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Resolution on the missing persons of the Cyprus tragedy
Date: 1995-04-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Cyprus, forced disappearance, human rights, judicial inquiry













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51995IP0669

Resolution on the missing persons of the Cyprus tragedy  


Official Journal C 109 , 01/05/1995 P. 0166 





B4-0669, 0679 and 0688/95Resolution on the missing persons of the Cyprus tragedyThe European Parliament,- having regard to its previous resolutions relating to the Cyprus problem and the protection of human rights,A. whereas the fate of 1619 missing persons of the Cyprus tragedy is still unknown 21 years on,B. whereas some of them are citizens of the European Union (Greek, British),C. whereas the US Congress has approved a resolution to set up a committee to investigate the fate of the US citizens among the missing persons, approving a budget of USD 1.5 million and establishing a special office in Cyprus staffed by 3 members,D. whereas there have been recent reports that a number of missing persons are still alive in Turkey,E. whereas, on humanitarian grounds above all, the relatives of the missing persons must be given a conclusive answer,F. whereas the European Commission of Human Rights (Council of Europe) has decided that there is an infringement of Article 5 of the European Convention which provides for evidence to be supplied with regard to the fate of the missing victims of the Cypriot tragedy,1. Calls on the Council and Commission, following the example of the US Congress, to take the necessary steps to investigate the fate of the missing people of Cyprus and to report back to Parliament as soon as possible,2. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the parliaments of the Member States and to the Cypriot and the Turkish Governments.
Resolution on the expulsion of Vietnamese immigrants from the EU
Date: 1995-04-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Germany, Viet Nam, migrant, return migration, terms for aid













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Resolution on the expulsion of Vietnamese immigrants from the EU  


Official Journal C 109 , 01/05/1995 P. 0168 





B4-0677/95Resolution on the expulsion of Vietnamese immigrants from the EUThe European Parliament,A. whereas on 6 January 1995, Germany and Vietnam reached a basic understanding on the transfer of approximately 40 000 Vietnamese immigrants back to Vietnam over the next five years, in exchange for DM 100 million in development aid,B. whereas German-Vietnamese negotiations were broken off on 16 February 1995 because of disagreement over the use of 20% of the aid intended for measures to reintegrate the immigrants,C. whereas negotiations have been conducted without any consultation with the immigrants concerned; whereas the joint declaration signed on 6 March 1995 explicitly states that extradition will not be dependent on the consent of those concerned, although imprisonment and punishment for staying abroad illegally are not excluded according to Articles 85 and 89 of the Vietnamese Penal Law,D. whereas about 15 000 of the 40 000 immigrants described as 'illegal' by the German Government are contract workers employed by the former German Democratic Republic,E. whereas in the past all attempts by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany to encourage the return of immigrant workers to their countries of origin took place in the framework of a reintegration agreement, on the basis of free choice, and in connection with incentives directly offered to those concerned,F. recalling that the action programme for 1994 adopted at the Justice and Home Affairs Council in November 1993 and approved by the European Council intends to link EU association and cooperation agreements with third countries to possible reintegration measures,The European Parliament,1. Condemns any attempt by EU Member States to make the exchange of people for money a condition of a cooperation agreement with a developing country;2. Calls for equal treatment of immigrant contract workers in West and East Germany;3. Considers that development cooperation or financial aid cannot be used as commodities to be exchanged for the forced repatriation of persons to their country of origin;4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the governments of the Member States, the Government of Vietnam and the UNHCR.
Resolution on complaints regarding human rights violations arising from the conflict between Peru and Ecuador
Date: 1995-04-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Ecuador, Peru, human rights, peacekeeping













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51995IP0664

Resolution on complaints regarding human rights violations arising from the conflict between Peru and Ecuador  


