIS/Daesh by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the ICC.
Similarly, the EU should explore and support, at international level and through all means, options to investigate and prosecute all crimes committed by all parties to the Syrian conflict, including ISIS/Daesh, such as the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal for Iraq and Syria. In addition, Members encouraged all necessary actions to effectively sever funding to ISIS/Daesh and urged the EU to impose sanctions on those countries or authorities that directly or indirectly facilitate the flow of resources to ISIS/Daesh.
Gender dimension in addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes : Parliament highlighted the critical need to eradicate sexual and gender-based violence by addressing their widespread and systematic use as a weapon of war against women and girls . It urged all countries to develop national action programmes (NAPAs) in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1325, together with strategies to combat violence against women, and called for a global commitment to ensure the implementation of the resolution.
Parliament pointed to the need to ensure the safety of women and girls from the outset of each emergency or crisis and in post-conflict situations through all available means, such as access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services , including legal and safe abortion , for victims of rape in a war context. It called on the Commission, the Member States and the competent international authorities to take appropriate measures on the prohibition of all forms of sexual violence.
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2017/07/04
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2017/07/03
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2017/06/13
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Cristian DAN PREDA (EPP, RO) on addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including genocide. Members recalled that the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, also known as ‘atrocity crimes’, are the most serious crimes against humankind . They considered that the international community has the duty to prevent atrocity crimes from taking place, and they welcomed the fact that the International Criminal Court is currently conducting investigations in nine countries (Georgia, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Libya, Kenya, Sudan (Darfur), Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and (two investigations) the Central African Republic.
On the need to focus on the prevention of atrocity crimes : Members recalled the EUʼs commitment to act on the international scene in the name of the principles that inspired its creation: it should be of paramount importance for the EU to address and hold accountable those responsible for severe violations of human rights reaching the gravity threshold of crimes against humanity and genocide and grave breaches of international humanitarian law reaching the level of war crimes.
Members called for the EU and its Member States to use all their political weight to prevent any act that could be considered a crime of atrocity from taking place, to respond in an efficient and coordinated manner in cases where such crimes occur and, to mobilise all necessary resources to bring to justice all those responsible, as well as to assist the victims and support stabilisation and reconciliation processes.
They called on the international community to establish instruments that can minimise the warning response gap in order to prevent the emergence, re-emergence and escalation of violent conflict , such as the EU’s early warning system.
The committee called for the EU to step up its efforts to develop a coherent and efficient approach to identifying and responding in a timely fashion to crisis or conflict situations that might lead to an atrocity crime being committed. They also underlined the need for countries and regions at risk of conflict to have skilled and trustworthy security forces.
Overall, Members called for further efforts from the EU and the Member States to develop capacity-building programmes for the security sector .
On supporting the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes : overall, Members reiterated their full support for the ICC, the Rome Statute, the Office of Prosecutor, the Prosecutor’s proprio motu powers, and the progress made in initiating new investigations as an essential means of fighting impunity for atrocity crimes. They reaffirmed that accession to the ICC and Rome Statute is crucial and called on the states which have not yet done so to ratify the Rome Statute, in order to support accountability and reconciliation as key elements in preventing future atrocities.
They also drew attention to the importance of ensuring sufficient financial contributions to the Court for its effective functioning.
Members stressed the essential role of the European Parliament in monitoring EU action in this matter, and encouraged Member States to amend Article 83 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in order to add atrocity crimes to the list of crimes for which the EU has competences.
Members went on to recall their strong condemnation of the atrocities committed by the Assad regime in Syria, which can be considered as serious war crimes and crimes against humanity, and they deplored the climate of impunity for perpetrators of such crimes in Syria.
On the fight against impunity of non-state actors : the report encouraged the EU and its Member States to fight against impunity and to lend active support to international efforts to bring to justice members of non-state groups such as Boko Haram, ISIS/Daesh and any other actors committing crimes against humanity. They called for the development of a clear approach to the prosecution of ISIS/Daesh fighters and their abettors, including by using the expertise of the EU network for investigation and prosecution of genocide.
The EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of members of non-state groups such as ISIS/Daesh by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the ICC.
Similarly, the EU should explore and support, at international level and through all means, options to investigate and prosecute all crimes committed by all parties to the Syrian conflict, including ISIS/Daesh, such as the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal for Iraq and Syria. In addition, Members encouraged all necessary actions to effectively sever funding to ISIS/Daesh and urged the EU to impose sanctions on those countries or authorities that directly or indirectly facilitate the flow of resources to ISIS/Daesh.
Gender dimension in addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes : Members highlighted the critical need to eradicate sexual and gender-based violence by addressing their widespread and systematic use as a weapon of war against women and girls . They urged all countries to develop national action programmes (NAPAs) in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1325, together with strategies to combat violence against women, and called for a global commitment to ensure the implementation of the resolution.
The report pointed to the need to ensure the safety of women and girls from the outset of each emergency or crisis and in post-conflict situations through all available means, such as access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services , including legal and safe abortion , for victims of rape in a war context. It called on the Commission, the Member States and the competent international authorities to take appropriate measures on the prohibition of all forms of sexual violence.
