En En Amendments

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014

Committee on Foreign Affairs

2013/2020(INI)

4.7.2013

AMENDMENTS 1 - 341

Draft report Charles Tannock (PE510.774v01-00)

on the situation of human rights in the Sahel region (2013/2020(INI))

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PE514.662v01-00 2/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 1 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Heading 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

on the situation of human rights in the does not affect English text Sahel region (Linguistic modification to French version)

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Amendment 2 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Citation 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

– having regard to the key UN human – having regard to the key UN and African rights conventions and treaties and the human rights conventions and treaties, African Charter on Human and Peoples' including the African Charter on Human Rights, and Peoples' Rights,

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Amendment 3 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Rome Statute, adopted on 17 July 1998, which entered

AM\940933EN.doc 3/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN into force on 1 July 2002,

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Amendment 4 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Citation 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Cotonou Agreement of 23 June 2000, revised on 22 June 2010,

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Amendment 5 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Citation 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

– having regard to the Council Conclusions – having regard to the Council Conclusions of 25 June 2012 on the EU Strategic of 25 June 2012 on the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Framework on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, and the Human Rights and Democracy, and the Council Decisions of 25 July 20121 and 18 Council Decisions of 25 July 20121 and 18 March 20132 appointing the EU Special March 20132 appointing the EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Human Rights, Representative (EUSR) for Human Rights, and the EUSR for the Sahel, respectively, and the EUSR for the Sahel, in particular in particular the human rights article in his the human rights articles in his mandate, mandate,

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Amendment 6 Charles Tannock

PE514.662v01-00 4/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Citation 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

– having regard to recent Council – having regard to Council conclusions on conclusions on the Sahel, in particular the Sahel, in particular Mali, including the Mali, including the Conclusions of 21 Conclusions of 21 March 2011 on the EU March 2011 on the EU Strategy for Strategy for Security and Development in Security and Development in the Sahel, the Sahel, and more recent conclusions, including those of 17 and 31 January, 18 February, 22 April, 27 May and 24 June 2013,

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Amendment 7 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the UN Secretary- General's report to the UN Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region, dated 14 June 2013, and the attached UN integrated strategy for the Sahel,

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Amendment 8 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the UN Secretary General Report of 14 June 2013 on the situation in the Sahel region (S/2013/354),

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Amendment 9 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Joint Chairs' Conclusions of the International Donors Conference 'Together for a New Mali', held in Brussels on 15 May 2013,

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Amendment 10 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the high-level Conference on Women's Leadership in the Sahel held on 9 April 2013, in Brussels, at the initiative of the European Union, the Office of the UN Secretary- General's Special Envoy for the Sahel and UN Women,

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Amendment 11 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Citation 9

PE514.662v01-00 6/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

– having regard to the UN Secretary- – having regard to the UN Secretary- General's report to the UN Security General's report to the UN Security Council on Western Sahara, dated 8 April Council on Western Sahara, dated 8 April 2013, in particular its reference to the 2013, inter-connectedness between Western Sahara and the situation in the Sahel,

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Amendment 12 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Citation 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

– having regard to the UN Secretary- – having regard to the UN Secretary- General’s report to the UN Security General’s report to the UN Security Council on Western Sahara, dated 8 April Council on Western Sahara, dated 8 April 2013, in particular its reference to the inter- 2013, in particular its reference to the inter- connectedness between Western Sahara connectedness between Western Sahara and the situation in the Sahel, and the situation in the Sahel, and having regard to the Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel drawn up by the European External Action Service, in particular its statement that the problems in the Sahel are cross-border in nature and closely intertwined, and that only a regional focus and a holistic strategy that also includes neighbouring Maghreb countries will enable progress to be made in the region,

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Amendment 13 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new)

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- having regard to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, dated 28 February 2013, regarding his mission to Morocco, including Western Sahara,

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Amendment 14 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its previous resolutions on Western Sahara, in particular the resolution of 25 November 2010, in the light of the report by the European Parliament ad hoc delegation to Western Sahara (PE 422.290),

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Amendment 15 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara,

Or. en

PE514.662v01-00 8/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 16 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the numerous resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly on the question of Western Sahara, adopted on the basis of the reports of the Fourth Committee - Special Political and Decolonisation Committee, in particular resolutions 34/37 and 35/19, as well as the European Parliament resolution of 27 May 1993 on the fate of the disappeared Saharans, which define Morocco as the occupying power in Western Sahara, given that this description of Morocco's status was confirmed by the UN Legal Counsel's opinion S/2002/161 of January 2002,

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Amendment 17 Laima Liucija Andrikienė

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2012 on the Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter (2012/2145(INI)),

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Amendment 18 Pino Arlacchi

AM\940933EN.doc 9/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Citation 9 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 13 December 2012 on the Annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter,

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Amendment 19 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 7 February 2013 on the 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council,

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Amendment 20 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 16 February 2012 on Parliament's position on the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council,

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PE514.662v01-00 10/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 21 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Citation 9 h (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Annual report on the Common Foreign and Security Policy from the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament, endorsed by the Council on 4 October 2012,

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Amendment 22 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas the Sahel is one of the poorest A. whereas the Sahel is one of the poorest regions of the world, which confronts regions of the world, which confronts grave problems regarding human rights, grave problems regarding human rights, the rule of law, security and armed conflict, the rule of law, security and armed conflict, as well as economic and social as well as economic and social development; development, and whereas the extreme poverty in the region is reflected in the UN Human Development Index for 2012, ranking Niger (186th), Chad (184th), Burkina Faso (183rd) and Mali (182nd) among the six least developed countries in the world;

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Amendment 23 Renate Weber

AM\940933EN.doc 11/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Aa. whereas one of the defining characteristics of the region, mostly generated by political instability, poverty and unsecured borders, is the spill-over effect, which inherently causes shared human rights challenges in the entire Sahel; whereas this characteristic outlines the need for a well-coordinated and holistic approach towards the entire eco- geographic region of Sahel;

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Amendment 24 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Tokia Saïfi, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Aa. whereas establishing democracy, peace and good governance is a crucial challenge for the Sahel states, whereas these states must embark on the process of promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms, eradicating discrimination against women and minorities and promoting education and ethnic reconciliation;

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Amendment 25 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda, Frédéric Daerden

Motion for a resolution Recital B

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B. whereas the scope of this resolution B. whereas the scope of this resolution encompasses the countries identified by the encompasses the countries identified by the EU Sahel Strategy, specifically Mauritania, EU Sahel Strategy, specifically Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and relevant parts of Burkina Mali, Niger, and relevant parts of Burkina Faso and Chad; whereas the broader Faso and Chad; whereas the broader geographic and ecological definition of the geographic and ecological definition of the Sahel also remains crucial with regard to Sahel also remains crucial with regard to the region’s shared human rights the region’s shared human rights challenges; whereas this report will also challenges; whereas this report will discuss discuss the human rights situation in security and human rights issues in the Western Sahara and the Tindouf camps; countries neighbouring the Sahel which have a direct impact on the current situation in the Sahel, such as Western Sahara and the Tindouf camps in Algeria, Libya and the consequences of the Libyan conflict, Nigeria and the presence of terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, and terrorist groups and drug trafficking in West Africa;

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Amendment 26 Frédéric Daerden, Jean Roatta

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 13/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Libya and the consequences of the Libyan conflict, Nigeria and the presence of terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, and terrorist groups and drug trafficking in West Africa;

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Amendment 27 Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas the scope of this resolution B. whereas the scope of this resolution encompasses the countries identified by the encompasses the countries identified by the EU Sahel Strategy, specifically Mauritania, EU Sahel Strategy, specifically Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and relevant parts of Burkina Mali, Niger, and relevant parts of Burkina Faso and Chad; whereas the broader Faso and Chad; whereas the broader geographic and ecological definition of the geographic and ecological definition of the Sahel also remains crucial with regard to Sahel, which encompasses as well parts of the region's shared human rights Gambia, Senegal, Algeria, Nigeria, challenges; whereas this report will also Cameroon, Sudan, South Sudan and discuss the human rights situation in Eritrea, also remains crucial with regard to Western Sahara and the Tindouf camps; the region's shared human rights challenges; whereas this report will also discuss the human rights situation in Western Sahara and the Tindouf camps;

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Amendment 28 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 14/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Faso and Chad; whereas the broader Faso and Chad; whereas the broader geographic and ecological definition of the geographic and ecological definition of the Sahel also remains crucial with regard to Sahel also remains crucial with regard to the region's shared human rights the region's shared human rights challenges challenges; whereas this report will also deriving from conflict and various human discuss the human rights situation in security failures, including state fragility; Western Sahara and the Tindouf camps; whereas this report will also discuss the human rights situation in the non-self- governing territory of Western Sahara and the Tindouf camps;

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Amendment 29 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ba. whereas the Sahel states are rich in natural resources, particularly oil, gold and uranium, but whereas the income from the extraction of these resources is not fed back into the local economy to enable these states to develop;

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Amendment 30 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ba. whereas part of these countries’ populations do not have access to care and suffer from numerous endemic diseases such as cholera, meningitis, measles and HIV/AIDS; whereas the death toll from HIV/AIDS is high, with 11 000 dying every year in Chad, 7 100 in

AM\940933EN.doc 15/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Burkina Faso, 4 400 in Mali and 4 300 in Niger;

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Amendment 31 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Bc. whereas civil wars and ethnic conflicts are leading to population movements and the establishment of refugee camps such as those in Mentao (Burkina Faso), Mangaize (Niger), M’Bera (Mauritania) and Breijing (Chad); whereas living conditions and hygiene in these camps are deplorable;

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Amendment 32 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the extreme poverty in the C. whereas the maternal mortality rate in region is reflected in the UN Human Mali, estimated to be 1 100 deaths per Development Index for 2012, ranking 100 000 live births, is the highest in the Niger (186th), Chad (184th), Burkina world according to UN data; whereas the Faso (183rd) and Mali (182nd) among the UN Human Development Report 2013 six least developed countries in the world; singles out Niger and Mali as having whereas the maternal mortality rate in particularly high under-five child mortality Mali, estimated to be 1 100 deaths per rates, rising above 200 deaths per 100 000 live births, is the highest in the 1 000 live births where mothers are lacking world according to UN data; whereas the any education; whereas the World Bank UN Human Development Report 2013 estimate of the primary school enrolment singles out Niger and Mali as having rates for Niger and Mali are among the particularly high under-five child mortality worst in the world, at 62 and 63 %

PE514.662v01-00 16/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN rates, rising above 200 deaths per respectively; 1 000 live births where mothers are lacking any education; whereas the World Bank estimate of the primary school enrolment rates for Niger and Mali are among the worst in the world, at 62 and 63 % respectively; whereas the European Commission estimates that, in all, 10.3 million people are at risk of hunger in the Sahel region in 2013, among them 4.2 million are Malians;

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Amendment 33 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the extreme poverty in the C. whereas the extreme poverty in the region is reflected in the UN Human region is reflected in the UN Human Development Index for 2012, ranking Development Index for 2012, ranking Niger (186th), Chad (184th), Burkina Faso Niger (186th), Chad (184th), Burkina Faso (183rd) and Mali (182nd) among the six (183rd) and Mali (182nd) among the six least developed countries in the world; least developed countries in the world; whereas the maternal mortality rate in whereas the maternal mortality rate in Mali, estimated to be 1 100 deaths per 100 Mali, estimated to be 1 100 deaths per 100 000 live births, is the highest in the world 000 live births, is the highest in the world according to UN data; whereas the UN according to UN data; whereas the UN Human Development Report 2013 singles Human Development Report 2013 singles out Niger and Mali as having particularly out Niger and Mali as having particularly high under-five child mortality rates, rising high under-five child mortality rates, rising above 200 deaths per 1 000 live births above 200 deaths per 1 000 live births where mothers are lacking any education; where mothers are lacking any education; whereas the World Bank estimate of the whereas the World Bank estimate of the primary school enrolment rates for Niger primary school enrolment rates for Niger and Mali are among the worst in the world, and Mali are among the worst in the world, at 62 and 63 % respectively; whereas the at 62 and 63 % respectively; whereas the European Commission estimates that, in European Commission estimates that, in all, 10.3 million people are at risk of all, 10.3 million people are at risk of hunger in the Sahel region in 2013, among hunger in the Sahel region in 2013, among them 4.2 million are Malians; them 4.2 million Malians;

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AM\940933EN.doc 17/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 34 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ca. whereas the European Commission estimates that, in all, 10.3 million people are suffering from hunger in the Sahel region in 2013, of whom 4.2 million are Malians; whereas according to the AGIR- Sahel programme, 18 million people are affected by hunger in the Sahel and West Africa, one million of whom are children; whereas the European Union must continue its efforts to improve the resilience of these countries; whereas the humanitarian aid provided by the European Union for the Sahel totals EUR 650 million;

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Amendment 35 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ca. whereas in the last 20 years elections have been held on a regular basis in Mali, and that prior to the coup d'état this country was considered as a success story for democracy in Africa;

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Amendment 36 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Tokia Saïfi, Cristian Dan Preda

PE514.662v01-00 18/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas Tuareg resentments in northern D. whereas Tuareg resentments in northern Mali were exploited by extremist groups Mali were exploited by extremist groups who in early 2012 allied with, and who in early 2012 allied with, and subsequently displaced, the secular subsequently displaced, the secular National Movement for the Liberation of National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; whereas these groups, in particular Ansar whereas these groups, in particular Ansar Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), further benefited from the instability further benefited from the instability arising from the subsequent coup in arising from the subsequent coup in Bamako; whereas the systematic violations Bamako; whereas the systematic violations of human rights in the north, combined of human rights in the north, combined with the impending existential threat to the with the impending existential threat to the Malian state itself, precipitated the Malian state itself, precipitated the armed international interventions to help shore intervention by French forces to halt the up democracy, restore the rule of law and atrocities and human rights violations improve the situation of human rights; committed by the terrorist groups, restore democracy and the authority of the Malian state and re-establish respect for human rights;

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Amendment 37 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas Tuareg resentments in northern D. whereas the Malian crisis is manifold Mali were exploited by extremist groups and cannot be reduced to an ethnic who in early 2012 allied with, and conflict; whereas Tuareg resentments in subsequently displaced, the secular northern Mali were exploited by extremist National Movement for the Liberation of groups who in early 2012 allied with, and Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; subsequently displaced, the secular whereas these groups, in particular Ansar National Movement for the Liberation of Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion;

AM\940933EN.doc 19/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness whereas these groups, in particular Ansar and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb further benefited from the instability (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness arising from the subsequent coup in and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), Bamako; whereas the systematic violations further benefited from the instability of human rights in the north, combined arising from the subsequent coup in with the impending existential threat to the Bamako; whereas the systematic violations Malian state itself, precipitated the of human rights in the north, combined international interventions to help shore up with the impending existential threat to the democracy, restore the rule of law and Malian state itself, precipitated the improve the situation of human rights; international interventions to help shore up democracy, restore the rule of law and improve the situation of human rights; whereas the situation in Mali requires a response that goes beyond addressing security threats, including a long-term commitment on the part of the international community and decisive action to tackle deep-rooted political, governance, development and humanitarian challenges;

Or. en

Amendment 38 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas Tuareg resentments in northern D. whereas Tuareg resentments and Mali were exploited by extremist groups aspiration for independence or greater who in early 2012 allied with, and autonomy for northern Mali were subsequently displaced, the secular exploited by armed jihadist groups who in National Movement for the Liberation of early 2012 allied with, and subsequently Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; displaced, the secular National Movement whereas these groups, in particular Ansar for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb their rebellion; whereas these groups, in (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness particular Ansar Dine, Al-Qaeda in the and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the further benefited from the instability Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West arising from the subsequent coup in Africa (MUJAO), further benefited from Bamako; whereas the systematic violations the instability arising from the subsequent of human rights in the north, combined coup in Bamako; whereas the impending with the impending existential threat to existential threat to the Malian state itself

PE514.662v01-00 20/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN the Malian state itself, precipitated the combined with the systematic violations of international interventions to help shore up human rights in the north, precipitated the democracy, restore the rule of law and international interventions to help shore up improve the situation of human rights; democracy, restore the rule of law and improve the situation of human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 39 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas Tuareg resentments in northern D. whereas Tuareg resentments in northern Mali were exploited by extremist groups Mali were exploited by extremist groups who in early 2012 allied with, and who in early 2012 allied with, and subsequently displaced, the secular subsequently displaced, the secular National Movement for the Liberation of National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; whereas these groups, in particular Ansar whereas these groups, in particular Ansar Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), further benefited from the instability further benefited from the instability arising from the subsequent coup in arising from the subsequent coup in Bamako; whereas the systematic violations Bamako, as well as from the wider of human rights in the north, combined regional instability and fuelled by the with the impending existential threat to the uncontrolled arsenals in Libya; whereas Malian state itself, precipitated the the systematic violations of human rights international interventions to help shore up in the north, combined with the impending democracy, restore the rule of law and existential threat to the Malian state itself, improve the situation of human rights; precipitated the international interventions to help shore up democracy, restore the rule of law and improve the situation of human rights;

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Amendment 40 Marie-Christine Vergiat

AM\940933EN.doc 21/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas Tuareg resentments in D. whereas extremist groups, in particular northern Mali were exploited by extremist Ansar Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic groups who in early 2012 allied with, and Maghreb (AQIM) and the Movement for subsequently displaced, the secular Oneness and Jihad in West Africa National Movement for the Liberation of (MUJAO), allied with the MNLA by Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; exploiting the Tuareg question as part of whereas these groups, in particular Ansar the rebellion which took place in the Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb north of Mali at the beginning of 2012, (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness and made use of the political and military and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), instability that followed the coup which further benefited from the instability had led to the fall of the legitimate arising from the subsequent coup in government of Mali; whereas the Bamako; whereas the systematic violations atrocities and very numerous violations of of human rights in the north, combined human rights in the north of Mali, with the impending existential threat to the combined with the impending existential Malian state itself, precipitated the threat to the Malian state itself, precipitated international interventions to help shore up the international interventions; democracy, restore the rule of law and improve the situation of human rights;

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Amendment 41 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 22/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Bamako; whereas the systematic violations Bamako; whereas the systematic violations of human rights in the north, combined of human rights in the north, combined with the impending existential threat to the with the impending existential threat to the Malian state itself, precipitated the Malian state itself, precipitated the international interventions to help shore up international interventions to help shore up democracy, restore the rule of law and democracy, restore the rule of law and improve the situation of human rights; improve the situation of human rights; whereas a preliminary peace agreement was signed on June 18th between the government of Mali and rebel forces;

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Amendment 42 Philip Claeys

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas Tuareg resentments in northern D. whereas Tuareg resentments in northern Mali were exploited by extremist groups Mali were exploited by Islamic extremist who in early 2012 allied with, and groups who in early 2012 allied with, and subsequently displaced, the secular subsequently displaced, the secular National Movement for the Liberation of National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; Azawad (MNLA) in their rebellion; whereas these groups, in particular Ansar whereas these groups, in particular Ansar Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), further benefited from the instability further benefited from the instability arising from the subsequent coup in arising from the subsequent coup in Bamako; whereas the systematic violations Bamako; whereas the systematic violations of human rights in the north, combined of human rights in the north, combined with the impending existential threat to the with the impending existential threat to the Malian state itself, precipitated the Malian state itself, precipitated the international interventions to help shore up international interventions to help shore up democracy, restore the rule of law and democracy, restore the rule of law and improve the situation of human rights; improve the situation of human rights;

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Amendment 43 Jean Roatta, Renate Weber, Cristian Dan Preda

AM\940933EN.doc 23/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Da. whereas the presence of terrorist groups in the Sahel causes serious instability and insecurity in the region, with hostage-taking and violent attacks; whereas the Sahel is a transit zone for drug-trafficking by criminal gangs from Latin America, and whereas drug- traffickers are often linked to terrorist groups which provide security for them while in transit; whereas the presence of these traffickers is a source of instability both for the Sahel and for the European Union, which is often the final destination of this trade;

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Amendment 44 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dc. whereas the intervention of NATO forces in Libya in 2011 brought into circulation more than 20 million weapons which have ended up in the hands of Tuaregs or mercenaries who have joined terrorist groups; whereas the head of the MNLA, Mohamed Ag Najim, is a former colonel in the Libyan army;

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Amendment 45 Cristian Dan Preda, Jean Roatta

PE514.662v01-00 24/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Da. whereas the governments of the Sahel region need to involve the populations concerned in order to reach a durable solution to the crisis; whereas, in particular, the participation of women to the resolution of the Sahel crisis is a necessary condition for reaching long- term stability;

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Amendment 46 Cristian Dan Preda, Jean Roatta

Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Db. whereas fight against impunity, including for gender-based violence during conflict, is fundamental for the stability of the region and building lasting peace;

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Amendment 47 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas the EU has recently paid E. whereas the EU has paid increased increased attention to the Sahel, as attention to the Sahel, as evidenced by the evidenced by the adoption of the EU Sahel adoption of the EU Strategy for Security Strategy in 2011, the launching of EU and Development in the Sahel in 2011, the Capacity Building (EUCAP Sahel), and the launching of EU Capacity Building

AM\940933EN.doc 25/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN nomination of an EUSR for the Sahel; (EUCAP Sahel) and the EUTM Mali whereas the mandate of the new EUSR, mission, and the nomination of an EUSR adopted on 18 March 2013, includes a for the Sahel; whereas the mandate of the strong human rights component; new EUSR, adopted on 18 March 2013, includes a strong human rights component;

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Amendment 48 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas the EU has recently paid E. whereas the EU pays great attention to increased attention to the Sahel, as the Sahel, as evidenced by the adoption of evidenced by the adoption of the EU Sahel the EU Strategy for Security and Strategy in 2011, the launching of EU Development in the Sahel in 2011, the Capacity Building (EUCAP Sahel), and the launching of the CSDP Capacity Building nomination of an EUSR for the Sahel; mission (EUCAP Sahel) and training whereas the mandate of the new EUSR, mission (EUTM Mali), and the nomination adopted on 18 March 2013, includes a of an EUSR for the Sahel; whereas the strong human rights component; mandate of the new EUSR, adopted on 18 March 2013, includes a strong human rights component;

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Amendment 49 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas the EU has recently paid E. whereas the EU has recently paid increased attention to the Sahel, as increased attention to the Sahel, as evidenced by the adoption of the EU Sahel evidenced by the adoption of the EU Sahel Strategy in 2011, the launching of EU Strategy in 2011, the launching of EU Capacity Building (EUCAP Sahel), and the Capacity Building (EUCAP SAHEL nomination of an EUSR for the Sahel; Niger) in July 2012 and of the EU CSDP whereas the mandate of the new EUSR, Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali in

PE514.662v01-00 26/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN adopted on 18 March 2013, includes a February 2013, and the nomination of an strong human rights component; EUSR for the Sahel; whereas the mandate of the new EUSR, adopted on 18 March 2013, includes a strong human rights component;

Or. en

Amendment 50 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F. whereas complex and interdependent F. whereas complex and interdependent problems require efficient coordination of problems require a comprehensive different EU policies, linking EU efforts in approach making use of the full range of the areas of human rights, democracy EU instruments and policies, linking EU support and the rule of law, to EU objectives on crisis management, the objectives on crisis management, the security sector, development co-operation security sector, development co-operation and ecological sustainability to EU efforts and ecological sustainability; in the areas of human rights, democracy support and the rule of law;

Or. en

Amendment 51 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F. whereas complex and interdependent F. whereas complex and interdependent problems require efficient coordination of problems require efficient coordination of different EU policies, linking EU efforts in different EU policies, linking EU efforts in the areas of human rights, democracy the areas of human rights, democracy support and the rule of law, to EU support and the rule of law, to EU objectives on crisis management, the objectives on crisis management, the security sector, development co-operation security sector, development co-operation and ecological sustainability; and ecological sustainability; whereas an effective solution to the actual crisis must

AM\940933EN.doc 27/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN encompass economic and social policies that aim to improve the living standard of the population;

Or. en

Amendment 52 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 53 Elisabeth Jeggle

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 28/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN the areas of human rights, democracy the areas of human rights, democracy support and the rule of law, to EU support and the rule of law, to EU objectives on crisis management, the objectives on crisis management, the security sector, development co-operation security sector, development co-operation and ecological sustainability; and ecological sustainability, with a particular focus on rural development and agriculture in order to ensure food sovereignty as a contribution to a durable socio-economic development in sub- Saharan Africa;

Or. en

Amendment 54 Eduard Kukan

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Fa. whereas the European Commission in partnership with UNOCHA, UNICEF and UNHCR and the WFP among others launched the AGIR-Sahel initiative aspiring to increase inter-organisational cooperation, part of the EU's Comprehensive Approach, in dealing with the food crisis in the Sahel, the partners identified a minimum investment of €750 million to provide a social safety net to protect the most vulnerable if and when drought hits again in the future;

Or. en

Amendment 55 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Fa. whereas the Sahel countries are

AM\940933EN.doc 29/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN parties to the Cotonou Agreement, and whereas partnership with the European Union is based on development aid, good governance, promotion of human rights and humanitarian aid;

Or. fr

Amendment 56 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas EU co-operation with the G. whereas EU co-operation with the African Union (AU), the Economic African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States Community of West African States (ECOWAS), regional human rights (ECOWAS), the Arab Maghreb Union, institutions and UN human rights bodies regional human rights institutions and UN remains a pre-requisite for productively human rights bodies remains a pre- advocating the protection and advancement requisite for productively advocating the of human rights in the Sahel; protection and advancement of human rights in the Sahel;

Or. en

Amendment 57 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas EU co-operation with the G. whereas EU co-operation with the African Union (AU), the Economic African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States Community of West African States (ECOWAS), regional human rights (ECOWAS), regional human rights institutions and UN human rights bodies institutions, UN human rights bodies and remains a pre-requisite for productively civil society organisations remains a pre- advocating the protection and advancement requisite for productively advocating the of human rights in the Sahel; protection and advancement of human rights in the Sahel;

PE514.662v01-00 30/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Or. en

Amendment 58 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas EU co-operation with the G. whereas EU co-operation with the African Union (AU), the Economic African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States Community of West African States (ECOWAS), regional human rights (ECOWAS), regional human rights institutions and UN human rights bodies institutions and UN human rights bodies remains a pre-requisite for productively remains a pre-requisite for productively advocating the protection and advancement advocating the protection and advancement of human rights in the Sahel; of human rights in the Sahel; whereas no policy in this area can be effective without the close cooperation of civil society;

Or. fr

Amendment 59 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ga. whereas on 14 June 2013 the UN Secretary General has proposed, in its report to the UN Security Council, the adoption of an integrated strategy for the Sahel built around three strategic goals: enhancing inclusive and effective governance throughout the region, building national and regional security mechanisms capable of addressing cross- border threats and integrating humanitarian and development plans and interventions in order to build long-term resilience;

AM\940933EN.doc 31/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Or. en

Amendment 60 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 61 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 32/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic recognised by the UN collectively or by Republic is currently recognised by the any EU Member State; whereas the UN AU and over 45 UN states, but not by the and EU do not consider Morocco to be an UN collectively or by any EU Member occupying power; whereas the UN State; whereas the UN and EU do not concluded in 2000 that a referendum explicitly consider Morocco to be an could not be held; whereas according to occupying power; whereas a referendum the Secretary-General of the UN, no on the status of Western Sahara, first progress has been made on the agreed on principle in 1988, has still not fundamental issues of the future status of taken place; the territory;

Or. fr

Amendment 62 Rachida Dati

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 63 Pino Arlacchi, Ivo Vajgl, Willy Meyer, Norbert Neuser

AM\940933EN.doc 33/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas no country recognises Moroccan whereas no country recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is currently recognised by the AU and over currently recognised by the AU and over 45 UN states, but not by the UN 45 UN states, but not by the UN collectively or by any EU Member State; collectively or by any EU Member State; whereas the UN and EU do not explicitly whereas according to international law, consider Morocco to be an occupying the Kingdom of Morocco not only has no power; whereas a referendum on the status sovereignty over Western Sahara, but is of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle the occupying power; whereas a in 1988, has still not taken place; referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place;

Or. en

Amendment 64 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 34/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN power; whereas a referendum on the status administrating power over the territory of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle and the people of Western Sahara; in 1988, has still not taken place; whereas a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place; whereas other way to enable the people of Western Sahara to exercise their right to self- determination has not yet been explored;

Or. en

Amendment 65 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas no country recognises Moroccan whereas no country recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a currently recognised by the AU and over full member of the AU and currently 45 UN states, but not by the UN recognised by over 45 UN states, but not collectively or by any EU Member State; by the UN collectively or by any EU whereas the UN and EU do not explicitly Member State; whereas the EU does not consider Morocco to be an occupying explicitly consider Morocco to be an power; whereas a referendum on the status occupying power; whereas a referendum of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle on the status of Western Sahara, first in 1988, has still not taken place; agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place;

Or. en

Amendment 66 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Recital H

AM\940933EN.doc 35/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas no country recognises Moroccan whereas no country recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is currently recognised by the AU and over currently recognised by the AU and over 45 UN states, but not by the UN 45 UN states, but not by the UN collectively or by any EU Member State; collectively or by any EU Member State; whereas the UN and EU do not explicitly whereas the UN recognises Morocco as consider Morocco to be an occupying the de facto administrative power of power; whereas a referendum on the status Western Sahara; notes with surprise that of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle the EU does not explicitly consider in 1988, has still not taken place; Morocco to be an occupying power; whereas a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place;

Or. fr

Amendment 67 Jean Roatta, Dominique Vlasto, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda, Frédéric Daerden

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 36/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN power; whereas a referendum on the status power; whereas a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place; in 1988, has still not taken place; whereas the Kingdom of Morocco proposed a draft autonomous status for the Southern Provinces in 2007;

Or. fr

Amendment 68 Frédéric Daerden, Jean Roatta

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas no country recognises Moroccan whereas no country recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is currently recognised by the AU and over currently recognised by the AU and over 45 UN states, but not by the UN 45 UN states, but not by the UN collectively or by any EU Member State; collectively or by any EU Member State; whereas the UN and EU do not explicitly whereas the UN and EU do not explicitly consider Morocco to be an occupying consider Morocco to be an occupying power; whereas a referendum on the status power; whereas a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place; in 1988, has still not taken place; whereas the Kingdom of Morocco proposed a draft autonomous status for the Southern Provinces in 2007;

