Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 13258 | 26 June 2013

Popular protest and challenges to freedom of assembly, media and speech

Signatories: Mr Tiny KOX, Netherlands, UEL ; Ms Karin ANDERSEN, Norway, UEL ; Mr Ertuğrul KÜRKÇÜ, Turkey, UEL ; Mr George LOUKAIDES, Cyprus, UEL ; Mr Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Greece, UEL

Origin - 2013 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly welcomes the European Parliament resolution on 13 June expressing "concerns regarding the disproportionate and excessive use of force by the police in Turkey" and underlining the importance of freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and peaceful protest which are also core values of the European Union (EU)."