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2017/05/30
EP - Vote in committee
2017/04/03
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2017/03/15
EP - Committee opinion
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2017/03/02
EP - Committee draft report
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2016/10/11
EP - RODRIGUES Liliana (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in FEMM
2016/10/06
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2016/05/24
EP - PREDA Cristian Dan (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0288/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0222/2017
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE601.157
- Committee opinion: PE601.186
- Committee draft report: PE599.812
- Committee draft report: PE599.812
- Committee opinion: PE601.186
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE601.157
Activities
Votes
A8-0222/2017 - Cristian Dan Preda - Résolution 04/07/2017 12:57:33.000 #
2017/07/04 Outcome: +: 541, 0: 119, -: 32
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GUE/NGL
ENF| Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2239(INI)
2017/04/03
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195 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief and the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) – having regard to its resolutions of 7 July 2005(1), of 15 January 2009(2) and of 9 July 2015(3) on Srebrenica (2015/2747(RSP)),
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes with utmost regret the recent announcements of withdrawals from the Rome Statute, which represent a challenge in terms of victims’ access to justice; calls on the countries concerned to reconsider their decision; welcomes the fact that one of these has already retracted its withdrawal notification;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Welcomes in this regard the decision by the High Court of South Africa of 22 February 2017, which considered the decision by the South African government to withdraw from the Rome Statute without consulting Parliament as unconstitutional and invalid;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes with regret that four signatory states (Israel, Russia, Sudan, and the United States) have informed the UN Secretary General that they no longer intend to become parties to the Rome Statute;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Welcomes that the ICC's Assembly of State Parties responded in November 2016 by agreeing to consider proposed amendments to the Rome Statute to address the AU's concerns raised during the special summit of the African Union;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls, furthermore, on all ICC State Parties to step up their efforts to promote universal accession to the ICC; considers that the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) should continue to encourage third countries to ratify and implement the Rome Statute and to provide financial support for civil society campaigns designed to promote the international criminal justice system, as well as conduct an assessment of the EU’s achievements in this regard;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls, furthermore, on all ICC State Parties to step up their efforts to promote universal accession to the ICC and the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court; considers that the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) should continue to encourage third countries to ratify and implement the Rome Statute and the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court and conduct an assessment of the EU’s achievements in this regard;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls, furthermore, on all ICC State Parties to step up their efforts to promote universal accession to the ICC; considers that the Commission
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Welcomes the invaluable assistance by civil society organisations to the Court; is concerned by reports of threats and intimidation directed at some civil society organisations cooperating with the Court; calls to ensure a safe environment for civil society organisations to operate and cooperate with the Court and to take all necessary action to address threats and intimidation directed at them in that regard;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes note of the progress made in the implementation of the Action Plan to follow-up on the Decision on the ICC of 12 July 2011; calls for an evaluation of the implementation of the Action Plan in order to identify possible areas in which the
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes note of the progress made in the implementation of the Action Plan to follow-up on the Decision on the ICC of 12 July 2011; calls for an evaluation of the implementation of the Action Plan in order to identify possible areas in which the effectiveness of EU action could be improved, including when it comes to promoting the integrity and the independence of the Court;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 17 July 2014 on the Crime of Aggression,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Urges all States having ratified the Rome Statue to fully cooperate with the ICC in its efforts to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for serious international crimes, to respect the authority of the ICC and to fully implement its decisions;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Strongly encourages the EU and its Member States to use all
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Strongly encourages the EU and its Member States to use all the diplomatic tools at their disposal to support effective cooperation with the ICC, including in relation to the execution of pending arrest warrants and with a particular regard to the 13 suspects who are at large as fugitives; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Council to agree on the adoption of concrete measures for responding to non-cooperation with the
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Strongly encourages the EU and its Member States to use all the diplomatic tools at their disposal to support effective cooperation with the ICC,
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Strongly encourages all States, including EU Member States, to ratify the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court; and to enter into an agreement with the ICC to relocate witnesses and victims as well as to enforce sentences;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the EEAS to ensure that the ICC is mainstreamed across the EU's foreign policy priorities, by systematically taking into account the fight against impunity;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Calls on all States, including the EU and its Member States, to make a voluntary contribution to the ICC Trust Fund for Victims in order to support the ICC mandate towards victims of the most heinous crimes:
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that the principle of complementarity of the ICC entails the primary responsibility of its States Parties to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes; expresses concern that not all EU Member States have legislation defining these crimes under national law over which their courts can exercise jurisdiction; urges all EU Member States to introduce a definition of 'atrocity crimes' in their national law; calls for the harmonization of legislation concerning atrocity crimes; calls for the EU to make full use of the ‘Advancing the principle of complementarity’ toolkit;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that the principle of complementarity of the ICC entails the primary responsibility of its States Parties to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes; expresses concern that not all EU Member States have legislation defining these crimes under national law over which their courts can exercise jurisdiction; calls for the EU and its Member States to make full use of the
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on all EU member states to ensure that crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes constitute crimes under national law and calls on all EU member states to prosecute such crimes in their national jurisdictions, also when these crimes have been committed in third countries or by third state nationals; welcomes in this regard the decision by Spain to hear a criminal complaint against 9 Syrian intelligence officials for torture and other human rights violations;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) – having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2015 on Preparing for the World Humanitarian Summit: Challenges and opportunities for humanitarian assistance
