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L. întrucât în câteva minute, cutremurul a făcut mai mult de 75 000 de victime în AJK, numărul crescând ulterior la 88 000, alte 6 000 de persoane pierzându-şi viaţa în teritoriile Jammu şi Kashmir administrate de India, iar în partea pakistaneză a lăsat în urma sa zeci de mii de răniţi şi milioane de persoane fără case, cu mijloace de supravieţuire minime şi fără un adăpost permanent, loc de muncă sau servicii de îngrijire medicală şi de educaţie; întrucât zeci de oraşe şi sate au fost distruse parţial sau în totalitate, terenurile cultivate devastate, iar mediul înconjurător contaminat şi întrucât nivelul de dezvoltare a fost afectat în mod dramatic;
L. whereas in minutes the earthquake claimed over 75,000 lives in AJK, later rising to 88,000, and claimed 6,000 in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, and left tens of thousands of people injured and millions entirely displaced, with minimal basic needs provision and without permanent shelter, employment, health care and education, on the Pakistani side; whereas dozens of towns and villages have been partially or totally destroyed, agriculture decimated and the environment contaminated, and whereas levels of development have been severely set back,
M. întrucât atât forţele armate naţionale cât şi grupurile înarmate ale opoziţiei din conflictul din Kashmir ar trebui să respecte Convenţiile de la Geneva din 1949 şi dreptul umanitar internaţional în vigoare, care interzic atacurile împotriva civililor, încălcările grave ale acestor dispoziţii constituind crime de război pe care statele au datoria să le condamne;
M. whereas both state-armed forces and opposition armed groups in the Kashmir dispute should abide by the 1949 Geneva Conventions and customary international humanitarian law, which prohibit attacks against civilians, serious violations of which constitute war crimes, which states have a duty to prosecute,
N. întrucât mai mult de 2 000 de soldaţi au murit pe gheţarul Siachen în ultimii zece ani şi întrucât salută acordul de încetare a focului din regiunea Siachen din noiembrie 2005,
N. whereas more than 2,000 soldiers have died on the Siachen Glacier in the last ten years, and whereas the ceasefire in the Siachen region since November 2005 is welcome,
3. solicită reprezentanţilor Guvernelor Indiei şi Pakistanului să profite de ocazia creată de declaraţiile prim-ministrului Indiei şi al preşedintelui Pakistanului, de a relansa căutarea de soluţii în vederea unei autonomii sporite, a libertăţii de mişcare, a demilitarizării şi a cooperării interguvernamentale cu privire la chestiuni precum apa, turismul, comerţul şi mediul şi de a promova un adevărat progres în încercarea de a rezolva conflictul din Kashmir;
Calls on representatives of the governments of both India and Pakistan to take the opportunity, afforded by the statements of the Indian Prime Minister and the Pakistani President, to inject a new impetus for exploring options for increased self-governance, freedom of movement, demilitarisation and intergovernmental cooperation on issues such as water, tourism, trade and the environment and to promote a genuine breakthrough in seeking a resolution of the Kashmir dispute;
5. îndeamnă Guvernele Indiei şi Pakistanului să rezolve cât mai curând posibil problemele cruciale ale zonelor riverane care afectează sursele de apă şi utilizarea fluviilor care curg prin Jammu şi Kashmir (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas şi Sutlej), cu referire la mecanismul existent, prevăzut în Tratatul privind apele din Indus (1960); cu toate acestea, ca de exemplu în cazul modernizării barajului de la Mangla, insistă ca nevoile de apă ale populaţiei locale, pentru agricultură, pescuit, animale şi oameni, să rămână o prioritate;
Urges the Governments of Pakistan and India to resolve the crucial riparian issues affecting the head waters and the use of the rivers flowing through Jammu and Kashmir (the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers) as swiftly as possible, with reference to the existing mechanism provided for in the Indus Waters Treaty (1960); nevertheless, as, for example, in the case of the upgrading of the Mangla Dam, underlines that addressing the agricultural, fishing, livestock and human water requirements of the local people must remain a key priority;
Situaţia politică: aspiraţiile populaţiei
Political situation: the aspirations of the people