Official Journal C 109 , 01/05/1995 P. 0167 





B4-0664 and 0676/95Resolution on complaints regarding human rights violations arising from the conflict between Peru and EcuadorThe European Parliament,A. having regard to the complaints concerning alleged human rights violations made by the Pro-Human Rights Association of Peru to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Amnesty International and the Centre for Human Rights in Geneva,B. having regard to the complaints made by the Peruvian Government concerning human rights violations committed against Peruvian citizens of Ecuador; whereas the government has asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to investigate these complaints,C. having regard to the complaints by human rights organizations in Peru and Ecuador that indigenous people resident in the conflict zone have been the main victims of these violations and that many of the soldiers have been forcibly recruited from among the indigenous population and from among poor children and young people in both countries,D. aware of the reports that the armed forces have laid anti-personnel mines in areas inhabited by civilians which are nowhere near the site of the border conflict and stressing that the mines must be removed from these areas as a matter of the utmost urgency,The European Parliament,1. Calls on the Governments of Ecuador and Peru to comply fully with the terms of the Itamaraty and Montevideo peace declarations;2. Calls on the Commission and Council to demand that human rights be respected, investigate the above-mentioned complaints and, where necessary, bring the necessary pressure to bear by means of diplomatic and, possibly, trade measures;3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments of Peru and Ecuador, Amnesty International and the Organization of American States.
Resolution on the crew of the Bulgarian ship "Rotalia"
Date: 1995-04-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Bulgaria, crew, international convention, pay













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Resolution on the crew of the Bulgarian ship "Rotalia"  


Official Journal C 109 , 01/05/1995 P. 0170 





B4-0649, 0652 and 0680/95Resolution on the crew of the Bulgarian ship 'Rotalia¨The European Parliament,- having regard to the International Convention of 1974 relating to the Safety of Life at Sea,- having regard to the IMO Convention of 1978 on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping for seafarers (STCW),A. whereas the crew of the Rotalia have been involved in an industrial dispute with the owners of the recently privatized ship since 12 January 1995 over non-payment of up to three years' wages,B. whereas the plight of the Bulgarian crew of the Rotalia on strike and stranded in Lerwick, Shetland, is deplorable,C. whereas the crew's human rights and democratic freedoms have been constantly violated since the beginning of the dispute through withdrawal of food supplies and through other forms of intimidation of themselves and their families in Bulgaria,D. whereas the men have now been evicted from the ship by the new owners without any resolution of the dispute, despite their willingness to enter into negotiation,E. whereas the refusal on behalf of the crew's employers, Oceanskly Ribilov, to supply them with food and medical supplies is a breach of their legal obligations as ship operators and an infringement of basic human rights,F. whereas respect for democratic principles and human rights constitutes an essential element of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and the Republic of Bulgaria,1. Calls on the Commission to establish whether the conduct of the crew's employers is compatible with ILO conventions and to take the necessary action to resolve this situation immediately;2. Calls on the Commission to convey Parliament's concern to the Bulgarian Government over the treatment of the crew once they return home;3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Bulgarian Government takes no unjustified measures against the crew in response to their industrial action and that there is a negotiated settlement to the crew's wages claim;4. Requests that the Commission's offices in Bulgaria monitor the men's treatment upon their return home;5. Instructs its competent committees to conduct an inquiry into this case in order to inform it of the problems faced by the social partners in connection with the process of privatization in Eastern Europe;6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Bulgarian Government, the ILO and the employers, Oceanskly Ribilov.
Resolution on the trial of 17 people in Georgia - Case No. 7493810
Date: 1995-04-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: United States, criminal law, death penalty, human rights













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Resolution on the trial of 17 people in Georgia - Case No. 7493810  


Official Journal C 109 , 01/05/1995 P. 0165 





B4-0691/95Resolution on the trial of 17 people in Georgia - Case No. 7493810The European Parliament,A. having regard to Case No. 7493810 in which the judgement at first instance was handed down on 6 March 1995 and the 17 defendants, appearing on charges ranging from burglary of a perfume factory to murder, received sentences going from two and a half years imprisonment to, for two of the accused, death,B. having regard to reports by several human rights organizations detailing the failure to uphold legal procedures and the rights of the defence as well as instances of physical violence perpetrated on the defendants and their families; whereas the Georgian state has acknowledged some of these facts and intends to reform the legal and penal systems to achieve greater democracy,C. having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular Articles 7, 9(2) and 14(3)(b) thereof,D. having regard to its last report on the human rights situation in the world; reaffirming the European Union's commitment to the principle of abolishing capital punishment; having regard also to the provision in Georgian law for a reprieve procedure,The European Parliament,1. Notes that the Georgian State has indicated its intention of reforming its legal and penal system with a view to making it more democratic, and calls on the European Union and the member states of the OSCE to provide technical assistance for the Georgian programme aimed at reforming the legal and penal system;2. Calls on the Georgian Government to ensure that the appeals procedure operates correctly, upholding the rights of the defence and human rights in general;3. Calls for the death sentence on Petre Gelbakhiani and Irakli Dokvadze to be commuted in accordance with the principles applying in most democratic states throughout the world and within the European Union in particular;4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Georgian Government and the Secretary-General of the OSCE.
Resolution on the attack on an Italian fishing vessel by the Croatian coastguard authorities
Date: 1995-04-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: fishing vessel, international conflict













