MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for special assistance for Christian refugees
21.12.2015
Marek Jurek
B8‑1428/2015
Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the need for special assistance for Christian refugees
The European Parliament,
– having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2010 on attacks on Christian communities[1],
– having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2007 on events which compromise Christian communities and those of other religious communities[2],
– having regard to Rule 133 of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas religious persecution has been happening during migratory movements, for example in April 2015, when 12 Christians who were praying were thrown out of a boat and drowned;
B. whereas Algerian immigrants in the German town of Hemer beat an Eritrean and his pregnant wife because the man was wearing a cross;
C. whereas a Christian family from Iraq were beaten in the asylum seekers’ camp in Freising, Bavaria, and later returned to Mosul as they could not endure the threats against them;
D. whereas Assyrians from Gothenburg, Sweden, were harassed with threats specific to ISIS;
E. whereas senior German police officers have called for separate accommodation for Christians in camps, for their own safety;
F. whereas the Central Council of the Eastern Churches in Germany has drawn attention to the ideologically motivated silence about the persecution of Christian refugees;
1. Calls on the EU authorities and media to report on acts of anti-Christian hatred;
2. Calls on all the relevant authorities to prevent acts of persecution against Christians;
3. Calls on governments to accelerate and enable the relocation of persecuted Christians from camps where their safety is at risk.