11. subliniază că, în ultimii ani, crizele şi conflictele au mărit utilitatea ONU, nu au limitat-o şi că aceasta rămâne un forum important pentru dialog şi diplomaţie; reaminteşte numărul mare de rezoluţii ale Consiliului de Securitate al ONU privind Kashmirul, între 1948 şi 1971, care au încercat să încurajeze Guvernele Indiei şi Pakistanului să ia toate măsurile posibile necesare pentru a îmbunătăţi situaţia şi care au exprimat convingerea că o rezolvare paşnică a conflictului ar servi cel mai bine intereselor populaţiilor din Jammu, Kashmir, India şi Pakistan; concluzionează că, în lumina celor de mai sus şi a încălcărilor ulterioare a mai multor puncte din diversele rezoluţii ale UNSC, în prezent, nu sunt îndeplinite condiţiile pentru a se recurge la referendum;
Emphasises that the crises and conflicts of recent years have enhanced, not diminished, the relevance of the United Nations, and that the UN remains an important forum for dialogue and diplomacy; recalls the large number of UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions on Kashmir, from 1948 to 1971, which have sought to encourage both the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan to take all measures within their power calculated to improve the situation, and which have expressed the conviction that a peaceful settlement of the dispute will best promote the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, of India and of Pakistan; draws the conclusion, in the light of all the above and of subsequent violations of points set out in the various UNSC resolutions, that the preconditions for using the plebiscite have not been met at present;
- deplânge profund faptul că în urma cutremurului şi din cauza lipsei de suficientă voinţă politică de a răspunde nevoilor de bază, de a aborda chestiunea participării politice şi a statului de drept în AJK, femeile din regiune sunt într-o situaţie disperată;
- deeply regrets that the lack of a sufficient political will to address basic needs provision, political participation and the rule of law in AJK has left women there in a desperate situation following the earthquake;
- reaminteşte semnarea în 2001 a Acordului de cooperare UE-Pakistan de a treia generaţie, care prevede la articolul 1 respectarea drepturilor omului şi a principiilor democratice, ca un element esenţial, şi îndeamnă UE să se asigure că se respectă aceste principii la punerea în aplicare a acordului; este, prin urmare, deosebit de preocupat de faptul că populaţiile din Gilgit şi Baltistan sunt sub conducerea directă a armatei şi nu beneficiară de nicio democraţie;
- recalls the signature of the EC-Pakistan 3rd Generation Cooperation Agreement in 2001, Article 1 of which includes respect for human rights and democratic principles as an essential element, and urges the EU to do its part to uphold those principles when implementing the Agreement; is particularly concerned, therefore, that the people of Gilgit and Baltistan are under the direct rule of the military and enjoy no democracy;
- constată aprobarea proiectului de lege privind protecţia femeilor, proiect care vizează reforma ordonanţelor Hudood - pe baza Legii Sharia - privind adulterul şi violul, o măsură pozitivă deoarece asigură o mai bună protecţie a drepturilor femeilor în Pakistan şi salută angajamentul preşedintelui Musharraf şi al parlamentarilor reformişti de a adopta aceste modificări, în ciuda tentativelor de a le pune capăt; subliniază totuşi faptul că este deosebit de clar că Pakistanul trebuie să facă eforturi pentru a-şi respecta angajamentele în domeniul drepturilor omului;
- notes the approval of the Protection of Women Bill to reform the Sharia-based Hudood decrees on adultery and rape as a positive step in ensuring better protection of women's rights in Pakistan, and appreciates the commitment shown by President Musharraf and reformist parliamentarians in pursuing these amendments despite attempts to derail them; stresses, however, that it is pre-eminently clear that Pakistan needs to do more to live up to its commitments in the human rights field;
- rămâne îngrijorat în legătură cu situaţia dificilă cu care se confruntă toate minorităţile din regiune;
- remains concerned about the difficult situation faced by all minorities throughout the region;
24. salută, în acest context, declaraţiile prim-ministrului Singh prin care solicită toleranţă zero faţă de încălcările drepturilor omului în Kashmir şi invită Guvernul indian să pună capăt tuturor practicilor de asasinate extrajudiciare, „dispariţii” şi deţineri arbitrare în Jammu şi Kashmir;
Welcomes in this context declarations by Prime Minister Singh calling for "zero tolerance for human rights violations" in Kashmir, and calls on the Indian Government to put an end to all practices of extrajudicial killings, "disappearances", torture and arbitrary detentions in Jammu and Kashmir;
