38. DemandsexplanationsfortheapparentincreaseintraffickinginwomensincethearrivalinKosovo
oftroopsoftheKFORandtheinvolvementofinternationalpoliceintrafficking;requeststhattheindi-vidualsinvolvedbedulyprosecutedandconvicted;
Turkey
39. Noteswithconcernthatdomesticviolenceandotherformsofviolenceagainstwomenarestill
widespread;urgesTurkeytoprovidefulllegalprotection,judicialassistanceandeconomicaidtovictims,
aswellassheltersandsimilarfacilitiesthat,atpresent,arevirtuallynon-existent;callsontheCommission
tocontinuecloselytomonitordevelopmentsinthisfield;
40. CallsonTurkeytoadoptgenderequalityaspartofthesixthreformpackageofthePenalCode/dash
Article51ofthegeneralprovisions/dashrelatingtocrimescommittedunderextremeprovocation,applicableforoffencestraditionallyviewedasbeingagainstvirtue;callsforthediscontinuationofthepracticeof
reducingsentencesincasesof‘honourcrimes’ongroundsofcustomsandtradition(Article462),taking
theviewthatsuchcrimesshouldbeconsideredasfirst-degreemurder,andforthedeletionoftheterm‘virginity’fromtheprovisionsofthePenalCoderelatingtothecrimeofrape;
41. Considersforcedmarriages/dashstillperformedinTurkey/dashasaviolationoffundamentalrightsand
aformofviolenceagainstwomen;callsuponTurkeytostrivetostopthiswidespreadpractice;
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42. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCouncilandtheCommission,thegovern-
mentsandtheParliamentsoftheMemberStateconcerned,thecandidatecountriesandtheSAPcountries,andtheSpecialCo-ordinatorfortheStabilityPact.
P5_TA(2004)0383
ReviewofOttawaTreatyonanti-personnelmines
EuropeanParliamentresolutiononanti-personnelmines
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash having regard toitsresolutionsof17December 1992ontheinjuries andlossoflifecausedby
mines(1),of29June1995onlandminesandblindinglaserweapons(2)andonanti-personnelland-
mines:amurderousimpedimenttodevelopment(3),of18December1997onthe1997Convention
ontheprohibitionanddestructionofanti-personnelmines(4),of25October2000onanti-personnel
landmines(5),of6September2001onmeasurestopromoteacommitmentbynon-Stateactorstoa
totalbanonanti-personnellandmines(6),andof13February2003ontheharmfuleffectsofunex-
plodedordnance(landminesandclustersubmunitions)anddepleteduraniumammunition(7),
(1) OJC21,25.1.1993,p.161.
(2) OJC183,17.7.1995,p.44.
(3) OJC183,17.7.1995,p.47.
(4) OJC14,19.1.1998,p.201.
(5) OJC197,12.7.2001,p.193.
(6) OJC72E,21.3.2002,p.352.
(7) OJC43E,19.2.2004,p.361.30.4.2004EN C104E/1075 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash havingregardtoparagraph40ofitsresolutionof4December2003ontheCouncilandCommission
statementsonthepreparationoftheEuropeanCouncilinBrusselson12-13December2003(1),in
whichit‘callsontheCounciltoaskthepresentandfutureMemberStatestoaccedetotheConven-tionontheProhibitionoftheUse,Stockpiling,ProductionandTransferofAnti-PersonnelMinesandontheirDestructionassoonaspossible,inordertoallowtheEuropeanUniontoplayafullandactivepartintheFirstReviewConferenceontheConventionin2004insupportofitsuniversali-sation,consolidationandfullimplementation’,
/dash having regard to the Communicationfrom the Commissionto the European Parliament and the
Council onaction against anti-personnel landmines: reinforcing the contribution ofthe EuropeanUnion,andtotheproposalforaEuropeanParliamentandCouncilRegulationconcerning actionagainstanti-personnellandmines(COM(2000)111),
/dash havingregardtothe1997Conventionontheprohibitionanddestructionofanti-personnelmines
(theOttawaConvention),
/dash havingregardtotheEUMineActionStrategy2002-2004,/dash havingregardtoRule37(4)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
A. reaffirmingitsdeterminationtoputanendtothesufferingandcasualtiescausedbyanti-personnel
mines,whichkillormaimhundredsofpeopleeveryweek,mostlyinnocentanddefencelessciviliansandespeciallychildren,obstructeconomicdevelopmentandreconstruction,inhibittherepatriationofrefugeesandinternallydisplacedpersons,andhaveothersevereconsequencesforyearsafteremplace-ment,
B. whereastodatetheConventionontheProhibitionoftheUse,Stockpiling,ProductionandTransferof
