European Parliament 2014-2019
Subcommittee on Human Rights
DROI_PV(2019)0218_1
MINUTES Meeting of 18 February 2019, 15.00-17.30, and 19 February 2019, 9.00-12.30 and 14.30-18.30 BRUSSELS
The meeting opened at 15.05 on Monday, 18 February 2019, with Pier Antonio Panzeri (Chair) presiding.
18 February 2019, 15.00 – 17.30
1. Adoption of agenda DROI_OJ(2019)0218_1
The agenda was adopted in the form of these minutes
2. Chair’s announcements
Urgency resolutions:
The situation in Chechnya and the case of Oyub Titiev
Zimbabwe
Women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia
3. Presentation of a study on Misuse of Interpol’s Red Notices and impact on human rights - recent developments
Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Dr Rasmus H. Wandall, Research Fellow, University of Lund and Director, Wandall Kopenhagen, Denmark; G. Ivan-Cucu; Dan Suter, Director, iJust UK; Mary Rodriguez, Interpol; Judith Sargentini; Barbara Lochbihler.
4. Exchange of views on the case of jailed Iranian environmental activists
Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Tara Sepehri Far, Middle East and North Africa
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The meeting closed at 17.00.
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19 February 2019, 9.00 – 9.30
The meeting opened at 9.09 with Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair, presiding.
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In camera
5. Briefing by the EEAS/COMM ahead to the DROI mission to Rome, Italy (February 2019)
Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Georgia Papgianni, International Policy Officer – Coordination for Migration Issues, Division on Migration and Human Security, EEAS; Barbara Lochbihler; Marie-Christine Vergiat.
19 February 2019, 9.30 – 12.30
6. Question time (EEAS answer to the question of MEP Teresa Jimenez-Becerril Barrio)
Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio; Veronique Lorenzo, Head of Division “South America”, EEAS
7. Hearing on attacks on the legal profession and lawyers defending human rights
Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Patrick Henry, Chair of the Human Rights Committee, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE); Richard Sedillot, Observatoire International des Avocats en Danger (OIAD); Fuad Agayev, lawyer Azerbijan; Botagoz Jardemalie, lawyer, Kazakhstan; Nicola Macbean, Director, the Rights Practice – on China; Barbara Lochbihler; Nieves Cotero, Policy Officer “Human Rights”, GLOBAL.1, EEAS; Lenka Vitkova, DG DEVCO
In association with the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula
8. Exchange of views on the human rights situation in the Arab Peninsula
Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Michèle Alliot-Marie, Chair of the Delegation for the relations with the Countries of the Arab Peninsula; Hatice Cengiz; Matthew Hedges; Wafaa Al-Yazidi; Jawaher Mohammed Al-Meer; Ali-Alaswad; Charles Goerens; Hans-Olaf Henkel;
PE636.112v02-00 2/9 PV\1180430EN.docx EN Ángela Vallina; Maria Arena; Liliana Rodrigues; Stelios Kouloglou; Rosamaria Gili, Head of Division “Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Regional Policies”, MENA. 4, EEAS.
19 February 2019, 14.30 – 15.30
In camera
9. Enlarged Bureau
19 February 2019, 15.30 – 18.30
10. Exchange of views with the EEAS on EU priorities for the 40th UNHRC session (Geneva, 24 February – 22 March 2019) and state of play of the Human Rights Council efficiency reforms
Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Ciara O’Brien, Chair COHOM; Barbara Lochbihler;
11. Exchange of views on a new EU human rights sanctions regime
Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Bill Browder, CEO Hermitage Capital and Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign; Senator Raynell Andreycuk, Canadian Senate; Clara Portela, author of a study DROI commissioned in 2018 on this topic; Tinatin Tsertsvadze, International Partnership for Human Rights; Judith Sargentini; Charles Tannock; Barbara Lochbihler; Marietje Schaake; David Geer, Head of Division ‘Sanctions Policy’, GLOBAL.1 / SECPOL.4, EEAS; Lord Donald Anderson, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE)
12. Exchange of views with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the human rights situation in Kashmir (Listening room is in ASP 1 G 2)
At 18.18 Barbara Lochbihler, Vice-Chair, took the chair
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Speakers: Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair; Christine Chung, Representative of UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights; Wajid Khan; Geoffrey Van Orden; David Martin; Jordi Solé; Nosheena Mobarik; Jo Leinen; Amjad Bashir; Barbara Lochbihler; Julie Ward; Charles Tannock; Siôn Simon; Theresa Griffin
13. Any other business
14. Next meetings 21 March 2019, 14.30 – 18.30 (Brussels)
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23 January 2019 (10h45-11h45)
FINAL decisions
Coordinators agreed on the following:
1. Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Kashmir
To invite the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for an exchange of views.