Or. fr

Amendment 69 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Recital H

AM\940933EN.doc 37/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas no country recognises Moroccan whereas no country recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is currently recognised by the AU and over currently recognised by the AU and over 45 UN states, but not by the UN 70 UN states, but not by the UN collectively or by any EU Member State; collectively or by any EU Member State; whereas the UN and EU do not explicitly whereas the Swedish Parliament is urging consider Morocco to be an occupying the Swedish Government to recognise it; power; whereas a referendum on the status whereas the UN and EU have explicitly of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle considered Morocco to be an occupying in 1988, has still not taken place; power; whereas a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, after Morocco had repeatedly failed to comply with the ceasefire agreements reached, has still not taken place; whereas the acts of violence committed by Morocco against the Sahrawi population in the Occupied Territories, in particular the violent dismantling of the Gdeim Izik camp in 2010, are instances of hostile attitudes that might well be considered to be in breach of this ceasefire;

Or. es

Amendment 70 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ha. whereas according to recent report from the UNSR on torture, the human rights violations by the Moroccan law- enforcement officials in Western Sahara are alarming; whereas Morocco has

PE514.662v01-00 38/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN signed and ratified several international and human rights treaties such as the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention Against Torture (CAT), the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the United Nations Declaration on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (UNPHRD); whereas in view of the principle of international humanitarian law spelled out in the 1907 Hague Regulations (arts 42-56) and the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV, art. 27-34 and 47-78) as well as in the additional Protocol I, the EU should ensure that those partner falling under the category of occupying power respect their duties towards the population in occupied territories;

Or. en

Amendment 71 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ha. whereas the various resolutions of the UN Security Council, including Resolution 2099(2013), call on ‘the neighbouring States to cooperate more fully with the United Nations and with each other and to strengthen their involvement to end the current impasse and to achieve progress towards a political solution’;

Or. fr

AM\940933EN.doc 39/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 72 Mitro Repo

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ha. whereas the various resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations, including the Resolution 2099, have called upon the neighbouring states to cooperate fully with the United Nations and with each other and to strengthen their involvement to end the current impasse and to achieve progress towards a political solution;

Or. en

Amendment 73 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ha. whereas Security Council Resolutions 1754, 1783, 1871, 1920, 1979, 2044 and 2099 call on the neighbouring States to cooperate fully with the United Nations and with each other and to strengthen their involvement to end the current impasse and to achieve progress towards a political solution;

Or. fr

Amendment 74 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital I

PE514.662v01-00 40/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria, having first been established in Algeria, having first been established thirty-seven years ago, remain the second thirty-seven years ago, remain the second longest-operating in the world; whereas a longest-operating in the world; whereas, in political stalemate precludes any realistic spite of the discussions between the prospect of their dissolution, or the various parties there is still no prospect of resettlement or repatriation of their their dissolution, or the resettlement or inhabitants, in the near future; repatriation of their inhabitants, in the near future;

Or. fr

Amendment 75 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 76 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 41/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN longest-operating in the world; whereas a longest-operating in the world; whereas a political stalemate precludes any realistic political stalemate precludes any realistic prospect of their dissolution, or the prospect of their dissolution, or the resettlement or repatriation of their resettlement or repatriation of their inhabitants, in the near future; inhabitants, in the near future; whereas no population register has ever been drawn up of the people in the Tindouf camps, in spite of the numerous calls by the Security Council (including in its recent Resolution 2099 of April 2013) and by the HCR (since 2001) on the host country, Algeria, to comply with its international legal obligations by authorising the HCR to carry out registration and a census of the people in the Tindouf camps, and similar calls on the Polisario Front;

Or. fr

Amendment 77 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria, having first been established in Algeria, having first been established thirty-seven years ago, remain the second thirty-seven years ago, remain the second longest-operating in the world; whereas a longest-operating in the world; whereas a political stalemate precludes any realistic political stalemate precludes any realistic prospect of their dissolution, or the prospect of their dissolution, or the resettlement or repatriation of their resettlement or repatriation of their inhabitants, in the near future; inhabitants, in the near future; whereas no population register has ever been drawn up of the people in the Tindouf camps, in spite of numerous calls by the Security Council and by the HCR on Algeria to comply with its international legal obligations by authorising the HCR to carry out registration and a census of the people in the Tindouf camps;

Or. fr

PE514.662v01-00 42/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 78 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria, having first been established in Algeria, having first been established thirty-seven years ago, remain the second thirty-seven years ago, remain the second longest-operating in the world; whereas a longest-operating in the world; whereas a political stalemate precludes any realistic political stalemate precludes any realistic prospect of their dissolution, or the prospect of their dissolution, or the resettlement or repatriation of their resettlement or repatriation of their inhabitants, in the near future; inhabitants, in the near future; whereas no population register has ever been drawn up of the people in the Tindouf camps, in spite of calls by the HCR on the host country for this to be done;

Or. fr

Amendment 79 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf I. whereas the refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria, having first been established in Algeria, having first been established thirty-seven years ago, remain the second thirty-seven years ago, remain the second longest-operating in the world; whereas a longest-operating in the world and still political stalemate precludes any realistic house between 170 000 and 200 000 prospect of their dissolution, or the Sahrawis; whereas a political stalemate resettlement or repatriation of their precludes any realistic prospect of their inhabitants, in the near future; dissolution, or the resettlement or repatriation of their inhabitants, in the near future;

Or. es

AM\940933EN.doc 43/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 80 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the UN Mission for the deleted Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to include a human rights dimension in its mandate, and offers no mechanism for alleged human rights violations to be reported; whereas both the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front have been accused of human rights violations;

Or. fr

Amendment 81 Rachida Dati

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the UN Mission for the J. whereas Resolution 2099 extending the Referendum in Western Sahara mandate of the UN Mission for the (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to Referendum in Western Sahara include a human rights dimension in its (MINURSO) places particular stress on mandate, and offers no mechanism for respect for human rights; alleged human rights violations to be reported; whereas both the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front have been accused of human rights violations;

Or. fr

Amendment 82 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Recital J

PE514.662v01-00 44/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the UN Mission for the J. whereas the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to (MINURSO) is not the only UN mission include a human rights dimension in its not to include a human rights component mandate, and offers no mechanism for in its mandate; whereas, of the 14 UN alleged human rights violations to be missions in the world, only five have a reported; whereas both the Moroccan human rights dimension; whereas the Government and the Polisario Front have MINURSO mission as approved by the been accused of human rights violations; Security Council consists of facilitating the political process between the parties, monitoring compliance with the ceasefire and supporting confidence-building measures;

Or. fr

Amendment 83 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the UN Mission for the J. whereas the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to include a human rights dimension in its include a human rights dimension in its mandate, and offers no mechanism for mandate, and offers no mechanism for alleged human rights violations to be alleged human rights violations to be reported; whereas both the Moroccan reported; whereas the UN Security Government and the Polisario Front have Council rejected the proposal to include been accused of human rights violations; human rights in MINURSO’s mandate its Resolution 2099 (2013) of 25 April 2013; whereas both the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front have been accused of human rights violations;

Or. fr

Amendment 84 Ana Gomes

AM\940933EN.doc 45/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the UN Mission for the J. whereas both the Moroccan Referendum in Western Sahara Government and the Polisario Front have (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to been accused of human rights violations; include a human rights dimension in its whereas the UN Mission for the mandate, and offers no mechanism for Referendum in Western Sahara alleged human rights violations to be (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to reported; whereas both the Moroccan include a human rights dimension in its Government and the Polisario Front have mandate, and offers no mechanism for been accused of human rights violations; alleged human rights violations to be reported; whereas EU Member States in the UNSC shamefully failed to support a US proposal to give MINURSO a human rights mandate, which led to violently repressed popular demonstrations in Western Sahara;

Or. en

Amendment 85 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the UN Mission for the J. whereas the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to (MINURSO) is the only UN mission not to include a human rights dimension in its include a human rights dimension in its mandate, and offers no mechanism for mandate, and offers no mechanism for alleged human rights violations to be alleged human rights violations to be reported; whereas both the Moroccan reported; whereas the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front have Government is firmly opposed to any been accused of human rights violations; expansion of MINURSO's responsibilities with regard to monitoring the human rights situation, whilst the Polisario Front has repeatedly called for this international mechanism to be established in both the Occupied Territories and the Tindouf camps;

PE514.662v01-00 46/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Or. es

Amendment 86 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ja. whereas the report of the UN Secretary General of 8 April 2013 on the Western Sahara situation devotes a 3 pages section on Human Rights;

Or. en

Amendment 87 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Expresses its deep concern over the 1. Expresses its deep concern over the human rights situation in the Sahel region, human rights situation in the Sahel region, which has been aggravated by multiple which has been aggravated by multiple crises in the political, social, economic and crises in the political, social, economic and ecological spheres; stresses that deeply ecological spheres; stresses that deeply enmeshed challenges require a well- enmeshed challenges require an integrated coordinated policy response; and comprehensive policy response;

Or. en

Amendment 88 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

AM\940933EN.doc 47/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Notes that the situation of human rights 2. Notes that the situation of human rights in the Sahel has acquired greater in the Sahel has acquired greater international prominence as a result of the international prominence as a result of the armed conflict in Mali and the international armed conflict in Mali and the intervention response to it; acknowledges that this by the French army supported by the conflict has created specific problems in international community; acknowledges that country, as well as exacerbating that this conflict has created specific fundamental underlying challenges problems in that country, as well as already present in Mali and elsewhere in exacerbating structural challenges already the region; stresses, however, that the present in Mali and elsewhere in the immediate concerns in Mali should not region; stresses, however, that the deflect attention from the chronic and immediate concerns in Mali should not pervasive problems that seriously impact deflect attention from the chronic and on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in pervasive problems that seriously impact particular, slavery and human trafficking, on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in jihadi extremism and radicalisation, fragile particular, slavery and human trafficking, governance and institutional corruption, jihadi extremism and radicalisation, fragile and systemic and debilitating poverty; governance and institutional corruption, systemic and debilitating poverty, child soldiers and discrimination against women;

Or. fr

Amendment 89 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 48/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN pervasive problems that seriously impact immediate concerns in Mali should not on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in deflect attention from the chronic and particular, slavery and human trafficking, pervasive problems that seriously impact jihadi extremism and radicalisation, fragile on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in governance and institutional corruption, particular, slavery and human trafficking, and systemic and debilitating poverty; jihadi extremism and radicalisation, organised crime, fragile governance and institutional corruption, and systemic and debilitating poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 90 Rachida Dati

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Notes that the situation of human rights 2. Notes that the situation of human rights in the Sahel has acquired greater in the Sahel has acquired greater international prominence as a result of the international prominence as a result of the armed conflict in Mali and the international armed conflict in Mali, the French response to it; acknowledges that this intervention to safeguard the country’s conflict has created specific problems in sovereignty and the international response that country, as well as exacerbating to it; notes that this conflict has fundamental underlying challenges already highlighted fundamental underlying present in Mali and elsewhere in the challenges already present in Mali and region; stresses, however, that the elsewhere in the region; stresses that the immediate concerns in Mali should not immediate concerns in Mali should not deflect attention from the chronic and deflect attention from the far too many pervasive problems that seriously impact chronic problems that seriously impact on on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in particular, slavery and human trafficking, particular, slavery and human trafficking, jihadi extremism and radicalisation, fragile jihadi extremism and radicalisation, fragile governance and institutional corruption, governance and institutional corruption, and systemic and debilitating poverty; and systemic and debilitating poverty;

Or. fr

Amendment 91 Pino Arlacchi

AM\940933EN.doc 49/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Notes that the situation of human rights 2. Notes that the situation of human rights in the Sahel has acquired greater in the Sahel has acquired greater international prominence as a result of the international prominence as a result of the armed conflict in Mali and the international armed conflict in Mali and the international response to it; acknowledges that this response to it; acknowledges that this conflict has created specific problems in conflict has created specific problems in that country, as well as exacerbating that country, as well as exacerbating fundamental underlying challenges already fundamental underlying challenges already present in Mali and elsewhere in the present in Mali and elsewhere in the region; stresses, however, that the region; stresses the need of a political immediate concerns in Mali should not solution that includes all the parties to the deflect attention from the chronic and conflict and which aims to tackle the root pervasive problems that seriously impact causes of it, such as poverty, inequality, on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in under-development and arms trafficking particular, slavery and human trafficking, in the region; stresses, however, that the jihadi extremism and radicalisation, fragile immediate concerns in Mali should not governance and institutional corruption, deflect attention from the chronic and and systemic and debilitating poverty; pervasive problems that seriously impact on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in particular, slavery and human trafficking, jihadi extremism and radicalisation, fragile governance and institutional corruption, and systemic and debilitating poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 92 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 50/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN present in Mali and elsewhere in the present in Mali and elsewhere in the region; stresses, however, that the region; stresses, however, that the immediate concerns in Mali should not immediate concerns in Mali should not deflect attention from the chronic and deflect attention from the chronic and pervasive problems that seriously impact pervasive problems that seriously impact on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in on human rights in the rest of the Sahel, in particular, slavery and human trafficking, particular, slavery and human trafficking, jihadi extremism and radicalisation, fragile arms and drug trafficking, jihadi governance and institutional corruption, extremism and radicalisation, fragile and systemic and debilitating poverty; governance and institutional corruption, and systemic and debilitating poverty;

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Amendment 93 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

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2a. Notes that the recent military events in Mali have highlighted the recurrent problems of the Sahel, in particular the role of the disintegration of the State in the spread of terrorism and poverty; notes that Morocco is one of the few countries with a Sahel connection to have supported economic development and the presence of strong public institutions in its Sahara region with a view to resolving the issue of the permeability of borders, which is a besetting problem for the region, as the European Union stressed in its 2011 Strategy for the Sahel;

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Amendment 94 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

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2a. Points out that the permeability of borders is a characteristic feature of the countries in the region; stresses that the worsening of the situation in the Sahel is closely linked to the massive influx of weapons into Northern Mali following the war in Libya, whereas in other countries in the region Libyan rebels were routinely disarmed at the borders; renews its call for regulation and strict checks on arms sales so as to ensure that Member States do not become involved in the proliferation of conflicts;

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Amendment 95 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

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3. Welcomes the increased attention to 3. Welcomes the increased attention to human rights in EU policy; notes that the human rights in EU policy; notes that the UN has also taken steps to develop a UN has developed a comprehensive comprehensive strategy on the Sahel with a strategy on the Sahel with a strong human strong human rights dimension; recalls that rights dimension; recalls that the EU and the EU and the countries of the Sahel, as the countries of the Sahel, as signatories to signatories to the Cotonou Agreement, the Cotonou Agreement, have assumed have assumed mutual obligations to protect mutual obligations to protect human rights human rights and democratic principles, and democratic principles, based on the based on the rule of law and transparent rule of law and transparent and accountable and accountable governance; governance;

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Amendment 96 Jean Roatta

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3. Welcomes the increased attention to 3. Welcomes the increased attention to human rights in EU policy; notes that the human rights in EU policy; notes that the UN has also taken steps to develop a UN has also taken steps to develop a comprehensive strategy on the Sahel with a comprehensive strategy on the Sahel with a strong human rights dimension; recalls strong human rights dimension; recalls that the EU and the countries of the Sahel, that the EU and the countries of the Sahel, as signatories to the Cotonou Agreement, as signatories to the Cotonou Agreement, have assumed mutual obligations to protect have assumed mutual obligations to protect human rights and democratic principles, human rights and democratic principles, based on the rule of law and transparent based on the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance; and accountable governance; points out that the Sahel states are parties to most international treaties for the protection of human rights, women’s rights and the rights of the child;

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Amendment 97 Elena Băsescu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

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3a. Emphasises the important role played by the EU, as the world's largest donor, in addressing the development challenges faced by the Sahel region; stresses the importance of engaging other international actors, in efforts such as eradicating poverty and hunger, promoting gender equality and reducing child mortality rates, according to the Millennium Development Goals;

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AM\940933EN.doc 53/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 98 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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4. Attaches particular urgency to the 4. Attaches particular urgency to the human rights situation in Mali, with reports human rights situation in Mali, with reports of serious human rights violations in of serious human rights violations in northern Mali by armed groups; notes that northern Mali by armed Tuareg and jihadi alleged crimes include mass rape, groups; notes that alleged crimes include mutilation, cruel treatment and torture, mass rape, torture, mutilation and cruel ethnic-based violence, summary treatment, including amputations and executions, illegal arrests and passing of public floggings, public stonings for sentences without due process, forced perceived adultery, ethnic-based violence, disappearances, the use of child soldiers, attempted ethnic cleansing, extrajudicial forced marriages, intentionally directing and summary executions of prisoners, the attacks against protected objects, and massacre of Malian soldiers, illegal arrests destruction and looting of property; notes and detention, and the passing of that, since January 2013, there have also sentences without due process, forced been reports of human rights violations by marriages and sexual slavery, elements of the Malian security forces and intentionally directing attacks against vigilante groups against the Tuareg and cultural objects, and the destruction and Arab communities, and other groups looting of property; notes that, since perceived to have cooperated or been January 2013, there have also been associated with rebel groups; urges the numerous reports of human rights Malian authorities and their international violations by elements of the Malian partners to pay close attention to the new security forces and, to a lesser extent, patterns of human rights violations, vigilante groups, against suspected including reprisals based on ethnicity, that jihadists or those perceived to have have emerged since the recovery of cooperated with rebel groups; notes that certain parts of northern Mali, and could those targeted have largely come from the constitute an obstacle to peace-building Tuareg, Arab and Peuhl communities, and reconciliation if not properly and that the army has been frequently addressed; calls upon the Malian accused of ethnic-based reprisals; Government to facilitate the reporting of expresses grave concern that alleged abuses in any future offensives, and to offences have included torture and respect due process when interrogating inhuman treatment, forced suspected militants; reiterates its disappearances, and extrajudicial and condemnation of the atrocities committed summary executions of both prisoners against the civilian population; recalls the and civilians; expresses further concern International Criminal Court (ICC) at reports in southern Mali of killings, Prosecutor's determination of a torture and disappearances by the military reasonable basis to believe that atrocities of members of the security forces loyal to committed in the Mali conflict constitute the pre-coup Touré regime; moreover war crimes; believes moreover that some notes with grave alarm the reports of atrocities could constitute crimes against landmines killing and maiming Malian

PE514.662v01-00 54/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN humanity; civilians, including children; calls on all combatants to desist from using landmines, and to work with regional and international actors swiftly and effectively to ensure the full removal of these armaments;

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Amendment 99 Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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4. Attaches particular urgency to the 4. Attaches particular urgency to the human rights situation in Mali, with reports human rights situation in Mali, with reports of serious human rights violations in of serious human rights violations in northern Mali by armed groups; notes that northern Mali by armed groups; notes that alleged crimes include mass rape, alleged crimes include mass rape, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture, ethnic-based violence, summary ethnic-based violence, summary executions, illegal arrests and passing of executions, illegal arrests and passing of sentences without due process, forced sentences without due process, forced disappearances, the use of child soldiers, disappearances, the use of child soldiers, forced marriages, intentionally directing forced marriages, intentionally directing attacks against protected objects, and attacks against protected objects, and destruction and looting of property; notes destruction and looting of property; is that, since January 2013, there have also deeply concerned about the new trends in been reports of human rights violations by the terrorist and criminal techniques, elements of the Malian security forces and such as suicide bombers, kidnapping and vigilante groups against the Tuareg and hostage-taking and use of children as Arab communities, and other groups human shield; notes that, since January perceived to have cooperated or been 2013, there have also been reports of associated with rebel groups; urges the human rights violations by elements of the Malian authorities and their international Malian security forces and vigilante groups partners to pay close attention to the new against the Tuareg and Arab communities, patterns of human rights violations, and other groups perceived to have including reprisals based on ethnicity, that cooperated or been associated with rebel have emerged since the recovery of certain groups; urges the Malian authorities and parts of northern Mali, and could constitute their international partners to pay close an obstacle to peace-building and attention to the new patterns of human reconciliation if not properly addressed; rights violations, including reprisals based calls upon the Malian Government to on ethnicity, that have emerged since the facilitate the reporting of abuses in any recovery of certain parts of northern Mali,

AM\940933EN.doc 55/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN future offensives, and to respect due and could constitute an obstacle to peace- process when interrogating suspected building and reconciliation if not properly militants; reiterates its condemnation of the addressed; calls upon the Malian atrocities committed against the civilian Government to facilitate the reporting of population; recalls the International abuses in any future offensives, and to Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor's respect due process when interrogating determination of a reasonable basis to suspected militants; reiterates its believe that atrocities committed in the condemnation of the atrocities committed Mali conflict constitute war crimes; against the civilian population; recalls the believes moreover that some atrocities International Criminal Court (ICC) could constitute crimes against humanity; Prosecutor's determination of a reasonable basis to believe that atrocities committed in the Mali conflict constitute war crimes; believes moreover that some atrocities could constitute crimes against humanity;

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Amendment 100 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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PE514.662v01-00 56/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN partners to pay close attention to the new against the civilian population; recalls the patterns of human rights violations, International Criminal Court (ICC) including reprisals based on ethnicity, Prosecutor's determination of a reasonable that have emerged since the recovery of basis to believe that atrocities committed in certain parts of northern Mali, and could the Mali conflict constitute war crimes; constitute an obstacle to peace-building believes moreover that some atrocities and reconciliation if not properly could constitute crimes against humanity; addressed; calls upon the Malian Government to facilitate the reporting of abuses in any future offensives, and to respect due process when interrogating suspected militants; reiterates its condemnation of the atrocities committed against the civilian population; recalls the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor's determination of a reasonable basis to believe that atrocities committed in the Mali conflict constitute war crimes; believes moreover that some atrocities could constitute crimes against humanity;

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Amendment 101 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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AM\940933EN.doc 57/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Arab communities, and other groups Arab communities, and other groups perceived to have cooperated or been perceived to have cooperated or been associated with rebel groups; urges the associated with rebel groups; urges the Malian authorities and their international Malian authorities and their international partners to pay close attention to the new partners to pay close attention to the new patterns of human rights violations, patterns of human rights violations, including reprisals based on ethnicity, that including reprisals based on ethnicity, that have emerged since the recovery of certain have emerged since the recovery of certain parts of northern Mali, and could constitute parts of northern Mali, and could constitute an obstacle to peace-building and an obstacle to peace-building and reconciliation if not properly addressed; reconciliation if not properly addressed; calls upon the Malian Government to calls upon the Malian Government to facilitate the reporting of abuses in any facilitate the reporting of human rights future offensives, and to respect due violations, and to respect due process when process when interrogating suspected interrogating presumed suspects; reiterates militants; reiterates its condemnation of the its condemnation of the atrocities atrocities committed against the civilian committed against the civilian population; population; recalls the International recalls the International Criminal Court Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s (ICC) Prosecutor’s determination of a determination of a reasonable basis to reasonable basis to believe that atrocities believe that atrocities committed in the committed in the Mali conflict constitute Mali conflict constitute war crimes; war crimes; believes moreover that some believes moreover that some atrocities atrocities could constitute crimes against could constitute crimes against humanity; humanity; calls for an independent international investigation to determine whether the above allegations have any basis in fact and to establish the extent to which the individual parties, international players included, must be held to blame for these crimes;

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Amendment 102 Philip Claeys

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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PE514.662v01-00 58/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN ethnic-based violence, summary torture, ethnic-based violence, summary executions, illegal arrests and passing of executions, illegal arrests and passing of sentences without due process, forced sentences without due process, forced disappearances, the use of child soldiers, disappearances, the use of child soldiers, forced marriages, intentionally directing forced marriages, intentionally directing attacks against protected objects, and attacks against protected objects, and destruction and looting of property; notes destruction and looting of property; notes that, since January 2013, there have also that, since January 2013, there have also been reports of human rights violations by been reports of human rights violations by elements of the Malian security forces and elements of the Malian security forces and vigilante groups against the Tuareg and vigilante groups against the Tuareg and Arab communities, and other groups Arab communities, and other groups perceived to have cooperated or been perceived to have cooperated or been associated with rebel groups; urges the associated with rebel groups; urges the Malian authorities and their international Malian authorities and their international partners to pay close attention to the new partners to pay close attention to the new patterns of human rights violations, patterns of human rights violations, including reprisals based on ethnicity, that including reprisals based on ethnicity, that have emerged since the recovery of certain have emerged since the recovery of certain parts of northern Mali, and could constitute parts of northern Mali, and could constitute an obstacle to peace-building and an obstacle to peace-building and reconciliation if not properly addressed; reconciliation if not properly addressed; calls upon the Malian Government to calls upon the Malian Government to facilitate the reporting of abuses in any facilitate the reporting of abuses in any future offensives, and to respect due future offensives, and to respect due process when interrogating suspected process when interrogating suspected militants; reiterates its condemnation of the militants; reiterates its condemnation of the atrocities committed against the civilian atrocities committed against the civilian population; recalls the International population; recalls the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s determination of a reasonable basis to determination of a reasonable basis to believe that atrocities committed in the believe that atrocities committed in the Mali conflict constitute war crimes; Mali conflict constitute war crimes; believes moreover that some atrocities believes moreover that some atrocities could constitute crimes against humanity; could constitute crimes against humanity;

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Amendment 103 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

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4a. Urges the Malian authorities and their international partners to pay close attention to the new patterns of human rights violations, particularly reprisals based on ethnicity, that have emerged since the recovery of certain parts of northern Mali, and could constitute a grave obstacle to peace-building and reconciliation if not properly addressed; calls upon the Malian Government to facilitate the reporting of abuses both in their current operations and in any future offensives, including through support to the National Human Rights Commission, and to respect due process when interrogating suspected militants; reiterates its condemnation of the atrocities committed against the civilian population, prisoners and soldiers; recalls the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor's determination of a reasonable basis to believe that atrocities committed in the Mali conflict constitute war crimes; believes moreover that some atrocities could constitute crimes against humanity;

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Amendment 104 Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Notes with grave concern that a further reason for the escalating destabilization in Mali is the growing level of corruption, leaving the population of the North, such as Tuareg, Songhai, Arabs and others out of the range of the international aid; emphasises that one of

PE514.662v01-00 60/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN the most dangerous effects of corruption is the creation of cultural and ethnic separation between northern and southern Mali;

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Amendment 105 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

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4a. Welcomes the fact that a peace accord was signed in Mali on 18 June 2013 in order to pave the way for the presidential election and for peace negotiations between the Malian authorities and non- terrorist armed groups in northern Mali and that the signatories have all promised to end human rights violations in every form; urges the Malian authorities and their international partners to pay close attention to the new patterns of human rights violations, including reprisals based on ethnicity, which could constitute an obstacle to peace-building and reconciliation if not properly addressed; welcomes the fact that the Malian Government has set up units to monitor military operations in northern Mali and opened investigations into the human rights violations allegedly committed by certain elements of the Malian armed forces; calls on the Government to redouble its efforts and respect due process when interrogating suspected militants;

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Amendment 106 Charles Tannock

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5. Notes with grave concern the UNHCR's 5. Notes with grave concern the UNHCR's estimate of almost 300 000 internally estimate of almost 300 000 internally displaced persons in Mali, in addition to displaced persons in Mali, in addition to over 175 000 refugees in neighbouring over 175 000 refugees in neighbouring countries; calls for immediate action in Burkina Faso, Niger, Mauritania, and to those refugee camps which are reportedly a lesser extent Algeria; calls for immediate suffering from extreme food insecurity and action in those refugee camps which are alarming levels of child mortality; stresses reportedly suffering from cholera, extreme the importance of securing the refugees' food insecurity and alarming levels of child and IDPs' safety, and facilitating their mortality, far exceeding the figures for the orderly return to their home communities region as a whole, as a result of as a key element of national reconciliation; malnutrition and lack of access to safe water and healthcare; stresses the importance of securing the refugees' and IDPs' safety, and facilitating their orderly return to their home communities as a key element of national reconciliation;

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Amendment 107 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

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5. Notes with grave concern the UNHCR’s 5. Notes with grave concern the UNHCR’s estimate of almost 300 000 internally estimate of almost 300 000 internally displaced persons in Mali, in addition to displaced persons in Mali, in addition to over 175 000 refugees in neighbouring over 175 000 refugees in neighbouring countries; calls for immediate action in countries; calls for immediate action in those refugee camps which are reportedly those refugee camps and in those parts of suffering from extreme food insecurity and northern Mali which are suffering from alarming levels of child mortality; stresses extreme food insecurity and alarming the importance of securing the refugees’ levels of child mortality; maintains that and IDPs’ safety, and facilitating their the immediate action in question has to be orderly return to their home communities taken before the start of the rainy season as a key element of national reconciliation; in July; appeals to international donors to honour their financial commitments as a

PE514.662v01-00 62/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN matter of urgency and, without delay, to raise the $290 million needed to enable the UNHCR to halt the severe food crisis now affecting 3.4 million Malians; stresses the importance of securing the refugees’ and IDPs’ safety, and facilitating their orderly return to their home communities as a key element of national reconciliation;

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Amendment 108 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Emphasises that women have borne the 6. Draws attention to the suffering of brunt of the violence against civilians in women in the recent Mali conflict; Mali; specifically condemns as a war crime specifically condemns as a war crime the the use of abduction and rape as weapons use of abduction and rape as weapons of of war; expects the EU and other war; expects the EU and other international international partners of Mali to cooperate partners of Mali to cooperate closely with closely with the Malian authorities to the Malian authorities to implement the implement the commitments inherent in the commitments inherent in the UN Security UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 and in 1820 and in the EU Comprehensive the EU Comprehensive Approach; Approach;

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Amendment 109 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

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AM\940933EN.doc 63/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN the use of abduction and rape as weapons the use of abduction, rape, gang rape, of war; expects the EU and other forced marriages, and the humiliation of international partners of Mali to cooperate women belonging to a different ethnic closely with the Malian authorities to group (Bella) as weapons of war; expects implement the commitments inherent in the the EU and other international partners of UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and Mali to cooperate closely with the Malian 1820 and in the EU Comprehensive authorities to implement the commitments Approach; inherent in the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 and in the EU Comprehensive Approach;

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Amendment 110 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

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6. Emphasises that women have borne the 6. Emphasises that women have borne the brunt of the violence against civilians in brunt of the violence against civilians in Mali; specifically condemns as a war crime Mali; specifically condemns as a war crime the use of abduction and rape as weapons the use of abduction and rape as weapons of war; expects the EU and other of war; expects the EU and other international partners of Mali to cooperate international partners of Mali to cooperate closely with the Malian authorities to closely with the Malian authorities to implement the commitments inherent in the implement the commitments inherent in the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 and in the EU Comprehensive 1820 and in the EU Comprehensive Approach; Approach; draws attention on the importance of establishing transitional justice mechanisms to end impunity for perpetrators of gender-based violence;

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Amendment 111 Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

