EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT / 2009 - 2014

Commission>{DROI}Subcommittee on Human Rights</Commission

DROI_PV(2012)0425_1

MINUTES

Meeting of 25 April 2012, from 15.00 to 18.30,

and 26 April 2012, from 9.00 to 12.30

BRUSSELS

The meeting opened at 15h04 on Wednesday, 25 April, with Barbara Lochbihler (Chair) in the chair.

1.Adoption of agendaDROI_OJ(2012)0425_1

The draft agenda was adopted.

2.Chair's announcements

  • Resolution on the "Annual Report on Human Rights in the World and the European Union's policy on the matter", Rapporteur Richard Howitt
  • Mali
  • Burma
  • Council of Europe - Brighton Declaration
  • Chair's meeting with the Human Rights Network, 16.04.2012, Brussels
  • Mexico

3.Public Hearing on "Justice in the Arab Spring Countries" - accountability for human rights violations, and transitional justice and judicial reform

Speakers: Barbara Lochbihler, Hanny Megally (Office of the UN High Commisioner on Human Rights), David Kramer (President of Freedom House), Arch Puddington (Vice President for research at Freedom House), Heba Morayef (researcher Middle East and North Africa, Human Rights Watch), Maryam al-Khawaya (Bahrain Center for Human Rights), Hugues Mingarelli (EEAS), Richard Howitt, Elisabeth Jeggle, Cristian Dan Preda, Margrete Auken, Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón, Ahmed Aldoseri (Embassy of Bahrain).

4.Exchange of views on human rights violations in Syria with Hanny Megally, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Branch of the OHCHR

Speakers: Barbara Lochbihler, Hanny Megally (Office of the UN High Commisioner on Human Rights), Hugues Mingarelli (EEAS), Richard Howitt.

5.Exchange of views on the follow-up to the EP Resolution on Kazakhstan

Speakers: Barbara Lochbihler, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Igor Vinyavskiy (editor-in-chief of the "Vzglyad" newspaper), Muratbek Ketebayev, (Chair of the "Civil Activity" Foundation, Deputy Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Party 'Alga', and a close monitor of the oil workers' strike in Zhanaozen), Deren Derya (EEAS), Richard Howitt, Elisabeth Jeggle, Katarína Neveďalová, Piotr Borys, Aigul Soloyeva (Member of the Kazakh Parliament).

26 April 2012, 9.00 – 11.15

6.Question Time

Question 1:Speakers: Barbara Lochbihler, Heike Schneider (EEAS)

Question 2: Speakers: Barbara Lochbihler, Joanna Senyszyn, Michael Swann (EEAS)

7.Report back from the DROI Delegation to the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

Speakers: Barbara Lochbihler, Engelbert Theuermann (EEAS)

8.Exchange of views with Engelbert Theuermann, Chair of the Council's Working Group on Human Rights (COHOM)

Speakers: Barbara Lochbihler, Engelbert Theuermann (EEAS)

9.Exchange of views on the Special Representative on Human Rights (Recommendation to the Council, Rule 121.)

Speakers: Barbara Lochbihler, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Rui Tavares, Engelbert Theuermann (EEAS)

26 April 2012, 11.15 – 12.30

In camera

10.Enlarged Bureau

11.Any other business

Nothing to announce.

12.Next meeting(s)

  • 8 May 2012, 9.00 – 12.30 (Brussels)
  • 21 May 2012, 20.00 – 21.00 (Strasbourg)

The meeting closed at 12h30.

ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/LISTEDEPRÉSENCE/ELENCO DIPRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/ PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA

Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/Biuras/Elnökség/ Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)
Barbara Lochbihler (P) (1,2), Andrzej Grzyb (VP) (1), Joanna Senyszyn (VP) (2).
Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/Képviselõk/ Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter
Laima Liucija Andrikienė (1,2), Thijs Berman (2), Ana Gomes (1), Richard Howitt (1), Elisabeth Jeggle (1), Eduard Kukan (1,2), Raimon Obiols (1), Charles Tannock (1), Rui Tavares (1,2), Inese Vaidere (1), Marie-Christine Vergiat (1,2).
Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantys nariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/Namestniki/ Varajäsenet/Suppleanter
Cristian Dan Preda (1), Frieda Brepoels (1).
187 (2)
193 (3)
Margrete Auken (1), Piotr Borys (1), Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón (1), Liisa Jaakonsaari (1), Katarína Neveďalová (1).
49 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt fuq l-aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)
Hanny Megally (Office of the UN High Commisioner on Human Rights), David Kramer (President of Freedom House), Arch Puddington (Vice President for research at Freedom House), Heba Morayef (researcher Middle East and North Africa, Human Rights Watch), Maryam al-Khawaya (Bahrain Center for Human Rights)
Hanny Megally (Office of the UN High Commisioner on Human Rights)
Igor Vinyavskiy (editor-in-chief of the "Vzglyad" newspaper), Muratbek Ketebayev, (Chair of the "Civil Activity" Foundation, Deputy Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Party 'Alga', and a close monitor of the oil workers' strike in Zhanaozen) / Point 3
Point 4
Point 5
Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer

Присъствал на/Presente el/Přítomný dne/Til stede den/Anwesend am/Viibis(id) kohal/Παρών στις/Present on/Présent le/Presente il/Piedalījās/ Dalyvauja/Jelen volt/Preżenti fi/Aanwezig op/Obecny dnia/Presente em/Prezent/Prítomný dňa/Navzoči dne/Läsnä/Närvarande den:

(1)25.4.2012

(2)26.4.2012

По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/Μεπρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/Suinvito del presidente/Pēcpriekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/Fuq stedina tal-President/ Opuitnodiging van devoorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan
Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/Conselho/ Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)
Council: Tedesko
EEAS: Derya, Mingarelli, Schneider, Swann, Theuermann, Wiesniak.
Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Commissione/Komisija/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)
Lennert, Valdambrini.
Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/Άλλαθεσμικά όργανα/Otherinstitutions/Autres institutions/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andereinstellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Druge institucije/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ
Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Autresparticipants/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti oħra/Andere aanwezigen/ Inniuczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare
Секретариат на политическите групи/Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmiensihteeristöt/Gruppernas sekretariat
PPE
S&D
ALDE
ECR
Verts/ALE
GUE/NGL
EFD
NI / Orsagova, Tulai
Bataille
Stanisopoulou
De Jong
Rieu, Munoa
Atzori
Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President'sOffice/Cabinet du Président/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnökihivatal/Kabinetttal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do Presidente/ CabinetPreşedinte/Kanceláriapredsedu/Uradpredsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli
Кабинет на генералния секретар/Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/ΓραφείοΓενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire général/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/Főtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas-Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet vandesecretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/Uradgeneralnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/Generalsekreterarens kansli
Генерална дирекция/Dirección General/Generální ředitelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/Directorate-General/Directiongénérale/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Főigazgatóság/Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoratengeneraal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat
DG PRES
DG IPOL
DG EXPO
DG COMM
DG PERS
DG INLO
DG TRAD
DG INTE
DG FINS
DG ITEC / Harris, Huber, Goinard, Moroianu
Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/Service juridique/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/Wydział prawny/ Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Pravna služba/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten
Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Segreteria della commissione/Komitejas sekretariāts/Komiteto sekretoriatas/Abizottság titkársága/Segretarjat tal-kumitat/Commissiesecretariaat/Sekretariat komisji/ Secretariadoda comissão/Secretariat comisie/Sekretariat odbora/Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet
Opacic, Achilli, Bobes, Chiorean, Csaszi, Escofet, Hruscova, Oikarinen, Palladino
Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/Avustaja/Assistenter
Nyary-Banlaki

* (P)=Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Priekšsēdētājs/Pirmininkas/ Elnök/President/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande

(VP) =Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/ViceChair(wo)man/VicePrésident/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/Viċi President/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/Varapuheenjohtaja/Viceordförande

(M)=Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot

(F)=Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/Tjänsteman

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