5. Callsonsuppliersandmanufacturersofsportswearandathleticfootweartoadoptlabourpractices
thatprovideworkingconditionswhichcomplywithinternationallabourstandardsandnationallabourlegislation;
6. CallsontheCommissiontoworkwiththeILOtoensurethattheIOCincludesrespectforinter-
nationallyaccepted labourrights in itsFundamentalPrinciples, the Olympic Charter, anditsCodeofEthics,andtoinsistthattheIOCrequire, asacontractualconditioninitslicensing,sponsorshipandmarketingagreements,thatlabourpracticesandworkingconditionsinvolvedintheproductionofIOC-brandedproductscomplywithinternationallyrecognisedlabourstandards,includingallthehumanrightsstandardsidentifiedbytheILOasconstitutingfundamentalrights;
7. UrgestheWorldFederationoftheSportingGoodsIndustrytocommititselftostatingpubliclythat
the sportswear and athletic footwear industries need to come forward with concrete and identifiablemeasuresforasectoralsolutionaimingatfullcompliancewithILOlabourstandards;
8. ConsidersthatmorefundsshouldbemadeavailabletotheILO’sInternationalProgramme;
9. ConsidersthatrespectforfundamentalrightsatworkrequiresnotonlythattheILObeinvolved,but
alsothatstrategiestopromotecorelabourstandardsfindaplacewithintheWTO;
10. Stressesalsotheimportanceofincreasedconsumerawarenessandthedevelopmentofsocialand
fair-tradelabellingincreatingincentivesformultinationalenterprisestoimproveworkingconditions;
11. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCouncil,thegovernmentsoftheoldandnew
MemberStates,theCommission,theInternationalOlympicCommittee,theWorldFederationoftheSport-ingGoodsIndustryandtheInternationalLabourOrganisation.
P5_TA(2004)0381
Nigeria
EuropeanParliamentresolutiononNigeria
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtoitspreviousresolutionsonthesituationinNigeria,
/dash havingregardtotheinternationalhumanrightsconventionsratifiedbyNigeria,/dash havingregardtoRule50(5)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
A. havingregardtothetoofrequentconfrontationsbetweencommunitiesinNigeria,whichhaveledto
thousandsofdeathsinrecentyears,
B. whereastheseconfrontationsaresometimesofareligiouscharacter,
C. whereastherecenteruptionofreligiousviolenceintheNigerianstateofPlateau,resultinginthedeath
of some 1500 Christians, the displacement of up to 50000 persons and the destruction of173churches,isoneoftheworstintheongoingviolenceagainstChristiancommunitiesinseveralNigerianstatesinrecentyears,
D. whereasalargenumberofmercenariesareallegedlybeingrecruitedfromNigerandChadbyIslamic
extremistsinthePlateauStatetoattackChristiantownsandvillages,30.4.2004EN C104E/1069 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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E. havingregardtotheviolentactionsofIslamicfundamentalistmilitants,particularlyinthesenorthern
states,andwhereasabattalionof500soldiers,supportedbytanks,wasrequiredtosubduetheupris-ingbytheIslamicsectknownas‘FollowersoftheProphet’,whichhadtakencontrolofpolicestationsandschoolsinKanoState,
F. whereas,since1999,12northernstateswithaMuslimmajorityhaveintroducedstrictIslamicSharia
law,followedbyincreasedtensionbetweenMuslimsandChristiansandresultinginethnicandrelig-
iousviolence,includingthekillingofover10000people,
G. whereastheNigerianConstitutionadoptedin1999guaranteestotalfreedomofbelief,H. whereasareligiouslawcanonlybeappliedtothosewhoacceptit,andwhereastheEuropeanParlia-
menthasrepeatedlycondemnedthepoweroflocalcourtsunderSharialawtosentencewomentolapidation(stoningtodeath),
I. whereastheNigerianregionofKanoisoneofthelastremainingreservoirsofthewildpoliovirus,
1. Condemnsallformsofreligiousintoleranceandviolenceandmostrecentlythewidespreadkillingof
ChristiansandthedestructionofchurchesintheNigerianstateofPlateau;
2. CallsontheNigerianGovernmenttotakeimmediateandeffectivemeasurestoprotectitscitizens,
putanendtotheviolence,activelyimplementthepromotionofandrespectforhumanrightsandinparticularfreedomofreligion,andpromoteadialogueleadingtolastingpeaceandsecurityinallstates;
3. CallsontheEuropeanUniontostartimmediatelyapoliticaldialoguewiththeNigerianGovernment
topromotetoleranceandpeacebetweenthecommunities,includingthereligiousauthorities,andsecurityoftheperson,accompaniedbyrespectforhumanrights,includingrespectforreligiousbeliefs;
4. Regrets the suspension of polio vaccinations by the Kano authorities, after unfounded rumours
spread by someIslamicpreachers aboutthe vaccine, thus seriouslythreatening the progress ofpolioeradicationinAfrica;
5. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCommission,theACP-EUCouncil,theCo-
PresidentsoftheACP-EUJointParliamentaryAssemblyandtheNigerianGovernment.
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WomeninSouth-EastEurope
EuropeanParliamentresolutiononwomeninSouth-EastEurope(2003/2128(INI))
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtoArticles6and49oftheTreatyonEuropeanUnion,
/dash havingregardtotheCharterofFundamentalRightsoftheEuropeanUnion,
/dash havingregardtotheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomen
(CEDAW)adoptedbytheUNGeneralAssemblyin1979,
/dash havingregardtotheworkoftheViennaConferenceonHumanRights(1993),whichaffirmedhuman
rightsandcondemnedtheviolationoftheserightsinthenameofcultureortradition,C104E/1070 EN30.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
Thursday22April2004