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7. Abhors the grave violations against 7. Abhors the grave violations against children in Mali, including the reported use children in Mali, including the reported use of child soldiers by all of the armed groups of child soldiers by all of the armed groups active in the north; emphasises the active in the north; is deeply concerned importance of allocating sufficient about the findings of the UN latest report recourses to the tasks of demobilisation on children and armed conflicts, which and rehabilitation of child soldiers; deplores the fact that the character and condemns in the strongest terms the sexual tactics of conflict in Mali create violence against girls, forced marriages, unprecedented threats for children, as abductions and attacks on schools and parties of the conflict engage in the hospitals that have occurred during the recruitment and use of children, sexual Mali conflict; draws attention to the violence against children, the killing and capture and detention of children for maiming of children in contravention of intelligence purposes as a worrying international law, recurrent attacks on emerging trend that needs to be addressed schools and/or hospitals or recurrent as a matter of the utmost urgency; attacks or threats of attack against protected personnel; emphasises the importance of allocating sufficient recourses to the tasks of demobilisation and rehabilitation of child soldiers; condemns in the strongest terms the sexual violence against girls, forced marriages, abductions and attacks on schools and hospitals that have occurred during the Mali conflict; draws attention to the capture and detention of children for intelligence purposes as a worrying emerging trend that needs to be addressed as a matter of the utmost urgency;

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Amendment 112 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Abhors the grave violations against 7. Abhors the grave violations perpetrated children in Mali, including the reported use against children in Mali, including the of child soldiers by all of the armed groups well-documented recruitment and use of active in the north; emphasises the child soldiers by all of the armed groups

AM\940933EN.doc 65/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN importance of allocating sufficient active in the north, including government recourses to the tasks of demobilisation forces; emphasises the importance of and rehabilitation of child soldiers; allocating sufficient resources to the tasks condemns in the strongest terms the sexual of demobilisation and rehabilitation of violence against girls, forced marriages, child soldiers; condemns in the strongest abductions and attacks on schools and terms the killings and maimings of hospitals that have occurred during the children, rape and sexual violence, forced Mali conflict; draws attention to the marriages, abductions, attacks on schools capture and detention of children for and hospitals, and restrictions on girls' intelligence purposes as a worrying access to education, that have occurred emerging trend that needs to be addressed during the Mali conflict; notes that a as a matter of the utmost urgency; majority of schools in the north have not yet reopened, and urges immediate action to enable them to do so; furthermore, expresses deep concern at reports of children being detained along with adults, and undergoing interrogation without due protection; welcomes, in this context, the UN Security Council's aim to provide specific protection for women and children affected by armed conflict;

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Amendment 113 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

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PE514.662v01-00 66/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN as a matter of the utmost urgency; attacks on schools and hospitals that have occurred during the Mali conflict; draws attention to the capture and detention of children for intelligence purposes and to the cases of abandonment of children born as a result of rape crimes in northern Mali as a worrying emerging trend to which a solution needs to be found as a matter of the utmost urgency;

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Amendment 114 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Abhors the grave violations against 7. Abhors the grave violations against children in Mali, including the reported use children in Mali, including the reported use of child soldiers by all of the armed groups of child soldiers by all of the armed groups active in the north; emphasises the active in the north; applauds the action of importance of allocating sufficient UNICEF, which is assisting in the social recourses to the tasks of demobilisation reintegration of demobilised Malian child and rehabilitation of child soldiers; soldiers; emphasises the importance of condemns in the strongest terms the sexual allocating sufficient recourses to the tasks violence against girls, forced marriages, of demobilisation and rehabilitation of abductions and attacks on schools and child soldiers; condemns in the strongest hospitals that have occurred during the terms the sexual violence against girls, Mali conflict; draws attention to the forced marriages, abductions and attacks capture and detention of children for on schools and hospitals that have occurred intelligence purposes as a worrying during the Mali conflict; draws attention to emerging trend that needs to be addressed the capture and detention of children for as a matter of the utmost urgency; intelligence purposes as a worrying emerging trend that needs to be addressed as a matter of the utmost urgency;

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Amendment 115 Adam Bielan

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7. Abhors the grave violations against 7. Abhors the grave violations against children in Mali, including the reported use children in Mali, including the reported use of child soldiers by all of the armed groups of child soldiers by most of the militant active in the north; emphasises the groups which have been active in the importance of allocating sufficient north; emphasises the importance of recourses to the tasks of demobilisation allocating sufficient recourses to the tasks and rehabilitation of child soldiers; of demobilisation and rehabilitation of condemns in the strongest terms the sexual child soldiers; condemns in the strongest violence against girls, forced marriages, terms the sexual violence against girls, abductions and attacks on schools and forced marriages, abductions and attacks hospitals that have occurred during the on schools and hospitals that have occurred Mali conflict; draws attention to the during the Mali conflict; draws attention to capture and detention of children for the capture and detention of children for intelligence purposes as a worrying intelligence purposes as a worrying emerging trend that needs to be addressed emerging trend that needs to be addressed as a matter of the utmost urgency; as a matter of the utmost urgency;

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Amendment 116 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Abhors the grave violations against 7. Abhors the brutal acts of violence children in Mali, including the reported use against children in Mali, including the of child soldiers by all of the armed groups reported use of child soldiers by all of the active in the north; emphasises the armed groups active in the north; importance of allocating sufficient emphasises the importance of allocating recourses to the tasks of demobilisation sufficient recourses to the tasks of and rehabilitation of child soldiers; demobilisation and rehabilitation of child condemns in the strongest terms the sexual soldiers; condemns in the strongest terms violence against girls, forced marriages, the sexual violence against girls, forced abductions and attacks on schools and marriages, abductions and attacks on hospitals that have occurred during the schools and hospitals that have occurred Mali conflict; draws attention to the during the Mali conflict; draws attention to capture and detention of children for the capture and detention of children for intelligence purposes as a worrying intelligence purposes as a worrying emerging trend that needs to be addressed emerging trend that needs to be addressed

PE514.662v01-00 68/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN as a matter of the utmost urgency; as a matter of the utmost urgency;

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Amendment 117 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7a. Calls on all the Sahel countries to embark on a policy of prevention and protection aimed at ensuring that children will not be recruited by force by armed groups; calls on the Sahel countries to refrain from recruiting children to their regular armies and to condemn any person guilty of this war crime;

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Amendment 118 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Deplores the attempted obliteration of 8. Deplores the attempted obliteration of northern Mali's precious cultural heritage, northern Mali's precious cultural heritage, with armed groups destroying ancient Sufi with armed groups destroying ancient Sufi shrines and other cherished monuments in shrines and other cherished monuments in Timbuktu and Gao, along with Timbuktu and Gao, along with approximately 3 000 ancient manuscripts; approximately 4 200 ancient manuscripts, considers that the cultural desecration ethnic Dogon ceremonial masks and witnessed in northern Mali constitutes a cultural houses (togunas) in Douentza, war crime; welcomes and calls for EU and libraries in Kidal and elsewhere; support to the UNESCO Action Plan for considers that the cultural desecration the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage and witnessed in northern Mali constitutes a the Safeguarding of Ancient Manuscripts war crime; welcomes and calls for EU in Mali; support to the UNESCO Action Plan for the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage and

AM\940933EN.doc 69/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN the Safeguarding of Ancient Manuscripts in Mali;

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Amendment 119 Philip Claeys

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Deplores the attempted obliteration of 8. Deplores the attempted obliteration of northern Mali’s precious cultural heritage, northern Mali’s precious cultural heritage, with armed groups destroying ancient Sufi with armed Islamic extremist groups shrines and other cherished monuments in destroying ancient Sufi shrines and other Timbuktu and Gao, along with cherished monuments in Timbuktu and approximately 3 000 ancient manuscripts; Gao, along with approximately 3 000 considers that the cultural desecration ancient manuscripts; considers that the witnessed in northern Mali constitutes a cultural desecration witnessed in northern war crime; welcomes and calls for EU Mali constitutes a war crime; welcomes support to the UNESCO Action Plan for and calls for EU support to the UNESCO the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage and Action Plan for the Rehabilitation of the Safeguarding of Ancient Manuscripts Cultural Heritage and the Safeguarding of in Mali; Ancient Manuscripts in Mali;

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Amendment 120 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Welcomes the strong human rights 9. Welcomes the French military direction in UN Security Council operation "Serval" launched on 11 Resolution 2100, adopted on 25 April January 2013 and its commitment to the 2013, and the instruction in the mandate of sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity the UN Multidimensional Integrated of Mali as a first step towards the Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) reconstruction and democratisation of to monitor, help investigate and report to Mali; welcomes subsequently the UN the Security Council on any abuses or Security Council Resolution 2100, adopted

PE514.662v01-00 70/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN violations of human rights or violations of on 25 April 2013,and its strong human international humanitarian law; welcomes rights direction, and the instruction in the the integration of a human rights training mandate of the UN Multidimensional component into the EU CSDP Training Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali Mission (EUTM) in Mali; (MINUSMA) to monitor, help investigate and report to the Security Council on any abuses or violations of human rights or violations of international humanitarian law; welcomes the integration of a human rights training component into the EU CSDP Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali;

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Amendment 121 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Welcomes the strong human rights 9. Welcomes the strong human rights direction in UN Security Council direction in UN Security Council Resolution 2100, adopted on 25 April Resolution 2100, adopted on 25 April 2013, and the instruction in the mandate of 2013, and the instruction in the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to monitor, help investigate and report to to monitor, help investigate and report to the Security Council on any abuses or the Security Council on any abuses or violations of human rights or violations of violations of human rights or violations of international humanitarian law; welcomes international humanitarian law; welcomes the integration of a human rights training the integration of a human rights training component into the EU CSDP Training component into the EUTM in Mali; Mission (EUTM) in Mali;

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Amendment 122 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

AM\940933EN.doc 71/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Welcomes the strong human rights 9. Welcomes the strong human rights direction in UN Security Council direction in UN Security Council Resolution 2100, adopted on Resolution 2100, adopted on 25 April 2013, and the instruction in the 25 April 2013, and the instruction in the mandate of the UN Multidimensional mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to monitor, help investigate (MINUSMA) to monitor, help investigate and report to the Security Council on any and report to the Security Council on any abuses or violations of human rights or abuses or violations of human rights or violations of international humanitarian violations of international humanitarian law; welcomes the integration of a human law; welcomes the integration of a human rights training component into the EU rights training component into the EU CSDP Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali; CSDP Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali; hopes that particularly searching scrutiny will be brought to bear on the use of the funding granted for the mission; points out that the cost of the operation is estimated at EUR 12.3 million and that many international as well as local observers are sceptical about the effectiveness of the above-mentioned training component;

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Amendment 123 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 72/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN experts, who could be quickly deployed on Commission's endeavour to train additional the ground in urgent situations to give local observers within the European professional advice to EU policy-makers if Instrument for Democracy and Human necessary; Rights; urges the EU to learn lessons from this experience and to explore appropriate ways to have available pools of trained experts, who could be quickly deployed on the ground in urgent situations to give professional advice to EU policy-makers if necessary;

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Amendment 124 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Welcomes the substantial African 10. Welcomes the important role played by contingent within the MINUSMA mission, the African-led International Support and in particular the AU's decision to send Mission to Mali (AFISMA), which has human rights observers embedded within laid the foundations for MINUSMA; it; welcomes furthermore the European further welcomes the substantial African Commission's endeavour to train additional contingent within the MINUSMA mission, local observers within the European and in particular the AU's decision to send Instrument for Democracy and Human human rights observers embedded within Rights; urges the EU to learn lessons from it; hopes that both these features continue this experience and to explore appropriate as standard in African operations; ways to have available pools of trained welcomes furthermore the European experts, who could be quickly deployed on Commission's support to these observers, the ground in urgent situations to give and its endeavour to train and deploy professional advice to EU policy-makers if additional local and regional civil society necessary; observers through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights; urges the EU to learn lessons from this experience and to explore appropriate ways to have available pools of trained experts, who could be quickly deployed on the ground in urgent situations to give professional advice to EU policy-makers if necessary;

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AM\940933EN.doc 73/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 125 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Jean-Jacob Bicep

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Welcomes the substantial African 10. Welcomes the substantial African contingent within the MINUSMA mission, contingent within the MINUSMA mission, and in particular the AU’s decision to send and in particular the AU’s decision to send human rights observers embedded within human rights observers embedded within it; welcomes furthermore the European it; welcomes the fact that the armed Commission’s endeavour to train groups and the Malian authorities which additional local observers within the signed the interim peace accord of 18 European Instrument for Democracy and June have promised to facilitate the Human Rights; urges the EU to learn phased deployment of human rights lessons from this experience and to explore observers in northern Mali; welcomes appropriate ways to have available pools of furthermore the European Commission’s trained experts, who could be quickly endeavour to train additional local deployed on the ground in urgent situations observers within the European Instrument to give professional advice to EU policy- for Democracy and Human Rights; urges makers if necessary; the EU to learn lessons from this experience and to explore appropriate ways to have available pools of trained experts, who could be quickly deployed on the ground in urgent situations to give professional advice to EU policy-makers if necessary;

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Amendment 126 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 74/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Commission’s endeavour to train Commission’s endeavour to train additional local observers within the additional local observers within the European Instrument for Democracy and European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights; urges the EU to learn Human Rights; urges the EU to learn lessons from this experience and to explore lessons from this experience and, drawing appropriate ways to have available pools of on the assistance of stakeholders in trained experts, who could be quickly Mali’s national and local civil society, to deployed on the ground in urgent situations explore appropriate ways to have available to give professional advice to EU policy- pools of trained experts, who could be makers if necessary; quickly deployed on the ground in urgent situations to give professional advice to EU policy-makers if necessary;

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Amendment 127 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10a. Draws attention to the urgent need to enhance compliance with the international human rights and humanitarian law norms in armed conflict situations; calls on the High Representative to learn lessons from the tragic events in Mali and other recent conflicts to review the EU guidelines on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), seek more effective implementation of those guidelines, and support the ongoing initiative of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss government to reform the current international governance framework regarding IHL;

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Amendment 128 Pino Arlacchi

AM\940933EN.doc 75/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Welcomes the conclusions of the 11. Welcomes the conclusions of the International Donors Conference ‘Together International Donors Conference ‘Together for a New Mali’, held in May 2013; for a New Mali’, held in May 2013; commends the Malian Government's Plan stresses that donors have undertaken to for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali donate EUR 3.25 billion to Mali in the (PRED); reiterates the need to link aid with next two years, with the EU taking the institutional reform and discernible social lead by pledging EUR 520 million; and political development; furthermore commends the Malian Government's Plan commends the constructive involvement of for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali regional actors; (PRED); calls on the EU and its international partners to implement their mutual commitments as part of an effective and coordinated follow-up to the conference; reiterates the need to link aid with institutional reform and discernible social and political development; furthermore commends the constructive involvement of regional actors;

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Amendment 129 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Welcomes the conclusions of the 11. Welcomes the conclusions of the International Donors Conference ‘Together International Donors Conference 'Together for a New Mali’, held in May 2013; for a New Mali', held on 15 May 2013, commends the Malian Government's Plan and commends the Malian Government's for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali Plan for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali (PRED); reiterates the need to link aid with (PRED); welcomes the particular institutional reform and discernible social attention given to ensuring the and political development; furthermore transparency of public accounts and those commends the constructive involvement of of the extractive industries; supports the regional actors; Malian Government's approval of the draft law against illicit enrichment, and emphasises the importance of carrying out the Donors Conference commitment

PE514.662v01-00 76/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN to carefully monitor the law's systematic application once it has been adopted; regrets that the conference conclusions did not reflect the stated EU commitment to move towards a rights-based approach in development cooperation; reiterates the need to link aid with institutional reform and discernible social and political development; furthermore commends the constructive involvement of regional actors;

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Amendment 130 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Welcomes the conclusions of the 11. Welcomes the conclusions of the International Donors Conference ‘Together International Donors Conference ‘Together for a New Mali’, held in May 2013; for a New Mali’, held in May 2013; commends the Malian Government’s Plan commends the Malian Government’s Plan for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali (PRED); reiterates the need to link aid with (PRED); reiterates the need to link aid with institutional reform and discernible social institutional reform and discernible social and political development; furthermore and political development; furthermore commends the constructive involvement of commends the constructive involvement of regional actors; regional and local actors; hopes that the sums announced will indeed prove to be donations and be paid out rapidly, rather than being turned into loans conditional upon the implementation of a given policy; calls, bearing in mind the extent of the widespread corruption within the Malian authorities, for all the necessary assurances and safeguards to be put in place in order to ensure that the sums paid out can be used as soon as possible to help the Malian people;

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AM\940933EN.doc 77/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 131 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Welcomes the conclusions of the 11. Welcomes the recent peace agreement International Donors Conference ‘Together signed by the Malian government and for a New Mali’, held in May 2013; rebel groups; recognizes that this is a commends the Malian Government's Plan preliminary agreement which must be for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali followed by action on both sides to bring (PRED); reiterates the need to link aid with the conflict to a definitive end; institutional reform and discernible social furthermore urges the Malian military to and political development; furthermore show professionalism as it returns to commends the constructive involvement of formerly rebel controlled areas of the regional actors; North; welcomes the conclusions of the International Donors Conference 'Together for a New Mali', held in May 2013; commends the Malian Government's Plan for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali (PRED); reiterates the need to link aid with institutional reform and discernible social and political development; furthermore commends the constructive involvement of regional actors;

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Amendment 132 Elena Băsescu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11a. Reiterates the importance of EU's human rights clause in any agreement with third countries, including those of the Sahel region; considers that the clause is one of EU's most efficient instruments that can lead one the one hand to the sustainable development of least developed countries, as well as to a proper respect and protection of human

PE514.662v01-00 78/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN rights in those countries;

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Amendment 133 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Considers the need to fight impunity 12. Considers the need to fight impunity and hold all perpetrators of serious human and hold all perpetrators of serious human rights violations accountable, irrespective rights violations accountable, irrespective of affiliation and status, as key to ensuring of affiliation and status, as key to ensuring lasting peace and stability in Mali; lasting peace and stability in Mali; welcomes therefore the Malian welcomes therefore the Malian Government's referral of the situation to Government's referral of the situation to the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor's opening the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor's opening of formal investigations; calls on the EU of formal investigations; calls on the EU and other international partners of Mali to and other international partners of Mali to help the government to pursue its objective help the government to pursue its objective of investigating and prosecuting of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of abuses; calls on the Malian perpetrators of abuses; welcomes the Government to consider establishing a establishment of the National Dialogue Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Reconciliation Commission on 6 along the South African lines, to March 2013; welcomes the nomination of encourage dialogue and foster trust a woman and a Tuareg as vice-presidents between communities; of this Commission as a sign of a commitment to inclusiveness and plurality in the political process; notes that the Commission is tasked with documenting human rights violations that have occurred since the beginning of the conflict and hopes that its activities will encourage dialogue and foster trust between all Malian communities;

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Amendment 134 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Jean-Jacob Bicep

AM\940933EN.doc 79/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Considers the need to fight impunity 12. Considers the need to fight impunity and hold all perpetrators of serious human and hold all perpetrators of serious human rights violations accountable, irrespective rights violations accountable, irrespective of affiliation and status, as key to ensuring of affiliation and status, as key to ensuring lasting peace and stability in Mali; lasting peace and stability in Mali; welcomes therefore the Malian welcomes therefore the Malian Government’s referral of the situation to Government’s referral of the situation to the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor’s opening the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor’s opening of formal investigations; calls on the EU of formal investigations; welcomes and other international partners of Mali to Article 18 of the interim peace accord of help the government to pursue its objective 18 June 2013 and the undertaking by the of investigating and prosecuting Malian authorities and the signatory perpetrators of abuses; calls on the armed groups to set up an international Malian Government to consider committee of inquiry as soon as possible establishing a Truth and Reconciliation to investigate war crimes, crimes against Commission, along the South African humanity, and other serious breaches of lines, to encourage dialogue and foster international and humanitarian law in all trust between communities; parts of Mali; calls on the EU and other international partners of Mali to help the Malian authorities to implement the provisions of the interim peace accord; welcomes the fact that the Dialogue and Reconciliation Commission was set up in March 2013 to serve for a two-year term, and maintains that the commission must be as broadly representative as possible and that its work has to produce practical results as soon as possible; welcomes the fact that the national reconciliation process, encompassing all elements of Malian society, is to be launched after the presidential election, once a new Malian government has been installed; calls on the EU and its partners in the international community to support the national reconciliation and inclusive dialogue process;

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Amendment 135 Charles Tannock

PE514.662v01-00 80/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Considers the need to fight impunity 12. Considers the need to fight impunity, and hold all perpetrators of serious human provide redress to victims, and hold all rights violations accountable, irrespective perpetrators of serious human rights of affiliation and status, as key to ensuring violations accountable, irrespective of lasting peace and stability in Mali; affiliation and status, as key to ensuring welcomes therefore the Malian lasting peace and stability in Mali; Government's referral of the situation to welcomes therefore the Malian the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor's opening Government's referral of the situation to of formal investigations; calls on the EU the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor's opening and other international partners of Mali to of formal investigations, and the stated help the government to pursue its objective anticipation by the Malian Government of investigating and prosecuting and rebel groups of an international perpetrators of abuses; calls on the Malian commission of inquiry to investigate Government to consider establishing a alleged war crimes, crimes against Truth and Reconciliation Commission, humanity and other serious human rights along the South African lines, to violations; calls on the EU and other encourage dialogue and foster trust international partners of Mali to help the between communities; government to pursue its objective of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of abuses; reiterates that this must include crimes and atrocities committed by all sides;

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Amendment 136 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 81/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN of formal investigations; calls on the EU of formal investigations; calls on the EU and other international partners of Mali to and other international partners of Mali to help the government to pursue its objective help the government to pursue its objective of investigating and prosecuting of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of abuses; calls on the Malian perpetrators of abuses; welcomes the fact Government to consider establishing a that the Malian Government has Truth and Reconciliation Commission, established a Dialogue and Reconciliation along the South African lines, to Commission and appointed a government encourage dialogue and foster trust emissary to carry on a dialogue with the between communities; armed groups in northern Mali in order to encourage dialogue and foster trust between communities;

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Amendment 137 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Considers the need to fight impunity 12. Considers the need to fight impunity to and hold all perpetrators of serious prosecute all those who have committed human rights violations accountable, serious violations of human rights, irrespective of affiliation and status, as key regardless of affiliation and status, as key to ensuring lasting peace and stability in to ensuring lasting peace and stability in Mali; welcomes therefore the Malian Mali; welcomes therefore the Malian Government's referral of the situation to Government's referral of the situation to the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor's opening the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor's opening of formal investigations; calls on the EU of formal investigations; calls on the EU and other international partners of Mali to and other international partners of Mali to help the government to pursue its objective help the government to pursue its objective of investigating and prosecuting of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of abuses; calls on the Malian perpetrators of abuses; calls on the Malian Government to consider establishing a Government to consider establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, along the South African lines, to encourage along the South African lines, to encourage dialogue and foster trust between dialogue and foster trust between communities; communities;

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PE514.662v01-00 82/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 138 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Considers the need to fight impunity 12. Considers fighting impunity and and hold all perpetrators of serious human holding all perpetrators of serious human rights violations accountable, irrespective rights violations accountable, irrespective of affiliation and status, as key to ensuring of affiliation and status, to be key to lasting peace and stability in Mali; ensuring lasting peace and stability in welcomes therefore the Malian Mali; welcomes therefore the Malian Government’s referral of the situation to Government's referral of the situation to the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor’s opening the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor's opening of formal investigations; calls on the EU of formal investigations; calls on the EU and other international partners of Mali to and other international partners of Mali to help the government to pursue its objective help the government to pursue its objective of investigating and prosecuting of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of abuses; calls on the Malian perpetrators of abuses; calls on the Malian Government to consider establishing a Government to consider establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, along the South African lines, to encourage along the South African lines, to encourage dialogue and foster trust between dialogue and foster trust between communities; communities;

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Amendment 139 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12a. Expresses grave concern about the multiple refugee crises and situation of refugees in the region, including many unrelated to the Mali crisis; draws particular attention to the thousands of Darfuri refugees in eastern Chad, and Chadian returnees from Darfur, who lack clean water, adequate shelter and healthcare, and notes that the semi-arid climate risks heightening competition for

AM\940933EN.doc 83/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN resources with the host populations, and thus also the potential for instability; moreover draws attention to the plight of many thousands of refugees from CAR in southern Chad, where flooding threatens homes and agriculture; thus echoes the UNHCR's call to increase financial and logistical support to Chad's security forces protecting the camps, particularly in light of reported attacks on humanitarian compounds; expresses further concern for those in Niger fleeing the recent fighting in northern Nigeria; calls on the international community in general to increase the proportion of aid to the Sahel's refugee camps where necessary, and to help avoid further humanitarian crises among the region's refugee populations; encourages host countries to work with the UN and other actors to improve, in particular, access to shelter, sanitation, healthcare, water, nutrition and education, and to protect at-risk children; moreover calls for action to boost refugees' economic security and links with separated families, and to improve documentation for refugees while they await conditions favourable for their return;

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Amendment 140 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Considers that the current human rights 13. Considers that the current human rights challenges in the Sahel cannot be challenges in the Sahel cannot be disaggregated from a general crisis of disaggregated from a general crisis of governance, encompassing widespread governance, encompassing widespread corruption in public office, weak provision corruption in public office, weak provision of basic services, poor implementation of of basic services, poor implementation of social and economic rights, and social and economic rights, and

PE514.662v01-00 84/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN particularly in the vast and often sparsely particularly in the vast and often sparsely populated Saharan regions, profound populated Saharan regions, profound challenges in upholding the rule of law and challenges in upholding the rule of law and maintaining effective border controls; maintaining effective border controls; regrets the ensuing harm to the legitimacy regrets the ensuing harm to the legitimacy of the region’s institutions and political of the region’s institutions and political systems; fears the risk of further conflict or systems; fears the risk of further conflict or disorder in the future if such issues are not disorder in the future if such issues are not adequately addressed; adequately addressed; points out that populations have to enjoy access to their natural resources and to education, health, and public services, as these forms of access are fundamental rights that have to find effective expression in order to provide a long-term solution to the instability in the Sahel;

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Amendment 141 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 85/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Advisory Group on the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on human rights; draws attention to the impact of these activities on the wider region, as well as the EU, which is the destination for much of the illicit traffic;

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Amendment 142 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Notes with great concern the role of 14. Notes with great concern the role of these factors in facilitating the regional these factors in facilitating the regional surge in international organised crime and surge in international organised crime and jihadi networks; emphasises the serious jihadi networks; emphasises the serious threats that they pose to human rights and threats that they pose to human rights and regional stability, and the need to confront regional stability, and the need to confront such threats for the benefit of Sahelian such threats for the benefit of Sahelian populations; expresses particular alarm at populations; expresses particular alarm at the ‘trafficking highways’ across Africa the 'trafficking highways' across Africa from west to east, and south to north from from west to east, and south to north from the West African coast, transporting arms, the West African coast, transporting arms, narcotics, cigarettes, and people; notes that narcotics, cigarettes, and people; points to the Sahel risks further destabilisation the UN Secretary-General's recent Sahel from the proliferation of light weaponry report, which concluded that the historic originating in Libya; further condemns trade routes across the Sahel are the most the region's increased incidences of vulnerable to terrorist and criminal kidnapping and hostage-taking, which networks; encourages all Sahel states, in have proved highly lucrative for criminal conjunction with the UN and other and terrorist groups, and welcomes the international actors and partners, to work of the UN Human Rights Council develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking Advisory Group on the impact of terrorist strategy, including the collection and hostage-taking on human rights; draws analysis of data, the prosecution and attention to the impact of these activities punishment of traffickers, and measures on the wider region, as well as the EU, for the rehabilitation and social which is the destination for much of the integration of all those, mostly women illicit traffic; and girls, who are victims of trafficking;

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PE514.662v01-00 86/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 143 Marielle de Sarnez, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Notes with great concern the role of 14. Notes with great concern the role of these factors in facilitating the regional these factors in facilitating the regional surge in international organised crime and surge in international organised crime and jihadi networks; emphasises the serious jihadi networks; emphasises the serious threats that they pose to human rights and threats that they pose to human rights and regional stability, and the need to confront regional stability, and the need to confront such threats for the benefit of Sahelian such threats for the benefit of Sahelian populations; expresses particular alarm at populations; expresses particular alarm at the ‘trafficking highways’ across Africa the ‘trafficking highways’, which, helped from west to east, and south to north from by the porousness of the borders, stretch the West African coast, transporting arms, across Africa from west to east, and south narcotics, cigarettes, and people; notes that to north from the West African coast, the Sahel risks further destabilisation from transporting arms, narcotics, cigarettes, and the proliferation of light weaponry people; applauds the efforts of the Sahel originating in Libya; further condemns the countries to fight terrorism and organised region's increased incidences of kidnapping crime, not least where heavy weapons and hostage-taking, which have proved traffic is concerned; notes that the Sahel highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist risks further destabilisation from the groups, and welcomes the work of the UN proliferation of light weaponry originating Human Rights Council Advisory Group on in Libya; urges the Sahel countries, the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on therefore, to intensify regional human rights; draws attention to the impact coordination and cooperation, redouble of these activities on the wider region, as their efforts to secure their shared land well as the EU, which is the destination for borders, and, to that end, seek the much of the illicit traffic; involvement of ECOWAS; further condemns the region’s increased incidences of kidnapping and hostage- taking, which have proved highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist groups, and welcomes the work of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Group on the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on human rights; draws attention to the impact of these activities on the wider region, as well as the EU, which is the destination for much of the illicit traffic;

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AM\940933EN.doc 87/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 144 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Notes with great concern the role of 14. Notes with great concern the role of these factors in facilitating the regional these factors in facilitating the regional surge in international organised crime and surge in international organised crime, jihadi networks; emphasises the serious such as trafficking of human beings and threats that they pose to human rights and trafficking of drugs and arms, and jihadi regional stability, and the need to confront networks; emphasises the serious threats such threats for the benefit of Sahelian that they pose to human rights, regional populations; expresses particular alarm at stability, state governance and rule of law the ‘trafficking highways’ across Africa and consequently development prospects, from west to east, and south to north from and the need to confront such threats for the West African coast, transporting arms, the benefit of Sahelian populations; narcotics, cigarettes, and people; notes that expresses particular alarm at the the Sahel risks further destabilisation from 'trafficking highways' across Africa from the proliferation of light weaponry west to east, and south to north from the originating in Libya; further condemns the West African coast, transporting arms, region's increased incidences of kidnapping narcotics, cigarettes, and people; notes that and hostage-taking, which have proved the Sahel risks further destabilisation from highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist the proliferation of light weaponry groups, and welcomes the work of the UN originating in Libya; further condemns the Human Rights Council Advisory Group on region's increased incidences of kidnapping the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on and hostage-taking, which have proved human rights; draws attention to the impact highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist of these activities on the wider region, as groups, and welcomes the work of the UN well as the EU, which is the destination for Human Rights Council Advisory Group on much of the illicit traffic; the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on human rights; draws attention to the impact of these activities on the wider region, as well as the EU, which is the destination for much of the illicit traffic;