2. DROI involvement in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative launched by DEVE and ENVI
To send a letter to DEVE and ENVI Chairs expressing DROI strong interest in actively participating in the activities related to the cooperation framework on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the two committees recently set up.
3. Chair’s proposals for the DROI work programme
. Follow-up to Guatemala
To invite the President of the Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG) for an exchange of views.
To request an authorisation for a DROI ad-hoc mission to Guatemala.
. Follow-up to the EP Ad-hoc delegation to Nicaragua of 23-26 January 2019
To organise an exchange of views on the human rights situation in Nicaragua.
. Invitation to the EU Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Walter Stevens
To invite the EU Ambassador to the UN in Geneva to discuss the EU human rights priorities of the UNHRC 40th session and the ongoing efficiency reform of the UNHRC.
. Request for authorisation to send a DROI delegation to the 40th UN HRC session
To request the Conference of Presidents to authorise a DROI mission to Geneva during the 40th session of the UN HRC (25 February to 22 March 2019).
. EU initiative on the new human rights sanction policy
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19 February 2019 Room ASP 1 G 3
FINAL Decisions
1. Discussion about a possible upgrading of the Subcommittee on Human Rights
Coordinators had a brief exchange of views on a possible upgrading of the Subcommittee on Human Rights. The purpose of this discussion was to put forward arguments both in favour and against a fully-fledged committee.
Coordinators agreed:
The DROI Chair conveys the message to AFET Enlarged Bureau of 20 February 2019 that the upgrading of SEDE should be examined together with the upgrading of DROI. Doing otherwise would send all the wrong negative signals.
Based on a more detailed discussion, a recommendation could be put forward for the next Parliamentary term.
2. Follow-up to the EP Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy adopted in December 2018 (see discussion paper on “Prospects for an Enhanced Action in the field of Human Rights”)
Coordinators held the first exchange of views and made preliminary remarks on the discussion paper Deadline for submitting contributions is set for 20 March 2019 Decision on the final document is planned for 2 April 2019
3. Any other business
Coordinators raised the following items:
State of play on the planned exchange of views on Guatemala
Members were informed that the Secretariat has sent out an invitation to the President of the Comision Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG) and is awaiting a reply.
The situation of 2007 Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman
Coordinators agreed to send a collective letter, signed by political groups’ coordinators and Vice Presidents, expressing deep concern about the detention of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman.
PV\1180430EN.docx 5/9 PE636.112v02-00 EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/ LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA
Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)
DROI: Pier Antonio Panzeri (P) (1, 2); László Tőkés (3rd VP) (2); Barbara Lochbihler (4th VP) (1) (2)
DARP: Michèle Alliot-Marie (P) (2)
Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter
DROI: Amjad Bashir (2); Klaus Buchner (1); James Carver (2); Ignazio Corrao (2); Andi Cristea (2); Charles Goerens (2); Andrzej Grzyb (2); Hans-Olaf Henkel (2); Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio (2); Karol Karski (2); Wajid Khan (2); David Martin (2); Miroslav Mikolášik (2); Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (2); Marie-Christine Vergiat (2); Josef Weidenholzer (2)
DARP: Ángela Vallina (2)
Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter
Nosheena Mobarik (2); Liliana Rodrigues (2); Judith Sargentini (1); Marietje Schaake (2); Jordi Solé (2); Charles Tannock (2); Francis Zammit Dimech (2);
200 (2)
206 (3)
Maria Arena (2); Richard Corbett (2); Andrea Cozzolino (2); Neena Gill (2); Theresa Griffin (2); John Howarth (2); Eva Kaili (2); Stelios Kouloglou (2); Bernd Kölmel (2);Patricia Lalonde (1); Jean Lambert (2); Jo Leinen (2); Georg Mayer (2); Anthea McIntyre (2); Peter Simon (2); Geoffrey Van Orden (2); Julie Ward (2); 53 (8) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)
Присъствал на/Presente el/Přítomný dne/Til stede den/Anwesend am/Viibis(id) kohal/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Nazočni dana/Presente il/Piedalījās/ Dalyvauja/Jelen volt/Preżenti fi/Aanwezig op/Obecny dnia/Presente em/Prezent/Prítomný dňa/Navzoči dne/Läsnä/Närvarande den: (1) 18.2.2019 (2) 19.2.2019
PE636.112v02-00 6/9 PV\1180430EN.docx EN Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer
