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24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph. 3.1, replace the words "rehabilitation commissions", with the following words: "rehabilitation and adaptation commissions".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.1, delete the words: "(as in Dagestan)".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.1, after the words "Ingushetian authorities", insert the following words: "and the municipal rehabilitation commissions in Derbent and Khasavyurt".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
Votes: 59 in favor 0 against 6 abstentions
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.1, replace the last sentence with the following sentence: "Instead of seeking dialogue with Muslim groups, including those constructively pursuing reconciliation, such as the Salafi community, the authorities in the Chechen Republic and Dagestan have harassed and intimidated presumed Salafis."
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.2, replace the words "has remained very limited" with the following words: "remains tense and constrained".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.2, after the words "Nizhniy Novgorod Committee against Torture", insert the following words: "with its Joint Mobile Group of Human Rights Defenders in Chechnya (JMG)".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.2, after the first sentence, insert the following sentence: "It is regrettable that JMG had to withdraw its teams from the Chechen Republic in early 2016 for security reasons."
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3.2, insert the following paragraph:
"Threats by high-ranking local officials and policy makers, arbitrary detentions, the recent sentencing of a "Caucasian Knot" journalist to three years in prison on allegedly fabricated drug possession charges and the violent attack against a group of visiting journalists all serve to discourage journalists from exercising their profession in the Chechen Republic."
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.3, replace the words "and torture" with the following words: ", torture and collective punishment targeting family members of alleged insurgents, and public humiliation practices".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Mr Tobias BILLSTRÖM, Ms Carina OHLSSON, Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Ms Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON, Mr Markus WIECHEL, Mr Johan NISSINEN, Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 3.3, insert the following sentence: "Recents reports of large-scale abductions, secret detentions, torture and even extrajudicial killings of LGBT persons in Chechnya are moreover a new and particularly grave concern;".
Explanatory note
These reports concern very grave violations of human rights, which the Assembly must strongly condemn.
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Mr Kęstutis MASIULIS, Mr Jaak MADISON, Ms Sofio KATSARAVA, Ms Elisabeth SCHNEIDER-SCHNEITER, Mr Volodymyr ARIEV
Votes: 60 in favor 0 against 10 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3.3, insert the following paragraph:
"The recent reports of large-scale abductions, secret detentions, torture and extrajudicial killings of LGBT persons in Chechnya is a new challenge to the Council of Europe; The State-orchestrated mass scale persecution of a target group based on the sexual orientation presents a grave concern of mass atrocities taking place whithin the Council of Europe Member State, and compels the Council of Europe to take urgent steps and to adopt a Resolution ordering a special investigation into the matter."
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.4, replace the number "225" with the following number: "247".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.4, after the words "enhanced supervision procedure", insert the following words: "and interim resolutions".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.4.2, before the words "DNA testing", insert the following words: "bodily exhumations and professional".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3.4.2, insert the following paragraph:
"the inadequacy of the current set-up became painfully obvious at the end of December 2016 when 109 bodies from a mass grave were brought to Chechnya and only two families of missing persons were able to identify their relatives’ remains before the rest were rapidly buried again;"
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.4.3, replace the words "limitation periods" with the following words: "statute of limitation".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3.4.3, insert the following paragraph:
"according to the action plan submitted by the Russian Government to the Committee of Ministers, investigations into almost all cases falling under the "Khashiyev group" have now been suspended;"
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 3.5, insert the following sentences: "In particular, in the run-up to the September 2016 local elections in the Chechen Republic, local authorities comprehensively repressed even the mildest criticisms, including dissenting opinions expressed by ordinary citizens, and viciously attacked critical Russian and foreign journalists and human rights defenders. Chechen law enforcement and security agencies, acting directly or through apparent proxies, increased the practices of unlawful detention and enforced disappearances, cruel and degrading treatment, death threats, and retaliation against family members of local critics."
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Ms Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON, Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Mr Tobias BILLSTRÖM, Ms Carina OHLSSON, Mr Niklas KARLSSON, Mr Markus WIECHEL, Mr Johan NISSINEN, Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 3.5, insert the following sentence: "Moreover, the denial, trivialisation and condoning by the Chechen authorities of the recent attacks against LGBT persons in Chechnya would appear to be in blatant conflict with the positive obligation to investigate such allegations effectively under Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights;".
Explanatory note
The Chechen authorities' response to recent allegations of grave violations of the human rights of LGBT people has been to deny, trivialise or even implicity condone them. Yet it is the authorities' duty to investigate such allegations promptly and effectively. The Assembly must call the authorities to account for this.
