Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 14397 | 10 October 2017

Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what follow-up on respect for human rights?

Signatories: Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE, Sweden, UEL ; Ms Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER, Germany, SOC ; Ms Annette GROTH, Germany, UEL ; Mr Matjaž HANŽEK, Slovenia, UEL ; Ms Gabriela HEINRICH, Germany, SOC ; Mr Andres HERKEL, Estonia, EPP/CD ; Mr Tiny KOX, Netherlands, UEL ; Mr Ertuğrul KÜRKÇÜ, Turkey, UEL ; Mr George LOUCAIDES, Cyprus, UEL ; Mr Dirk Van der MAELEN, Belgium, SOC ; Mr Marco NICOLINI, San Marino, UEL ; Mr Georgios PSYCHOGIOS, Greece, UEL ; Ms Ulla SANDBÆK, Denmark, UEL ; Mr Frank SCHWABE, Germany, SOC ; Mr Søren SØNDERGAARD, Denmark, UEL ; Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, ALDE

Origin - 2017 - Fourth part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 12, replace the words "them and civil society and urges the latter to participate actively in a constructive and co-operative spirit." with the following words:

"civil society."

Explanatory note

Calling on civil society to adopt a constructive and cooperative spirit with the government is sadly ironic considering the unprecedented crackdown of recent years. Dialogue is possible only if the authorities create a conducive environment in which civil society can operate without fear of being targeted for carrying out ligitimate activities.