# EU policies in favour of human rights defenders

European Parliament procedure 2009/2199(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 117 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2010-03-18 and 2010-03-18.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on EU policies in favour of human rights defenders, with amendments specifying defenders acting outside EU territory. They reference the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, the Sakharov Prize, the High Representative, women defenders at particular risk, human rights clauses in Preferential Trade Agreements, and criteria defining a defender.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| László TŐKÉS | Hungary | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39726.md |
| Vittorio PRODI | Italy | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28370.md |
| Marietta GIANNAKOU | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1431.md |
| Maria Eleni KOPPA | Greece | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39319.md |
| Kinga GÁL | Hungary | PfE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28150.md |
| Raimon OBIOLS | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4328.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Viktor USPASKICH | Lithuania | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96698.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK | United Kingdom | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4521.md |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/840.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.882: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.882+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2199-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2199-INI.json

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