Anti-PersonnelMinesandontheirDestruction(alsoknownasthe‘MineBanTreaty’)hasbeenratifiedoraccededtoby141statesandsignedbyanadditionalnine,
C. concernedatthefactthat44countriesremainoutsidetheMineBanTreaty(
2),
D. whereasadherencebyStatesPartiestotheMineBanTreatyremainsstrong,with68StatesParties
havingdestroyedmorethan31,5millionmines,whileanother13areintheprocessofdoingso;allStatesPartieswhichhavereachedtheirstockpiledestructiondeadlineshavedeclaredsuccessfulcom-pletionthereof;andthecompliancerateofStatesPartiesinmeetingtheirinitialtransparency-repor-tingrequirementismorethan90%,
E. whereas, in spite of this progress, it is estimated that 78 countries still have between 200 and
215millionanti-personnelminesstockpiled,andthat there are stillbetween 15000and20000newlandminevictimsperyear,whilelandminesstilllitter82countriesaroundtheworld,
F. recognising,therefore,theimportanceoftheFirstReviewConferenceofStatesPartiestotheConven-
tion,tobeheldfrom29Novemberto3December2004inNairobi,Kenya(the‘NairobiSummitona
Mine-FreeWorld’),
G. whereastodaythemajorityoflandminesarelaidinthecontextofarmedconflictand/orcivilwar,in
whichbothstatearmedforcesandnon-statearmedgroupsmaybeinvolvedintheuseoflandmines,
(1) P5_TA(2003)0548.
(2) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, China, Cuba, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel,
Kazakhstan,NorthKorea,SouthKorea,Kuwait,Kyrgyzstan,Laos,Latvia,Lebanon,Libya,Micronesia,Mongolia,
Morocco,Myanmar(Burma),Nepal,Oman,Pakistan,Palau,PapuaNewGuinea,Russia,SaudiArabia,Singapore,
Somalia,SriLanka,Syria,Tonga,Tuvalu,UnitedArabEmirates,USA,UzbekistanandVietnam.C104E/1076 EN30.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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H. whereastheinternationalcommunityhasamoraldutytoseekcommitmentsfromallpartiesinvolved
insuchconflicts,bothstatesandarmednon-stateactors,toceasetheuseofanti-personnelmines,inordertoachieveatrulyuniversalbanontheseinhumaneweapons,
I. recognising theeffortsmadebygovernments,internationalorganisationsandNGOstoencourage
armednon-stateactorstobantheuseofanti-personnellandmines,
J. whereasthisdoesnotimplysupportfororrecognitionofthelegitimacyofarmednon-stateactorsor
theiractivities,
K. recognisingthatarmednon-stateactorsshouldshowtheirrespectforthehumanitariannormestab-
lishedbytheOttawaConventioninanumberofconcreteways,suchas:stoppingtheuseandpro-ductionofandtradeinanti-personnellandmines;signingtheGeneva CallDeedofCommitment;making public declarations; and facilitating demining, mine risk education, victim assistance andhumanitarianmineactioninareasundertheircontrol,
1. CallsonallstatesthathavenotsignedtheConventionontheProhibitionoftheUse,Stockpiling,
ProductionandTransferofAnti-PersonnelMinesandontheirDestructiontoaccedetoitwithoutdelayandinanycasebeforetheFirstReviewConferenceoftheConvention;
2. UrgesallstatesthathavesignedbutnotratifiedtheConventiontoratifyitwithoutdelay;3. InvitesallstatesthathavenotratifiedtheConventionoraccededtoittoprovide,onavoluntary
basis,informationtomakeglobalmineactioneffortsmoreeffective;
4. CallsontheUnitedStatestotakebackitsannouncementthatitwillnotjointheConvention,andto
changeitsdecisiontokeepits8,8millionso-called‘smart’anti-personnelmines(fittedwithself-destructmechanisms)andtostopusing‘classical’anti-personnelandanti-vehiclelandminesonlyafter2010/dashfouryearslaterthantheprevioustargetdate;
5. CallsonthefourremainingMemberStatesoftheenlargedEuropeanUnionwhichhavenotyet
ratifiedoraccededtothe1997MineBanTreatytodosowithoutfurtherdelayandinanycasebeforetheFirstReviewConferenceoftheConvention;
6. CallsonallStatesPartiestotheConventiontoparticipateatthe‘highestpossiblelevel’intheNairobi
Summit,ascalledforattheFifthMeetingofStatesPartiesinBangkok,Thailand,inSeptember2003;
7. Callsuponallstatesandotherrelevantactorstorenewtheircommitmentstothehumanitarianaims
oftheConventioninadvanceoftheNairobiSummit,toensurethattheFirstReviewConferencewillbeasignificantmilestoneinmarkingachievementsandassessingchallengesthatremain,andtodeclareatthe
