P7_TA-PROV(2012)0453

Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU’s strategic interest

European Parliament resolution of 22 November 2012 on Enlargement: policies, criteria and the EU’s strategic interests (2012/2025(INI))

The European Parliament,

–    having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular its Articles 2, 21 and 49,

–    having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) (COM(2011)0838/4),

AWARENNESS AND CAPACITY BUILDING

During 2011 ARCT has persistently working to promote the important role that civil society actors should play in promoting human rights respect in the country.

ARCT Strategic Document 2012-17 has been under development, scrutiny and review of international experts. This document includes guiding principles and interventions, developments and keywords for the next 5 years.

The ‘ARCT Position Papers’ have been directly contributing as an advocacy tool in reviewing the penitentiary developments, such as the improvements in the Mental health system; the UN Convention for the rights of persons with disabilities, and changes in the police community education.

On March 1^st, 2014 the Parliamentary Commission will discuss the input of the interested parties to the Law on the Treatment of the persons in conflict with the law.

ARCT is invited to share the opinion and recommendations presented and discussed with the General Prisons Directorate and the Ministry of Justice.

ARCT in this process would like to thank the General Prisons Directorate for this inclusive process and ICITAP for coordinating the amendments and also providing the updates with all inputs:

During monitoring process, ARCT has always put a great emphasis in the different categories of persons with special needs: women, juvenile, mentally ill, chronic and terminal patients/inmates and older inmates over 65 years of age.