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Amendment 145 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

PE514.662v01-00 88/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Notes with great concern the role of 14. Notes with great concern the role of these factors in facilitating the regional these factors in facilitating the regional surge in international organised crime and surge in international organised crime and jihadi networks; emphasises the serious terrorist networks; emphasises the serious threats that they pose to human rights and threats that they pose to human rights and regional stability, and the need to confront regional stability, and the need to confront such threats for the benefit of Sahelian such threats for the benefit of Sahelian populations; expresses particular alarm at populations; expresses particular alarm at the ‘trafficking highways’ across Africa the 'trafficking highways' across Africa from west to east, and south to north from from west to east, and south to north from the West African coast, transporting arms, the West African coast, transporting arms, narcotics, cigarettes, and people; notes that narcotics, cigarettes, and people; notes that the Sahel risks further destabilisation from the Sahel risks further destabilisation from the proliferation of light weaponry the proliferation of light weaponry originating in Libya; further condemns the originating in Libya; further condemns the region's increased incidences of kidnapping region's increased incidences of kidnapping and hostage-taking, which have proved and hostage-taking, which have proved highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist groups, and welcomes the work of the UN groups, and welcomes the work of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Group on Human Rights Council Advisory Group on the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on human rights; draws attention to the impact human rights; draws attention to the impact of these activities on the wider region, as of these activities on the wider region, as well as the EU, which is the destination for well as the EU, which is the destination for much of the illicit traffic; much of the illicit traffic;

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Amendment 146 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14a. Further condemns the region’s increased incidences of kidnapping and hostage-taking, which have proved highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist groups, and welcomes the work of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Group on the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on human rights; draws attention to the

AM\940933EN.doc 89/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN impact of these activities on the wider region, as well as on the EU, which is being targeted by this hostage-taking; notes that the hostage-taking is intended to offer a show of force in relation to European countries;

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Amendment 147 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14a. Notes that the Sahel risks further destabilisation from the proliferation of light weaponry originating in Libya; further condemns the region's increased incidences of kidnapping and hostage- taking, which have proved highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist groups, and welcomes the work of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Group on the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on human rights; draws attention to the impact of these activities on the wider region, as well as the EU, which is the destination for much of the illicit traffic; therefore calls for much greater cooperation among Sahel governments, and with the governments of such key regional states as Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Sudan, as well as with the EU and other supranational bodies, to ensure effective and coordinated responses to these problems by political, security and judicial institutions;

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Amendment 148 Ana Gomes

PE514.662v01-00 90/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14a. Considers that the residual effects of the situation in Libya have a severe impact on the stability of the Sahel; urges the swift deployment of EUBAM, which will provide support to the Libyan authorities in securing the country's borders; underlines that institutional and governance frailty in Libya, its tradition as a passage for illegal migrants heading for Europe, a trend exacerbated during the political instability in the region, the porous nature of Libya's land and sea borders, the protracted detention without due process of alleged Sub-Saharan African mercenaries in Libya, many of whom are underage boys, call for Libya to be prioritised in DDR/SSR support efforts, in the framework of the CSDP and the ENP; stresses that instability and poor governance in Libya aggravates regional arms trafficking and SALW proliferation, drugs trafficking and illicit trade; highlights that further deterioration of the situation in Libya will have devastating human rights consequences for the neighbouring Sahel region;

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Amendment 149 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14b. Points out that terrorist operations know no borders and organisations are joining forces to pursue them; notes that the Boko Haram group is established in

AM\940933EN.doc 91/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN much of Nigeria and threatening the stability of Niger and that AQMI, led by three Algerians (Abou Zeid, Yahya Abou Al-Hammam, and Mokhtar Belmokhtar), is attempting to destabilise southern Algeria; welcomes the EUBAM Libya mission, aimed at securing Libyan borders; calls on the Sahel countries, therefore, to coordinate their efforts to make the entire region secure, starting with the borders, and to intensify counterterrorism cooperation with all the countries concerned, including Algeria, Nigeria, Morocco, and Libya; calls on the EU, the AU, ECOWAS, and the international community to provide the Sahel countries with every necessary form of technical, material, and human support;

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Amendment 150 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14b. Warns against a perceived spread of extremism in the Arab Spring countries, Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and invites the HR/VP to provide leadership in the process of cooperation with these countries´ governments, institutions, civil society organisations in a way as to support truly democratic transition processes, so as to simultaneously ensure the stabilisation of the conflict-prone neighbouring regions, namely the Sahel;

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PE514.662v01-00 92/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 151 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14c. Calls on the Sahel countries to establish intensive cooperation with Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Ghana, which are transit ports for drugs originating from Latin American criminal groups and bound for Europe; calls on the EU to help the Sahel countries fight this trafficking;

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Amendment 152 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14d. Notes that organised crime engenders corruption that permeates every sphere of state; calls on the Sahel countries, therefore, roundly to condemn all forms of corruption;

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Amendment 153 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Considers it crucial, therefore, to 15. Considers it crucial, therefore, to encourage the reform of institutions encourage the reform of institutions

AM\940933EN.doc 93/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN responsible for the judiciary, security and responsible for the judiciary, security and basic services in the Sahel countries, in basic services in the Sahel countries, in order to help restore the rule of law and order to help restore the rule of law and create better conditions for human rights, create better conditions for human rights, sustainable development and institutional sustainable development and institutional legitimacy; encourages Sahel governments legitimacy; encourages Sahel governments to continue the process of decentralisation, to continue the process of decentralisation, to transfer more power and resources to to transfer more power and resources to local authorities and boost their capacity, local authorities and boost their capacity, legitimacy and accountability; stresses, in legitimacy and accountability; stresses, in particular, the importance of clear particular, the importance of clear accountability structures for promoting accountability structures for promoting efficiency and transparency, and calls on efficiency and transparency, and calls on the EU to work with local authorities to the EU to work with local authorities to strengthen mechanisms for civilian control strengthen mechanisms for civilian control and oversight; points out the imperative in and oversight, and to strengthen anti- Mali, in particular, of ensuring adequate corruption initiatives; further draws human and financial resourcing of the attention to the necessity, as stated in the Ministry of Justice, as well as the new UN integrated strategy for the Sahel, professional training of its staff; of supporting the strengthening of internal and external oversight, as well as integrity safeguard mechanisms, for law enforcement officers, members of the judiciary and law court functionaries;

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Amendment 154 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Considers it crucial, therefore, to 15. Considers it crucial, therefore, to encourage the reform of institutions encourage the reform of institutions responsible for the judiciary, security and responsible for the judiciary, security and basic services in the Sahel countries, in basic services in the Sahel countries, in order to help restore the rule of law and order to help restore the rule of law and create better conditions for human rights, create better conditions for democratic sustainable development and institutional transition, human rights, sustainable legitimacy; encourages Sahel governments development and institutional legitimacy; to continue the process of decentralisation, encourages Sahel governments to continue to transfer more power and resources to the process of decentralisation, to transfer local authorities and boost their capacity, more power and resources to local legitimacy and accountability; stresses, in authorities and boost their capacity,

PE514.662v01-00 94/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN particular, the importance of clear legitimacy and accountability; stresses, in accountability structures for promoting particular, the importance of clear efficiency and transparency, and calls on accountability structures for promoting the EU to work with local authorities to efficiency and transparency, and calls on strengthen mechanisms for civilian control the EU to work with local authorities to and oversight; points out the imperative in strengthen mechanisms for civilian control Mali, in particular, of ensuring adequate and oversight; points out the imperative in human and financial resourcing of the Mali, in particular, of ensuring adequate Ministry of Justice, as well as the human and financial resourcing of the professional training of its staff; Ministry of Justice, as well as the professional training of its staff;

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Amendment 155 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15a. Points to the imperative in Mali, in particular, of ensuring adequate human and financial resourcing of the Ministry of Justice, as well as the professional training of its staff; moreover encourages the Malian authorities to prosecute officials involved in corruption and organised crime, as crucial measures in restoring confidence and reducing the potential for future instability;

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Amendment 156 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15b. Welcomes the emphasis in the new UN integrated strategy for the Sahel on

AM\940933EN.doc 95/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN the need to design and support truth- seeking processes, national consultations on transitional justice, judicial accountability mechanisms, and reparation programmes, including for victims of sexual violence; calls for the EU to work with relevant UN agencies to assist Sahel governments in implementing these reforms;

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Amendment 157 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Applauds Senegal's decision to try 16. Applauds the agreement between former Chadian President Hissène Habré Senegal and the African Union to for war crimes, torture and crimes against establish a Special Tribunal to prosecute humanity, and the agreement between the former Chadian President Hissène Habré two governments to allow Senegalese for war crimes, torture and crimes against judges to conduct investigations in Chad; humanity, and the agreement between the strongly encourages a continued resolve to governments of Senegal and Chad to end the culture of impunity for alleged war allow Senegalese judges to conduct criminals and human rights violators in investigations in Chad; strongly Chad and elsewhere in the region; encourages a continued resolve to end the culture of impunity for alleged war criminals and human rights violators in Chad and elsewhere in the region;

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Amendment 158 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Applauds Senegal's decision to try 16. Applauds Senegal's decision to try

PE514.662v01-00 96/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN former Chadian President Hissène Habré former Chadian President Hissène Habré for war crimes, torture and crimes against for war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity, and the agreement between the humanity, and the agreement between the two governments to allow Senegalese two governments to allow Senegalese judges to conduct investigations in Chad; judges to conduct investigations in Chad; strongly encourages a continued resolve to strongly encourages a continued resolve to end the culture of impunity for alleged war end the culture of impunity for alleged war criminals and human rights violators in criminals and human rights violators in Chad and elsewhere in the region; Chad and elsewhere in the region; in this regard, notes that Chad remains the only Sahelian country not to have signed up to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights; encourages it to do so, as a strong signal of its commitment to punishing systemic abuses of human rights and providing redress to victims; moreover regrets Burkina Faso's recent law granting amnesty to heads of state; fears that this sends the wrong signal to violators of human rights in the region, and runs counter to the spirit of tackling impunity;

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Amendment 159 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Applauds Senegal’s decision to try 16. Applauds Senegal's decision to try former Chadian President Hissène Habré former Chadian President Hissène Habré for war crimes, torture and crimes against for war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity, and the agreement between the humanity, and the agreement between the two governments to allow Senegalese two governments to allow Senegalese judges to conduct investigations in Chad; judges to conduct investigations in Chad; strongly encourages a continued resolve to strongly encourages political leaders in the end the culture of impunity for alleged war Sahel countries and all public authorities criminals and human rights violators in to spell out, and give swift effect to, their Chad and elsewhere in the region; resolve to end the culture of impunity for alleged war criminals and human rights violators in Chad and elsewhere in the

AM\940933EN.doc 97/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN region;

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Amendment 160 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Tokia Saïfi, Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16a. Welcomes the peaceful settlement of the border dispute between Niger and Burkina Faso brought by those two countries before the International Court of Justice, which handed down its ruling on 16 April 2013, and calls on the Sahel countries to follow this example;

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Amendment 161 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Tokia Saïfi, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16b. Urges the governments of the Sahel countries to respect the independence and the impartiality of the courts, since these are essential guarantees of democracy and the rule of law; calls on the Sahel countries to continue their efforts to improve judicial training; and calls on the EU to support NGO projects aimed at raising human rights awareness among judicial practitioners;

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PE514.662v01-00 98/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 162 Jean Roatta, Dominique Vlasto, Philippe Boulland, Tokia Saïfi, Renate Weber, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16c. Calls on the Sahel countries to cooperate with the ICC so as to enable it to conduct investigations freely and with complete impartiality; calls on states parties to execute international arrest warrants issued by the ICC and enforce its decisions with all due dispatch; proposes that the UN should help the Sahel countries to set up impartial and independent judicial bodies to try international crimes, following the example of the Special Court for Sierra Leone;

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Amendment 163 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16a. Notes that Mauritania is the only Sahelian country, and one of the very few African countries, not to have acceded to the Rome statute of the ICC; encourages it to do so, as a strong signal of rejecting the culture of impunity; emphasises in this context the importance of developing an EU policy on transitional justice as specified in the EU Action Plan on Human Rights;

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AM\940933EN.doc 99/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 164 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Encourages all countries in the region 17. Encourages all countries in the region to tackle the persistent reports of alleged to tackle the persistent reports of alleged arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment and abuses, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment and abuses, even torture, despite legislation prohibiting despite legislation prohibiting such such practices; expresses concern over the practices; expresses particular concern reports of alleged forced disappearances over the reports of torture in detention of convicted prisoners in Mauritania; is centres and arbitrary arrests of thousands troubled by reports of extremely poor of migrants in Mauritania, and the conditions in some of the region's prisons, authorities' refusal, after two years, to which inflict great suffering on their communicate the whereabouts of certain inmates; convicted prisoners to their families; also expresses alarm at reports in Chad of mass ill-treatment in detention, detention without trial, and hundreds of forced evictions in N'Djamena; is further troubled by reports of extremely poor conditions in some of the region's prisons, particularly in Chad and Mali, which lack basic healthcare and inflict great suffering on their inmates; moreover draws attention to the recent death sentences imposed by the Malian judiciary for crimes including robbery, criminal association and the illegal possession of firearms;

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Amendment 165 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 100/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN such practices; expresses concern over the such practices; expresses concern over the reports of alleged forced disappearances of reports of alleged forced disappearances of convicted prisoners in Mauritania; is convicted prisoners in Mauritania and troubled by reports of extremely poor Chad, and points out that forced conditions in some of the region’s prisons, disappearances are considered a war which inflict great suffering on their crime under the Rome Statute; is troubled inmates; by reports of extremely poor conditions in some of the region’s prisons, which inflict great suffering on their inmates; calls on the Sahel countries to improve living conditions for prisoners and, in particular, to guarantee the safety and security of the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children;

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Amendment 166 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Encourages all countries in the region 17. Calls on all countries in the region to to tackle the persistent reports of alleged act swiftly to tackle the persistent reports of arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment and abuses, alleged arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment and even torture, despite legislation prohibiting abuses, even torture, despite legislation such practices; expresses concern over the prohibiting such practices; expresses reports of alleged forced disappearances of concern over the reports of alleged forced convicted prisoners in Mauritania; is disappearances of convicted prisoners in troubled by reports of extremely poor Mauritania; condemns the reports of conditions in some of the region’s prisons, extremely poor conditions in some of the which inflict great suffering on their region’s prisons, which inflict great inmates; suffering on their inmates;

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Amendment 167 Jacek Włosowicz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

AM\940933EN.doc 101/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 168 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Stresses that the security imperative in 18. Stresses that the security imperative in the current Mali conflict should not detract the current Mali conflict should not detract from the primacy across the region of from the primacy across the region of inclusive national dialogue, good inclusive national dialogue, good governance and democratic reforms as the governance and democratic reforms as the engine of political stability and engine of political stability and sustainability; notes that these issues are sustainability; considers that these issues inextricable from improvement in the are a sine qua non for development in the spheres of development and human rights; region and respect for human rights;

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Amendment 169 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Stresses that the security imperative in 18. Stresses that the negotiations between

PE514.662v01-00 102/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN the current Mali conflict should not the Malian government and the rebels detract from the primacy across the region points to the primacy across the region of of inclusive national dialogue, good inclusive national dialogue, good governance and democratic reforms as the governance and democratic reforms as the engine of political stability and engine of political stability and sustainability; notes that these issues are sustainability; notes that these issues are inextricable from improvement in the inextricable from improvement in the spheres of development and human rights; spheres of development and human rights; urges all sides in Mali to be an example for the rest of the region in achieving these goals;

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Amendment 170 Cristian Dan Preda, Jean Roatta

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Supports the UN Security Council 19. Supports the UN Security Council resolution commitment to assist the resolution commitment to assist the transitional authorities of Mali to transitional authorities of Mali to implement the road map towards the full implement the road map towards the full restoration of constitutional order, restoration of constitutional order, democratic governance and national unity; democratic governance and national unity; considers it essential to create conditions considers it essential to create conditions conducive to the holding of credible conducive to the holding of free, fair and elections, in keeping with international democratic elections, in keeping with standards; stresses the need to overcome international standards; stresses the need to challenges related to the voting overcome challenges related to the voting arrangements in the IDP and refugee arrangements in the IDP and refugee camps, to avoid further political camps, to avoid further political marginalisation; calls for immediate action marginalisation; calls for immediate action on this issue by the Malian Government on this issue by the Malian Government and its international partners; emphasises and its international partners; welcomes the the need to ensure the safe participation of agreement signed on 18 June 2013 in women in the electoral process; Ouagadougou between the government and the Tuareg rebels that paves the way for the return of the Malian army and administration in the North and removes a major obstacle for the holding of the Presidential elections in July; emphasises the need to ensure the safe participation of women in the electoral process; welcomes

AM\940933EN.doc 103/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN the intention of the EU to send an electoral observation mission to Mali;

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Amendment 171 Eduard Kukan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Supports the UN Security Council 19. Supports the UN Security Council resolution commitment to assist the resolution commitment to assist the transitional authorities of Mali to transitional authorities of Mali to implement the road map towards the full implement the road map towards the full restoration of constitutional order, restoration of constitutional order, democratic governance and national unity; democratic governance and national unity; considers it essential to create conditions considers it essential to create conditions conducive to the holding of credible conducive to the holding of credible elections, in keeping with international elections, in keeping with international standards; stresses the need to overcome standards; stresses the need to overcome challenges related to the voting challenges related to the voting arrangements in the IDP and refugee arrangements in the IDP and refugee camps, to avoid further political camps, to avoid further political marginalisation; calls for immediate action marginalisation; calls for immediate action on this issue by the Malian Government on this issue by the Malian Government and its international partners; emphasises and its international partners; emphasises the need to ensure the safe participation of the need to ensure the safe participation of women in the electoral process; women in the electoral process, considers further that the elections should not be held during celebration of religious holidays, therefore calls on the government to take under consideration the concerns raised by the Azawad community in the northern parts of the country and postpone the elections until the conclusion of religious fasting;

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Amendment 172 Marielle de Sarnez, Charles Goerens

PE514.662v01-00 104/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Supports the UN Security Council 19. Supports the UN Security Council resolution commitment to assist the resolution commitment to assisting the transitional authorities of Mali to transitional authorities of Mali to implement the road map towards the full implement the road map towards the full restoration of constitutional order, restoration of constitutional order, democratic governance and national unity; democratic governance and national unity; considers it essential to create conditions considers it essential to create conditions conducive to the holding of credible conducive to the holding of democratic elections, in keeping with international elections, in keeping with international standards; stresses the need to overcome standards; stresses the need to overcome challenges related to the voting challenges related to the voting arrangements in the IDP and refugee arrangements in the IDP and refugee camps, to avoid further political camps, to avoid further political marginalisation; calls for immediate action marginalisation; calls for immediate action on this issue by the Malian Government on this issue by the Malian Government and its international partners; emphasises and its international partners; emphasises the need to ensure the safe participation of the need to ensure the safe participation of women in the electoral process; women in the electoral process;

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Amendment 173 Elena Băsescu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 105/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN marginalisation; calls for immediate action future further tensions; stresses the need on this issue by the Malian Government to overcome challenges related to the and its international partners; emphasises voting arrangements in the IDP and the need to ensure the safe participation of refugee camps, to avoid further political women in the electoral process; marginalisation; calls for immediate action on this issue by the Malian Government and its international partners; emphasises the need to ensure the safe participation of women in the electoral process;

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Amendment 174 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Supports the UN Security Council 19. Supports the UN Security Council resolution commitment to assist the resolution commitment to assist the transitional authorities of Mali to transitional authorities of Mali to implement the road map towards the full implement the road map towards the full restoration of constitutional order, restoration of constitutional order, democratic governance and national unity; democratic governance and national unity; considers it essential to create conditions considers it essential to hold credible conducive to the holding of credible Presidential elections in July, in keeping elections, in keeping with international with international standards; stresses the standards; stresses the need to overcome need to overcome challenges related to the challenges related to the voting voting arrangements in the IDP and arrangements in the IDP and refugee refugee camps, to avoid further political camps, to avoid further political marginalisation; calls for immediate action marginalisation; calls for immediate action on this issue by the Malian Government on this issue by the Malian Government and its international partners; emphasises and its international partners; emphasises the need to ensure the safe participation of the need to ensure the safe participation of women in the electoral process; notes the women in the electoral process; necessity of credible elections to the overall peace process;

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Amendment 175 Marie-Christine Vergiat

PE514.662v01-00 106/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Supports the UN Security Council 19. Supports the UN Security Council resolution commitment to assist the resolution commitment to assisting the transitional authorities of Mali to transitional authorities of Mali to implement the road map towards the full implement the road map towards the full restoration of constitutional order, restoration of constitutional order, democratic governance and national unity; democratic governance and national unity; considers it essential to create conditions considers it essential to create conditions conducive to the holding of credible conducive to the holding of credible elections, in keeping with international elections, in keeping with international standards; stresses the need to overcome standards; expresses disquiet at the recent challenges related to the voting arrests and disappearances – however arrangements in the IDP and refugee brief – of political figures and civil society camps, to avoid further political representatives; stresses the need to marginalisation; calls for immediate action overcome challenges related to the voting on this issue by the Malian Government arrangements in the IDP and refugee and its international partners; emphasises camps, to avoid further political the need to ensure the safe participation of marginalisation; calls for immediate action women in the electoral process; on this issue by the Malian Government and its international partners; emphasises the need to ensure the safe participation of women in the electoral process;

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Amendment 176 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19a. Welcomes the use of an EU election observation mission (EOM) in the Malian elections; recalls, however, the need by the EEAS to ensure adequate follow-up to the EOM recommendations and their longer-term integration into EU policy more broadly; in particular, believes that the EOM could add value to elections in the Sahel through an ability to monitor aspects of human rights, and report back

AM\940933EN.doc 107/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN to EU delegations to trigger appropriate demarches, if necessary;

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Amendment 177 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19b. Welcomes the Malian Government's establishment of a National Commission for Dialogue and Reconciliation, and the preliminary agreement on 18 June 2013 between the Malian Government and key groups in the north; embraces their commitment to unity, dialogue and the restoration of constitutional order; to this extent, expresses the sincere hope that the post-electoral landscape in Mali will facilitate enhanced dialogue and trust between communities as a pre-requisite for peace and stability; in particular, encourages the Commission to explore the issues which gave rise to the Malian crisis, to investigate openly and comprehensively allegations of abuses and discrimination against Tuareg communities since Malian independence, and to make recommendations for meaningful improvements; hopes, to this end, that all Malian communities will commit to educating children about mutual tolerance and respect;

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Amendment 178 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

PE514.662v01-00 108/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Calls on the Malian Government and 20. Calls on the Malian Government and the international community to learn the international community to learn lessons from the democratic transition in lessons from the democratic transition in Niger and its constitutional process in Niger and its constitutional process in 2010-2011, in particular regarding the 2010-2011, in particular regarding the extensive consultation with civil society extensive consultation with civil society and other stakeholders, the efforts to and other stakeholders, the efforts to promote women's political participation as promote women's political participation as candidates, and the support of civil society candidates, and the support of civil society partners to conduct citizen election partners to conduct citizen election observation, voter education and activities; observation, voter education and activities; emphasises the importance for the whole emphasises the importance for the whole Sahel region of continued support to Niger Sahel region of continued support to Niger in order to consolidate citizens' confidence in order to consolidate citizens' confidence in the democratic system, and to follow up in the democratic system, and to follow up on the new constitution's requirement to on the new constitution's requirement to increase transparency and fight corruption increase transparency and fight corruption in extractive industries management; in extractive industries management, including by publishing all sizeable mining contracts and information on the revenues generated from them;

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Amendment 179 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Stresses the importance in the Sahel of 21. Deeply regrets restrictions on freedom supporting human rights defenders, of expression, assembly and association in independent civil society and a free media the Sahel; expresses particular concern at as key actors in the life of a democratic reports in Chad of the harassment, society, particularly in times of elections; intimidation and arrests of journalists, political opponents, trade unionists, church figures and other civil society activists and human rights defenders; expresses further concern at the arrests and alleged violence against peaceful protesters in Mauritania, and alleged attempts to silence opposition in Mali,

AM\940933EN.doc 109/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN including through the arrests of journalists and political opponents, and by censoring media outlets; to this extent, stresses the importance in the Sahel of supporting human rights defenders, independent civil society and a free media as key actors in the life of a democratic society, particularly in times of elections; welcomes positive developments on freedom of expression, assembly and association elsewhere in the region, and encourages the EU to work with local partners to continue encouraging improvements; furthermore calls on the EU to encourage and assist a mapping of civil society as a basis for more effective support; recommends that the EU assist civil society and human rights defenders strategically as well as financially, opening up long-term exchanges, including through the relevant EU delegations;

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Amendment 180 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Stresses the importance in the Sahel of 21. Stresses the importance in the Sahel of supporting human rights defenders, supporting human rights defenders, independent civil society and a free media independent civil society, including as key actors in the life of a democratic women’s organisations, and a free media society, particularly in times of elections; as key actors in the life of a democratic society, particularly in times of elections;

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Amendment 181 Elena Băsescu

PE514.662v01-00 110/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Considers that the protection and promotion of freedom of speech is essential in developing an active and engaged civil society that can properly contribute to the development of the entire region; condemns in this regard any attempt of censorship, intimidations of journalists or human rights activists and any type of direct or indirect pressure exerted on private or state media;

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Amendment 182 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Calls on the Sahel countries to cease all arbitrary arrests and intimidation campaigns aimed at the press and the media, human rights defenders, or opposition activists; calls on the Sahel- Sahara countries, including the North African countries, fully to respect the freedom of expression of non-violent groups and their freedom to demonstrate; calls on the judicial authorities to try imprisoned opposition figures fairly and in accordance with the law in force; calls on the Sahel countries to promote a multiparty system and both to allow political groupings which abide by the rule of law to contest elections without fear of reprisals and to enable the people to participate in elections;

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AM\940933EN.doc 111/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 183 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme 22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme and pervasive poverty of Mali, Niger, Chad and pervasive poverty across the Sahel, and Burkina Faso, and acknowledges its particularly in Mali, Niger, Chad and detrimental impact on the prospects of Burkina Faso, but also in Mauritania; realising human rights; expresses grave acknowledges the detrimental impact of concern over the high maternal and under- poverty on the prospects of realising five child mortality rates in the region; human rights; notes that poverty and stresses the UN's findings of lower underdevelopment disproportionately mortality rates among better educated impact upon women and girls, and mothers as a rallying call for universal expresses grave concern over the high education; points out that fast population maternal and under-five child mortality growth puts additional pressure on rates in the region; stresses the UN's governments' capacity to protect even the findings of lower mortality rates among most basic economic and social rights; better educated mothers as a rallying call for universal education; points out that fast population growth, often at annual rates of over 3%, puts additional pressure on governments' capacity to protect even the most basic economic and social rights;

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Amendment 184 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 112/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN stresses the UN’s findings of lower draws attention to the inverse relationship mortality rates among better educated between the level of education among mothers as a rallying call for universal mothers and the infant mortality rate and education; points out that fast population accordingly points to the importance of growth puts additional pressure on promoting schooling for girls; stresses the governments’ capacity to protect even the UN’s findings of lower mortality rates most basic economic and social rights; among better educated mothers as a rallying call for universal education; points out that fast population growth puts additional pressure on governments’ capacity to protect even the most basic economic and social rights; considers it necessary, therefore, to provide better access to health services and – as far as sexual and reproductive rights are concerned – to family planning services in particular;

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Amendment 185 Marielle de Sarnez, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme 22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme and pervasive poverty of Mali, Niger, Chad and pervasive poverty of Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso, and acknowledges its and Burkina Faso, and acknowledges its detrimental impact on the prospects of detrimental impact on the prospects of realising human rights; expresses grave realising human rights; expresses grave concern over the high maternal and under- concern over the high maternal and under- five child mortality rates in the region; five child mortality rates in the region; stresses the UN’s findings of lower stresses the UN's findings of lower mortality rates among better educated mortality rates among better educated mothers as a rallying call for universal mothers as a rallying call for education education; points out that fast population accessible to all; points out that fast growth puts additional pressure on population growth puts additional pressure governments’ capacity to protect even the on governments’ capacity to protect even most basic economic and social rights; the most basic economic and social rights;

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AM\940933EN.doc 113/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 186 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme 22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme and pervasive poverty of Mali, Niger, Chad and pervasive poverty of Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso, and acknowledges its and Burkina Faso, and acknowledges its detrimental impact on the prospects of detrimental impact on the prospects of realising human rights; expresses grave realising human rights; expresses grave concern over the high maternal and under- concern over the high maternal and under- five child mortality rates in the region; five child mortality rates in the region; stresses the UN’s findings of lower stresses the UN’s findings of lower mortality rates among better educated mortality rates among better educated mothers as a rallying call for universal mothers, demonstrating once again the education; points out that fast population importance and necessity of universal growth puts additional pressure on education; points out that fast population governments’ capacity to protect even the growth puts additional pressure on most basic economic and social rights; governments’ capacity to protect the most basic economic and social rights;

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Amendment 187 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme 22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme and pervasive poverty of Mali, Niger, Chad and pervasive poverty across the region, and Burkina Faso, and acknowledges its especially in, Mali, Niger, Chad and detrimental impact on the prospects of Burkina Faso, and acknowledges its realising human rights; expresses grave detrimental impact on the prospects of concern over the high maternal and under- realising human rights; expresses grave five child mortality rates in the region; concern over the high maternal and under- stresses the UN's findings of lower five child mortality rates in the region; mortality rates among better educated stresses the UN's findings of lower mothers as a rallying call for universal mortality rates among better educated education; points out that fast population mothers as a rallying call for universal growth puts additional pressure on education; points out that fast population governments' capacity to protect even the growth puts additional pressure on

PE514.662v01-00 114/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN most basic economic and social rights; governments' capacity to protect even the most basic economic and social rights;

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Amendment 188 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22a. Calls on the EU to support all measures being taken by Sahel countries, NGOs, and civil society to improve access to care, especially for the most vulnerable populations; calls on international organisations to continue the efforts to eradicate HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and meningitis, which cause numerous deaths; points out that some Sahel populations are nomadic and cannot easily gain access to care, and calls for support to be given to care- related awareness and training campaigns;

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Amendment 189 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 115/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN on the ground, and for strong, effective and on the ground, and for strong, effective and independent follow-up enforcement independent follow-up enforcement mechanisms, involving parliaments, other mechanisms, involving parliaments, other genuinely representative bodies and civil genuinely representative bodies and civil society at both national and international society at both national and international level; equally emphasises the necessity of level; recalls and supports the EU combating corruption to enhance commitments to implement a human institutional legitimacy and tackle the rights approach to EU development mounting development challenges in the cooperation, as also noted in the EU region; further stresses the importance of Strategy on Human Rights and its Action a free, organised civil society and media Plan; to monitor and report abuses;