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Encourages the EU Member States to amend Article 83 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union to add the "atrocity crimes" to the list of crimes for which the EU has competences;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for an effective prosecution of those responsible for acts of genocide and known to be enjoying freedom and impunity on European Member States;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Reiterates that states, including EU member states, can individually bring proceedings against states to the International Court of Justice over state breaches of obligations arising from international treaties and conventions, including the 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Encourages all EU member states to use every avenue possible to bring to justice and to hold to account states, non- state actors and individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, using both national and international legal channels and means;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for the EU and its Member States to engage with third countries – in particular countries with situations under investigation by the ICC and countries under preliminary examination by the ICC – in order to bolster their political will and to support their capacity to launch national proceedings on atrocity crimes; and to offer them full support to those countries in order to help them comply with the ICC requirements;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Encourages the creation of ad-hoc local court systems to bring those individuals to justice on the spot that have committed crimes such as murder, rape, and other types of violence that amount to acts of genocide, as long as the circumstances of the conflict call for a substantial number of trial procedures. These local courts shall always act with respect for human rights, provide legal guarantees and act in accordance with international law. In parallel, individuals having commissioned the acts of genocide must be considered as the ultimately responsible for them and be tried in the pertinent international courts;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for the EU and its Member States to analyse, initiate and support the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal for Iraq and Syria to investigate the atrocity crimes committed in Iraq and Syria and prosecute the related individuals or groups.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for the EU and its Member States to sanction countries who intentionally delay the work of the Court or officially deny the existence of proven atrocity crimes;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls, furthermore, for the EU and its Member States to support reform processes and national capacity-building efforts aimed at strengthening the independence of the judiciary, the law- enforcement sector
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses that all atrocity crimes must be investigated and prosecuted. In this context, reaffirms that all atrocities committed in Syria must be investigated and prosecuted.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, also known as ‘atrocity crimes’, are
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the EU Member States to ensure that coordination and cooperation with the ICC is included in the mandate of relevant regional EU Special Representatives (EUSRs); reiterates its call
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Notes that the Armenian Genocide, in other words the deportation and extermination of Armenians, for the most part a Christian population, perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 and 1916, claimed a death toll of millions; points out that in addition to the EU, 29 countries in the world have officially recognised the above events as genocide (Argentina; Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Bolivia; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; Cyprus; the Czech Republic; France; Germany; Greece; Italy; Lithuania; Lebanon; Luxembourg; the Netherlands; Paraguay; Poland; Russia; Syria; Slovakia; Sweden; Switzerland; Uruguay; the Vatican; and Venezuela) and that, furthermore, the US Congress adopted a resolution in March 2010 calling upon President Obama to recognise this tragedy;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Highlights the essential role of the European Parliament in monitoring EU action in this matter; Welcomes the insertion of a section on the fight against impunity and the ICC in the EP Annual Report on Human Rights and democracy in the world and further suggests that the European Parliament plays a more proactive role by promoting and mainstreaming the fight against impunity and the ICC in all EU policies and institutions, in particular in the work of the European Parliament's committees responsible for External Policies of the Union and the European Parliament's delegations with third countries;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war against women and girls; urges all countries to develop national action programs (NAPAs) in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1325, together with strategies to combat violence against women; calls for a comprehensive compromise to ensure the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Underlines the importance of the Cooperation and Assistance Agreement between the EU and the ICC; calls on the EU Member States to apply the principle of universal jurisdiction in tackling impunity and highlights its importance for the effectiveness and good functioning of the international criminal justice system;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Underlines the critical importance of the work of local and international civil society organisations and NGOs in documenting evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other violations;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to put the prosecution of atrocity crimes high on the agenda of accession criteria for candidate countries;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Notes that on 12 April 2015, at a centenary mass at St Peter’s basilica, Pope Francis spoke explicitly of genocide in connection with the events, citing a declaration by Pope John Paul II and the Armenian patriarch dating back to 2001, and pointed out that the Armenian Genocide was generally ‘considered the first ... of the 20th century’; notes that the Pope has spoken out against genocide in another way, describing it as one of the many forms of persecution inflicted on Christians;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Considers that the victims of the atrocity crimes should be provided with access to effective and enforceable remedies and reparations; highlights the special role of victims and witnesses in proceedings before the Court and the need for specific measures aimed at ensuring their security and effective participation in accordance with the Rome Statue;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Calls on the EU to adequately fund organisations that work on open source investigation and digital collection of evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in order to ensure accountability and bring perpetrators to justice;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, also known as ‘atrocity crimes’, as well as the crime of aggression are the most serious crimes against humankind;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Highlights that the end of conflict does not translate into an end to the violence that women and girls endure and that women often continue to suffer from physical, psychological and socioeconomic consequences of the violence;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Notes that the Turkish Government remains opposed to formal recognition of the Armenian Genocide and is continuing to question whether genocide ever occurred; also notes that according to the practice of the Turkish courts, the act of mentioning