Măsuri de instaurare a încrederii
Confidence-building measures
Impactul cutremurului din 8 octombrie 2005
Impact of the earthquake of 8 October 2005
46. constată cu profundă tristeţe că acest cutremur a avut un impact disproporţionat asupra copiilor, 17 000 dintre aceştia fiind omorâţi, conform statisticilor UNICEF; este profund îngrijorat de rapoartele privind traficul cu copii, în perioada imediat următoare dezastrului şi invită Guvernul pakistanez să se concentreze în special asupra problemei drepturilor şi protecţiei copiilor în AJK, Gilgit şi Baltistan şi să vizeze mai eficient traficul cu copii;
Is deeply saddened that the earthquake had a disproportionate impact on children, with 17,000 children killed according to UNICEF figures; is highly concerned about reports of child trafficking in the aftermath of the disaster and calls on the Government of Pakistan to specifically address the issue of children’s rights and protection in AJK and Gilgit and Baltistan and to target child trafficking more effectively;
Reacţia la cutremurul din 8 octombrie 2005
Response to the earthquake of 8 October 2005
55. salută fondurile care au fost transmise imediat de ţările vecine Pakistanului (India, China, Iran, Afganistan) şi de către celelalte ţări din regiune, Turcia şi Organizaţia Conferinţei Islamice (OIC), precum şi de către întreaga comunitate internaţională; felicită Comisia Europeană, în special DG ECHO, deja prezent în Pakistan, pentru răspunsul său imediat şi eficient; încurajează donatorii să acorde cât de rapid posibil fondurile care au fost promise;
Welcomes the funds so speedily pledged by Pakistan's neighbouring states (India, China, Iran, Afghanistan) and, on a wider regional basis, by Turkey and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and by the international community as a whole; congratulates the European Commission, and, in particular DG ECHO, already present in Pakistan, for its immediate and effective response; encourages donors to deliver as swiftly as possible on their original pledges;
60. salută călduros acordul decisiv din 2 mai 2006 de revigorare a schimburilor comerciale dintre cele două părţi ale Liniei de Control care separă regiunile Jammu şi Kashmir prin introducerea unui serviciu de transport cu camionul pe ruta Srinagar-Muzaffarabad, precum şi o a doua linie de autobuz care să traverseze Kashmirul, legând Poonch-ul din Jammu şi Kashmir de Rawalakot din AJK; sugerează construirea unei reţele rutiere între Jammu şi Sialkot şi Gilgit-Baltistan; sugerează, de asemenea, introducerea unei legături feroviare între Jammu şi Srinagar şi îmbunătăţirea drumului care leagă cele două oraşe; salută angajamentul prim-ministrului Singh din 23 mai 2006 de a crea condiţii pentru liberalizarea comerţului şi a circulaţiei, implicând „frontiere mai flexibile” care să faciliteze un climat necesar pentru a permite populaţiei din Kashmir să se stabilească; încurajează puternic ambele părţi să crească rapid volumele de comerţ oficial; solicită un acord rapid privind modalităţile de transport rutier, subliniind simplificarea pe cât posibil a acestora; sugerează stabilirea unui plan de dezvoltare a pieţei integrate, cu mai multe unităţi de procesare a alimentelor, servicii de ambalare la rece, servicii de containere mici şi servicii de transport cu camionul grupate;
Warmly welcomes the landmark agreement of 2 May 2006 to revive trade and commerce across the LoC between the divided regions of Jammu and Kashmir by launching a truck service on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route, as well as a second cross-Kashmir bus service, linking Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir with Rawalakot in AJK; suggests the establishment of a road network between Jammu and Sialkot and Gilgit-Baltistan; also suggests the introduction of a rail link between Jammu and Srinagar and improvement of the road connecting the two cities; welcomes Prime Minister Singh's pledge on 23 May 2006 to create an environment of freer trade and freer movement with “soft borders” to create a climate for a Kashmir settlement; strongly encourages both sides to move rapidly to significant volumes of official trade; urges swift agreement on the modalities of road freight, with an emphasis on simplifying them as far as possible; suggests the establishment of an integrated market development plan, with several agri-processing units, cold chains, small-size container services and bonded trucking services;
The plight of the Kashmiri people has been of concern to the international community for over fifty years.