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Amendment 190 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23. Emphasises the interdependence of 23. Emphasises the interdependence of development, democracy, human rights, development, democracy, human rights, good governance and security in the Sahel; good governance and security in the Sahel; reiterates its support for the human rights- reiterates its support for the human rights- based approach and democratic ownership based approach and democratic ownership in development cooperation, based on in development cooperation, based on harnessing local participation and harnessing local participation and knowledge to achieve development goals knowledge to achieve development goals on the ground, and for strong, effective and on the ground, and for strong, effective and independent follow-up enforcement independent follow-up enforcement mechanisms, involving parliaments, other mechanisms, involving parliaments, other genuinely representative bodies and civil genuinely representative bodies and local society at both national and international and regional civil society at both national level; equally emphasises the necessity of and international level; equally emphasises combating corruption to enhance the necessity of combating corruption to institutional legitimacy and tackle the enhance institutional legitimacy and tackle mounting development challenges in the the mounting development challenges in region; further stresses the importance of a the region; further stresses the importance free, organised civil society and media to of a free, organised civil society and media monitor and report abuses; to monitor and report abuses;

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PE514.662v01-00 116/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 191 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Jean-Jacob Bicep

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23a. Draws attention once again to the need to make development aid for States contingent on respect for fundamental rights; reiterates that the allocation of European development aid funding can be effective only if the Union is in a position to carry out proper scrutiny of the way that funding is used, in order to satisfy itself that it is not being diverted from its intended purpose; reaffirms the need, if human rights are to be safeguarded effectively, to make the EU’s external and internal policies more consistent, in keeping with the EU’s development aims;

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Amendment 192 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23 a. Emphasises the necessity of combating corruption to enhance institutional legitimacy and tackle the mounting development and human rights challenges in the region; notes that access to basic healthcare and education has been gravely harmed by various forms of corruption; further stresses the importance of a free, organised civil society and media to monitor and report abuses;

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AM\940933EN.doc 117/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 193 Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent 24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent food crises and other humanitarian food crises and other humanitarian emergencies in the Sahel region, and their emergencies in the Sahel region, and their effect on the most fundamental human effect on the most fundamental human rights; welcomes the strong involvement of rights; welcomes the strong involvement of the EU and its Member States in the the EU and its Member States in the humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel; humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel; emphasises, however, the need for emphasises, however, the need for humanitarian action to be coordinated with humanitarian action to be coordinated with longer term EU support in the context of longer term EU support in the context of development cooperation and human rights development cooperation and human rights protection; protection, focusing mainly, in order to ensure food self-sufficiency, the infrastructure improvements, clarification of land tenure and increased fight against speculation of prices; notes that priority should be also given to improvement of resources' mobility, which is, due to social and political unrest in the Sahel, disrupted and thus hinders the functioning of markets;

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Amendment 194 Elisabeth Jeggle

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 118/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN the EU and its Member States in the the EU and its Member States in the humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel; humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel; emphasises, however, the need for emphasises, however, the need for humanitarian action to be coordinated with humanitarian action to be coordinated with longer term EU support in the context of longer term EU support in the context of development cooperation and human rights development cooperation and human rights protection; protection; highlights in this regard that rural development and measures designed to support agricultural activity, in particular local production, are vital for eradicating poverty, hunger and underdevelopment and should therefore be key elements of development strategies;

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Amendment 195 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent 24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent food crises and other humanitarian food and nutrition crises and other emergencies in the Sahel region, and their humanitarian emergencies in the Sahel effect on the most fundamental human region, and their effect on the most rights; welcomes the strong involvement of fundamental human rights; welcomes the the EU and its Member States in the strong involvement of the EU and its humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel; Member States in the humanitarian crisis emphasises, however, the need for efforts in the Sahel, and underlines that humanitarian action to be coordinated with tackling food insecurity is key to both longer term EU support in the context of facilitating peace and enhancing human development cooperation and human rights rights; emphasises, however, the need for protection; humanitarian action to be coordinated with longer term EU support in the context of development cooperation and human rights protection;

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Amendment 196 Marie-Christine Vergiat

AM\940933EN.doc 119/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent 24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent food crises and other humanitarian food crises and other humanitarian emergencies in the Sahel region, and their emergencies in the Sahel region, and their effect on the most fundamental human effect on the most fundamental human rights; welcomes the strong involvement of rights; calls on the EU and its Member the EU and its Member States in the States not to seek anything in return for humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel; their involvement in the humanitarian emphasises, however, the need for crisis efforts in the Sahel; emphasises, humanitarian action to be coordinated with therefore, the need for humanitarian action longer term EU support in the context of to be coordinated with longer term EU development cooperation and human rights support in the context of development protection; cooperation and human rights protection;

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Amendment 197 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent 24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent food crises and other humanitarian food crises and other humanitarian emergencies in the Sahel region, and their emergencies in the Sahel region, and their effect on the most fundamental human effect on the most fundamental human rights; welcomes the strong involvement of rights; welcomes the strong involvement of the EU and its Member States in the the EU and its Member States in the humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel; humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel; emphasises, however, the need for notes that in 2012 the Commission humanitarian action to be coordinated with provided aid totalling EUR 338 million, longer term EU support in the context of including EUR 174 million in emergency development cooperation and human humanitarian aid, to address food crises rights protection; and that DG ECHO made EUR 172 million in humanitarian aid available, EUR 58 million of which was used in Mali; welcomes the budget of EUR 1.5 million granted to AGIR-Sahel under the 11th EDF with the aim of increasing the resilience of the Sahel States;

PE514.662v01-00 120/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Or. fr

Amendment 198 Eduard Kukan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24a. Emphasize the pressing issues of famines, draughts, persistent hunger, and the inability of the national government to provide for basic food security which are driving forces for local disillusionment; reaffirms the need to improve the national government's ability to provide for food security through increased funding and political support for the AGIR-Sahel initiative also as a regional and Comprehensive Approach to tackle the root cause of food security;

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Amendment 199 Elena Băsescu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24a. Notes, with particular concern, that access to drinking water still represents a problem in all the Sahel region; reiterates that in order to achieve the development of the region the main focus should be placed on ensuring the basic needs of the population of this area; underlines that an important part of the development aid provided by the EU must address this issue; welcomes in this respect all international initiatives that aim at reducing water scarcity in the Sahel

AM\940933EN.doc 121/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN region;

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Amendment 200 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24a. Encourages the Sahelian states and regional actors, in conjunction with the UN, to mobilize new resources for development; welcomes the consultations started by the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Sahel with the African Development Bank, and recommends that these consultations be widened to the World Bank and other international financial institutions in order to create a Sahel Action Fund; applauds this proposed fund's integrated platform for resources, coordinating regional development projects with the specific needs of Sahel countries, and encourages the EU to adapt and coordinate its own strategy accordingly;

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Amendment 201 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24b. Expresses concern about the general situation of uranium mining in the Sahel, particularly in light of the attack by MUJAO on a mine in Arlit in northern Niger on 23 May 2013; stresses that major

PE514.662v01-00 122/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN breaches of security around Niger's uranium mines could prove disastrous for local populations and regional stability, and thus calls for security to be given the utmost attention by the Nigerien authorities and their international partners; moreover highlights the importance of guaranteeing safety in uranium mining; further calls on mining companies to ensure that uranium is mined responsibly, with the full consent of local communities, and with minimal detrimental impact to nearby populations and their environment;

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Amendment 202 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Jean-Jacob Bicep

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Condemns in the strongest terms the 25. Condemns in the strongest possible ongoing slavery in Mauritania; is shocked terms the practice of hereditary slavery, by evidence that up to20 % of which is still widespread in the Sahel, and Mauritania's population reportedly lives in Mauritania in particular; urges the in slavery, embedded in a rigid caste authorities of the States concerned to system, despite the country's official enact as soon as possible, in cooperation abolition of slavery in 1981 and its with the International Labour criminalisation in 2007; notes that the Organisation, appropriate specific laws Mauritanian Government is extremely which can be used to combat this reluctant to acknowledge the continued phenomenon effectively; emphasises that widespread existence of slavery, and that anti-slavery laws should make provision to date only one legal case against a slave for procedures for compensating persons owner is known to have seen successful held as slaves; calls on the Commission prosecution; urges the Mauritanian and the Member States to ensure that laws Government to live up to its national and of this kind are in fact adopted, international legal commitments and implemented and enforced in such a way obligations to effectively end all forms of as to end the practice of slavery; slavery; furthermore, urges the Mauritanian authorities to stop harassing local civil society organisations campaigning for an end to slavery; calls on the Commission and the Member States

AM\940933EN.doc 123/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN to continue to support the work of Mauritanian as well as international anti- slavery organisations, including the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on contemporary forms of slavery;

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Amendment 203 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Condemns in the strongest terms the 25. Condemns in the strongest terms the ongoing slavery in Mauritania; is shocked ongoing slavery in Mauritania, which by evidence that up to20 % of reportedly affects a sizeable minority of Mauritania's population reportedly lives the population, including children born in slavery, embedded in a rigid caste into the practice; notes that slavery exists system, despite the country's official within a rigid caste system, and persists abolition of slavery in 1981 and its despite the country's official abolition of criminalisation in 2007; notes that the slavery in 1981, and explicit Mauritanian Government is extremely criminalisation in 2007; further notes the reluctant to acknowledge the continued Mauritanian Government's extreme widespread existence of slavery, and that to reluctance to acknowledge the continued date only one legal case against a slave widespread existence of slavery, and that to owner is known to have seen successful date only one legal case against a slave prosecution; urges the Mauritanian owner is known to have seen successful Government to live up to its national and prosecution; urges the Mauritanian international legal commitments and Government to live up to its national and obligations to effectively end all forms of international legal commitments and slavery; furthermore, urges the obligations to effectively end all forms of Mauritanian authorities to stop harassing slavery; moreover, urges the Mauritanian local civil society organisations authorities to stop harassing and even campaigning for an end to slavery; calls on imprisoning civil society activists who the Commission and the Member States to campaign for an end to slavery, including continue to support the work of on charges of apostasy; to this extent, Mauritanian as well as international anti- calls on the Commission and the Member slavery organisations, including the UN States to continue to support the work of Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on Mauritanian as well as international anti- contemporary forms of slavery; slavery organisations, including the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on contemporary forms of slavery;

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PE514.662v01-00 124/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 204 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Jean-Jacob Bicep

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25a. Declares itself extremely shocked by evidence that 20 % of Mauritania's population reportedly lives in slavery, trapped in a rigid caste system, despite the country's official abolition of slavery in 1981 and its criminalisation in 2007; expresses deep concern at the institutionalised nature of this practice, which reaches as far as the civil service; deplores the fact that the Mauritanian Government is extremely reluctant to acknowledge the continued widespread existence of slavery, and that to date only one successful prosecution has been brought against a slave owner; urges the Mauritanian Government to honour its national and international legal commitments and obligations to end all forms of slavery; urges, further, the Mauritanian authorities to stop harassing local civil society organisations campaigning for an end to slavery and to waive all the charges brought against their members and representatives; calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to support the work of Mauritanian and international anti- slavery organisations, including the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on contemporary forms of slavery;

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Amendment 205 Marie-Christine Vergiat

AM\940933EN.doc 125/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25a. Expresses deep concern at the allegations of discrimination against the black population of Mauritania in the context of the current census;

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Amendment 206 Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Notes, furthermore, with great concern, 26. Notes, furthermore, with great concern, that slavery persists across the wider Sahel that slavery persists across the wider Sahel region, with large numbers of people in region, with large numbers of people in bonded labour in Mali, Niger and bonded labour in Mali, Niger and elsewhere; urges the responsible national elsewhere; urges the responsible national and international authorities to take action and international authorities to take action in this regard, with particular attention to in this regard, by monitoring the due the position and vulnerability of women implementation of the legislation, which and girls, inter alia assisting victims' prohibits and criminalises slavery, with rehabilitation and reintegration, collecting particular attention to the position and data, and organising awareness-raising vulnerability of women and girls; campaigns; encourages the development by the authorities of programmes that aim inter alia assisting victims' rehabilitation and reintegration, collecting data, and most importantly, organising awareness-raising campaigns, as slavery is considered by many former slaves and slave owners as a natural state of play and this social hierarchy is deeply embedded in their mentality; encourages the local authorities to develop strategies and programmes aiming to integrate in society former slaves by ensuring means of subsistence and adequate access to work places;

PE514.662v01-00 126/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Or. en

Amendment 207 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Notes, furthermore, with great concern, 26. Notes, furthermore, with great concern, that slavery persists across the wider Sahel that slavery persists across the wider Sahel region, with large numbers of people in region, with large numbers of people in bonded labour in Mali, Niger and bonded labour in Mali, Niger and elsewhere; urges the responsible national elsewhere; urges the responsible national and international authorities to take action and international authorities to take action in this regard, with particular attention to in this regard, with particular attention to the position and vulnerability of women the position and vulnerability of women and girls, inter alia assisting victims' and girls, by stamping out the practice rehabilitation and reintegration, collecting employed by the Wahaya in Niger of data, and organising awareness-raising forcing girls to have sexual relations with campaigns; men who become their masters, assisting victims' rehabilitation and reintegration, collecting data, and organising awareness- raising campaigns;

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Amendment 208 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Notes, furthermore, with great concern, 26. Notes, furthermore, with great concern, that slavery persists across the wider Sahel that there are a large number of people in region, with large numbers of people in bonded labour in Mali, Niger and bonded labour in Mali, Niger and elsewhere; urges the responsible national elsewhere; urges the responsible national and international authorities to take action and international authorities to take action in this regard, with particular attention to in this regard, with particular attention to the position and vulnerability of women the position and vulnerability of women and girls, inter alia assisting victims' and girls, inter alia assisting victims' rehabilitation and reintegration, collecting

AM\940933EN.doc 127/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN rehabilitation and reintegration, collecting data, and organising awareness-raising data, and organising awareness-raising campaigns; campaigns;

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Amendment 209 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26a. Expresses concern at the violation of fundamental children's rights in the Sahel, in particular, gender-based violence and discrimination, prevalent child labour, the alleged detention of minors in adult jails in Mauritania, Mali and elsewhere, and Chad's recruitment of child soldiers into its regular army; calls for the EU to work closely with Sahelian governments to ensure the eradication of these practices;

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Amendment 210 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Frédéric Daerden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 128/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Fight against Child Labour (PANETEM) proposals in its Action Plan for the Fight of June 2011, and to promote universal against Child Labour (PANETEM) of June education more actively; calls on the EU to 2011, and to promote universal education work with the International Labour more actively; calls on the EU to work Organisation (ILO) and other national and with the International Labour Organisation international organisations, to eradicate (ILO) and other national and international fully child labour in Mali; organisations, to eradicate fully child labour in Mali; calls on all the Sahel States to combat child labour and promote education;

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Amendment 211 Frédéric Daerden, Jean Roatta

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Expresses deep concern about evidence 27. Expresses deep concern about evidence of child labour in Malian gold mines, of child labour in Malian gold mines, agriculture and forestry, reportedly agriculture and forestry, reportedly involving children as young as six years involving children as young as six years old; notes Malian laws prohibiting child old; notes the laws in force in the Sahel labour, and the particularly hazardous States prohibiting child labour, and the nature of gold mining; calls, therefore, on particularly hazardous nature of gold the Malian authorities to implement the mining; calls, therefore, on the Malian policy proposals in its Action Plan for the authorities to implement the policy Fight against Child Labour (PANETEM) proposals in its Action Plan for the Fight of June 2011, and to promote universal against Child Labour (PANETEM) of June education more actively; calls on the EU to 2011, and to promote universal education work with the International Labour more actively; calls on the EU to work Organisation (ILO) and other national and with the International Labour Organisation international organisations, to eradicate (ILO) and other national and international fully child labour in Mali; organisations, to eradicate fully child labour in Mali; calls on all the Sahel States to combat child labour and promote education;

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Amendment 212 Elena Băsescu

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Expresses deep concern about evidence 27. Expresses deep concern about evidence of child labour in Malian gold mines, of child labour in Malian gold mines, agriculture and forestry, reportedly agriculture and forestry, as well as in other involving children as young as six years sectors of the economy, reportedly old; notes Malian laws prohibiting child involving children as young as six years labour, and the particularly hazardous old; notes Malian laws prohibiting child nature of gold mining; calls, therefore, on labour, and the particularly hazardous the Malian authorities to implement the nature of gold mining; calls, therefore, on policy proposals in its Action Plan for the the Malian authorities to implement the Fight against Child Labour (PANETEM) policy proposals in its Action Plan for the of June 2011, and to promote universal Fight against Child Labour (PANETEM) education more actively; calls on the EU to of June 2011, and to promote universal work with the International Labour education more actively; calls on the EU to Organisation (ILO) and other national and work with the International Labour international organisations, to eradicate Organisation (ILO) and other national and fully child labour in Mali; international organisations, to eradicate fully child labour in Mali;

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Amendment 213 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Expresses deep concern about evidence 27. Expresses deep concern about evidence of child labour in Malian gold mines, of child labour in Malian gold mines, agriculture and forestry, reportedly agriculture, forestry and other sectors of involving children as young as six years the economy, reportedly involving children old; notes Malian laws prohibiting child as young as six years old; notes Malian labour, and the particularly hazardous laws prohibiting child labour, and the nature of gold mining; calls, therefore, on particularly hazardous nature of gold the Malian authorities to implement the mining; calls, therefore, on the Malian policy proposals in its Action Plan for the authorities to implement the policy Fight against Child Labour (PANETEM) proposals in its Action Plan for the Fight of June 2011, and to promote universal against Child Labour (PANETEM) of June education more actively; calls on the EU to 2011, and to promote universal education work with the International Labour more actively; calls on the EU to work

PE514.662v01-00 130/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Organisation (ILO) and other national and with the International Labour Organisation international organisations, to eradicate (ILO) and other national and international fully child labour in Mali; organisations, to eradicate fully child labour in Mali;

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Amendment 214 Elena Băsescu

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27a. Notes, with great concern, that according to NGO's statistics, over 3 million children under the age of 17 are working in Mali; deplores this situation, especially because this comes at the expense of reduced education rate and a low literacy rate;

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Amendment 215 Jean Roatta, Dominique Vlasto, Philippe Boulland, Tokia Saïfi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27a. Points out that the European Union endorses the principles underpinning the Kimberley Process, implements the FLEGT programmes and endeavours wherever possible to encourage compliance with basic international standards in the areas of social protection, employment and the environment and corporate social responsibility (CSR); calls on the European Union and the Sahel States to consider introducing a gold traceability process along the lines of

AM\940933EN.doc 131/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN the Kimberley Process for diamonds; emphasises the need for European firms which have subsidiaries in the countries of the region to satisfy themselves that these basic standards and international guidelines on CSR are being complied with; points out that the European Union is shortly to introduce the principle of country-by-country reporting;

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Amendment 216 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Is greatly concerned about reports of 28. Is greatly concerned about reports of child abduction for ransom and sale in child abduction for ransom and sale in Chad; notes that children are trafficked Chad; notes that children are trafficked internally and abroad for forced labour and internally and abroad for forced labour, sexual exploitation; notes, furthermore, forced marriage and sexual exploitation; that in some cases children have been notes, furthermore, that in some cases abducted and sold to international adoption children have been abducted and sold to agencies; international adoption agencies;

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Amendment 217 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Is greatly concerned about reports of 28. Is greatly concerned about reports of child abduction for ransom and sale in child abduction for ransom and sale in Chad; notes that children are trafficked Chad, as well as other countries in the internally and abroad for forced labour and region; notes that children are trafficked sexual exploitation; notes, furthermore, internally and abroad for forced labour and that in some cases children have been sexual exploitation; notes, furthermore,

PE514.662v01-00 132/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN abducted and sold to international adoption that in some cases children have been agencies; abducted and sold to international adoption agencies;

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Amendment 218 Jean Roatta, Dominique Vlasto, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28a. Calls on the Sahel States to promote access to education for all children, both boys and girls, and for nomad peoples, with no discrimination on the grounds of race, caste or ethnicity; calls on the States to promote policies on vocational training and access to higher education and employment, in order to offer young people in the Sahel a future and thus keep them out of the clutches of terrorist groups; emphasises that conditions for children in schools must meet minimum criteria as regards health, safety and dignity and that steps must be taken to ensure that children are not mistreated or forced to engage in begging by their tutors;

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Amendment 219 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29. Notes the discrimination faced by 29. Notes the discrimination faced by women and girls in much of the region, women and girls, the manifestations of the manifestations of which include forced which include forced marriage, child

AM\940933EN.doc 133/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN marriage, child marriage, sexual marriage, sexual exploitation, under- exploitation, under-education and, education and widespread female genital particularly in Chad, widespread female mutilation, including infibulation, and genital mutilation, including infibulation; traditional practices such as sororate or calls on the EU to assist local women's levirate marriage; calls for the groups and civil society to tackle implementation, in cooperation with all oppression, and enable women to lead the development actors on the ground, of lives that they have freely chosen; policies to safeguard human rights and gender equality, in particular respect for and the safeguarding and promotion of the rights of women, including sexual and reproductive rights, with no discrimination on the grounds of race, caste, age, ethnicity, religious belief, marital status, origin or status as a migrant or non-migrant;

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Amendment 220 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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PE514.662v01-00 134/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 221 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 222 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29. Notes the discrimination faced by 29. Notes the discrimination and violence women and girls in much of the region, the faced by women and girls in much of the manifestations of which include forced region, the manifestations of which include marriage, child marriage, sexual forced marriage, child marriage, sexual exploitation, under-education and, exploitation, under-education and, particularly in Chad, widespread female particularly in Chad, widespread female genital mutilation, including infibulation; genital mutilation, including infibulation; calls on the EU to assist local women's calls on the EU to provide financial groups and civil society to tackle support for local women's groups and civil oppression, and enable women to lead society to enable women to lead lives that lives that they have freely chosen; they have freely chosen;

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AM\940933EN.doc 135/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 223 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29. Notes the discrimination faced by 29. Notes the discrimination faced by women and girls in much of the region, the women and girls in much of the region, the manifestations of which include forced manifestations of which include forced marriage, child marriage, sexual marriage, child marriage, sexual exploitation, under-education and, exploitation, under-education and, particularly in Chad, widespread female particularly in Chad, widespread female genital mutilation, including infibulation; genital mutilation, including infibulation; calls on the EU to assist local women’s draws particular attention, however, to the groups and civil society to tackle situation of Sahrawi women, the oppression, and enable women to lead lives significant decline in literacy levels that they have freely chosen; among Sahrawi women in recent decades and the key social role that they play in the refugee camps, their key contribution to the organisation of Sahrawi institutions and their high rate of participation in political life; deplores, however, the human rights violations suffered by Sahrawi women in the territories occupied by Morocco, including humiliating treatment and sexual violence against women, which are used by the occupying forces in an attempt to intimidate the Sahrawi population; calls on the EU to assist local women’s groups and civil society to tackle oppression, and enable women to lead lives that they have freely chosen;

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Amendment 224 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29a. Calls on the EU to work with

PE514.662v01-00 136/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN regional actors to promote the education of girls, and to support measures boosting the financial security and potential of women, as key to securing female social, political and economic empowerment; furthermore encourages a policy emphasis on improving women's healthcare;

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Amendment 225 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution Amendment

30. Welcomes the legal status of same-sex 30. Welcomes the legal status of same-sex relationships in Mali, Niger, Chad and relationships in Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso; regrets, however, the Burkina Faso; regrets, however, the societal discrimination still present; hopes societal discrimination still present; hopes that those oppressed during the insurgency that those oppressed during the insurgency in northern Mali may safely re-integrate in northern Mali may safely re-integrate into their society; expresses deep concern into their society; expresses deep concern over the continuing criminalisation of over the continuing criminalisation of LGBT relationships in Mauritania; urges LGBT relationships in Mauritania, which, the Mauritanian Government to work with for men, nominally carry the punishment civil society to reform its legislation and of death by public stoning, though notes help to improve the lives of LGBT citizens; that there are no documented incidences of this punishment ever having been applied; urges the Mauritanian Government nevertheless to work with civil society to reform its legislation and help to improve the lives of LGBT citizens;

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Amendment 226 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31

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31. Believes that a rights-based approach to 31. Believes that a rights-based approach to the situation and development of the the situation and development of the Tuareg people, which honestly addresses Tuareg people, which honestly addresses historic grievances, is essential for peace historic grievances, is essential for peace and development in the Sahel region; and development in the Sahel region, welcomes developments in Niger on this bearing in mind that other peoples live in issue, but urges all countries with the region, in particular in northern Mali, significant Tuareg populations to work where the Tuareg account for only 12 % with community representatives to resolve, of the population; takes the view that all politically and institutionally, the problems these peoples should once again be given of underdevelopment and animosity; notes, the chance to live peacefully side by side, furthermore, the variety of cultures across as they did for centuries; welcomes the Sahel; encourages the region's developments in Niger on this issue, but governments to include all of them in urges all countries with significant Tuareg social and political dialogues; populations to work with community representatives to resolve, politically and institutionally, the problems of underdevelopment and animosity; notes, furthermore, the variety of cultures across the Sahel; encourages the region's governments to include all of them in social and political dialogues;

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Amendment 227 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 138/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN furthermore, the variety of cultures across institutionally, the problems of the Sahel; encourages the region's underdevelopment and animosity; notes, governments to include all of them in furthermore, the variety of cultures across social and political dialogues; the Sahel; encourages the region's governments to include all of them in social and political dialogues, and in the processes of decision-making;

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Amendment 228 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution Amendment

31. Believes that a rights-based approach 31. Believes that a rights based approach to the situation and development of the to the situation and development of the Tuareg people, which honestly addresses Tuareg people, which honestly addresses historic grievances, is essential for peace historic grievances, is essential for peace and development in the Sahel region; and development in the Sahel region, welcomes developments in Niger on this especially given the recent peace issue, but urges all countries with agreement in Mali; welcomes significant Tuareg populations to work developments in Niger on this issue, but with community representatives to resolve, urges all countries with significant Tuareg politically and institutionally, the problems populations to work with community of underdevelopment and animosity; notes, representatives to resolve, politically and furthermore, the variety of cultures across institutionally, the problems of the Sahel; encourages the region's underdevelopment and animosity; notes, governments to include all of them in furthermore, the variety of cultures across social and political dialogues; the Sahel; encourages the region's governments to include all of them in social and political dialogues;

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Amendment 229 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new)

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31a. Points out that the Sahel population consists of transfrontier ethno-cultural communities and that the continuing tensions between these communities and the exploitation of those tensions are making the establishment of democratic States and a lasting peace more difficult; takes the view that it is time to consolidate the close links between these groups and to put an end to the conflicts between them; calls on the Sahel States to arrange inclusive inter-ethnic dialogues;

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Amendment 230 Philip Claeys

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

31a. Observes that many of the crimes committed in Mali had their origin in the Islamic extremist view that freedom of religion is not permissible; considers that the EU should therefore fundamentally emphasise that everyone has the right to abandon a religion, choose a different one or espouse none;

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Amendment 231 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution Amendment

32. Welcomes the appointment of the 32. Welcomes the appointment of the

PE514.662v01-00 140/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN EUSR for the Sahel, and the strong human EUSR for the Sahel, and the strong human rights element in his mandate; expects the rights element in his mandate; expects the new EUSR to cooperate closely with the new EUSR to cooperate closely with the EUSR for Human Rights, the Office of the EUSR for Human Rights, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the human rights defenders (OHCHR), and the human rights defenders and observers in the region; and observers in the region; calls for appropriate coordination between EUSR for the Sahel with the EUSR for the Southern Mediterranean in particular, and with the EUSR for the Horn of Africa as well, since crises in Africa bear strong regional implications, they tend to have a spill-over effect and bear geostrategic considerations; urges therefore the EU to invest itself in effectively coordinating all EU endeavours in Africa, especially crisis management and post-conflict efforts and, thus, calls on the HR/VP to ensure such coordination;

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Amendment 232 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution Amendment

32. Welcomes the appointment of the 32. Welcomes the appointment of the EUSR for the Sahel, and the strong human EUSR for the Sahel, and the strong human rights element in his mandate; expects the rights element in his mandate; expects the new EUSR to cooperate closely with the new EUSR to cooperate closely with the EUSR for Human Rights, the Office of the EUSR for Human Rights, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the human rights defenders (OHCHR), and the human rights defenders and observers in the region; and observers in the region, in promoting respect for human rights and international humanitarian law;

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AM\940933EN.doc 141/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 233 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution Amendment

33. Stresses the importance of 33. Stresses the importance of implementing the EU's human rights policy implementing the EU's human rights policy commitments, including its guidelines on commitments, including its guidelines on children and armed conflict, on violence children and armed conflict, on violence against women and girls and combating all against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, on forms of discrimination against them, on promoting compliance with international promoting compliance with international humanitarian law, on the protection of humanitarian law, on the protection of civilians in CSDP missions and operations, civilians in CSDP missions and operations, as well as the EU comprehensive approach as well as the EU comprehensive approach policy regarding implementation of the UN policy regarding implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on Women, Peace and Security; 1820 on Women, Peace and Security, including by monitoring and reporting on developments in this regard;

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Amendment 234 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34. Notes that the EU Sahel Strategy still 34. Welcomes the strategic lines of action does not adequately mainstream human in the EU Sahel Strategy, including rights, the rule of law and support for support for and promotion of good democracy as key elements to support the governance and internal conflict development-security nexus at the heart of resolution; believes, however, that the the strategy; urges the EU institutions to strategy still does not adequately work together soon in revising the strategy mainstream human rights, the rule of law, accordingly; support for democracy, effective economic governance and strong anti-corruption measures as key elements to support the development-security nexus at its heart; urges the EU institutions to work together soon in revising the strategy, by including

PE514.662v01-00 142/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN concrete proposals for: a) addressing the plight of refugees and IDPs throughout the region, b) tackling the scourge of slavery, human trafficking and other forms of trafficking and smuggling which have proved so detrimental to human rights and security in the region, c) improving the situation of women, children and minorities, d) the effective and efficient channelling of aid, offering added support to governments on the 'more for more' principle, e) ending the culture of impunity, including by supporting measures already being proposed or put in place in Mali and elsewhere, f) protecting civic freedoms and improving democratic governance through inclusive electoral processes and credible representation, and by supporting civil society, g) protecting cultural diversity and heritage;