the Armenian Genocide in public, which is considered tantamount to ‘insulting Turkishness’, is punishable by arrest and up to three years’ imprisonment; calls on the Commission and its Vice- President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to take steps without delay to make Turkey recognise the genocide and, for as long as that has not happened, to refrain from proposing the opening of any chapters concerning Turkish accession to the EU;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Calls for a global commitment to ensure the safety of women and girls from the outset of each emergency or crisis, by raising awareness, improving the access to justice for women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations, strengthening the accountability and judgment of perpetrators of such violence and by ensuring access to a full range of sexual and reproductive health services, including legal and safe abortion for victims of rape in war context;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Recalls its strong condemnation of the atrocities committed by the Assad regime in Syria, which can be considered as serious war crimes and crimes against humanity and deplores the climate of impunity for perpetrators of such crimes in Syria;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 d (new) 17d. Considers that women should play a greater role in conflict prevention, human rights promotion and democratic reform, and stresses the importance of systematic participation of women as an essential element of the peace process and post-conflict reconstruction; calls for increased representation of women at all levels of decision-making, and in all mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts, and for gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations where possible;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 d (new) 17d. Draws attention to what the Dalai Lama calls the cultural genocide of the Tibetan people, who to this day are still being oppressed by the violations of their human rights, right to life, and right to self-determination being perpetrated by the Chinese Government, which for years has been wiping out every rite, custom, and symbol belonging to Tibetan culture and destroying monasteries, thereby reinforcing the ban on professing religious faith;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 d (new) 17d. Calls for the evidence, digital and otherwise, of these war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by all sides to the conflict to be preserved as a fundamental priority;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 e (new) 17e. Calls for the appointment of a special representative on sexual violence in conflict, a team of experts and women protection advisers to work with Governments and peacekeeping missions in dealing with sexual violence, as well as new monitoring and reporting mechanisms for conflict-related sexual violence;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 e (new) 17e. Deplores the veto by Russia and China as Permanent Members of the UN Security Council against the referral of the situation in Syria to the ICC; calls on the EU and its Member States to take new steps to address this impunity gap, if necessary by setting up a war crimes tribunal;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 f (new) 17 f. Demands the European Commission, the Member States and the competent international authorities to take appropriate measures such as enforcing military disciplinary measures, upholding the principle of command responsibility and training troops and peacekeeping and humanitarian staff on the prohibition of all forms of sexual violence;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, also known as ‘atrocity crimes’, are the most serious crimes against humankind; whereas humankind has been convulsed by such crimes;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 f (new) 17f. Strongly condemns the veto by Russia and China in the UN Security Council on 28 February 2017 of a measure to punish Syria for using chemical weapons; notes this was the seventh Security Council veto by Russia in defence of the Assad regime;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 g (new) 17g. Calls on all actors involved to adopt a gender perspective, including taking into account the special needs of women and girls in refugee camps, during repatriation and resettlement in rehabilitation and in post-conflict reconstruction, designing concrete strategies concerning physical security and better socioeconomic conditions, access to education and income- generating activities, and access to basic services, in particular health services;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 h (new) 17h. Stresses the special attention which must be paid to the legal enforcement of economic, social and educational rights in transitional contexts, especially for women given their increased vulnerability in conflict and post-conflict; urges the need of rule-of- law reforms in order to secure a comprehensive and lasting post-conflict transformation, and an environment where women fully enjoy their fundamental rights;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 i (new) 17i. Stresses that Member States should refuse to provide arms, equipment or financial or political support for Governments or non-State actors who violate international humanitarian law, including by committing rape or other sexual violence against women and children;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 On the fight against impunity of non-state actors
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 On the fight against impunity of non-state actors, such as
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 a (new) Gender dimension in addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that international criminal law and particularly the mandate of the international criminal tribunals have clearly defined the responsibility of individuals belonging to non-
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that international criminal law and particularly the mandate and jurisprudence of the international criminal courts and tribunals have clearly defined the responsibility of non-
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Emphasizes that the perpetration of violent crimes by ISIS/Daesh or other non-state actors against women and girls has been widely reported by relevant international bodies, notes that the international legal community has been struggling to establish those crimes within the international criminal framework;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression, added in 2010, have been ratified by 32 States, reaching the 30 acceptances required for its activation and opening the possibility for the Assembly of States Parties to adopt, after January 1st 2017, the activation of the Court's treaty- based aggression-related jurisdiction;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq, including
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq, including killings, torture, abuse, rape, sexual
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by Boko Haram in Nigeria and ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq, including killings, torture, rape, sexual slavery, forced religious conversions and the systematic murder of religious minorities and crimes against children, including conscription, enlistment or use of children to participate actively in hostilities; believes that the prosecution of the perpetrators should be a priority for the international community;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq, including killings, torture, rape, sexual slavery, recruitment of child soldiers, forced religious conversions and the systematic murder of religious minorities; believes that the prosecution of the perpetrators should be a priority for the international community;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’ in Syria and Iraq, including killings, torture, rape, sexual slavery, forced religious conversions and the systematic murder of religious minorities and the LGBT community; believes that the prosecution of the perpetrators should be a priority for the international community;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reaffirms, in this context, its strong condemnation of the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Encourages the EU and its Member States to fight against impunity and to
