European Parliament resolution on the situation in Mexico
Date: 2001-04-05
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Mexico, human rights, indigenous population, peace, settlement of disputes, violence

C 21 E/356

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

24.1.2002

Thursday 5 April 2001

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Calls upon the Council and Commission likewise to condemn this act of the Namibian authorities, to
take appropriate steps to convince the Namibian Government to refrain from further homophobic acts,
and to raise this case in meetings with Namibia at all levels;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President-in-Office of the Council, the Council,
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the Commission, the Government of Namibia, the President of Namibia, Mr Nujoma, and the High Com-
missioner for Human Rights of the United Nations.

22. Situation in Mexico

B5-0262, 0275, 0283, 0289 and 0297/2001

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Mexico

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to its previous resolutions on the state of Chiapas,

A. whereas the new political situation has created unexpected hopes for national reconciliation between

the indigenous peoples of Mexico and the rest of the Mexican nation,

B. noting the success of the peaceful (cid:145)march for the dignity of indigenous peoples and the colour of the
land(cid:146) organised by the EZLN (Zapatista National Liberation Army) and supported and encouraged by
the Government of Mexico and President Fox,

C. whereas the new Government, by accepting the Zapatistas(cid:146) conditions, has demonstrated a positive
attitude, which has created the conditions for a resumption of dialogue and the possible adoption of a
law recognising the fundamental rights of the indigenous peoples of Mexico,

1. Welcomes the moves towards peace and reconciliation in Chiapas;

2. Welcomes the initiatives by the President and the Congress with regard to the conflict in Chiapas,
which have paved the way for a commitment by the EZLN to a resumption of negotiations with a view to
putting an end to a situation both inappropriate and anachronistic in a modern society;

3. Welcomes, in this regard, the statements by the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee
before the Mexican Congress;

Affirms its support for the Mexican Government, Mexican lawmakers and the EZLN in the process of

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political dialogue;

Reiterates its support for dialogue as the most appropriate means of seeking a solution, and rejects all
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forms of expression that incite violence; calls on all the parties involved to intensify their efforts to secure
progress in this respect;

Calls on the elected representatives of the Mexican people to approve the law on indigenous rights

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and cultures on the basis of the proposal from the Commission for Reconciliation and Peacemaking;

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Calls on the Joint Council created under the auspices of the economic partnership and cooperation
agreement between the European Union and Mexico to give consideration to measures to assist the devel-
opment of the indigenous peoples of Mexico;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the President

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and Congress of the United Mexican States.