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Amendment 235 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34. Notes that the EU Sahel Strategy still 34. Welcomes the 2011 EU Strategy for does not adequately mainstream human Security and Development in the Sahel yet rights, the rule of law and support for regrets that it does not adequately democracy as key elements to support the mainstream human rights, the rule of law development-security nexus at the heart of and support for democracy as key elements the strategy; urges the EU institutions to to support the development-security nexus work together soon in revising the strategy at the heart of the strategy; urges the EU institutions to work together soon in

AM\940933EN.doc 143/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN accordingly; revising the strategy accordingly;

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Amendment 236 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34. Notes that the EU Sahel Strategy still 34. Notes that the EU Sahel Strategy still does not adequately mainstream human does not adequately mainstream human rights, the rule of law and support for rights, the rule of law and support for democracy as key elements to support the democracy as key elements to support the development-security nexus at the heart of development-security nexus at the heart of the strategy; urges the EU institutions to the strategy; takes the view that the work together soon in revising the strategy strategy still places too much emphasis on accordingly; security issues, to the detriment of development, and considers that it is primarily by means of development policies which focus on the needs of local people that the EU Sahel Strategy will ensure that democracy, the rule of law and human rights are more effectively upheld in the region; urges the EU institutions to work together soon in revising the strategy accordingly;

Or. fr

Amendment 237 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34a. Recommends that the EU consider the possibility of targeted sanctions, through asset freezes, visa bans or other instruments, of the most serious violators of human rights, both in Mali and

PE514.662v01-00 144/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN elsewhere in the region;

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Amendment 238 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35. Welcomes the strong human rights 35. Welcomes the UN Secretary-General's dimension in the proposed UN recent report on the situation in the Sahel; comprehensive integrated strategy, and notes the 'four by four' approach, aiming calls on the EU to continue its support; to bolster governance, security, stresses, nevertheless, the crucial humanitarian requirements and importance of increased EU engagement development, as part of an integrated with African regional actors such as the strategy; welcomes in particular the AU, ECOWAS, the Arab Maghreb Union, strong human rights dimension in the and the African regional human rights strategy, and calls on the EU to continue its mechanisms, to generate sustained support; further commends the UN progress in the human rights and integrated strategy's emphasis on building democracy initiatives in the Sahel; participation, supporting local and regional governance, strengthening social and security cohesion, developing early- warning systems for future threats, and in particular, strengthening or consolidating national and regional human rights mechanisms; encourages the EU to incorporate a similar holistic approach to sustainability, security, humanitarian and development concerns, and human rights, in a way which recognises the fundamentally transnational, cross-border and intertwined nature of the Sahel's challenges;

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Amendment 239 Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

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35. Welcomes the strong human rights 35. Welcomes the strong human rights dimension in the proposed UN dimension in the proposed UN comprehensive integrated strategy, and comprehensive integrated strategy, and calls on the EU to continue its support; calls on the EU to continue its support; stresses, nevertheless, the crucial calls on the EU institutions to explore importance of increased EU engagement ways of achieving synergies between the with African regional actors such as the Union's actions regarding the Sahel and AU, ECOWAS, the Arab Maghreb Union, the UN framework for the region; and the African regional human rights stresses, at the same time, the crucial mechanisms, to generate sustained progress importance of increased EU engagement in the human rights and democracy with African regional actors such as the initiatives in the Sahel; AU, ECOWAS, the Arab Maghreb Union, and the African regional human rights mechanisms, to generate sustained progress in the human rights and democracy initiatives in the Sahel;

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Amendment 240 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35. Welcomes the strong human rights 35. Welcomes the strong human rights dimension in the proposed UN focus in the proposed UN comprehensive comprehensive integrated strategy, and integrated strategy, and calls on the EU to calls on the EU to continue its support; continue its support; stresses, nevertheless, stresses, nevertheless, the crucial the crucial importance of increased EU importance of increased EU engagement engagement with African regional actors with African regional actors such as the such as the AU, ECOWAS, the Arab AU, ECOWAS, the Arab Maghreb Union, Maghreb Union, and the African regional and the African regional human rights human rights mechanisms, to generate mechanisms, to generate sustained progress sustained progress in the human rights and in the human rights and democracy democracy initiatives in the Sahel; initiatives in the Sahel;

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PE514.662v01-00 146/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 241 Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35a. Urges Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco to play a leadership role in the Sahel region and in so doing create a genuine regional dynamic which will boost the economic development of the region and safeguard human rights;

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Amendment 242 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35a. Emphasises the continuing crucial importance of increased EU engagement with African regional actors such as the AU, ECOWAS, the Arab Maghreb Union, and the African regional human rights instruments, to generate sustained progress in the human rights and democracy initiatives in the Sahel; recognises that the lasting solutions to the Sahel's problems must come from within that region and be fully owned by its own people; nevertheless calls on the EU to continue its commitment to working with and assisting Sahelian partners with all appropriate means at its disposal to improve the quality of life for the people in that region, and to strengthen ties with their democratic governments;

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AM\940933EN.doc 147/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 243 Marie-Christine Vergiat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

35a. Emphasises once again the need for the Union and its Member States to respect the right of asylum and the rights of refugees, in particular in accordance with the Convention of 28 July 1951 on the status of refugees; calls on the EU and its Member States to facilitate the resettlement on their territory of refugees living in the Sahel region, and criticises the fact that so few Member States have agreed to take in refugees who fled Libya during and after the war in that country; reiterates its opposition to the policy of closing almost systematically the borders of the EU and its Member States to nationals of the Sahel countries and refugees living on the territory of those countries; calls, therefore, for the implementation in this area of new policies which take account of real needs, not those imagined both by the EU and its Member States and the countries concerned; considers that there is an urgent need to relax the procedures for issuing visas, in particular to students, artists, intellectuals, leaders of civil society organisations and craftsmen and women, who are increasingly being denied authorisation to make even short visits to the EU;

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Amendment 244 Jean Roatta, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Philippe Boulland, Dominique Vlasto, Constance Le Grip, Frédéric Daerden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36

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Or. fr

Amendment 245 Frédéric Daerden, Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 246 Karim Zéribi

AM\940933EN.doc 149/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 247 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 150/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Western Sahara and the wider regions risks becoming destabilised by the conflict in the Sahel and the groups participating in it;

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Amendment 248 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution Amendment

36. Notes the April 2013 report of the UN 36. Notes the April 2013 report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara, which stresses concerning Western Sahara, which stresses ‘the critical importance of addressing the ‘the critical importance of addressing the Western Sahara conflict as part of a Western Sahara conflict as part of a broader strategy for the Sahel’, and that broader strategy for the Sahel’, and that ‘the issue of human rights remains ‘the issue of human rights remains important for any resolution of the important for any resolution of the conflict’; further notes the conclusions of conflict’; further notes the conclusions of many observers that Western Sahara risks many observers that Western Sahara risks becoming destabilised by the conflict in the becoming destabilised by the conflict in the Sahel and the groups participating in it; Sahel and the groups participating in it; welcomes the Swedish Parliament's decision to urge the Swedish Government to recognise the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and considers that a corresponding initiative by the European Union would be a positive step and would help to provide a way out of the impasse in which the conflict is now caught; points out that Spain remains the de facto administering power in the non-self- governing territory of Western Sahara under international law, and that if Spain does not shoulder its historical responsibilities, then the EU must push for the completion of the final process of decolonisation in Africa; nevertheless deeply regrets the European policy of complicity with Morocco and urges the European Union to freeze the advanced status granted to Morocco and suspend

AM\940933EN.doc 151/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN negotiations on the fisheries agreement and the free trade agreement for as long as Morocco continues its systematic policy of human rights violations in the occupied territories of Western Sahara; demands an immediate end to the Moroccan occupation;

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Amendment 249 Laima Liucija Andrikienė

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

36a. Reaffirms its support to the UN resolutions on Western Sahara; calls for full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Sahrawi people, including freedom of association, freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate peacefully;

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Amendment 250 Jean Roatta, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37. Emphasises the need for human rights deleted in Western Sahara to be considered without anticipating any final political settlement or expressing a view on such a settlement; reiterates, nevertheless, that self-determination is a fundamental human right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; moreover, recalls

PE514.662v01-00 152/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN UN Security Council Resolution 1754, urging the parties to enter into negotiations in good faith, without preconditions, 'with a view to achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, which would provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in arranging a referendum is increasing Sahrawi alienation and the potential for violence, particularly amongst the young;

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Amendment 251 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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AM\940933EN.doc 153/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 252 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37. Emphasises the need for human rights 37. Emphasises the need for human rights in Western Sahara to be considered without in Western Sahara and in the Tindouf anticipating any final political settlement or camps to be considered without expressing a view on such a settlement; anticipating any final political settlement or reiterates, nevertheless, that self- expressing a view on such a settlement; determination is a fundamental human reiterates, nevertheless, that self- right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN determination is a fundamental human International Covenant on Civil and right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN International Covenant on Civil and Security Council Resolution 1754, urging Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN the parties to enter into negotiations in Security Council Resolution 1754, which, good faith, without preconditions, 'with a whilst applauding Morocco’s serious and view to achieving a just, lasting and credible efforts to secure a political mutually acceptable political solution, solution to the dispute concerning the which would provide for the self- Sahara, urges the parties to enter into determination of the people of Western negotiations in good faith, without Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in preconditions, 'with a view to achieving a arranging a referendum is increasing just, lasting and mutually acceptable Sahrawi alienation and the potential for political solution, which would provide for violence, particularly amongst the young; the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara' in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, pointing out, at the same time, that realism and a spirit of compromise between the parties are fundamental to progress in the negotiations; fears that the 25-year delay in arranging a referendum is increasing the risk of violence, in particular among young people in the Tindouf camps; notes that since 2000 the United Nations has taken the view that a referendum is not feasible on account of the fundamental differences of opinion between the parties concerning the practical arrangements;

Or. fr

PE514.662v01-00 154/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 253 Frédéric Daerden, Jean Roatta, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37. Emphasises the need for human rights 37. Emphasises the need for human rights in Western Sahara to be considered without in Western Sahara to be considered without anticipating any final political settlement or anticipating any final political settlement or expressing a view on such a settlement; expressing a view on such a settlement; reiterates, nevertheless, that self- reiterates, nevertheless, that self- determination is a fundamental human determination is a fundamental human right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN International Covenant on Civil and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN Political Rights and that territorial Security Council Resolution 1754, urging integrity is a principle enshrined in the parties to enter into negotiations in international law; moreover, recalls UN good faith, without preconditions, 'with a Security Council Resolution 1754, urging view to achieving a just, lasting and the parties to enter into negotiations in mutually acceptable political solution, good faith, without preconditions, 'with a which would provide for the self- view to achieving a just, lasting and determination of the people of Western mutually acceptable political solution, Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in which would provide for the self- arranging a referendum is increasing determination of the people of Western Sahrawi alienation and the potential for Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in violence, particularly amongst the young; arranging a referendum is increasing Sahrawi alienation and the potential for violence, particularly amongst the young;

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Amendment 254 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 155/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN International Covenant on Civil and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN Political Rights and that territorial Security Council Resolution 1754, urging integrity is a principle enshrined in the parties to enter into negotiations in international law; moreover, recalls UN good faith, without preconditions, 'with a Security Council Resolution 1754, which view to achieving a just, lasting and applauds Morocco’s serious and credible mutually acceptable political solution, efforts to move towards a settlement of the which would provide for the self- Western Sahara conflict and urges the determination of the people of Western parties to enter into negotiations in good Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in faith, without preconditions, 'with a view to arranging a referendum is increasing achieving a just, lasting and mutually Sahrawi alienation and the potential for acceptable political solution, which would violence, particularly amongst the young; provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in arranging a referendum is increasing Sahrawi alienation and the potential for violence, particularly amongst the young;

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Amendment 255 Rachida Dati

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37. Emphasises the need for human rights 37. Emphasises the need for human rights in Western Sahara to be considered without in Western Sahara to be considered without anticipating any final political settlement or anticipating any final political settlement or expressing a view on such a settlement; expressing a view on such a settlement; reiterates, nevertheless, that self- reiterates, nevertheless, that self- determination is a fundamental human determination is a fundamental human right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN International Covenant on Civil and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN Security Council Resolution 1754, urging Security Council Resolution 1754, urging the parties to enter into negotiations in the parties to enter into negotiations in good faith, without preconditions, 'with a good faith, without preconditions, 'with a view to achieving a just, lasting and view to achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, mutually acceptable political solution, which would provide for the self- which would provide for the self- determination of the people of Western determination of the people of Western Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in Sahara'; draws attention, in that

PE514.662v01-00 156/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN arranging a referendum is increasing connection, to the efforts made by the Sahrawi alienation and the potential for Moroccan authorities, in particular in the violence, particularly amongst the young; context of the autonomy plan proposed in 2007;

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Amendment 256 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37. Emphasises the need for human rights 37. Condemns in the strongest terms the in Western Sahara to be considered ongoing violation of human rights in without anticipating any final political western Sahara; regrets that last 25th of settlement or expressing a view on such a April the UN Security Council's failed to settlement; reiterates, nevertheless, that add human rights monitoring to the self-determination is a fundamental human mandate of its Western Sahara right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN peacekeeping force MINURSO and recall International Covenant on Civil and therefore the UN bodies to establish as a Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN matter of urgency a human rights Security Council Resolution 1754, urging monitoring mechanism in Western the parties to enter into negotiations in Sahara; urges Morocco and the Polisario good faith, without preconditions, ‘with a front to continue negotiations for a view to achieving a just, lasting and peaceful solution of the conflict and mutually acceptable political solution, reiterate the rights of the Sahrawi people which would provide for the self- to self determination; reiterates, determination of the people of Western nevertheless, that self-determination is a Sahara’; fears that the 25-year delay in fundamental human right, as specified by arranging a referendum is increasing Article 1 of the UN International Covenant Sahrawi alienation and the potential for on Civil and Political Rights; moreover, violence, particularly amongst the young; recalls UN Security Council Resolution 1754, urging the parties to enter into negotiations in good faith, without preconditions, ‘with a view to achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, which would provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara’; fears that the 25-year delay in arranging a referendum is increasing Sahrawi alienation and the potential for violence, particularly amongst the young;

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Amendment 257 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37. Emphasises the need for human rights 37. Emphasises the need for human rights in Western Sahara to be considered in Western Sahara to be addressed, even without anticipating any final political without anticipating any final political settlement or expressing a view on such a settlement; stresses the opportunity settlement; reiterates, nevertheless, that deriving from the process of political self-determination is a fundamental human reforms towards democracy started in right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN Morocco, while taking note of the sounder International Covenant on Civil and obligations that these reforms entail Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN regarding respect for the human rights of Security Council Resolution 1754, urging the people of Western Sahara in the parties to enter into negotiations in particular; reiterates, nevertheless, that good faith, without preconditions, ‘with a self-determination is a fundamental human view to achieving a just, lasting and right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN mutually acceptable political solution, International Covenant on Civil and which would provide for the self- Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN determination of the people of Western Security Council Resolution 1754, urging Sahara’; fears that the 25-year delay in the parties to enter into negotiations in arranging a referendum is increasing good faith, without preconditions, 'with a Sahrawi alienation and the potential for view to achieving a just, lasting and violence, particularly amongst the young; mutually acceptable political solution, which would provide for the self- determination of the people of Western Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in arranging a referendum, or any other form for a negotiated political settlement, such as other modalities of popular consultation, is increasing Sahrawi alienation and the potential for violence, particularly amongst the young;

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Amendment 258 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

37. Emphasises the need for human rights 37. Emphasises the need for human rights in Western Sahara to be considered without in Western Sahara to be considered without anticipating any final political settlement or anticipating any final political settlement or expressing a view on such a settlement; expressing a view on such a settlement; reiterates, nevertheless, that self- reiterates, nevertheless, that self- determination is a fundamental human determination is a fundamental human right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN right, as specified by Article 1 of the UN International Covenant on Civil and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN Political Rights; moreover, recalls UN Security Council Resolution 1754, urging Security Council Resolution 1754, urging the parties to enter into negotiations in the parties to enter into negotiations in good faith, without preconditions, 'with a good faith, without preconditions, 'with a view to achieving a just, lasting and view to achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, mutually acceptable political solution, which would provide for the self- which would provide for the self- determination of the people of Western determination of the people of Western Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in Sahara'; fears that the 25-year delay in arranging a referendum is increasing arranging a referendum is increasing Sahrawi alienation and the potential for Sahrawi alienation and the potential for violence, particularly amongst the young; violence, particularly amongst the young; calls on the European Union to become more closely involved and to support the United Nations in its efforts to encourage the parties to resume direct negotiations with a view to securing a peaceful and lasting resolution of the conflict;

Or. fr

Amendment 259 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37a. Notes that reports of excess use of force against demonstrators, alleged torture in detention and restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly and association continue to emerge in Western

AM\940933EN.doc 159/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Sahara; remind that in several occasion the European Parliament condemned the ongoing repression of the Sahrawi people in the occupied territories; regrets that there are no independent human rights observers currently operating on these territories, leaving the residents vulnerable to abuses;

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Amendment 260 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

37a. Regards the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for the Southern Provinces proposed to the United Nations in 2007, which provides for the transfer of powers and resources to local authorities, steps to take account of the specific cultural characteristics of the Sahara region and a genuine division of powers between the Moroccan authorities and local institutions, as an appropriate response to the claims made by the Sahrawi peoples; takes the view that the autonomy plan can provide for effective monitoring of borders in a region where the problems inherent in their management are fuelling terrorist activity;

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Amendment 261 Norbert Neuser, Gilles Pargneaux, Ana Gomes, María Muñiz De Urquiza

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new)

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37a. Since the political solution of the Western Sahara conflict, reconciliation and the human rights situation are closely linked, calls on the Commission and Member States to be more active in Western Sahara conflict resolution, not only supporting the UN negotiations but also using its various external policy instruments (e.g. strengthening human rights monitoring and awareness among police and security forces, supporting democratic reforms, including decentralisation, fighting discrimination in the region) to promote much needed confidence building between the conflict parties;

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Amendment 262 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

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38. Expresses deep concern at the recent 38. Expresses deep concern at the recent report from the UNSR on torture, who report from the UNSR on torture and found evidence that Moroccan officials encourages the Moroccan government to have detained individuals on political implement all of the reports grounds, inflicted torture and rape on recommendations; Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and abandoned protesters in the desert to intimidate them, and deliberately and frequently targeted pro-independence advocates, including in their homes; notes further widespread allegations of forced disappearances and unfair trials; draws particular attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of

AM\940933EN.doc 161/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN them known human rights activists, in February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's fairness and due process, and the positive conclusions of some international observers, but also recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a military court, the allegations of torture, and the Moroccan authorities' failure to investigate them; notes the conclusions by some NGOs and human rights observers relating to the case's alleged politicised prosecutions, deficient evidence and excessive sentences; calls therefore on the Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;

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Amendment 263 Rachida Dati

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

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38. Expresses deep concern at the recent 38. Notes that in the report drawn up report from the UNSR on torture, who following his recent visit to Morocco the found evidence that Moroccan officials UNSR on torture applauds the efforts have detained individuals on political made by the authorities to ‘develop an grounds, inflicted torture and rape on institutional culture which will make it Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and possible to ban and prevent torture and abandoned protesters in the desert to mistreatment'; draws particular attention to intimidate them, and deliberately and the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest frequently targeted pro-independence camp in November 2010, where significant advocates, including in their homes; notes violence claimed a number of lives, and further widespread allegations of forced the subsequent trial of 25 persons from disappearances and unfair trials; draws Western Sahara in February 2013; notes particular attention to the dismantling of Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November fairness and due process, and the positive 2010, where significant violence claimed conclusions of some international

PE514.662v01-00 162/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the observers; welcomes, in that connection, subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of King Mohammed VI’s endorsement of the them known human rights activists, in recommendations by the Moroccan February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence National Human Rights Council urging regarding the trial's fairness and due that civilians should not be tried by process, and the positive conclusions of military tribunals; calls on the Moroccan some international observers, but also authorities to continue their work with recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a civil society and other actors to guarantee military court, the allegations of torture, the transparency and fairness of its judicial and the Moroccan authorities' failure to processes; investigate them; notes the conclusions by some NGOs and human rights observers relating to the case's alleged politicised prosecutions, deficient evidence and excessive sentences; calls therefore on the Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;

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Amendment 264 Frédéric Daerden, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

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AM\940933EN.doc 163/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN 2010, where significant violence claimed dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the in November 2010, where significant subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi them known human rights activists, in lives, and the subsequent trial of 25 February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence Sahrawis, many of them known human regarding the trial's fairness and due rights activists, in February 2013; notes process, and the positive conclusions of Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's some international observers, but also fairness and due process, and the positive recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a conclusions of some international military court, the allegations of torture, observers, but also recalls the UNSR's and the Moroccan authorities' failure to concern at the use of a military court, the investigate them; notes the conclusions by allegations of torture, and the Moroccan some NGOs and human rights observers authorities'failure to investigate them; relating to the case's alleged politicised notes the conclusions by some NGOs and prosecutions, deficient evidence and human rights observers relating to the excessive sentences; calls therefore on the case's alleged politicised prosecutions, Moroccan authorities to work with civil deficient evidence and excessive sentences; society and other actors to guarantee the notes that the King of Morocco has transparency and fairness of its judicial endorsed the proposal made by the processes, and to investigate and prosecute Moroccan National Human Rights security officials alleged to have been Council urging that civilians should not involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and be tried by military tribunals; calls on the other abuses of power; Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;

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Amendment 265 Jean Roatta, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Philippe Boulland, Dominique Vlasto, Constance Le Grip, Cristian Dan Preda, Frédéric Daerden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

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PE514.662v01-00 164/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN abandoned protesters in the desert to kidnapped and abandoned protesters in the intimidate them, and deliberately and desert to intimidate them, and that these frequently targeted pro-independence types of treatment, which are contrary to advocates, including in their homes; notes international law, are being suffered by further widespread allegations of forced both Moroccan citizens and Sahrawis; disappearances and unfair trials; draws notes further widespread allegations of particular attention to the dismantling of forced disappearances and unfair trials; the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November draws particular attention to the 2010, where significant violence claimed dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the in November 2010, where significant subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi them known human rights activists, in lives, and the subsequent trial of 25 February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence Sahrawis, many of them known human regarding the trial's fairness and due rights activists, in February 2013; notes process, and the positive conclusions of Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's some international observers, but also fairness and due process, and the positive recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a conclusions of some international military court, the allegations of torture, observers, but also recalls the UNSR's and the Moroccan authorities’ failure to concern at the use of a military court, the investigate them; notes the conclusions by allegations of torture, and the Moroccan some NGOs and human rights observers authorities’ failure to investigate them; relating to the case's alleged politicised notes the conclusions by some NGOs and prosecutions, deficient evidence and human rights observers relating to the excessive sentences; calls therefore on the case's alleged politicised prosecutions, Moroccan authorities to work with civil deficient evidence and excessive sentences; society and other actors to guarantee the notes that the King of Morocco has transparency and fairness of its judicial endorsed the proposal made by the processes, and to investigate and prosecute Moroccan National Human Rights security officials alleged to have been Council urging that civilians should not involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and be tried by military tribunals; calls on the other abuses of power; Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;

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Amendment 266 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

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38. Expresses deep concern at the recent 38. Notes the recent report on Morocco report from the UNSR on torture, who from the UNSR on torture and other cruel, found evidence that Moroccan officials inhuman or degrading treatment or have detained individuals on political punishment, Juan E. Mendez, which grounds, inflicted torture and rape on ‘perceives the emergence of a culture of Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and human rights and the political will among abandoned protesters in the desert to the various authorities (...) to build up an intimidate them, and deliberately and institutional culture that prohibits and frequently targeted pro-independence prevents torture and ill-treatment’ and advocates, including in their homes; notes ‘welcomes the efforts made between 2003 further widespread allegations of forced and 2005 by the transitional justice disappearances and unfair trials; draws mechanism, the Equity and particular attention to the dismantling of Reconciliation Commission, to investigate the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November the gross, large-scale and systematic 2010, where significant violence claimed human rights violations that took place in Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the Morocco between 1956 and 1999 (...), subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of including many cases of torture and ill- them known human rights activists, in treatment’; notes that the report also February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence makes reference to ‘credible testimonies regarding the trial's fairness and due of undue physical and mental pressure process, and the positive conclusions of exerted on detainees in the course of some international observers, but also interrogations in ordinary criminal cases recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a and, in particular, cases involving State military court, the allegations of torture, security’; draws particular attention to the and the Moroccan authorities' failure to dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp investigate them; notes the conclusions by in November 2010, where significant some NGOs and human rights observers violence claimed the lives of 11 relating to the case's alleged politicised Moroccans and two Sahrawis, one of them prosecutions, deficient evidence and a child, and the subsequent trial of 25 excessive sentences; calls therefore on the people from the Sahara region in Moroccan authorities to work with civil February 2013; notes the society and other actors to guarantee the recommendations made by the Moroccan transparency and fairness of its judicial parliamentary fact-finding delegation processes, and to investigate and which visited the region following those prosecute security officials alleged to have events and Morocco's insistence regarding been involved in arbitrary detentions, the trial's fairness and due process, and the torture and other abuses of power; positive conclusions of some international observers and welcomes King Mohammed’s acceptance of the recommendations made by the Morocco’s National Human Rights Council to the effect that civilians involved in military crimes should be brought to trial in civilian courts; calls on all parties to promote a human rights culture;

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Amendment 267 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

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38. Expresses deep concern at the recent 38. Expresses deep concern at the recent report from the UNSR on torture, who report from the UNSR on torture, who found evidence that Moroccan officials obtained credible testimony stating that have detained individuals on political Moroccan officials have detained grounds, inflicted torture and rape on individuals on political grounds, inflicted Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and torture and rape on inmates and kidnapped abandoned protesters in the desert to and abandoned protesters in the desert to intimidate them, and deliberately and intimidate them; welcomes the emergence frequently targeted pro-independence of a culture of human rights and efforts to advocates, including in their homes; notes build up an institutional culture that further widespread allegations of forced prohibits and prevents torture and ill- disappearances and unfair trials; draws treatment, as highlighted by the UNHR on particular attention to the dismantling of torture in his report of 23 February 2013; the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November urges the Moroccan Government to 2010, where significant violence claimed implement all of the recommendations Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the made in UN reports; recalls at the same subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of time the UNSR's concern at the use of a them known human rights activists, in military court, the allegations of torture, February 2013; notes Morocco's and the Moroccan authorities' failure to insistence regarding the trial's fairness carry out investigations at the time of the and due process, and the positive Gdeim Izik trial; notes the conclusions by conclusions of some international some NGOs and human rights observers observers, but also recalls the UNSR's relating to the case's alleged politicised concern at the use of a military court, the prosecutions, deficient evidence and allegations of torture, and the Moroccan excessive sentences; notes that the authorities' failure to investigate them; Moroccan authorities have endorsed the notes the conclusions by some NGOs and proposal made by the Moroccan National human rights observers relating to the Human Rights Council urging that case's alleged politicised prosecutions, civilians should not be tried by military deficient evidence and excessive sentences; tribunals; calls on the Moroccan calls therefore on the Moroccan authorities authorities to work with civil society and to work with civil society and other actors other actors to guarantee the transparency to guarantee the transparency and fairness and fairness of its judicial processes, and to of its judicial processes, and to investigate investigate and prosecute security officials and prosecute security officials alleged to alleged to have been involved in arbitrary have been involved in arbitrary detentions, detentions, torture and other abuses of torture and other abuses of power; power;

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Amendment 268 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution Amendment

38. Expresses deep concern at the recent 38. Expresses deep concern at the recent report from the UNSR on torture, who report from the UNSR on torture, who found evidence that Moroccan officials found evidence that Moroccan officials have detained individuals on political have detained individuals on political grounds, inflicted torture and rape on grounds, inflicted torture and rape on Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and abandoned protesters in the desert to abandoned protesters in the desert to intimidate them, and deliberately and intimidate them, and deliberately and frequently targeted pro-independence frequently targeted pro-independence advocates, including in their homes; notes advocates, including in their homes; notes further widespread allegations of forced further widespread allegations of forced disappearances and unfair trials; draws disappearances and unfair trials; draws particular attention to the dismantling of particular attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed 2010, where significant violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the the lives of Sahrawi civilians, including subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of some minors, and the subsequent trial of them known human rights activists, in 25 Sahrawis, many of them known human February 2013; notes Morocco’s rights activists, in February 2013, insistence regarding the trial’s fairness following which nine of those charged and due process, and the positive were sentenced to life imprisonment, four conclusions of some international were sentenced to 30 years imprisonment, observers, but also recalls the UNSR’s seven received a 25-year prison sentence, concern at the use of a military court, the three received a 20-year sentence and two allegations of torture, and the Moroccan were sentenced to the time they had served authorities’ failure to investigate them; in provisional detention; recalls that these notes the conclusions by some NGOs and prisoners were transferred to a prison in human rights observers relating to the Rabat and brought before a military case’s alleged politicised prosecutions, court, which represents a violation of deficient evidence and excessive Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva sentences; calls therefore on the Convention on the protection of civilians Moroccan authorities to work with civil in occupied territories, under which society and other actors to guarantee the Morocco is obliged not to transfer citizens transparency and fairness of its judicial from the occupied territory to places processes, and to investigate and outside that territory; notes the prosecute security officials alleged to have conclusions by the majority of been involved in arbitrary detentions, international observers, who denounced

PE514.662v01-00 168/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN torture and other abuses of power; the failings which had deprived the trial of any legitimacy and the failure to investigate reports of torture made by the defendants, and highlights the concern expressed by the United Nations special rapporteur with regard to the use of a military court, allegations of torture and the fact that the Moroccan authorities failed to investigate those allegations; takes the view, therefore, that the procedure followed did not properly guarantee the rights of those accused, who were deprived of the presumption of innocence, their right to defence and effective legal remedy, and their right to a fair trial and an independent court, since the entire procedure was motivated by a clear political objective;

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Amendment 269 Pino Arlacchi, Ivo Vajgl, Willy Meyer, Norbert Neuser

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

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AM\940933EN.doc 169/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence February 2013; underlines that during this regarding the trial's fairness and due trial a military court as sentenced 25 process, and the positive conclusions of Sahrawi civilians to 9 life sentences, 4 some international observers, but also sentenced to 30 years, 7 sentenced to 25 recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a years, 3 sentenced to 20 years and 2 military court, the allegations of torture, sentenced to 2 years and 3 months, which and the Moroccan authorities' failure to they already have spent in custody; notes investigate them; notes the conclusions by Morocco's failure to investigate claims some NGOs and human rights observers that the defendants were subjected to relating to the case's alleged politicised torture; underlines Morocco's refusal to prosecutions, deficient evidence and transfer the trial to a civilian court excessive sentences; calls therefore on the capable of handling fair trial standards Moroccan authorities to work with civil and Morocco's obligations under society and other actors to guarantee the international law; notes the conclusions by transparency and fairness of its judicial some NGOs and human rights observers processes, and to investigate and prosecute relating to the case's alleged politicised security officials alleged to have been prosecutions, deficient evidence and involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and excessive sentences; calls therefore on the other abuses of power; Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;