The plight of the Kashmiri people has been of concern to the international community for over fifty years.
An unforeseen consequence of the partition of the subcontinent of India left the formerly independent, historic and beautiful princely state of Jammu and Kashmir divided between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India.
An unforeseen consequence of the partition of the subcontinent of India left the formerly independent, historic and beautiful princely state of Jammu and Kashmir divided between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India.
Born out of conflict, the division has claimed thousands of lives and caused hundreds of thousands to flee and seek refuge, many in EU Member States and North America.
Born out of conflict, the division has claimed thousands of lives and caused hundreds of thousands to flee and seek refuge, many in EU Member States and North America.
Their voices have not been silent, calling for the reunification of their beloved former state and families and a permanent end to conflict.
Their voices have not been silent, calling for the reunification of their beloved former state and families and a permanent end to conflict.
Meanwhile the European Union, while not invited to mediate, has become increasingly interested in all matters affecting the subcontinent given the growing importance of the region.
Meanwhile the European Union, while not invited to mediate, has become increasingly interested in all matters affecting the subcontinent given the growing importance of the region.
The division gave Kashmir Valley, Jammu, Ladakh, and Siachen Glacier accession to the Republic of India as the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The division gave Kashmir Valley, Jammu, Ladakh, and Siachen Glacier accession to the Republic of India as the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan took control of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit and Baltistan, the latter renamed the Northern Areas, a small part of which Pakistan ceded to the People's Republic of China in 1963.
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan took control of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit and Baltistan, the latter renamed the Northern Areas, a small part of which Pakistan ceded to the People's Republic of China in 1963.
Subsequently, India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir leading to vast numbers of military being permanently positioned on both sides of the 1972 bilaterally agreed border, known as the Line of Control (LoC).
Subsequently, India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir leading to vast numbers of military being permanently positioned on both sides of the 1972 bilaterally agreed border, known as the Line of Control (LoC).
EU policy and the current report
EU policy and the current report
The EU strongly supports regional integration, trade liberalisation and economic cooperation, has cooperation agreements with both India, now the world's largest democracy, and Pakistan, who with the latter's Afghanistan border dispute and focus on the war on terrorism has become a key ally.
The EU strongly supports regional integration, trade liberalisation and economic cooperation, has cooperation agreements with both India, now the world's largest democracy, and Pakistan, who with the latter's Afghanistan border dispute and focus on the war on terrorism has become a key ally.
Both nations are nuclear powers.
Both nations are nuclear powers.
The European Parliament is keenly interested in all aspects, hence this report.
The European Parliament is keenly interested in all aspects, hence this report.
Your rapporteur visited both sides of the LoC and consulted very extensively with politicians at every level (in government and in opposition), including the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC), civil society, academics, businessmen, human rights commissions, international diplomats, and the military; inhabitants of 'migrant' and refugee camps, Council, Commission, and Embassy representatives, and many EU citizens of Kashmiri origin.
Your rapporteur visited both sides of the LoC and consulted very extensively with politicians at every level (in government and in opposition), including the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC), civil society, academics, businessmen, human rights commissions, international diplomats, and the military; inhabitants of 'migrant' and refugee camps, Council, Commission, and Embassy representatives, and many EU citizens of Kashmiri origin.
The rapporteur received very comprehensive briefings from the military on both sides, and considerable assistance from the Commission Delegations in New Delhi and Islamabad.
The rapporteur received very comprehensive briefings from the military on both sides, and considerable assistance from the Commission Delegations in New Delhi and Islamabad.
