Amendment No. 16 | Doc. 13083 | 22 January 2013

Georgia and Russia: the humanitarian situation in the conflict- and war-affected areas

Signatories: Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Georgia, ALDE ; Mr Joris BACKER, Netherlands, ALDE ; Mr Levan BERDZENISHVILI, Georgia, ALDE ; Ms Tinatin BOKUCHAVA, Georgia, EPP/CD ; Ms Ankie BROEKERS-KNOL, Netherlands, ALDE ; Mr Irakli CHIKOVANI, Georgia, ALDE ; Ms Dzhema GROZDANOVA, Bulgaria, EPP/CD ; Mr Margus HANSON, Estonia, ALDE ; Mr Michael Aastrup JENSEN, Denmark, ALDE ; Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Georgia, EPP/CD ; Ms Tinatin KHIDASHELI, Georgia, ALDE ; Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN, Sweden, ALDE ; Mr Kimmo SASI, Finland, EPP/CD ; Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD ; Ms Renate WOHLWEND, Liechtenstein, EPP/CD ; Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain, ALDE

Origin - 2013 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8.8, insert the following paragraph:

"ensure that the population is not forced to acquire Abkhaz, South Ossetian or Russian passports and is not punished for using Status Neutral Travel Documents issued by Georgian authorities;"

Explanatory note

Despite the calls by the Assembly, the forced passportizations still take place in Abkhazia, Georgia and South Ossetia, Georgia. In addition, the local population is prevented from making use of Status Neutral Travel Documents issued by the Georgian authorities allowing full access to the social benefits.