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Resolution on the attack on an Italian fishing vessel by the Croatian coastguard authorities  


Official Journal C 109 , 01/05/1995 P. 0171 





B4-0687, 0697 and 0706/95Resolution on the attack on an Italian fishing vessel by the Croatian coastguard authoritiesThe European Parliament,A. whereas the Marisella I, an Italian fishing vessel sailing out of Giulianova, was seized, with a crew of four on board, on 23 March 1995 by a cutter of the Croatian coastguard after a dramatic chase complete with bursts of submachine-gunfire,B. whereas the Marisella I was not engaged in fishing and was sheltering from a storm,C. whereas the captain of the vessel, who sustained serious injuries to his shoulder and neck, almost lost his life, but was saved thanks to complex surgery carried out at the hospital in Sibenik, where he was taken after being arrested,D. whereas this incident has caused a great deal of tension amongst people who make their living from the sea, for whom the safety problems associated with navigation in the Adriatic have increased,The European Parliament,1. Calls on the Council and the Commission to investigate the incident through diplomatic channels;2. Calls on the Commission, in conjunction with the professional bodies concerned, to tackle the problems of the safety of maritime activities, and possibly to review the protocols concerning fisheries cooperation, if such incidents involving attacks on a Member State of the European Union were to be repeated;3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the Government of Croatia.
Resolution on the impending executions in the USA
Date: 1995-04-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: United States, barring of penalties by limitation, death penalty, human rights













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Resolution on the impending executions in the USA  


Official Journal C 109 , 01/05/1995 P. 0164 





B4-0638, 0646 and 0660/95Resolution on the impending executions in the USAThe European Parliament,A. recalling its previous resolutions opposing the use of capital punishment in individual cases in many different countries as well as its opposition to the death penalty in principle,B. deeply shocked at the number of executions due to take place in the USA during the next few weeks,C. distressed that, after an interval of 32 years, the State of Pennsylvania plans to resume executions by putting three men to death between 4 April and 2 June, although two of them, Mr Martin Appel and Mr Keith Zettlemayer, are believed to be mentally ill and the third, Mr Joseph Henry, is a black man who was convicted by an all-white jury for the murder of a white women,D. distressed that the Governor of the State of Florida has refused to reprieve Mr Raleigh Porter although, when he was sentenced to death for two murders in 1979, the jury voted unanimously that he should be sentenced to life imprisonment, and that this recommendation was overruled by a judge who was reported as 'wearing brass knuckles and fondling a pistol',E. distressed that the State of Georgia intends to put to death Mr Nicholas Ingram, a British citizen who also holds American nationality, although there is serious doubt as to Mr Ingram's guilt since he was arrested wearing the same clothes he had worn on the day of the murder on which there were no bloodstains and the murderer was described by the surviving victim of the crime as having 'long hair and a hairy chest', when Mr Ingram had neither,F. stressing that Mr Porter has been under sentence of death since 1979, Mr Zettlemayer since 1980, Mr Ingram since 1981 and Mr Henry since 1987,The European Parliament,1. Appeals to the Governors of the States of Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania to exercise their right of reprieve in the cases for which they are responsible;2. Considers that to keep human beings for many years under sentence of death constitutes cruel and inhuman punishment which is contrary to the Constitution of the USA;3. Points out that, after electrocution, the method of execution in Florida and Georgia, signs of life can continue for up to half an hour;4. Reaffirms its total opposition to capital punishment;5. Appeals to the competent US authorities to place a moratorium on death sentences as an initial step towards the total abolition of capital punishment in the USA;6. Instructs its Delegation for Relations with the United States to raise the question of the death penalty at its next meeting with the US Congressional Delegation to the European Parliament;7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the US Congress, the Governors of Florida, Pennsylvania and Georgia and the US Supreme Court.