По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l’invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/Su invito del presidente/Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan
Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)
EEAS: Spanier; Grech, Geer; Cotero; Papgianni; Lorenzo; Gili
Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)
Greco, Veres, Vitkova
Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Druge institucije/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ
Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Autres participants/Drugi sudionici/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere aanwezigen/Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare
Pt. 3: Dr Rasmus H. Wandall, Research Fellow, University of Lund and Director, Wandall Kopenhagen, Denmark; G. Ivan-Cucu; Dan Suter, Director, iJust UK; Mary Rodriguez, Interpol; Pt. 4: Tara Sepehri Far, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch, Omid Memarian, Deputy Director, Centre for Human Rights in Iran; Pt. 5: Georgia Papgianni, International Policy Officer – Coordination for Migration Issues, Division on Migration and Human Security, EEAS Pt. 7: Patrick Henry, Chair of the Human Rights Committee, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE); Richard Sedillot, Observatoire International des Avocats en Danger (OIAD); Fuad Agayev, lawyer Azerbijan; Botagoz Jardemalie, lawyer, Kazakhstan; Nicola Macbean, Director, the Rights Practice – on China; Pt. 8: Hatice Cengiz; Matthew Hedges; Wafaa Al-Yazidi; Jawaher Mohammed Al-Meer; Ali-Alaswad; Pt. 10: Ciara O’Brien, Chair COHOM Pt. 11 Bill Browder, CEO Hermitage Capital and Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign; Senator Raynell Andreycuk, Canadian Senate; Clara Portela, author of a study DROI commissioned in 2018 on this topic; Tinatin Tsertsvadze, International Partnership for Human Rights; Lord Donald Anderson, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Pt. 12: Christine Chung, Representative of UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
PV\1180430EN.docx 7/9 PE636.112v02-00 EN Секретариат на политическите групи/Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Tajništva klubova zastupnika/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/ Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ Gruppernas sekretariat
PPE Virostkova S&D Bataille, Tua, Mamedov ECR Zielke, Van Luik, Hazlewood, Coolegem ALDE Hermans Verts/ALE Fisera, Lopez GUE/NGL Balavoine, Vicente Moreno EFDD Agnello ENF NI
Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli
Кабинет на генералния секретар/Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/ Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/Γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Ured glavnog tajnika/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/ Főtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas-Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/ Generalsekreterarens kansli
Генерална дирекция/Dirección General/Generální ředitelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/ Directorate-General/Direction générale/Glavna uprava/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Főigazgatóság/ Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat
DG PRES DG IPOL DG EXPO Castagnoli, Farrugias, Massoulie, Kraus, Hejtmankova DG EPRS DG COMM Almqvist DG PERS DG INLO DG TRAD DG LINC DG FINS DG ITEC DG SAFE
PE636.112v02-00 8/9 PV\1180430EN.docx EN Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/ Service juridique/Pravna služba/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/ Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten
Allik
Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Tajništvo odbora/Segreteria della commissione/ Komitejas sekretariāts/Komiteto sekretoriatas/A bizottság titkársága/Segretarjat tal-kumitat/Commissiesecretariaat/Sekretariat komisji/ Secretariado da comissão/Secretariat comisie/Sekretariat odbora/Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet
Rieu, Csaszi, Falk, Walelign, Wenske, Chikhi, Maisonny, Shore, David, Lacher, Andersson, Alrutz
Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/ Avustaja/Assistenter
Nyary-Banlaki
* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/ Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande (VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/ Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/ Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande (M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/ Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot (F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Dužnosnik/ Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/ Tjänsteman
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