Francisco Assis

22a. Stresses that the harmful effects of climate change and ecosystem degradation are being borne disproportionately by poor people, in particular women, young people, disabled people and...

27. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to establish clear indicators and timelines in the post-2027 EU action plan on human rights and democracy to measure success, strengthen coherence between...

15. Emphasises the crucial role of international agreements, including association and trade agreements, and of instruments such as the generalised scheme of preferences (GSP) and GSP+ for placing...

6e. Condemns all forms of violence, discrimination, stigmatisation, persecution, hate crimes, hate speech, conversion therapies, intersex genital mutilation and sexual violence against LGBTIQ+...

13a. Stresses the importance of promoting and protecting human rights and democracy as fundamental values guiding the EU’s relations with non-EU countries; calls on the Commission and the EEAS...

1. Reasserts its positions expressed in its 2024 annual report adopted on 2 April 2025 regarding individual human rights and fundamental freedoms, based on the EU values and principles that guide...

9a. Condemns the devastating policy of gender apartheid pursued by the Taliban in Afghanistan and urges the de facto authorities to immediately restore the full, equal and meaningful...

16e. Calls for the EU to commit to a consistent and intersectional feminist foreign policy, and its principles of rights, resources and representation that place gender equality, human rights...

35. Calls for the EU to assess the effectiveness of the toolbox for addressing disinformation campaigns against the EU, particularly in countries that receive significant EU humanitarian and...

Deletion amendment.

9c. Is alarmed by the increase in international humanitarian law violations in recent years – some of which have been reported as strategic methods of warfare – in particular in Sudan, Gaza,...

2k. Condemns the misuse of religion, tradition and culture as justifications for laws, policies and practices that oppress or discriminate against individuals or groups, including on the basis...

Fb. whereas the Istanbul Convention, which the EU recently joined, despite being ratified only by some Member States, affirms that armed conflicts result in repeated human rights violations...

Fc. whereas civil society organisations representing persons with disabilities and their families play an essential role in advancing human rights and building democratic and inclusive...

18. Welcomes the fact that, in 2024, the Human Rights Defenders Mechanism funded under the Human Rights and Democracy thematic programme of the Neighbourhood, Development and International...

7a. Stresses with particular concern that recent cuts in development aid, including the suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars of aid from the United States Agency for International...

14c. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ensure that all EU external action projects honour the principle of universal accessibility and the inclusion of persons with disabilities, in line...

16c. Calls for the adoption of a new EU action plan on women, peace and security that must not be limited to a focus on sexual and gender-based violence, but must also give priority to...

21a. Reiterates its calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to commit to advance towards a feminist foreign and security policy that entails a gender transformative vision and to...

25a. Urges the EU and its Member States to propose the inclusion of ‘gender apartheid’ as a crime against humanity in order to hold Afghanistan and those responsible for this crime...

Aa. whereas gender equality is a core value upon which the Union is founded; whereas Article 8 TFEU enshrines the commitment to promote gender equality and eliminate inequalities in all its...

2c. Emphasises that SRHR are fundamental human rights that must be upheld globally and in the EU; stresses that the denial of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, including...

F. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law;...

6a. Highlights, furthermore, the disproportionate impact of these technologies on women and girls, including through gender-based online violence, cyberstalking, the spread of AI- generated...

C. whereas democratic systems are the most suitable to guarantee that every person has the ability to enjoy their human rights; whereas today, only 29 % of the world’s population lives in liberal...

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted on 25 September 2015, in particular goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 16 thereof,

1a. Stresses that gender equality is a core value of the EU and one of its common and fundamental principles; stresses the importance of advancing women’s rights and gender equality women...

– having regard to its resolution of 9 July 2025 on implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum,...

2d. Stresses the importance of leading by example and reiterates calls to enshrine the right to legal and safe abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;

29. Calls for a clear earmarked budget for human rights and democracy in the future MFF; stresses that the EU budget needs to be protected also for external use and that the budget constitutes an...