In recent months a number of other MEPs have made official and unofficial visits, gathering a further body of knowledge for this report.
In recent months a number of other MEPs have made official and unofficial visits, gathering a further body of knowledge for this report.
The Peace Process
The Peace Process
Despite the bleak background of continuing conflict as perceived by the outside world in recent months, significant steps have been taken towards a permanent and peaceful resolution of the conflict by the governments of India and Pakistan with the cooperation of a broad cross section of the Kashmiri people on both sides of the Line of Control and in the capital cities.
Despite the bleak background of continuing conflict as perceived by the outside world in recent months, significant steps have been taken towards a permanent and peaceful resolution of the conflict by the governments of India and Pakistan with the cooperation of a broad cross section of the Kashmiri people on both sides of the Line of Control and in the capital cities.
The immediate developments within India's Round Table talks initiated by Prime Minister Singh focus on making the border issue less divisive.
The immediate developments within India's Round Table talks initiated by Prime Minister Singh focus on making the border issue less divisive.
The five Working Groups set up after the first Round Table conference are bringing in all concerned (although certain hard-line elements of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) have fought shy of attending such meetings) to work on, among other issues, possibilities for greater self-government in the near future.
The five Working Groups set up after the first Round Table conference are bringing in all concerned (although certain hard-line elements of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) have fought shy of attending such meetings) to work on, among other issues, possibilities for greater self-government in the near future.
Notwithstanding the existence in Pakistan of some dissenting voices at a very high level (both in the army and in the administration), a number of significant steps and signs of openness to shared opportunities have been taken by President Musharraf, and by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister.
Notwithstanding the existence in Pakistan of some dissenting voices at a very high level (both in the army and in the administration), a number of significant steps and signs of openness to shared opportunities have been taken by President Musharraf, and by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister.
The report places its full support behind the resultant India-Pakistan Composite and Permanent Dialogue, which has created the range of Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) enabling, among others, divided families to cross the LoC and meet together for the first time in 60 years.
The report places its full support behind the resultant India-Pakistan Composite and Permanent Dialogue, which has created the range of Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) enabling, among others, divided families to cross the LoC and meet together for the first time in 60 years.
The EU has warmly welcomed the Joint India-Pakistan Communiqué on Kashmir issued in April 2005 - which has helped to strengthen this process, and has re-affirmed the irreversibility of the peace-process and the focus on a non-military solution to the Kashmir conflict, and subsequent progress in the dialogue.
The EU has warmly welcomed the Joint India-Pakistan Communiqué on Kashmir issued in April 2005 - which has helped to strengthen this process, and has re-affirmed the irreversibility of the peace-process and the focus on a non-military solution to the Kashmir conflict, and subsequent progress in the dialogue.
The report urges the EU to continue to offer every possible support for these very significant initiatives which have the potential to bring peace to a much wider region and to strengthen organisations such as SAARC and SAFTA, in both of which the EU participates fully.
The report urges the EU to continue to offer every possible support for these very significant initiatives which have the potential to bring peace to a much wider region and to strengthen organisations such as SAARC and SAFTA, in both of which the EU participates fully.
Equally, the report underscores the high value the EP places on democracy and human rights for all the people in the region, particularly for victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, forced migrants and refugees, and those lacking in fundamental freedoms and democracy.
Equally, the report underscores the high value the EP places on democracy and human rights for all the people in the region, particularly for victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, forced migrants and refugees, and those lacking in fundamental freedoms and democracy.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Despite the peace process, India continues to be criticised for her large military presence on the Line of Control with multiple human rights abuses inflicted as documented in many official (and personal) reports the EP has received.
Despite the peace process, India continues to be criticised for her large military presence on the Line of Control with multiple human rights abuses inflicted as documented in many official (and personal) reports the EP has received.
Evidence of at least one terrorist training camp in AJK makes it difficult for outsiders to assess defence requirements, particularly with Al Qaeda involvement in the region.
Evidence of at least one terrorist training camp in AJK makes it difficult for outsiders to assess defence requirements, particularly with Al Qaeda involvement in the region.