# Violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world, including land grabbing

European Parliament procedure 2017/2206(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / DEVE / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 362 committee amendments tabled by 47 Members between 2018-02-07 and 2018-03-05.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world, including land grabbing. The amendments cite international human rights covenants, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Cotonou Agreement and the Paris Agreement, stress indigenous peoples' rights to ancestral lands, resources and free, prior and informed consent, and the violence and discrimination faced by indigenous communities and human rights defenders.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28307.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Miguel URBÁN CRESPO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131507.md |
| Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA | Spain | GUE/NGL | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/135490.md |
| Julie WARD | United Kingdom | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124963.md |
| Soraya POST | Sweden | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124997.md |
| Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA | Spain | ALDE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125040.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Andrzej GRZYB | Poland | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23785.md |
| Maria HEUBUCH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124848.md |
| Florent MARCELLESI | Spain | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26146.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| Joachim ZELLER | Germany | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96762.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |

## Official source documents

- PE618.008: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-618008_EN.pdf
- PE618.325: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-618325_EN.pdf
- PE619.081: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-619081_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2206-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2206-INI.json

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