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Encourages the EU and its Member States to fight against impunity and to lend active support to international efforts to bring ‘ISIS/Daesh’ fighters to justice; calls for the development of a clear approach to the prosecution of ‘ISIS/Daesh’ fighters and their abettors, including by using the expertise of the EU network for investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas each individual State and International actor as well as the international community
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Encourages the EU and its Member States to fight against impunity and to lend active support to international efforts to bring
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Encourages the EU and its Member States to fight against impunity and to lend active support to international efforts to bring
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Encourages the EU and its Member States to deploy all the necessary actions to effectively sever the flow of resources arriving to ISIS/Daesh, ranging from guns, vehicles, cash revenues, to many other types of assets;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Encourages the EU Member States to introduce, in the case of persons with dual nationality, the revocation of nationality for anyone convicted of such crimes, and their return to their country of origin once they have served their sentence;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Urges the EU to impose sanctions to those countries and authorities who directly or indirectly facilitate the flow of resources to ISIS/Daesh and subsequently contribute to the development of their terrorist criminal activity;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of ‘ISIS/Daesh’ by the ICC by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the ICC on this, as Syria and Iraq are not parties to the Rome Statue and therefore the Court has no territorial jurisdiction over crimes committed on their soil; calls on the EU Member States to investigate and prosecute nationals of theirs who have committed atrocity crimes in Iraq and Syria, or to refer them to the ICC; underlines that, alternatively, the EU should explore and support at international level all options to prosecute ‘ISIS/Daesh’ crimes, including by means of the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal for Iraq
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States should
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas when such crimes happen they must not go unpunished and their effective prosecution must be ensured; whereas effective prosecution must be ensured through national action and closer international cooperation;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of ‘ISIS/Daesh’ by the ICC by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council; calls on the EU Member States to investigate and prosecute nationals of theirs who have committed atrocity crimes in Iraq and Syria, or to refer them to the ICC; underlines that
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Encourages an eventual call for the application of the principles defined in the Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations in order to comply with the principle of the Responsibility to Protect, always under the auspice of the international community and with the authorisation of the United Nations Security Council;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Urges all the countries of the international community, including the EU Members States, to work actively on preventing and fighting radicalisation and to improve their legal and jurisdictional systems in order to avoid their nationals and citizens joining 'ISIS/Daesh';
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the Commission of Inquiry on Syria set up by the Human Rights Council and the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) set up by the UN General Assembly to assist in the investigations of serious crimes committed in Syria - which shall be expanded to crimes committed in Iraq and other territories in which ISIS is active - , and calls on all EU Member States, all parties to the conflict in Syria and Iraq, civil society and the UN system as a whole to cooperate fully with the IIIM and to provide it with any information and documentation they might possess to assist in the delivery of its mandate;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the Commission of Inquiry on Syria set up by the Human Rights Council and the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) set up by the UN General Assembly
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Emphasises the need to ensure that a similar international, impartial and independent mechanism to collect evidence of atrocities committed by 'ISIS/Daesh' in Iraq is established as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Emphasises the need for EU Member States to investigate all allegations and suspicions relating to their citizens travelling to Syria or Iraq to join ISIS/Daesh, participating or being complicit in 'ISIS/Daesh' atrocities;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the international community has a significant role to play in preventing atrocity crimes from taking place; whereas when such crimes happen they must
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the EUʼs efforts to support the work of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability; calls for the EU to give direct support to Iraqi and Syrian civil society in gathering, preserving and protecting evidence of all crimes committed in relation to the conflict in Iraq and Syria, including those committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’; supports the
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the EUʼs efforts to support the work of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability; calls for the EU to give direct support to Iraqi and Syrian civil society in gathering, preserving and protecting evidence of crimes committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the EUʼs efforts to support the work of the
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the EUʼs efforts to support the work of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability; calls for the EU to give direct support to Iraqi and Syrian civil society in gathering, preserving and protecting evidence of crimes committed by ‘ISIS/Daesh’;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the EUʼs efforts to support the work of
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the EUʼs efforts to support the work of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability; calls for the EU to give direct support to Iraqi and Syrian civil society in gathering, preserving and protecting evidence of crimes committed by
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/71/L.48 of December 2016, establishing an International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM);
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the international community failed to prevent the genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes perpetrated in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina by criminals driven by Greater Serbian ideology;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the international community and the European Union have an obligation to take in refugees who have been the victims of atrocity crimes or are seeking to escape them;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. Whereas victims of such heinous crimes have the right to access remedies and to receive justice and compensation, at national or international level, in accordance with the principle of complementarity;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the ICC plays a key role in the fight against impunity and the restoration of peace and providing justice for victims;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas universal accession to the Rome Statute is essential for the full effectiveness of the ICC; whereas 124 countries, including all EU Member States,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. Whereas in November 2016, Russia decided to withdraw its signature from the Rome Statute; whereas in October 2016, South Africa, Gambia and Burundi announced their withdrawal from the Rome Statute; whereas 10 February 2017 Gambia notified the annulment of its former decision to withdraw; whereas on 7 March 2017 South Africa also notified its decision to revoke its withdrawal from the Rome Statute;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the African Union (AU) on 31 January 2017 adopted a non- binding resolution including an ICC Withdrawal Strategy and calling on AU member states to consider implementing its recommendations;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. Whereas some States have withdrawn or have declared that they will withdraw from the Rome Statute and whereas such attitude should be strongly condemned
