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9 Amendments of Terry REINTKE related to 2014/2216(INI)

Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas violence and/or discrimination against women cannot be justified on any political, religious or cultural grounds;
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas gender-based violence is defined as violence that is directed against a person because of that person's gender, gender identity or gender expression or that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately;
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the authorities in war and conflict regions to ensure suitable medical and psychological support, free legal services and access to justice, and to complaint mechanisms for female victims of and witnesses to violence;
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is deeply concerned about the raise of gender based violence in many parts of the world, as one of the symptoms of the worldwide crisis, and especially about the increasing number of feminicide (the homicides of women and girls) in Mexico and other countries of central and South America, which take place in a context of generalized violence and structural discrimination; strongly condemns all kinds of gender based violence and the aberrant crime of feminicide and the prevailing impunity for these crimes, which further pretexts and encourages the murderers;
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission, the European External Action Service and the Member States to take specific actions to address the situation of women and guarantee their freedom and respect for their most fundamental rights, and to adopt measures to prevent exploitation of, and abuse and violence against, women and children;
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Urges the UN, in particular its Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, to make an utmost effort to trace the victims, investigate and establish the facts and circumstances of abuses and violations against girls and women with a view of avoiding impunity and ensuring full accountability; supports the work of the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura;
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address violence against women and the gender-related dimension of human rights violations internationally, in particular in the context of the bi-lateral association and international trade agreements in force and those under negotiation;
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasis that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women's live;
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively promote non- discrimination on grounds of sex, race and ethnic origin and on grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in its foreign policy including through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).
2014/12/15
Committee: FEMM