Translation of "Avec une profonde préoccupation " (French → English) :

Deeply regrets the lack of respect for international humanitarian law, and expresses its shock and grave concern at the deadly attacks against hospitals, schools and other civilian targets that are occurring at an increasingly alarming rate in armed conflicts around the world, with patients, students, medical and teaching staff, humanitarian aid workers, children and family members becoming targets and victims; expresses its opinion that international condemnations must be followed by independent investigations and genuine accountability; calls on the Member States, the EU institutions and the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR) ...[+++] to recognise the true extent of this emergency and to use all instruments at their disposal to address this matter.

44. Expresses its deep concern at the revelations contained in the reports of the Office of the HCHR on the human rights situation in Ukraine; condemns the continuing violation of international law and human rights by all parties to the conflict in the war in the East of the country, including enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, torture and mistreatment of persons suspected of intrusion in breach of territorial integrity, terrorism or support for the ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ and the ‘Lugansk People’s Republic’; expresses its deep concern about the fact that police and security officers enjoy a high degree of impunity; strongly condemns the ban imposed on the Communist Party of Ukraine by the Administrative Court in Kiev Dist ...[+++]rict; expresses its strong concern about the assaults on freedom of expression and the attacks on democratic political parties in Ukraine; calls on the delegation of the EU to the HRC and on the representatives of the Member States to strongly condemn this serious attack on democracy in the country; expresses its concern about the social situation in Ukraine, where, according to the country's Ministry of Social Policy, between 20% and 25% of Ukrainian households have fallen into poverty as a result of the current policies of the government;

8. Is deeply concerned by President Putin’s declaration that he was ready to put Russian nuclear forces on alert during Russia’s seizure of Crimea, had the West intervened against the annexation; is also deeply concerned by the statements made in a threatening manner by high ranking Russian officials that Russia has the right to deploy and host nuclear weapons in Crimea, which would have global consequences; notes with concern that during a military drill in March 2015, Russia deployed an undisclosed number of strategic nuclear-capable Tu-22M3 bombers in Crimea; is concerned by the new Russian military doctrine of December 2014 which ...[+++]permits the use of nuclear weapons against a state that does not have such weapons;

8. Is deeply concerned by President Putin’s declaration that he was ready to put Russian nuclear forces on alert during Russia’s seizure of Crimea, had the West intervened against the annexation; is also deeply concerned by the statements made in a threatening manner by high ranking Russian officials that Russia has the right to deploy and host nuclear weapons in Crimea, which would have global consequences; notes with concern that during a military drill in March 2015, Russia deployed an undisclosed number of strategic nuclear-capable Tu-22M3 bombers in Crimea; is concerned by the new Russian military doctrine of December 2014 which ...[+++]permits the use of nuclear weapons against a state that does not have such weapons;

15. Expresses great concern at the very limited coverage of the Gezi Park events by Turkish media and the dismissal of journalists who criticised the government’s reactions to those events; recalls that freedom of expression and media pluralism, including digital and social media, are at the heart of European values and that an independent press is crucial to a democratic society, as it enables citizens to take an active part in the collective decision-making processes on an informed basis and therefore strengthens democracy; expresses deep concern at the new internet law which introduces excessive controls on, and monitoring of, inter ...[+++]net access and has the potential to significantly impact on free expression, investigative journalism, democratic scrutiny and access to politically diverse information over the internet; points to the serious concerns expressed by the EU and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and asks the Government of Turkey to revise the law in line with European standards on media freedom and freedom of expression; reiterates once again its concern at the fact that most media are owned by, and concentrated in, large conglomerates with a wide range of business interests, and points to the worrying and widespread phenomenon of self-censorship by media owners and journalists; is concerned about the dismissal of journalists from positions in the media as a result of their criticising the government; is deeply concerned about the procedures used to punish the owners of critical media; raises concerns about the implications of accreditation by state institutions, mainly targeting the opposition media; expresses deep concern at the particularly high number of journalists currently in pre-trial detention, which undermines freedom of expression and of the media, and calls on Turkey’s judicial authorities to review and address these cases as soon as possible; highlights the special role of public service media in strengthening d ...

82. Is very concerned that the human rights dialogue with Iran has been interrupted since 2004 due to a lack of cooperation from Iran; regrets that, according to the Council, no progress had been made; urges Iran to re-engage in the dialogue and, drawing on input from the EU, to define benchmarks aimed at real improvements in the field; calls on the Commission to implement all actions required within the framework of the EIDHR, so as to promote contacts and cooperation with Iranian civil society and to further support democracy and human rights; expresses its deep concern regarding the deterioration of the human rights situation in I ...[+++]ran and points out, in particular, the intensification of the repression directed against human rights defenders; at the same time, deplores the fact that Iran continues to apply the death penalty under conditions which violate international standards, and denounces in particular the executions of juvenile offenders; calls on the Council to express concern about the human rights situation in the country in all its contacts with the Iranian government and to concentrate its efforts on protecting human rights defenders, and especially women, as well as to persuade Iran to adopt an immediate moratorium on executions as a first step towards abolition;