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas the ICC is currently conducting ten investigations in nine countries (Georgia, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Libya, Kenya, Darfur (Sudan), Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and two investigation in the Central African Republic);
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in accordance with the Preamble to the Rome Statute, as well as with the principle of complementarity, the ICC only acts in instances where national courts are unable or unwilling to
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in accordance with the
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas cooperation among States Parties to the Rome Statute and with regional organisations
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the Action Plan to follow up on the implementation of the decision on the ICC was adopted on 12 July 2011;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU and its Member States have been staunch allies of the ICC from its inception, offering continued political, diplomatic, financial and logistical support, including the promotion
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the EU and its Member States have pledged to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to strongly support the establishment of an effective mechanism for strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law; whereas the Parliament has requested the VP/HR to report back on the objectives and strategy devised in order to deliver on this pledge;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the system of reparations for the victims of the crimes within the competences of the Court makes the ICC a unique judicial institution at the international level;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas many atrocity crimes were committed on the territory of ex-Yugoslav countries in the wars between 1991-1995;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas trial proceedings for the atrocity crimes committed on the territory of ex-Yugoslav countries in the wars between 1991-1995 progress very slowly;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas the European Parliament in its Resolution of 27 October 2016 recalled that 'ISIS/Daesh' human rights abuses include genocide,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. whereas the trials for atrocity crimes must not be politically motivated or be based on any kind of political balance;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 b (new) – having regard to the Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations on the Action with respect to threats to peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H d (new) Hd. whereas some practices of the ICTY, such as drastic changes of verdicts, long duration of processes, and controversial decisions (acquittal of Vojislav Šešelj), eroded its reputation;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H e (new) He. whereas genuine reconciliation can be based only on truth and justice;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas several reports by UN bodies, including by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, have stated that acts committed by so-called ‘ISIS/Daesh’ may constitute atrocity crimes;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas several reports by UN bodies, including by the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and reports from reputable non- governmental organisations have stated that acts committed by so-called ‘ISIS/Daesh’ may constitute atrocity crimes;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the International rules on war crimes and crimes against humanity are binding also towards non-State actors or persons acting on behalf or in the framework of non-State organizations; whereas this should be reaffirmed even more today, when nonstate actors are more and more present in war scenarios and promote and commit such serious crimes;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. Whereas the Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic "Special inquiry into the events in Aleppo", published on 1 March 2017, concluded both sides in the conflict committed war crimes during the fight for Aleppo in December 2016;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas, with the intent of intimidating and humiliating the enemy, rape and sexual violence are used by all parties in conflict as a tactic of war; moreover, during conflict, gender violence and sexual abuse also increase dramatically;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the ICC has stated there is a reasonable basis to believe that crimes against humanity under article 7 of the Statute have been committed in Nigeria by Boko Haram, including murder and persecution;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) Ib. Whereas under certain conditions, states can also be held accountable for breaches of obligations under international treaties and conventions over which the International Court of Justice has jurisdiction, including the 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) Ib. whereas violence against women both during conflict and post-conflict can be seen as a continuum of the discrimination women experience in non- conflict time; whereas conflict exacerbates pre-existing patterns of discrimination based on sex as well as historically unequal power relations between gender, and put women and girls at heightened risk of sexual, physical and psychological violence;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute, adopted by the Review Conference in Kampala, Uganda in June 2010,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I c (new) Ic. Whereas the International Court of Justice has the ability to establish state liability ;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I d (new) Id. Whereas Syria has acceded to the Genocide Convention in 1955 and to the Torture Convention in 2004;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I e (new) Ie. Whereas hundreds of executions in Burundi since April 2015 have led a report by The United Nations Independent Investigation on Burundi to conclude that a number of people in Burundi should be prosecuted for alleged crimes against humanity;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I f (new) Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I g (new) Ig. Whereas accountability, justice, the rule of law and the fight against impunity constitute essential elements underpinning peace and conflict resolution, reconciliation and reconstruction efforts;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the EUʼs commitment to act on the international scene in the name of the principles that inspired its creation, such as democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and for the principles of the UN Charter of the United Nations and international law; reaffirms, in this context, that addressing
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the EUʼs commitment to act on the international scene in the name of the principles that inspired its creation, such as democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and for the principles of the UN Charter of the United Nations and international law; reaffirms, in this context, that addressing
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the EU and its Member States to use all their political weight to prevent any act that could be considered a crime of atrocity from taking place, to respond in an efficient and coordinated manner in cases where such crimes occur