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
If adopted, amendment 5 falls.
Votes: 64 in favor 0 against 8 abstentions
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.6, first sentence, delete the following words: "through the rigid enforcement of religious norms".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Morten WOLD, Ms Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN, Mr Snorre Serigstad VALEN, Mr Frank J. JENSSEN, Ms Ingjerd SCHOU
Falls if amendment 24 is adopted.
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.6, after the words "religious norms", insert the following words: "and a general brutalisation of society as a result of prolonged conflict and repression".
Explanatory note
It should be underlined that the negative development with regards to the situation of women and girls is not only due to religious norms, but also a consequence of prolonged conflict and repression.
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Ms Carina OHLSSON, Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Mr Tobias BILLSTRÖM, Ms Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON, Mr Niklas KARLSSON, Mr Markus WIECHEL, Mr Johan NISSINEN, Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE, Ms Béatrice FRESKO-ROLFO, Mr Jean-Charles ALLAVENA, Ms Filiz KERESTECİOĞLU DEMİR, Ms Gülsün BİLGEHAN, Ms Pascale CROZON, Ms Maria Edera SPADONI, Mr Manuel TORNARE, Ms Miren GORROTXATEGI, Mr Salih FIRAT, Ms Alice-Mary HIGGINS
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.6, last sentence, replace the words "arranged and early marriages" with the following words: "forced, early and arranged marriages".
Explanatory note
To align the text of the resolution more closely with the facts described in the report.
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Ms Carina OHLSSON, Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Mr Tobias BILLSTRÖM, Ms Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON, Mr Markus WIECHEL, Mr Johan NISSINEN, Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE, Ms Béatrice FRESKO-ROLFO, Mr Jean-Charles ALLAVENA, Ms Filiz KERESTECİOĞLU DEMİR, Ms Gülsün BİLGEHAN, Ms Maria Edera SPADONI, Mr Piet De BRUYN, Mr Salih FIRAT, Ms Alice-Mary HIGGINS
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3.6, last sentence, replace the words "so-called honour killings" with the following words: "crimes committed in the name of so-called "honour" ".
Explanatory note
The language of the amendment is the language of the Istanbul Convention - the gold standard of the Council of Europe in matters of gender-based violence.
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Morten WOLD, Ms Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN, Mr Snorre Serigstad VALEN, Mr Frank J. JENSSEN, Ms Ingjerd SCHOU
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3.6, insert the following paragraph:
"The general brutalisation of society and practises does not only harm women and girls, but also LGBTI or perceived LGBTI people as illustrated through recent reports in the media."
Explanatory note
Recently the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported a number of men believed to be gay had been abducted, tortured and some also killed as a result of treatment in custody - one killed by his family in a so-called "honour killing". These reports merit serious investigation by Russian federal authorities.
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, before paragraph 7.1, insert the following paragraph:
"ensure that local and regional authorities, including law enforcement and security agencies, fully comply with Russian domestic legislation and international human rights obligations;"
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 7.2, insert the following paragraph:
"promote judicial independence in the region and provide adequate protection for judges and investigators under threat;"
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 7.4, insert the following words: ", and foster a favourable climate for journalists and human rights defenders to work in the region."
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, paragraph 7.5.1, replace the words "limitation periods" with the following words: "statute of limitation".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 7.5.2, insert the following words: ", the exchange of information between departments and the strengthening of the "Single Database for Genomic Information"".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Morten WOLD, Ms Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN, Mr Snorre Serigstad VALEN, Mr Frank J. JENSSEN, Ms Ingjerd SCHOU
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 7, insert the following paragraph: "Considering the alarming reports of abductions of hundreds of men based on their alleged sexual orientation in Chechnya, the Assembly urges the Russian Federation to carry out an immediate and transparent investigation of these reports in order to bring to justice those responsible and to ensure the safety of the LGBTI community in the North-Caucasus, as well as human rights defenders and journalists reporting such violations."
Explanatory note
Recently the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported a number of men believed to be gay had been abducted, tortured and some also killed as a result of treatment in custody - one killed by his family in a so-called "honour killing". These reports merit serious investigation by Russian federal authorities.
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 8.1, insert the following words: "and consider submitting an Inter-State application against Russia for the systematic non-implementation of the judgments under the “Khashiyev” group of cases".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft recommendation, paragraph 2, after the words "in the Chechen Republic", insert the following words: "and in Dagestan".
24 April 2017
Tabled by Mr Frank SCHWABE, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Christoph STRÄSSER, Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER
In the draft recommendation, paragraph 3, after the words "under enhanced supervision", insert the following words: " and issuing resolutions".