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Amendment 270 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 170/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN disappearances and unfair trials; draws disappearances and unfair trials; draws particular attention to the dismantling of particular attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed 2010, where significant violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of them known human rights activists, in them known human rights activists, in February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's fairness and due regarding the trial's fairness and due process, and the positive conclusions of process, and the contradictory conclusions some international observers, but also of international observers, but also recalls recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a the OHCHR's and the UNSR's concern at military court, the allegations of torture, the use of a military court to try civilians, and the Moroccan authorities' failure to the serious allegations of torture, including investigate them; notes the conclusions by reports of rape from Sahrawi inmates, and some NGOs and human rights observers the court’s refusal to allow any relating to the case's alleged politicised investigations or medical examinations to prosecutions, deficient evidence and be conducted in that connection; notes the excessive sentences; calls therefore on the conclusions by some NGOs and human Moroccan authorities to work with civil rights observers relating to the case's society and other actors to guarantee the alleged politicised prosecutions, deficient transparency and fairness of its judicial evidence and excessive sentences; deplores processes, and to investigate and prosecute the fact that Morocco’s decision no longer security officials alleged to have been to try civilians in military courts was made involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and after the military court sentenced the 25 other abuses of power; Sahrawis, who are unable to lodge an appeal with the Supreme Court; calls therefore on the Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;

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Amendment 271 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution Amendment

38. Expresses deep concern at the recent 38. Expresses deep concern at the recent report from the UNSR on torture, who report from the UNSR on torture, who

AM\940933EN.doc 171/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN found evidence that Moroccan officials found evidence that Moroccan officials have detained individuals on political have detained individuals on political grounds, inflicted torture and rape on grounds, inflicted torture and rape on Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and abandoned protesters in the desert to abandoned protesters in the desert to intimidate them, and deliberately and intimidate them, and deliberately and frequently targeted pro-independence frequently targeted pro-independence advocates, including in their homes; notes advocates, including in their homes; notes further widespread allegations of forced further widespread allegations of forced disappearances and unfair trials; draws disappearances and unfair trials; draws particular attention to the dismantling of particular attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed 2010, where significant violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of them known human rights activists, in them known human rights activists, in February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's fairness and due regarding the trial's fairness and due process, and the positive conclusions of process, and the positive conclusions of some international observers, but also some international observers, but also recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a military court, the allegations of torture, military court, the allegations of torture, and the Moroccan authorities' failure to and the Moroccan authorities' failure to investigate them; notes the conclusions by investigate them; notes the conclusions by some NGOs and human rights observers some NGOs and human rights observers relating to the case's alleged politicised relating to the case's alleged politicised prosecutions, deficient evidence and prosecutions, deficient evidence and excessive sentences; calls therefore on the excessive sentences; welcomes the fact Moroccan authorities to work with civil that Morocco allowed the visit of a group society and other actors to guarantee the of EP parliamentarians to visit Western transparency and fairness of its judicial Sahara in June 2013, allowing them to processes, and to investigate and prosecute visit the Laayoune prison, but regrets that security officials alleged to have been authorisation was denied to meet with involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and Saharawi political prisoners, namely a other abuses of power; minor; calls therefore on the Moroccan authorities to work with civil society and other actors to guarantee the transparency and fairness of its judicial processes, and to investigate and prosecute security officials alleged to have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;

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Amendment 272 Laima Liucija Andrikienė

PE514.662v01-00 172/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38

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38. Expresses deep concern at the recent 38. Expresses deep concern at the recent report from the UNSR on torture, who report from the UNSR on torture, who found evidence that Moroccan officials found evidence that Moroccan officials have detained individuals on political have detained individuals on political grounds, inflicted torture and rape on grounds, inflicted torture and rape on Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and Sahrawi inmates, kidnapped and abandoned protesters in the desert to abandoned protesters in the desert to intimidate them, and deliberately and intimidate them, and deliberately and frequently targeted pro-independence frequently targeted pro-independence advocates, including in their homes; notes advocates, including in their homes; notes further widespread allegations of forced further widespread allegations of forced disappearances and unfair trials; draws disappearances and unfair trials; draws particular attention to the dismantling of particular attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed 2010, where significant violence claimed Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the Moroccan and Sahrawi lives, and the subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of subsequent trial of 25 Sahrawis, many of them known human rights activists, in them known human rights activists, in February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence February 2013; notes Morocco's insistence regarding the trial's fairness and due regarding the trial's fairness and due process, and the positive conclusions of process, and the positive conclusions of some international observers, but also some international observers, but also recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a recalls the UNSR's concern at the use of a military court, the allegations of torture, military court, the allegations of torture, and the Moroccan authorities' failure to and the Moroccan authorities' failure to investigate them; notes the conclusions by investigate them; notes the conclusions by some NGOs and human rights observers some NGOs and human rights observers relating to the case's alleged politicised relating to the case's alleged politicised prosecutions, deficient evidence and prosecutions, deficient evidence and excessive sentences; calls therefore on the excessive sentences; calls therefore on the Moroccan authorities to work with civil Moroccan authorities to immediately society and other actors to guarantee the release all Sahrawi political prisoners, to transparency and fairness of its judicial work with civil society and other actors to processes, and to investigate and prosecute guarantee the transparency and fairness of security officials alleged to have been its judicial processes, and to investigate involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and and prosecute security officials alleged to other abuses of power; have been involved in arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses of power;

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AM\940933EN.doc 173/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 273 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Jean Roatta, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

38a. Draws attention to the dismantling of the Gdeim Izik protest camp in November 2010, where significant violence claimed the lives of 11 Moroccan security forces and 2 Sahrawi men, one of them a minor;

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Amendment 274 Pino Arlacchi, Ivo Vajgl, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Marco Scurria, Willy Meyer, Norbert Neuser

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

38a. Condemns the fact that on Wednesday 6 March 2013 Morocco expelled a delegation of four Members of the European Parliament; notes that the aim of the delegation was to visit the territories of Western Sahara, to inquire about the situation of human rights and to meet with representatives of the MINURSO; condemn Morocco's authorities behaviour and demands the Kingdom of Morocco to permit free access and free movement in Western Sahara to independent observers, members of parliaments, to the press and to humanitarian organisations;

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Amendment 275 Rachida Dati

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39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 39. Recalls the finding of the UN OHCHR report about restrictions on Independent Expert on cultural rights that freedom of speech, assembly and there are still barriers to the development association in Western Sahara; notes of cultural diversity in Western Sahara; Morocco's claim to allow sit-ins and other draws attention, nonetheless, to the efforts forms of protest; regrets Morocco's being made by the Moroccan authorities apparent institutional obstruction of and welcomes, in this connection, the NGOs advocating a pro-independence provisions on respect for cultural and position by preventing their legal linguistic diversity that have been registration and recognition; condemns included in the new Moroccan the often severe punishments for constitution; 'undermining Moroccan territorial integrity', an item of legislation reportedly used to target Sahrawis peacefully advocating independence; recalls the findings of the UN Independent Expert on cultural rights that the Moroccan authorities suppress certain aspects of Sahrawi culture, and repeats her call to overturn such measures and promote full cultural diversity;

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Amendment 276 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution Amendment

39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 39. Notes that Morocco allows sit-ins and OHCHR report about restrictions on other forms of protest; notes Morocco’s freedom of speech, assembly and decision not to authorise NGOs association in Western Sahara; notes advocating a pro-independence position by Morocco's claim to allow sit-ins and other preventing their legal registration and forms of protest; regrets Morocco's recognition; recalls the findings of the UN apparent institutional obstruction of Independent Expert on cultural rights NGOs advocating a pro-independence regarding the new Moroccan constitution, position by preventing their legal which includes additional references to

AM\940933EN.doc 175/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN registration and recognition; condemns the cultural rights, pointing in particular to often severe punishments for the importance of the Saharo-Hassani 'undermining Moroccan territorial component of Morocco’s identity, and the integrity', an item of legislation reportedly fact that the Independent Expert used to target Sahrawis peacefully welcomes the work carried out by the advocating independence; recalls the Royal Consultative Council on Saharan findings of the UN Independent Expert on Affairs, and repeats her call to overturn cultural rights that the Moroccan such measures and promote full cultural authorities suppress certain aspects of diversity; Sahrawi culture, and repeats her call to overturn such measures and promote full cultural diversity;

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Amendment 277 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution Amendment

39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 OHCHR report about restrictions on OHCHR report about restrictions on freedom of speech, assembly and freedom of speech, assembly and association in Western Sahara; notes association in Western Sahara; notes Morocco's claim to allow sit-ins and other Morocco's claim to allow sit-ins and other forms of protest; regrets Morocco's forms of protest; is concerned by the apparent institutional obstruction of inability of the Sahrawi human rights NGOs advocating a pro-independence defenders to register as civil society position by preventing their legal organization; notes that such registration registration and recognition; condemns the is essential for allowing the organization often severe punishments for ‘undermining to effectively advocate in their Moroccan territorial integrity’, an item of communities; condemns the often severe legislation reportedly used to target punishments for ‘undermining Moroccan Sahrawis peacefully advocating territorial integrity’, an item of legislation independence; recalls the findings of the reportedly used to target Sahrawis UN Independent Expert on cultural rights peacefully advocating independence; that the Moroccan authorities suppress recalls the findings of the UN Independent certain aspects of Sahrawi culture, and Expert on cultural rights that the Moroccan repeats her call to overturn such measures authorities suppress certain aspects of and promote full cultural diversity; Sahrawi culture, and repeats her call to overturn such measures and promote full cultural diversity;

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PE514.662v01-00 176/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 278 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution Amendment

39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 OHCHR report about restrictions on OHCHR report about restrictions on freedom of speech, assembly and freedom of speech, assembly and association in Western Sahara; notes association in Western Sahara; notes Morocco’s claim to allow sit-ins and other Morocco’s claim to allow sit-ins and other forms of protest; regrets Morocco’s forms of protest; regrets Morocco’s apparent institutional obstruction of NGOs apparent institutional obstruction of advocating a pro-independence position Sahrawi NGOs by preventing their legal by preventing their legal registration and registration and recognition; condemns the recognition; condemns the often severe often severe punishments for ‘undermining punishments for ‘undermining Moroccan Moroccan territorial integrity’, an item of territorial integrity’, an item of legislation legislation reportedly used to target reportedly used to target Sahrawis Sahrawis peacefully defending their peacefully advocating independence; legitimate right to self-determination; recalls the findings of the UN Independent recalls the findings of the UN Independent Expert on cultural rights that the Moroccan Expert on cultural rights that the Moroccan authorities suppress certain aspects of authorities suppress certain aspects of Sahrawi culture, and repeats her call to Sahrawi culture, and repeats her call to overturn such measures and promote full overturn such measures and promote full cultural diversity; cultural diversity;

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Amendment 279 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution Amendment

39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 OHCHR report about restrictions on OHCHR report, as well as those voiced by freedom of speech, assembly and the UNSR on torture, about restrictions on association in Western Sahara; notes freedom of speech, assembly and Morocco's claim to allow sit-ins and other association in Western Sahara; notes forms of protest; regrets Morocco's Morocco's claim to allow sit-ins and other

AM\940933EN.doc 177/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN apparent institutional obstruction of NGOs forms of protest but points out that, advocating a pro-independence position by according to local NGOs and preventing their legal registration and international observers, Sahrawi recognition; condemns the often severe demonstrators have been beaten, abducted punishments for 'undermining Moroccan and tortured by Moroccan forces; regrets territorial integrity', an item of legislation Morocco's apparent institutional reportedly used to target Sahrawis obstruction of NGOs advocating a pro- peacefully advocating independence; independence position by preventing their recalls the findings of the UN legal registration and recognition; Independent Expert on cultural rights condemns the often severe punishments for that the Moroccan authorities suppress 'undermining Moroccan territorial certain aspects of Sahrawi culture, and integrity', an item of legislation reportedly repeats her call to overturn such used to target Sahrawis peacefully measures and promote full cultural advocating independence; calls on diversity; Morocco to accept the five recommendations regarding the human rights situation in Western Sahara that were made by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2012 as part of the universal periodic review for Morocco;

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Amendment 280 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution Amendment

39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 39. Reiterates the concerns of the 2006 OHCHR report about restrictions on OHCHR report about restrictions on freedom of speech, assembly and freedom of speech, assembly and association in Western Sahara; notes association in Western Sahara; notes Morocco's claim to allow sit-ins and other Morocco's claim to allow sit-ins and other forms of protest; regrets Morocco's forms of protest; regrets Morocco's apparent institutional obstruction of NGOs institutional obstruction of NGOs advocating a pro-independence position by advocating a pro-independence position by preventing their legal registration and preventing their legal registration and recognition; condemns the often severe recognition; condemns the often severe punishments for ‘undermining Moroccan punishments for 'undermining Moroccan territorial integrity’, an item of legislation territorial integrity', an item of legislation reportedly used to target Sahrawis reportedly used to target Sahrawis peacefully advocating independence; peacefully advocating independence; recalls the findings of the UN Independent recalls the findings of the UN Independent Expert on cultural rights that the Moroccan Expert on cultural rights that the Moroccan

PE514.662v01-00 178/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN authorities suppress certain aspects of authorities suppress certain aspects of Sahrawi culture, and repeats her call to Sahrawi culture, and repeats her call to overturn such measures and promote full overturn such measures and promote full cultural diversity; cultural diversity; notes that the EP members who visited Laayoune last June witnessed a disproportionate police and military presence in the streets;

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Amendment 281 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

39a. Recalls the finding of the UN Independent Expert on cultural rights that the Moroccan authorities suppress certain aspects of Sahrawi culture, and repeats her call to overturn such measures and promote full cultural diversity;

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Amendment 282 Laima Liucija Andrikienė

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

39a. Expresses deep concern about the continuing discrimination and sexual violence against Sahrawi women and girls; urges Moroccan authorities to end impunity for violations of Sahrawi women and girls human rights, to address the serious shortcomings in the Penal Code and to adopt new provisions which criminalize sexual violence in all its

AM\940933EN.doc 179/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN forms, to adopt the recommendation under the UN Universal Periodic Review to revise the Family Code to give women the same inheritance rights as men, to comply with their obligations under Article 5 of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), by taking the necessary measures to "modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women"; these measures should include training of police and the judiciary on how to deal sensitively with complaints of violence against women and girls, and protect victims themselves, not their so-called "honour" or "morals";

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Amendment 283 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 180/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN resources, and determined that further exploitation ‘in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara’ would be illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; expresses particular concern that the EU should not re- institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolved;

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Amendment 284 Jean Roatta, Cristian Dan Preda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40. Welcomes the significant economic deleted and infrastructural development implemented by the Moroccan Government in Western Sahara; remains concerned, however, by the ongoing dispute over the exploitation of the territory's natural resources, particularly relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice in 2002, which stressed the Western Saharan people's 'inalienable rights' to their territory's natural resources, and determined that further exploitation 'in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara' would be illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be clearly

AM\940933EN.doc 181/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN demonstrated; expresses particular concern that the EU should not re- institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolved;

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Amendment 285 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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PE514.662v01-00 182/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 286 Rachida Dati

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 287 Frédéric Daerden, Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40. Welcomes the significant economic 40. Welcomes the significant economic

AM\940933EN.doc 183/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN and infrastructural development and infrastructural development implemented by the Moroccan implemented by the Moroccan Government in Western Sahara; remains Government in Western Sahara; welcomes concerned, however, by the ongoing the regional development model for the dispute over the exploitation of the southern provinces drawn up by territory's natural resources, particularly Morocco's Economic, Social and relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and Environmental Council, which would preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN allow the people of the area to exercise Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' their economic, social and cultural rights advice in 2002, which stressed the Western to the full and to prepare to make the Saharan people's 'inalienable rights' to their Moroccan autonomy initiative a success; territory's natural resources, and remains concerned, however, by the determined that further exploitation 'in ongoing dispute over the exploitation of disregard of the interests and wishes of the the territory's natural resources, particularly people of Western Sahara' would be illegal; relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN goods and resources should be exempt Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' from any trade agreements between advice in 2002, which stressed the Western Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi Saharan people's 'inalienable rights' to their population's consent and benefit can be territory's natural resources, and clearly demonstrated; expresses particular determined that further exploitation 'in concern that the EU should not re-institute disregard of the interests and wishes of the a fisheries agreement with Morocco while people of Western Sahara' would be illegal; this controversy remains unresolved; draws attention to the UN Secretary- General's statement to the effect that Morocco was seeking to improve living conditions in the territory and, to that end, to draft a new regional development strategy for the area; stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; expresses particular concern that the EU should not re-institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolved;

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Amendment 288 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

PE514.662v01-00 184/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

40. Welcomes the significant economic 40. Welcomes the significant economic and infrastructural development and infrastructural development implemented by the Moroccan implemented by the Moroccan Government in Western Sahara; remains Government in Western Sahara; welcomes concerned, however, by the ongoing the regional development model for the dispute over the exploitation of the southern provinces drawn up by territory's natural resources, particularly Morocco's Economic, Social and relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and Environmental Council, which would preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN allow the people of the area to exercise Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' their economic, social and cultural rights advice in 2002, which stressed the Western to the full; believes that the proactive Saharan people's 'inalienable rights' to their measures taken by the Moroccan territory's natural resources, and authorities, who have taken account of determined that further exploitation 'in the reports submitted by the Economic, disregard of the interests and wishes of the Social and Environmental Council, offer people of Western Sahara' would be illegal; a solution to the governance crisis, the stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan problems with the provision of basic goods and resources should be exempt services and the artificial side to the from any trade agreements between Saharan economy, and will do much to Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi reassure the local population; remains population's consent and benefit can be concerned, however, by the ongoing clearly demonstrated; expresses particular dispute over the exploitation of the concern that the EU should not re- territory's natural resources, particularly institute a fisheries agreement with relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and Morocco while this controversy remains preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN unresolved; Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice in 2002, which stressed the Western Saharan people's 'inalienable rights' to their territory's natural resources, and determined that further exploitation 'in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara' would be illegal; draws attention to the UN Secretary- General's statement to the effect that Morocco was seeking to improve living conditions in the territory and, to that end, to draft a new regional development strategy for the area; stresses, therefore, that trade agreements between Morocco and the EU should enable Western Saharan goods and resources to be used to the benefit and with the consent of the Sahrawi population;

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AM\940933EN.doc 185/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 289 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40. Welcomes the significant economic 40. Is concerned by the ongoing dispute and infrastructural development over the exploitation of the territory's implemented by the Moroccan natural resources, particularly relating to Government in Western Sahara; remains phosphate mines, fisheries, and preliminary concerned, however, by the ongoing oil exploration; notes that several reports dispute over the exploitation of the have shown that natural resources of territory's natural resources, particularly Western Sahara are being exploited relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and without any benefit to the local preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN population; recalls the UN Under- Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice advice in 2002, which stressed the Western in 2002, which stressed the Western Saharan people's ‘inalienable rights’ to Saharan people's ‘inalienable rights’ to their territory's natural resources, and their territory's natural resources, and determined that further exploitation ‘in determined that further exploitation ‘in disregard of the interests and wishes of the disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara’ would be people of Western Sahara’ would be illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan goods and resources should be Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; expresses particular clearly demonstrated; recalls the concern that the EU should not re-institute European Parliament decision of 13 a fisheries agreement with Morocco while December 2011 to reject a proposed this controversy remains unresolved; extension of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement because it did not take into account the interests of the Sahrawi population; expresses particular concern that the EU should not re-institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolved;

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Amendment 290 Ana Gomes

PE514.662v01-00 186/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40. Welcomes the significant economic 40. Welcomes the significant economic and infrastructural development and infrastructural development implemented by the Moroccan implemented by the Moroccan Government in Western Sahara; remains Government in Western Sahara; notes, concerned, however, by the ongoing however, that it fails to benefit the urban dispute over the exploitation of the living conditions and to provide job territory's natural resources, particularly opportunities, reinforcing the feeling of relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and discrimination in the Sahrawi population, preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN who also bitterly complain of corruption Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' within the Administration of the advice in 2002, which stressed the Western territories´ resources; remains concerned, Saharan people's ‘inalienable rights’ to however, by the ongoing dispute over the their territory's natural resources, and exploitation of the territory's natural determined that further exploitation ‘in resources, particularly relating to disregard of the interests and wishes of the phosphate mines, fisheries, and preliminary people of Western Sahara’ would be oil exploration; recalls the UN Under- illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice Saharan goods and resources should be in 2002, which stressed the Western exempt from any trade agreements between Saharan people's 'inalienable rights' to Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi their territory's natural resources, and population's consent and benefit can be determined that further exploitation 'in clearly demonstrated; expresses particular disregard of the interests and wishes of the concern that the EU should not re-institute people of Western Sahara' would be a fisheries agreement with Morocco while illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western this controversy remains unresolved; Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated and Morocco authorities account fully on how that benefit the population of Western Sahara; expresses particular concern that the EU should not re-institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolved;

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Amendment 291 Willy Meyer

AM\940933EN.doc 187/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40. Welcomes the significant economic 40. Deplores the fact that the and infrastructural development infrastructure investments implemented implemented by the Moroccan by the Moroccan Government in Western Government in Western Sahara; remains Sahara are geared solely to exploiting its concerned, however, by the ongoing rich natural resources, which does not dispute over the exploitation of the benefit the Sahrawi population; cites, as territory’s natural resources, particularly an example, the lack of universities in the relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and Western Saharan territories occupied by preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN Morocco; remains concerned by the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs’ ongoing dispute over the exploitation of advice in 2002, which stressed the Western the territory’s natural resources, Saharan people’s ‘inalienable rights’ to particularly relating to phosphate mines, their territory’s natural resources, and fisheries, and preliminary oil exploration; determined that further exploitation ‘in recalls the UN Under-Secretary-General disregard of the interests and wishes of the for Legal Affairs’ advice in 2002, which people of Western Sahara’ would be stressed the Western Saharan people’s illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western ‘inalienable rights’ to their territory’s Saharan goods and resources should be natural resources, and determined that exempt from any trade agreements between further exploitation ‘in disregard of the Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi interests and wishes of the people of population’s consent and benefit can be Western Sahara’ would be illegal; stresses, clearly demonstrated; expresses particular therefore, that Western Saharan goods and concern that the EU should not re- resources should be exempt from any trade institute a fisheries agreement with agreements between Morocco and the EU Morocco while this controversy remains unless the Sahrawi population’s consent unresolved; and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; urges the EU not to conclude any fisheries agreement with Morocco that unlawfully includes the territorial waters of Western Sahara;

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Amendment 292 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40. Welcomes the significant economic and 40. Notes the significant economic and

PE514.662v01-00 188/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN infrastructural development implemented infrastructural development implemented by the Moroccan Government in Western by the Moroccan Government in Western Sahara; remains concerned, however, by Sahara; remains concerned, however, by the ongoing dispute over the exploitation the ongoing dispute over the exploitation of the territory's natural resources, of the territory's natural resources, particularly relating to phosphate mines, particularly relating to phosphate mines, fisheries, and preliminary oil exploration; fisheries, and preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN Under-Secretary-General recalls the UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice in 2002, which for Legal Affairs' advice in 2002, which stressed the Western Saharan people's stressed the Western Saharan people's 'inalienable rights' to their territory's 'inalienable rights' to their territory's natural resources, and determined that natural resources, and determined that further exploitation 'in disregard of the further exploitation 'in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara' would be illegal; stresses, Western Sahara' would be illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan goods and therefore, that Western Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; expresses particular concern that the EU expresses particular concern that the EU should not re-institute a fisheries should not re-institute a fisheries agreement with Morocco while this agreement with Morocco while this controversy remains unresolved; controversy remains unresolved; calls on the Commission explicitly to exclude Western Saharan territorial waters from the fisheries agreement currently being renegotiated with Morocco;

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Amendment 293 Marco Scurria, Pino Arlacchi, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 189/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN preliminary oil exploration; recalls the UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs' advice in 2002, which stressed the Western advice in 2002, which stressed the Western Saharan people's ‘inalienable rights’ to Saharan people's ‘inalienable rights’ to their territory's natural resources, and their territory's natural resources, and determined that further exploitation ‘in determined that further exploitation ‘in disregard of the interests and wishes of the disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara’ would be people of Western Sahara’ would be illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western illegal; stresses, therefore, that Western Saharan goods and resources should be Saharan goods and resources should be exempt from any trade agreements between exempt from any trade agreements between Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi Morocco and the EU unless the Sahrawi population's consent and benefit can be population's consent and benefit can be clearly demonstrated; expresses particular clearly demonstrated; invites the EU to not concern that the EU should not re-institute re-institute a fisheries agreement with a fisheries agreement with Morocco while Morocco while this controversy remains this controversy remains unresolved; unresolved;

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Amendment 294 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40a. Welcomes the decentralisation efforts made by the Moroccan authorities through the advanced regionalisation programme, under which proper account may be taken of the concerns and cultural specificities of the Saharawi people; points out that the principle of decentralisation is now enshrined in the Moroccan constitution; welcomes the additional work carried out by Morocco’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council for the reports it submitted in January and March 2013, which stressed the importance of good governance and that the Sahrawi population needs to see the local institutions as legitimate and representative if it is to be brought into the social and political mainstream;

PE514.662v01-00 190/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Or. fr

Amendment 295 Rachida Dati

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40a. Believes that the current situation in Western Sahara should not be used as a pretext for scuppering trade agreements between the EU and Morocco, in particular the fisheries agreement currently under negotiation, given that such agreements are of benefit to the Moroccan population as a whole, including the people living in Western Sahara;

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Amendment 296 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

40b. Stresses that the Sahara autonomy plan that Morocco submitted to the United Nations in 2007 is the only realistic proposal currently on the table and is a sound and credible basis for a negotiated solution; reiterates its confidence in the United Nations’ efforts to facilitate progress towards a solution to a conflict that has continued for too long and is holding up the Maghreb regional integration process;

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AM\940933EN.doc 191/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 297 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41

Motion for a resolution Amendment

41. Notes that landmines in Western 41. Recalls the concerns of the UN Office Sahara have tragically caused at least 2 500 for Project Services (UNOPS) that casualties since 1975, continuing to Western Sahara remains one of the threaten many thousands of Sahrawi world's most mined areas; notes that nomads, and representing a major obstacle landmines in Western Sahara have to a resolution of the Western Saharan tragically caused at least 2 500 casualties dispute and refugee situation; commends, since 1975, continuing to threaten many therefore, the work of MINURSO, the thousands of Sahrawi nomads, and Royal Moroccan Army, Landmine Action representing a major obstacle to the and others to map and clear affected areas, resolution of the Western Saharan dispute and encourages all actors to do everything and refugee situation; commends, possible to educate the population, assist therefore, the work of MINURSO, the victims and remove all remaining Royal Moroccan Army, the Polisario munitions; Front, Landmine Action and others to map and clear affected areas, and encourages all actors to do everything possible to educate the population, assist victims and remove all remaining munitions; further notes that Morocco is one of the few countries, and one of only three African countries, not to have signed up to the Mine Ban Treaty; encourages it to do so as a confidence- building measure and sign of commitment to peace;

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Amendment 298 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41

Motion for a resolution Amendment

41. Notes that landmines in Western 41. Notes that landmines in Western Sahara have tragically caused at least 2 500 Sahara have tragically caused at least 2 500

PE514.662v01-00 192/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN casualties since 1975, continuing to casualties since 1975, continuing to threaten many thousands of Sahrawi threaten many thousands of Sahrawi nomads, and representing a major obstacle nomads, and representing a major obstacle to a resolution of the Western Saharan to a resolution of the Western Saharan dispute and refugee situation; commends, dispute and refugee situation; commends, therefore, the work of MINURSO, the therefore, the work of Landmine Action Royal Moroccan Army, Landmine Action and others to map and clear affected areas; and others to map and clear affected areas, welcomes the fact that the Sahrawi Arab and encourages all actors to do everything Democratic Republic has signed the possible to educate the population, assist Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of victims and remove all remaining anti-personnel mines, while regretting munitions; that Morocco has not done likewise and continues to place mines in the territory; encourages all actors to do everything possible to educate the population, assist victims and remove all remaining munitions;

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Amendment 299 Adam Bielan

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41

Motion for a resolution Amendment

41. Notes that landmines in Western 41. Notes that landmines in Western Sahara have tragically caused at least 2 500 Sahara have tragically caused at least 2 500 casualties since 1975, continuing to casualties since 1975, continuing to threaten many thousands of Sahrawi threaten many thousands of lives, and nomads, and representing a major obstacle representing a major obstacle to a to a resolution of the Western Saharan resolution of the Western Saharan dispute dispute and refugee situation; commends, and refugee situation; commends, therefore, the work of MINURSO, the therefore, the work of MINURSO, the Royal Moroccan Army, Landmine Action Royal Moroccan Army, Landmine Action and others to map and clear affected areas, and others to map and clear affected areas, and encourages all actors to do everything and encourages all actors to do everything possible to educate the population, assist possible to educate the population, assist victims and remove all remaining victims and remove all remaining munitions; munitions;

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AM\940933EN.doc 193/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 300 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

41a. Highlights the existence of the wall which divides the territories of Western Sahara from north to south, comprising a set of eight defensive walls over 2 720 km long, built by Morocco from the 1980s onwards; condemns what has become known as the 'Wall of Shame', a military zone with bunkers, barriers and minefields guarded by 160 000 Moroccan soldiers, the daily cost of maintaining which is estimated at around 2 million euros;

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Amendment 301 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

41b. Expresses its total repudiation of a criminal wall that separates Sahrawi families; protests at the fact that, despite the ceasefire, Morocco is continuing to place mines in the area around the wall, repeatedly causing deaths and injuries among the Sahrawi population, and draws attention to the complete impunity enjoyed by Moroccan soldiers, who even fired shots at young Sahrawis who were demonstrating against the wall on 31 December 2012, in the presence of around 20 Spanish witnesses and in the absence of MINURSO forces, a serious incident which could recur at any time and that might be considered a de facto breach of

PE514.662v01-00 194/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN the ceasefire;

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Amendment 302 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42. Expresses deep concern about the 42. Expresses deep concern about the chronic poverty, and lack of basic services chronic poverty, and lack of basic services and adequate housing in the Polisario and adequate housing in the Polisario Front-administered refugee camps near Front-administered refugee camps near Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; notes in this regard the for this purpose; notes in this regard the lack of clear documentation about the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, and urges the authorities to conduct or and calls on the Algerian authorities to facilitate regular censuses or formal abide by their international obligations registrations; and allow the HCR to carry out a census of and formally register the people living in the camps in Tindouf; welcomes the fact that the EU is supplying humanitarian aid to the Tindouf camps through DG ECHO; questions, however, whether all possible steps are being taken to ensure that the aid is reaching the people for whom it is intended;

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Amendment 303 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42. Expresses deep concern about the 42. Expresses deep concern about the

AM\940933EN.doc 195/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN chronic poverty, and lack of basic services chronic poverty, and lack of basic services and adequate housing in the Polisario and adequate housing in the Polisario Front-administered refugee camps near Front-administered refugee camps near Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; notes in this regard the for this purpose; notes in this regard the lack of clear documentation about the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, and urges the authorities to conduct or and urges the Algerian authorities formally facilitate regular censuses or formal to register the people living in the Tindouf registrations; camps, in line with the calls made by the HCR and with international law; welcomes the fact that the EU is supplying humanitarian aid through DG ECHO, but has concerns about the Polisario Front’s management of the aid; points out that, owing to the lack of a census, there is no proper basis for gauging the volume of aid required, thus undermining the aid’s effectiveness and making it difficult to monitor; deplores the lack of transparency in the Polisario’s administration of the camps and the degree of poverty still to be found in Tindouf despite the fact that the Commission has been providing more than EUR 10 million per year since 1993;

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Amendment 304 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 196/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN lack of clear documentation about the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, and urges the authorities to conduct or and calls on the Algerian authorities to facilitate regular censuses or formal abide by their international obligations registrations; and allow the HCR to carry out a census of and formally register the people living in the camps in Tindouf, in line with the calls made by the HCR and the resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council; welcomes the fact that the EU is supplying humanitarian aid to the Tindouf camps through DG ECHO; questions, at the same time, whether all possible steps are being taken to ensure that the aid is reaching the people for whom it is intended;

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Amendment 305 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42. Expresses deep concern about the 42. Expresses concern about the poverty chronic poverty, and lack of basic services and lack of basic services in the Polisario and adequate housing in the Polisario Front-administered refugee camps near Front-administered refugee camps near Tindouf, particularly in regards to Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of nutrition, healthcare and access to the UNSR on adequate housing that potable water; calls for international sufficient international funding be directed actors to channel, coordinate and for this purpose; notes in this regard the consolidate aid more effectively, and lack of clear documentation about the where appropriate to increase the amount precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, of aid, in order to guarantee the stability and urges the authorities to conduct or of the humanitarian situation and help facilitate regular censuses or formal improve the conditions in the camps; in registrations; light of the poor provision of housing, echoes the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; nevertheless notes the functioning systems of governance in the camps, and welcomes the active presence of civil society, with the strong

AM\940933EN.doc 197/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN participation of women within both; further welcomes the social emphasis on education, despite scarce resources; notes, however, the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in the camps, and urges the authorities to conduct or facilitate regular censuses or formal registrations;

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Amendment 306 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

Motion for a resolution Amendment

42. Expresses deep concern about the 42. Expresses deep concern about the chronic poverty, and lack of basic services chronic poverty, and shortage of basic and adequate housing in the Polisario services and adequate housing in the Front-administered refugee camps near Polisario Front-administered refugee Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of camps near Tindouf; repeats the the UNSR on adequate housing that recommendations of the UNSR on sufficient international funding be directed adequate housing that sufficient for this purpose; notes in this regard the international funding be directed for this lack of clear documentation about the purpose; emphasises, however, that, precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, despite the shortcomings found, and urges the authorities to conduct or humanitarian aid and water are being facilitate regular censuses or formal distributed to the entire Sahrawi registrations; population, and highlights the importance of promoting access to education and health services in the refugee camps; welcomes the efforts made by the Polisario Front, which has achieved a drastic 95% reduction in the levels of illiteracy inherited from colonial times and virtually eradicated it in the camps;

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Amendment 307 Ivo Vajgl, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Niccolò Rinaldi

PE514.662v01-00 198/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

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42. Expresses deep concern about the 42. Expresses deep concern about the chronic poverty, and lack of basic services chronic poverty, and lack of basic services and adequate housing in the Polisario and adequate housing in the Polisario Front-administered refugee camps near Front-administered refugee camps near Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; notes in this regard the for this purpose; notes in this regard the lack of clear documentation about the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, and urges the authorities to conduct or and urges the authorities to conduct or facilitate regular censuses or formal facilitate regular censuses or formal registrations; registrations; notes that despite the harsh living conditions and the heavy dependence on international humanitarian aid of the inhabitants of Tindouf, children's education and empowerment of women remains a priority in the camps.