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support the reform of the UN which would lead to a more effective protection of Human rights in war times. In particular, calls on the EU to support a quick reform of the functioning of the UN Security Council notably on the use of the right of veto; in this context requests to support the proposal initiated by France to refrain from the right of veto when evidence of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity occur;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. welcomes the meeting on 6 July 2016, between EU and ICC representatives in Brussels for the 2nd EU-ICC Roundtable meeting set up to allow relevant staff at the ICC and in the European Institutions to identify common areas of interest, exchange information on relevant activities and ensure better co- operation between the two organisations;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – Having regard to its resolution of 8 October 2015 on the mass displacement of children in Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks, and of 17 July 2014 on Nigeria – recent attacks by Boko Haram;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Cautions that the execution of justice cannot rest on a balancing act between justice and any kind of political consideration as such balance would not foster the reconciliation efforts but diminish them;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Contracting Parties to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 1984 and to other relevant international agreements, including the EU Member States, to prevent atrocity crimes within their territory as they have committed to doing; calls on all states that have not yet ratified these Conventions to do so;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Contracting Parties to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948 and to other relevant international agreements, including the EU Member States, to take all necessary action to prevent atrocity crimes within their territory as they have committed to doing; calls on all states that have not yet ratified these Conventions to do so;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Contracting Parties to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948 and to other relevant international agreements, including the EU Member States, to prevent atrocity crimes within their territory or committed by their citizens as they have committed to doing; calls on all states that have not yet ratified these Conventions to do so;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Urges the Contracting Parties to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948 and to other relevant international agreements, including the EU Member States, to prevent atrocity crimes within their territory or under their jurisdictions as they have committed to doing; calls on all states that have not yet ratified these Conventions to do so;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges member states to foster the creation of stable environments in developing countries through improved cooperation and solidarity policies in order to enhance economic growth, redistribution, social inclusion, gender equality, provide jobs and education opportunities for young people, protect children and minors, guarantee the respect for the rights of women, minorities and the LGBT community, and to promote interreligious and inter-ethnical dialogue;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the urgent need for the international community to step up its efforts in monitoring and responding to any conflict or potential conflict that might lead to any act that could be considered an atrocity crime; stresses that addressing the root causes of violence and conflict is crucial to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the urgent need for the international community to step up its efforts in monitoring and responding to any conflict or potential conflict that might lead to any act that could be considered an atrocity crime, helping to restore the rule of law, and ensuring justice for, and the protection of, victims and vulnerable communities;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the urgent need for the international community to step up its efforts in monitoring and effectively responding to any conflict or potential conflict that might lead to any act that could be considered an atrocity crime;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that the best way to prevent such serious crimes is by an effective and concrete long-term effort to build peace, respect for rule of law, human rights, interreligious and intercultural dialogue, democracy development, social justice worldwide; stresses that all the States and international actors have the duty to prevent serious crimes by proceeding in this direction in the long-term;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to the EU Guidelines on Promoting Compliance with International Humanitarian Law,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the international community to establish instruments that can minimize the warning-response gap in order to prevent the emergence, re- emergence and escalation of violent conflict such as the EU´s early warning system.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the critical need to eradicate sexual and gender-based violence by addressing their widespread and systematic use as a weapon of war;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to step up its efforts to develop a coherent and efficient approach to identifying and responding to crisis or conflict situations that might lead to an atrocity crime being committed; underlines, in particular, the importance of exchanging information and coordinating preventive actions between EU institutions, including EU delegations, common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions and operations and Member States, together with their diplomatic representations; and, therefore, welcomes the new initiative of the White Paper by the European Commission which would lead to a more effective external action of the EU
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to step up its efforts to develop a coherent and efficient approach to identifying and responding to crisis or conflict situations that might lead to an atrocity crime being committed; underlines, in particular, the importance
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the EU to step up its efforts to develop a coherent and efficient approach to identifying and responding timely to crisis or conflict situations that might lead to an atrocity crime being committed; underlines, in particular, the importance of
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the EU should integrate into its comprehensive approach to external conflicts and crises the necessary tools for identifying and preventing at an early stage any atrocity crime; draws attention in this context to the Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes drafted by the UN Office of the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect; considers that the EU and Member States should always adopt a strong stance in cases where crimes appear imminent and use all
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the High Representative to develop cooperation with and training of the staff of the EU delegations and Member States' embassies, as well as of civilian and military missions, in the fields of international human rights, humanitarian law and criminal law, including their capacity to detect potential situations involving war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and grave IHL violations, inter alia by regular exchanges with local civil society; to ensure that EU Special Representatives uphold R2P whenever necessary and broaden the mandate of the EU Special Representative on Human Rights to include R2P issues; to identify an EU Focal Point for R2P in the EEAS in the context of the existing structures and resources, to be tasked notably with raising awareness of the implications of R2P and ensuring timely information flows between all concerned actors on situations of concern, while also encouraging the establishment of national focal points for R2P in the Member States; to further professionalise and strengthen preventive diplomacy and mediation;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Union to continue and step up post-conflict civilian missions and operations under the CSDP in order to bolster and support reconstruction in third countries, especially when these have been the scene of crimes against humanity; stresses that these missions help consolidate the reconciliation process, which is particularly important in States that have witnessed crimes against humanity and war crimes;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for the development, at international, regional and national levels, of educational and cultural programmes promoting an understanding of the causes and consequences of atrocity crimes for humankind and raising awareness of the need to, and the importance of, nurtur
