# Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2019

European Parliament procedure 2020/2208(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 697 committee amendments tabled by 26 Members between 2020-10-20 and 2020-10-20.

## What the amendments focus on

Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world and the EU's policy for 2019. The amendments add citations to UN human rights treaties, the Istanbul Convention and EU guidelines on LGBTI persons and on freedom of religion or belief, and revise paragraphs linking human rights to climate and environmental action, the accountability of states and businesses, and the complexity of modern conflicts involving non-state actors.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124799.md |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124846.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | PPE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96791.md |
| Cindy FRANSSEN | Belgium | PPE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197455.md |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197395.md |
| Frances FITZGERALD | Ireland | PPE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197720.md |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197391.md |
| Rovana PLUMB | Romania | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38595.md |
| Maria da Graça CARVALHO | Portugal | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96867.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204336.md |
| Radka MAXOVÁ | Czechia | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197522.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |

## Official source documents

- PE658.904: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-658904_EN.pdf
- PE659.040: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-659040_EN.pdf
- PE659.051: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-659051_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2208-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2208-INI.json

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