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Amendment 308 Mitro Repo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42

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42. Expresses deep concern about the 42. Expresses deep concern about the chronic poverty, and lack of basic services chronic poverty, and lack of basic services and adequate housing in the Polisario and adequate housing in the Polisario Front-administered refugee camps near Front-administered refugee camps near Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; notes in this regard the for this purpose; notes in this regard the lack of clear documentation about the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, precise number of inhabitants in Tindouf, and urges the authorities to conduct or and urges the authorities to conduct or facilitate regular censuses or formal facilitate regular censuses or formal

AM\940933EN.doc 199/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN registrations; registrations; welcomes the humanitarian assistance provided by the EU through ECHO to the refugee camps in Tindouf;

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Amendment 309 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

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43. Expresses concern that the poverty in 43. Expresses concern that the poverty in Tindouf, coupled with an absence of long- Tindouf, coupled with an absence of long- term prospects for many refugees, leaves term prospects for many refugees, leaves them vulnerable to radicalisation along them vulnerable to radicalisation along religious fundamentalist lines; draws religious fundamentalist lines; draws attention to the region's porous borders, attention to the region's porous borders, which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of the camps by jihadi groups from northern the camps by jihadi groups from northern Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the paramount importance of ensuring the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of the camps; safety and security of the camps; voices grave concerns about reports from various sources, including official statements, to the effect that some Polisario members have joined up with terrorist organisations operating in the Sahel region, including the MUJAO; condemns in the strongest possible terms the kidnapping in October 2011 of three EU nationals working for humanitarian NGOs in the Tindouf camps; voices grave concern about the deterioration in the security situation in the region, in particular following the terrorist attack on the In Amenas gas plant, in which dozens of people, including 37 foreign nationals from eight EU and non-EU countries, died;

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PE514.662v01-00 200/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 310 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

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43. Expresses concern that the poverty in 43. Expresses concern that the poverty in Tindouf, coupled with an absence of long- Tindouf, coupled with an absence of long- term prospects for many refugees, leaves term prospects for many refugees, leaves them vulnerable to radicalisation along them vulnerable to radicalisation along religious fundamentalist lines; draws religious fundamentalist lines; points to the attention to the region's porous borders, danger of young people being recruited by which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of criminal or terrorist organisations and the camps by jihadi groups from northern draws attention to the region's porous Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the borders, which risk facilitating deeper paramount importance of ensuring the infiltration of the camps by jihadi groups safety and security of the camps; from northern Mali and elsewhere; voices concern at the allegations made by the Malian authorities about young people from the Tindouf camps having joined up with terrorist organisations involved in the conflict in Mali; stresses, therefore, the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of the camps;

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Amendment 311 Jean Roatta, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Philippe Boulland, Constance Le Grip, Cristian Dan Preda, Frédéric Daerden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 201/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN paramount importance of ensuring the infiltration of the camps by jihadi groups safety and security of the camps; from northern Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of the camps;

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Amendment 312 Frédéric Daerden, Jean Roatta, Philippe Boulland, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 313 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 202/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN religious fundamentalist lines; draws religious fundamentalist lines; draws attention to the region’s porous borders, attention to the region’s porous borders; which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of the camps by jihadi groups from northern Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of the camps;

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Amendment 314 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

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43. Expresses concern that the poverty in 43. Expresses concern that the poverty in Tindouf, coupled with an absence of long- the Tindouf camps, coupled with an term prospects for many refugees, leaves absence of long-term prospects for many them vulnerable to radicalisation along refugees, leaves them vulnerable to religious fundamentalist lines; draws radicalisation along religious attention to the region's porous borders, fundamentalist lines; draws attention to the which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of region's porous borders, which risk the camps by jihadi groups from northern facilitating deeper infiltration of the camps Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the by jihadi groups from northern Mali and paramount importance of ensuring the elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the safety and security of the camps; paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of the camps;

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Amendment 315 Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 203/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN them vulnerable to radicalisation along them vulnerable to radicalisation along religious fundamentalist lines; draws religious fundamentalist lines; draws attention to the region's porous borders, attention to the region's porous borders, which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of the camps by jihadi groups from northern the camps by jihadi groups from northern Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the paramount importance of ensuring the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of the camps; safety and security of the camps and calls on Algerian authorities to act upon its responsibility to alleviate the human rights situation in Tindouf camps;

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Amendment 316 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43

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Amendment 317 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44

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44. Notes that while most recent observers, 44. Notes that observers, and reports from and reports from the OHCHR, Robert F. the OHCHR, the Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Center for Justice and Human Rights, and Rights, and Human Rights Watch, have Human Rights Watch, as well as a large identified little evidence of systemic and number of international and Moroccan institutional human rights violations in NGOs, former refugees who fled the the camps, multiple actors, including the Tindouf camps and most of the founding Moroccan Government, Moroccan NGOs members of the Polisario Front have and some former inhabitants of Tindouf, alleged that the Polisario authorities restrict have alleged that the Polisario authorities inhabitants’ freedom of expression and restrict inhabitants’ freedom of expression freedom of movement, practise or permit and freedom of movement, practise or slavery, forcibly marry children, and permit slavery, forcibly marry children, separate families in order to send children and separate families in order to send to Cuba for military training; calls children to Cuba for military training; therefore on Algeria and the Polisario to notes Polisario's vigorous denials of these allow independent human rights observers accusations, which it claims are politically full, regular and unfettered access to the motivated; calls therefore on Polisario to camps; draws attention to the reported allow independent human rights observers evidence of residual private slavery in both full, regular and unfettered access to the Tindouf and Western Sahara, and calls for camps; amidst reported evidence of some the eradication of all forms of slavery; residual private slavery in both Tindouf and Western Sahara, calls on the Polisario and Moroccan authorities to redouble their efforts to terminate this practice and rehabilitate its victims;

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Amendment 318 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 205/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Moroccan Government, Moroccan NGOs Moroccan Government, Moroccan NGOs and some former inhabitants of Tindouf, and some former inhabitants of Tindouf, have alleged that the Polisario authorities have alleged that the Polisario authorities restrict inhabitants' freedom of expression restrict inhabitants' freedom of expression and freedom of movement, practise or and freedom of movement; notes permit slavery, forcibly marry children, Polisario's vigorous denials of these and separate families in order to send accusations, which it claims are politically children to Cuba for military training; motivated; calls therefore on Polisario to notes Polisario's vigorous denials of these allow independent human rights observers accusations, which it claims are politically full, regular and unfettered access to the motivated; calls therefore on Polisario to camps; allow independent human rights observers full, regular and unfettered access to the camps; amidst reported evidence of some residual private slavery in both Tindouf and Western Sahara, calls on the Polisario and Moroccan authorities to redouble their efforts to terminate this practice and rehabilitate its victims;

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Amendment 319 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44. Notes that while most recent observers, 44. Notes that while most recent observers, and reports from the OHCHR, Robert F. and reports from the OHCHR, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, and Human Rights Watch, have Rights, and Human Rights Watch, have identified little evidence of systemic and identified little evidence of systemic and institutional human rights violations in the institutional human rights violations in the camps, multiple actors, including the camps, multiple actors, including the Moroccan Government, Moroccan NGOs Moroccan Government, Moroccan NGOs and some former inhabitants of Tindouf, and some former inhabitants of Tindouf, have alleged that the Polisario authorities have alleged that the Polisario authorities restrict inhabitants’ freedom of expression restrict inhabitants’ freedom of expression and freedom of movement, practise or and freedom of movement; notes permit slavery, forcibly marry children, Polisario's vigorous denials of these and separate families in order to send accusations and its willingness to children to Cuba for military training; cooperate with UN human rights notes Polisario's vigorous denials of these agencies; calls therefore on Polisario to accusations, which it claims are politically allow independent human rights observers

PE514.662v01-00 206/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN motivated; calls therefore on Polisario to full, regular and unfettered access to the allow independent human rights observers camps; amidst reported evidence of some full, regular and unfettered access to the residual private slavery in both Tindouf camps; amidst reported evidence of some and Western Sahara, calls on the Polisario residual private slavery in both Tindouf and Moroccan authorities to redouble their and Western Sahara, calls on the Polisario efforts to terminate this practice and and Moroccan authorities to redouble their rehabilitate its victims; efforts to terminate this practice and rehabilitate its victims;

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Amendment 320 Charles Tannock

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44. Notes that while most recent observers, 44. Notes that while most international and reports from the OHCHR, Robert F. observers, and reports from the OHCHR, Kennedy Center for Justice and Human African Commission on Human and Rights, and Human Rights Watch, have Peoples' Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Center identified little evidence of systemic and for Justice and Human Rights, and Human institutional human rights violations in the Rights Watch, have identified little camps, multiple actors, including the evidence of systemic and institutional Moroccan Government, Moroccan NGOs human rights violations in the camps, and some former inhabitants of Tindouf, multiple actors, including the Moroccan have alleged that the Polisario authorities Government, Moroccan NGOs and some restrict inhabitants' freedom of expression former inhabitants of the Tindouf camps, and freedom of movement, practise or have alleged that the Polisario authorities permit slavery, forcibly marry children, restrict inhabitants' freedom of expression and separate families in order to send and freedom of movement, practise or children to Cuba for military training; permit slavery, forcibly marry children, notes Polisario's vigorous denials of these and separate families in order to send accusations, which it claims are politically children to Cuba for military training; motivated; calls therefore on Polisario to notes Polisario's vigorous denials of these allow independent human rights observers accusations, which it claims are politically full, regular and unfettered access to the motivated; calls therefore on Polisario to camps; amidst reported evidence of some allow independent human rights observers residual private slavery in both Tindouf full, regular and unfettered access to the and Western Sahara, calls on the camps, and for any allegations to be Polisario and Moroccan authorities to rigorously investigated; redouble their efforts to terminate this practice and rehabilitate its victims;

AM\940933EN.doc 207/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Or. en

Amendment 321 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44. Notes that while most recent observers, 44. Points out that most recent observers, and reports from the OHCHR, Robert F. and reports from the OHCHR, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, and Human Rights Watch, have Rights, and Human Rights Watch, have identified little evidence of systemic and emphasised their freedom of movement institutional human rights violations in the and have not identified any evidence of camps, multiple actors, including the systemic or institutional human rights Moroccan Government, Moroccan NGOs violations in the camps; notes that the and some former inhabitants of Tindouf, Moroccan Government has nevertheless have alleged that the Polisario authorities alleged that the Polisario authorities restrict restrict inhabitants’ freedom of expression inhabitants’ freedom of expression and and freedom of movement, practise or freedom of movement, practise or permit permit slavery, forcibly marry children, slavery, forcibly marry children, and and separate families in order to send separate families in order to send children children to Cuba for military training; to Cuba for military training; notes notes Polisario’s vigorous denials of these Polisario’s vigorous denials of these accusations, which it claims are politically accusations, which it claims are politically motivated; calls therefore on Polisario to motivated; points out, on the contrary, allow independent human rights observers that the eradication of slavery practices full, regular and unfettered access to the and the abolition of polygamy and forced camps; amidst reported evidence of some marriage, as well as the regulation of residual private slavery in both Tindouf divorce, were in fact proposed and and Western Sahara, calls on the achieved by the Sahrawis in the refugee Polisario and Moroccan authorities to camps; commends the position of redouble their efforts to terminate this solidarity taken by the Republic of Cuba practice and rehabilitate its victims; vis-à-vis the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which has enabled cooperation between the two states and made it possible to train thousands of Sahrawi professionals since 1977, particularly teachers and doctors; welcomes the fact that Polisario allows independent human rights observers full, regular and unfettered access to the camps; regrets, however, the many restrictions on and repeated expulsion of international observer delegations to the territories occupied by

PE514.662v01-00 208/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Morocco, including Members of the European Parliament and journalists; protests at the constant monitoring and harassment of those foreign delegations which succeed in entering the occupied territories, as the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights highlighted in its latest report; recalls that the Polisario Front is calling for an international mechanism to monitor human rights in both Western Sahara and the camps, whilst Morocco is vehemently opposed to any such mechanism;

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Amendment 322 Ivo Vajgl, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Niccolò Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

44a. Calls on the Moroccan authorities in the occupied territories of Western Sahara to allow and facilitate regular contacts, exchanges and visits of Sahrawi families between the refugee camps and the occupied territories;

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Amendment 323 Frédéric Daerden, Jean Roatta, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 209/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN National Council for Human Rights National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), with offices in Laayoune and (CNDH), with offices in Laayoune and Dakhla; notes the positive work of the Dakhla; notes the positive work of the CNDH, and calls on the Moroccan CNDH, and calls on the Moroccan Government to help strengthen its Government to help strengthen its independence and remit, and to ensure the independence and remit, and to ensure the implementation of its recommendations; implementation of its recommendations; furthermore welcomes Moroccan welcomes the adoption in 2012 of five invitations to, and acceptances of, ad-hoc recommendations on the human rights international delegations, including the situation in Western Sahara; furthermore UNSR on torture, and urges all relevant welcomes Moroccan invitations to, and parties to continue such engagement with acceptances of, ad-hoc international UN human rights bodies; delegations, including the UNSR on torture, and urges all relevant parties to continue such engagement with UN human rights bodies;

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Amendment 324 Jean Roatta, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Constance Le Grip, Cristian Dan Preda, Frédéric Daerden

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

Motion for a resolution Amendment

45. Welcomes efforts to improve the 45. Welcomes efforts to improve the documentation of alleged human rights documentation of alleged human rights abuses in Western Sahara, in particular abuses in Western Sahara, in particular through the institution of the Moroccan through the institution of the Moroccan National Council for Human Rights National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), with offices in Laayoune and (CNDH), with offices in Laayoune and Dakhla; notes the positive work of the Dakhla; notes the positive work of the CNDH, and calls on the Moroccan CNDH, and calls on the Moroccan Government to help strengthen its Government to help strengthen its independence and remit, and to ensure the independence and remit, and to ensure the implementation of its recommendations; implementation of its recommendations; furthermore welcomes Moroccan welcomes the adoption in 2012 of five invitations to, and acceptances of, ad-hoc recommendations on the human rights international delegations, including the situation in Western Sahara; furthermore UNSR on torture, and urges all relevant welcomes Moroccan invitations to, and parties to continue such engagement with acceptances of, ad-hoc international UN human rights bodies; delegations, including the UNSR on torture, and urges all relevant parties to continue such engagement with UN human

PE514.662v01-00 210/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN rights bodies;

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Amendment 325 Karim Zéribi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 326 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

Motion for a resolution Amendment

45. Welcomes efforts to improve the 45. Welcomes efforts to improve the documentation of alleged human rights documentation of alleged human rights

AM\940933EN.doc 211/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN abuses in Western Sahara, in particular abuses in Western Sahara, in particular through the institution of the Moroccan through the institution of the Moroccan National Council for Human Rights National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), with offices in Laayoune and (CNDH), with offices in Laayoune and Dakhla; notes the positive work of the Dakhla; but regrets that many Saharawis CNDH, and calls on the Moroccan complain that it does not ensure a proper Government to help strengthen its follow-up of the many complaints lodged; independence and remit, and to ensure the also regrets that the EP members who implementation of its recommendations; recently visited the territory could not furthermore welcomes Moroccan meet with the local CNDH invitations to, and acceptances of, ad-hoc representatives; notes the positive work of international delegations, including the the CNDH, and calls on the Moroccan UNSR on torture, and urges all relevant Government to help strengthen its parties to continue such engagement with independence and remit, and to ensure the UN human rights bodies; implementation of its recommendations; furthermore welcomes Moroccan invitations to, and acceptances of, ad-hoc international delegations, including the UNSR on torture, and urges all relevant parties to continue such engagement with UN human rights bodies;

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Amendment 327 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45

Motion for a resolution Amendment

45. Welcomes efforts to improve the 45. Welcomes efforts to improve the documentation of alleged human rights documentation of alleged human rights abuses in Western Sahara, in particular abuses in Western Sahara, in particular through the institution of the Moroccan through the institution of the Moroccan National Council for Human Rights National Council for Human Rights (CNDH), with offices in Laayoune and (CNDH), with offices in Laayoune and Dakhla; notes the positive work of the Dakhla; notes the positive work of the CNDH, and calls on the Moroccan CNDH, and calls on the Moroccan Government to help strengthen its Government to help strengthen its independence and remit, and to ensure the independence and remit, and to ensure the implementation of its recommendations; implementation of its recommendations; furthermore welcomes Moroccan furthermore welcomes Moroccan invitations to, and acceptances of, ad-hoc invitations to ad-hoc international international delegations, including the delegations, including the UNSR on UNSR on torture, and urges all relevant torture, and the fact that those invitations

PE514.662v01-00 212/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN parties to continue such engagement with were accepted, and urges the Moroccan UN human rights bodies; authorities to give authorisation for fact- finding missions to be conducted by other international organisations, such as the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the European Parliament; urges all relevant parties to continue such engagement with UN human rights bodies;

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Amendment 328 Jean Roatta

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and deleted contested allegations against both the Moroccan and Polisario administrations, and recalls the UN Secretary-General's recent emphasis on 'independent, impartial, comprehensive and sustained monitoring of the human rights situation in both Western Sahara and the camps'; notes, in this regard, that the UN did not upgrade the mandate of MINURSO in April 2013 to incorporate a human rights dimension; encourages the UN to do so, or else to establish a new, permanent, impartial human rights body for the purpose of supervising and reporting on the overall situation of human rights, and investigating individual complaints; calls on such a body to encompass the Moroccan-controlled section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other territory controlled by the Polisario Front;

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AM\940933EN.doc 213/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN Amendment 329 Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 330 Rachida Dati

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE514.662v01-00 214/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Western Sahara and the camps'; notes, in Western Sahara and the camps'; draws this regard, that the UN did not upgrade attention nonetheless – as the UN the mandate of MINURSO in April 2013 Security Council did in Resolution 2099 – to incorporate a human rights dimension; to the efforts made by the Moroccan encourages the UN to do so, or else to authorities to improve the human rights establish a new, permanent, impartial situation in Western Sahara; human rights body for the purpose of supervising and reporting on the overall situation of human rights, and investigating individual complaints; calls on such a body to encompass the Moroccan-controlled section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other territory controlled by the Polisario Front;

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Amendment 331 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and 46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and contested allegations against both the contested allegations against both the Moroccan and Polisario administrations, Moroccan and Polisario administrations, and recalls the UN Secretary-General's and recalls the UN Secretary-General's recent emphasis on 'independent, impartial, recent emphasis on 'independent, impartial, comprehensive and sustained monitoring comprehensive and sustained monitoring of the human rights situation in both of the human rights situation in both Western Sahara and the camps'; notes, in Western Sahara and the camps'; notes, in this regard, that the UN did not upgrade this regard, that, in Resolution 2099 of the mandate of MINURSO in April 2013 29 April 2013, the UN Security Council to incorporate a human rights dimension; renewed the mandate of MINURSO and encourages the UN to do so, or else to recognised and welcomed the steps taken establish a new, permanent, impartial by Morocco to strengthen the National human rights body for the purpose of Council on Human Rights commissions supervising and reporting on the overall operating in Dakhla and Laayoune and situation of human rights, and Morocco’s ongoing interaction with investigating individual complaints; calls Special Procedures of the United Nations on such a body to encompass the Human Rights Council, including those Moroccan-controlled section of Western planned for 2013; calls for better relations Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other between Morocco and Algeria, in the territory controlled by the Polisario Front; interests of the region and of the

AM\940933EN.doc 215/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN international community as a whole;

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Amendment 332 Pino Arlacchi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and 46. Recalls the UN Secretary-General's contested allegations against both the recent emphasis on ‘independent, Moroccan and Polisario administrations, impartial, comprehensive and sustained and recalls the UN Secretary-General's monitoring of the human rights situation in recent emphasis on ‘independent, both Western Sahara and the camps’; impartial, comprehensive and sustained regrets, in this regards, that the UN did not monitoring of the human rights situation in upgrade the mandate of MINURSO in both Western Sahara and the camps’; April 2013 to incorporate a human rights notes, in this regard, that the UN did not dimension; encourages the UN to do so, or upgrade the mandate of MINURSO in else to establish a new, permanent, April 2013 to incorporate a human rights impartial human rights body for the dimension; encourages the UN to do so, or purpose of supervising and reporting on the else to establish a new, permanent, overall situation of human rights, and impartial human rights body for the investigating individual complaints; purpose of supervising and reporting on the overall situation of human rights, and investigating individual complaints; calls on such a body to encompass the Moroccan-controlled section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other territory controlled by the Polisario Front;

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Amendment 333 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and 46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and

PE514.662v01-00 216/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN contested allegations against both the contested allegations against Morocco, and Moroccan and Polisario administrations, recalls the UN Secretary-General’s recent and recalls the UN Secretary-General’s emphasis on ‘independent, impartial, recent emphasis on ‘independent, comprehensive and sustained monitoring impartial, comprehensive and sustained of the human rights situation in both monitoring of the human rights situation in Western Sahara and the camps’; regrets, in both Western Sahara and the camps’; this regard, that the UN did not upgrade the notes, in this regard, that the UN did not mandate of MINURSO in April 2013 to upgrade the mandate of MINURSO in incorporate a human rights dimension; April 2013 to incorporate a human rights reiterates that Morocco was opposed to dimension; encourages the UN to do so, or the incorporation of a human rights else to establish a new, permanent, dimension, whilst the Polisario Front had impartial human rights body for the called for it; encourages the UN to do so, purpose of supervising and reporting on the or else to establish a new, permanent, overall situation of human rights, and impartial human rights body for the investigating individual complaints; calls purpose of supervising and reporting on the on such a body to encompass the overall situation of human rights, and Moroccan-controlled section of Western investigating individual complaints; calls Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other on such a body to encompass the territory controlled by the Polisario Front; Moroccan-controlled section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other territory controlled by the Polisario Front;

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Amendment 334 Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\940933EN.doc 217/221 PE514.662v01-00 EN supervising and reporting on the overall supervising and reporting on the overall situation of human rights, and investigating situation of human rights, and investigating individual complaints; calls on such a body individual complaints; calls on such a body to encompass the Moroccan-controlled to encompass the Moroccan-controlled section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other territory controlled by the camps, and other territory controlled by the Polisario Front; Polisario Front;

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Amendment 335 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and 46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and contested allegations against both the contested allegations against both the Moroccan and Polisario administrations, Moroccan and Polisario administrations, and recalls the UN Secretary-General's and recalls the UN Secretary-General's recent emphasis on ‘independent, recent emphasis on 'independent, impartial, impartial, comprehensive and sustained comprehensive and sustained monitoring monitoring of the human rights situation in of the human rights situation in both both Western Sahara and the camps’; Western Sahara and the camps'; notes, in notes, in this regard, that the UN did not this regard, that the UN did not upgrade the upgrade the mandate of MINURSO in mandate of MINURSO in April 2013 to April 2013 to incorporate a human rights incorporate a human rights dimension and dimension; encourages the UN to do so, or condemns the EU Member States who did else to establish a new, permanent, not support the US proposal in that sense impartial human rights body for the in the UNSC; encourages the UN to do so, purpose of supervising and reporting on the or else to establish a new, permanent, overall situation of human rights, and impartial human rights body for the investigating individual complaints; calls purpose of supervising and reporting on the on such a body to encompass the overall situation of human rights, and Moroccan-controlled section of Western investigating individual complaints; calls Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other on such a body to encompass the territory controlled by the Polisario Front; Moroccan-controlled section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other territory controlled by the Polisario Front;

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PE514.662v01-00 218/221 AM\940933EN.doc EN Amendment 336 Raimon Obiols

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46

Motion for a resolution Amendment

46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and 46. Notes, nevertheless, the serious and contested allegations against both the contested allegations against both the Moroccan and Polisario administrations, Moroccan and Polisario administrations, and recalls the UN Secretary-General’s and recalls the UN Secretary-General’s recent emphasis on ‘independent, recent emphasis on ‘independent, impartial, comprehensive and sustained impartial, comprehensive and sustained monitoring of the human rights situation in monitoring of the human rights situation in both Western Sahara and the camps’; both Western Sahara and the camps’; notes, in this regard, that the UN did not notes, in this regard, that the UN did not upgrade the mandate of MINURSO in upgrade the mandate of MINURSO in April 2013 to incorporate a human rights April 2013 to incorporate a component dimension; encourages the UN to do so, or relating to the defence and protection of else to establish a new, permanent, human rights; encourages the UN to do so, impartial human rights body for the or else to establish a new, permanent, purpose of supervising and reporting on impartial body for the purpose of the overall situation of human rights, and monitoring and supervising the overall investigating individual complaints; calls situation of human rights, and investigating on such a body to encompass the and reporting on individual complaints Moroccan-controlled section of Western relating to breaches of those rights; calls Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other on such a body to encompass the territory controlled by the Polisario Front; Moroccan-controlled section of Western Sahara, the Tindouf camps, and other territory controlled by the Polisario Front;

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Amendment 337 Ana Gomes

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

46b. Urges the HR/VP and the EUSR for Human Rights to offer the Moroccan authorities and the Polisario human rights training programmes in Western Sahara and in Tindouf, which would

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Amendment 338 Renate Weber

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new)

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46a. Encourages the governments of Morocco and Algeria to further develop and enhance their political dialogue in order to avoid increasing tensions in the region; welcomes the development and follow-up of programmes between Morocco and Algeria that aim at facilitating the access and movement of relatives from both sides;

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Amendment 339 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Jean Roatta, Gilles Pargneaux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new)

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46a. Calls upon the governments of Morocco and Algeria to further improve their relations as to avoid increasing the tensions in the region;

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Amendment 340 Louis Michel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new)

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46a. Points to the need for the Western Sahara conflict to be addressed as part of a broader strategy for the Sahel region;

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Amendment 341 Willy Meyer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47

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47. Instructs its President to forward this 47. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the EUSRs for Human Rights and for the EUSRs for Human Rights and for the Sahel, the EU Member States, the Sahel, the EU Member States, the governments and parliaments of the Sahel governments and parliaments of the Sahel countries, Morocco, Algeria, and the countries, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Polisario Front, the UN Secretary-General Republic, Morocco, Algeria, and the UN and Security Council, the UN High Secretary-General and Security Council, Commissioner for Human Rights, the AU the UN High Commissioner for Human Chair and Secretary-General of the Rights, the AU Chair and Secretary- Commission, and the ECOWAS Chair and General of the Commission, and the President of the Commission; ECOWAS Chair and President of the Commission;

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