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EN Summary of Activities European EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2004 2009 Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES (6th parliamentary term, 2004 -2009) The summary is available in all official languages of the EP. The annexes are circulated only in the original English. ___________ 15.5.2009 DROI Secretariat CM\784298EN.doc PE423.953v02-00 EN EN Summary of activities European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights 6th parliamentary term, 2004-2009 Executive summary This document provides a summary of the activities of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) in the 6th parliamentary term (2004-2009). It provides details of the wide range of issues covered in different geographical regions, a variety of thematic issues, as well as important events in the human rights field. This report summarises the most important contributions to the work of the European Parliament made by the subcommittee during these five years. Human Rights Unit / DG EXPO May 2009 PE423.953v02-00 2/62 CM\784298EN.doc EN European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights Summary of activities - 6th parliamentary term, 2004-2009 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table of contents Executive summary....................................................................................................................... 2 Table of contents ........................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 Main issues covered ...................................................................................................................... 6 1. Areas of responsibility and membership.................................................................................. 6 2. Evaluating the implementation of EU human rightsinstruments : making the Commission and Council accountable...................................................................................................... 6 3. EU guidelines on human rights................................................................................................. 7 4. Human rights dialogues and consultations .............................................................................. 7 5. Human rights clauses ................................................................................................................ 8 6. Sanctions as part of the EU human rights policy..................................................................... 8 7. The EIDHR and budgetary control.......................................................................................... 9 8. Mainstreaming human rights ................................................................................................. 10 9. Cases of violation of individuals' human rights ..................................................................... 10 Main mechanisms........................................................................................................................ 11 1. Urgency resolutions Annex IX ....................................................................................... 11 2. Reports Annex III ..................................................................................................... 12 Annual report .......................................................................................................................12 Opinions Annex IV ..................................................................................................12 3. Hearings and other events Annex V .............................................................................. 13 4. Cooperation with other committees ....................................................................................... 14 5. Sakharov Prize ........................................................................................................................ 16 6. Delegation visits Annex VII........................................................................................... 17 UN Human Rights Council (HRC) .......................................................................................17 Cooperation with the UN Annex VI............................................................................17 Relations with the Council of Europe ...................................................................................18 7. Studies Annex VIII................................................................................................... 18 8. Platform for dialogue with civil society.................................................................................. 18 9. The Human Rights Unit.......................................................................................................... 19 Annex I - List of Members of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, 2004-2009....................... 20 Annex II - List of oral questions to the European Commission ................................................ 22 CM\784298EN.doc 3/62 PE423.953v02-00 EN Annex III - List of reports by the Subcommittee on Human Rights......................................... 28 Annex IV - List of opinions by the Subcommittee on Human Rights ....................................... 39 Annex V - List of hearings and events........................................................................................ 40 Annex VI - List of UN officials received by the Subcommittee ................................................. 52 Annex VII - List of delegation visits ........................................................................................... 54 Annex VIII - List of studies ........................................................................................................ 55 Annex IX - List of urgency resolutions in human rights ........................................................... 60 PE423.953v02-00 4/62 CM\784298EN.doc EN European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights Summary of activities - 6th parliamentary term, 2004-2009 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction The European Parliament has become an increasingly important voice on human rights and democracy issues. It contributes to the drafting, implementation and evaluation of EU policies in the field of human rights through its resolutions, reports, missions to third countries, human rights events, interparliamentary delegations and joint parliamentary committees with third countries, oral and written questions, special hearings on specific issues and its annual Sakharov Prize award procedure. The President of the European Parliament also regularly takes up human rights issues with the representatives of third countries. The Subcommittee on Human Rights, which was reconstituted in 2004 at the start of the 6th parliamentary term under the chairmanship of Ms Hélène Flautre (Verts/ALE), has become a focal point for discussions on human rights in the European Parliament. It has taken many parliamentary initiatives in this sphere and has provided a permanent forum for discussions on the human rights situation and the development of democracy in non-EU countries, with other EU institutions, UN Special Rapporteurs and representatives of the UNDP, the Council of Europe, government representatives, human rights activists and NGOs. It has conducted delegation visits to individual third countries seeking EU membership (Turkey and Croatia). One of the main goals of the Subcommittee has been to contribute to the mainstreaming of human rights issues into all aspects of the EU's external relations and the relevant EP activities. It has done so inter alia by drafting guidelines for all the EP's interparliamentary delegations with third countries. Great efforts have been made to monitor and evaluate the implementation of EU instruments in the human rights field. In this regard, the Subcommittee has put particular emphasis on the implementation of the EU financial instrument 'European Initiative on Democracy and Human Rights' and of the EU Guidelines on human rights matters. During the sixth parliamentary term, the focus has been particularly on the guidelines on the death penalty, the guidelines on torture and the guidelines on human rights dialogues. CM\784298EN.doc 5/62 PE423.953v02-00 EN Main issues covered 1. Areas of responsibility and membership - Responsibilities The Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) was reconstituted in 2004 as a subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The subcommittee's main responsibilities are set out in Section I(5) of Annex VI of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament: '- issues concerning human rights, the protection of minorities and the promotion of democratic values in third countries: In this context the committee [on foreign affairs] is assisted by a subcommittee on human rights. Without prejudice to the relevant rules, members from other committees and bodies with responsibilities in this field shall be invited to attend the meetings of the subcommittee.' - Membership Annex I The Subcommittee consisted of 32 Members of the European Parliament, who could be represented by 32 substitute members, The main decisions concerning the work of the Subcommittee (agendas, delegations, issues to be discussed) were taken by its Enlarged Bureau, which consisted of the Chair, Hélène Flautre, the four Vice-Chairs
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