Summittheirunwaveringdeterminationandcommitmenttoputanendtothesufferingcausedbyanti-
personnelmines;
8. Welcomesthestatementof13February2004bythePresidency,onbehalfoftheEuropeanUnion,
inadvanceofthe2004NairobiSummitonaMine-FreeWorld,accordingtowhich:‘theFirstReviewConferenceshouldnotonlytakestockofwhathasbeenachievedbutshouldalsofocusonthefuture.TheEUhopesthatthe2004NairobiConferencewillsucceedinagreeingonaclearandpracticablePlanofAction,containingconcretestepsthatarenecessarytomakesignificantprogressinthe2004to2009period’;
9. BelievesthattheFirstReviewConferenceinNairobishouldbestructuredtoemphasiseprogressto
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10. CallsontheNairobiReviewConferenceoftheOttawaConventiontomakeastrongcommitment
callingonallNSAs(Non-StateActors)tosignthe‘DeedofCommitmentforAdherencetoaTotalBanonAnti-Personnel Landmines and for Cooperation in Mine Action’ under the Geneva Call; and calls forincreasedresourcestobemadeavailableforhumanitariandemining,mineriskeducationandthecare,rehabilitationandsocialandeconomicreintegrationofminevictims,andformine-affectedstatestoestab-lishappropriateandadequateassistanceforlandminesurvivorsinareasunderstatecontrolorunderthedefactocontrolofarmedNSAs;
11. InsiststhattheReviewshouldalsoassessprogressandchallengesrelatedtokeymattersessentialfor
achievingtheseaims,particularlyresourcemobilisation,theexchangeofinformation,measurestakentopreventandsuppressprohibitedactivities,andmeasurestofacilitatecompliance;inadvanceoftheReviewConference,urgesStatesPartiestoestablishnationalimplementinglegislation(asrequiredunderArticle9),includingpenalsanctions,topreventorsuppressanyactivityprohibitedundertheConventionundertakenbypersonsoronterritoryundertheirjurisdictionorcontrol;
12. RecallsthattheEuropeanCommunityhaspledgedEUR240millionfortheperiod2002-2009,that
itsmineactionstrategyfocusesonfivemutuallyreinforcingcomponents(advocacytostigmatisetheuseof
anti-personnelminesandsupportforatotalbanonthem;mineriskeducation;mineclearance;victimassistance;andstockpiledestruction),andthatitgivespriority,ingrantingfinancialaid,tothosecountrieswhichadheretotheprinciplesandobligationsoftheMineBanConvention;
13. Recalls,however,thattheEuropeanUnionmayconsiderprovidingfinancialsupportalsotostates
notpartytotheMineBanConvention,shouldhumanitarianemergenciesarise;asinthepast,thissupportmustbecontingentontheprovenpoliticalwilloftherecipientcountrytomovetowardsaccessiontotheConvention;
14. InvitestheCouncilandtheEUMemberStatestospeakwithonevoiceattheReviewConference;
15. UrgestheCouncilandtheCommissiontocontinuetosupporttheeffortstocommitNSAstoa
landmineban;whereasthisdoesnotimplysupportfor,orrecognitionofthelegitimacyof,NSAsortheir
activities;
16. RecallsthatanambitiousaspectoftheMineBanTreatywasthesettingoftargetsformineclear-
anceworld-wide,andthatthefirstdeadlinesformineclearancewilloccurin2009;noteswithregretthattheslowpaceofclearanceandthenewuseoflandminesinconflictsmeanthatthesetargetswillnotbemetunlessthereisacleardemonstrationbyallStatesPartiesofreinforcedpoliticalwillandresourcecommitments;callsonallmine-affectedStatesPartiestoestablishandimplementstrategicandachievablenationalmineactionplansthatareconsistentwiththetimeframesoutlinedintheConvention;
17. Requests,inordertoallowcontinuousmonitoringoftheEuropeanUnion’sactionsandtoensure
itsleadingroleintheseactions,thatadelegationoftheEuropeanParliamentbeincludedintheEU’sdelegationtotheNairobiSummitonaMine-FreeWorld;
18. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCommission,theCouncil,theGovernments
oftheMemberStates,theUNSecretary-General,theOSCESecretary-General,theInternationalCommitteeof the Red Cross, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the ACP-EU Joint ParliamentaryAssembly,theGovernmentsoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica, theRussianFederationandthePeople’sRepublicofChina,andthePresident-DesignateoftheFirstReviewConferenceofStatesPartiestotheConvention.C104E/1078 EN30.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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