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for the development, at international, regional and national levels,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 b (new) - having regard to the Strategy of the EU Genocide Network to combat impunity for the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes within the European Union and its Member States, adopted on 30 October 2014,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Deplores the widespread lack of respect for international humanitarian law and the alarming rate of loss of civilian lives and attacks against civilian infrastructure in armed conflicts around the world; urges the international community to convene an international conference to prepare a new international mechanism for tracking and collecting data, and for publicly reporting on violations in the course of armed conflicts; reiterates its request to the VP/HR to present, on an annual basis, a public list of alleged perpetrators of attacks on schools and hospitals, for the purpose of defining appropriate EU action to halt such attacks;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Encourages the EU Member States to continue their financial support for the ICC either as State Parties' contributions or through EU funding such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) with a particular attention in funding for civil society actors working on ICC- related issues; expresses its concern that the lack of resources remains an impediment to the optimal functioning of the Court;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Strongly encourages the EU to prepare and provide resources for the preparation of an Action Plan on the Fight against Impunity within Europe for crimes under international law with clear benchmarks for EU institutions and the Member States aiming to enhance the national investigations and prosecutions for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Urges using all the necessary means to protect humanitarian and development cooperation workers and organisms that perform their relief tasks within conflict context and among ample threats and violations to human rights;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Member States to ratify the principal international humanitarian law (IHL) instruments and other relevant legal instruments; acknowledges the importance of the EU Guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL, and reiterates its call on the VP/HR and the EEAS to step up their implementation, notably in relation to war crimes in the Middle East; calls on the EU to support initiatives aiming at spreading knowledge of IHL and good practices in its application, and calls on the EU to seize all bilateral tools at its disposal effectively to promote compliance with IHL by its partners, including through political dialogue;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Emphasizes the necessity of countries and regions at risk of conflict of having skilled and trustworthy security forces. Calls for further efforts from the EU and the Member States to develop capacity building programmes for the security sector as well as platforms to promote a culture of respect for human rights and for the constitution, of integrity and of public service among local security and military forces;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Welcomes the efforts of the EU Member States and the EEAS to find the best use for the EU financial instruments, in particular the European Development Fund (EDF) and encourages the EU and its Member States to further increase their effort in support of the ICC through their development programmes aimed at strengthening the rule of law;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Reiterates its call to the VP/HR to launch an initiative aimed at imposing an EU arms embargo against countries that are accused of serious allegations of breaches of international law, notably with regard to the deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure; stresses that the continued authorisation of arms sales to such countries represents a breach of the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Urges the EU and its member states to foster the inclusion of women into peace processes and national reconciliation processes, as a measure to ensure that all voices are heard and to take into consideration their experience as having been specific targets of murder, torture, sexual abuse and other types of violence;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Calls on the EU to keep victims' rights at the heart of all actions in the fight against impunity and to emphasise and promote the rights of victims under international law to participation, protection and redress;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 – having regard to its resolutions of 24 November 2016 on the situation in Syria, 27 October 2016 on the situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul7 , of 4 February 2016 on the systematic mass murder of religious minorities by the so-called ‘ISIS/Daesh’8 and of 11 June 2015 on Syria: situation in Palmyra and the case of Mazen Darwish9 , __________________ 7
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Reaffirms that maintaining the independence of the ICC is crucial not only to ensure that it is fully effective, but also to promote the universality of the Rome Statute;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Reiterates its full support for the ICC, the Rome Statute system, the Office of the Prosecutor
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reaffirms the paramount importance of universal adherence to the Rome Statute of the ICC; calls on the states which have not yet done so to ratify the Rome Statute and the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court in order to support accountability and reconciliation, which are key elements in preventing future atrocities; reaffirms, equally, the crucial importance of the integrity of the Rome Statute;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reaffirms the paramount importance of universal adherence to the Rome Statute of the ICC; calls on the states which have not yet done so to ratify the Rome Statute and the Kampala amendments in order to support accountability and reconciliation, which are key elements in preventing future atrocities; reaffirms, equally, the crucial importance of the integrity of the Rome Statute system;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Regrets the fact that major world powers, USA, Russia and China, all permanent members of the UN Security Council, are not parties to the Rome Statute;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls the Assembly of States Parties to adopt the Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes with regret the recent announcements of withdrawals from the Rome Statute, which represent a challenge in terms of victims’ access to justice; calls on the countries concerned to reconsider their decision; welcomes the fact that
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes with regret the recent announcements of withdrawals from the Rome Statute, of Burundi, The Gambia and South Africa, which represent a challenge in terms of victims’ access to justice; calls on the countries concerned to reconsider their decision; welcomes the fact that
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes with regret the recent announcements of withdrawals from the Rome Statute, which represent a challenge, notably in terms of victims’ access to justice;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes with regret the recent announcements of withdrawals from the Rome Statute, which represent a challenge in terms of victims’ access to justice; strongly calls on the countries concerned to reconsider their decision; welcomes th
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