19 Amendments of Hiltrud BREYER related to 2007/2263(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
– having regard to the Declaration of the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe adopted at the European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration held on 15-17 October 2005 in Brussels,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 c (new)
Citation 17 c (new)
– having regard to Council Directive 2004/83 of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 e (new)
Citation 17 e (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 17 January 2006 on strategies to prevent the trafficking of women and children who are vulnerable to sexual exploitation1
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 f (new)
Citation 17 f (new)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 g (new)
Citation 17 g (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2006 on forced prostitution in the context of world sports events 1
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas trafficking in persons, particularly women and children, for sexual as well as other forms of exploitation, is one the most egregious violations of human rights, and whereas trafficking in human beings is growing globally as a result of the increase in organised crime and its profitability,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas men who have ever paid for sex are significantly more likely to have contracted a sexually transmitted infectionthe widely held assumption that prostitutes were the main group affected by HIV/AIDS, or rather the main risk group, has not been substantiated by scientific evidence,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the term “violence against women” is to be understood as any act of gender-based violence, which results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Defines violence against women as 'any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life' in accordance with the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1993;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Determines gender-based violence to be physical, sexual or psychological violence occurring within the family and in the wider community, including beatings, the sexual abuse of children, dowry-related violence, rape, female genital mutilation and other traditional practices harmful to women, non-spousal violence and violence related to exploitation, sexual harassment and intimidation at work, in educational institutions and elsewhere, trafficking in women, forced prostitution, and violence perpetrated or condoned by the State;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Calls on the Commission and the Council to create a clear legal basis for combating all forms of violence against women and to take a decision on the full communitarisation of a European policy;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Calls on the EU Member States and all other States to address the structural problems involved (poverty, political instability/war, gender inequality, unequal opportunities, lack of education and training), including in prostitutes' countries of origin, as the case may be, to prevent people from being 'forced' into prostitution by circumstances;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Underlines the fact that child prostitution can never be voluntary, as children do not have the capacity to 'consent' to prostitution; urges the Member States to prohibit child prostitution (under the age of 21) and to combat as energetically as possible other forms of forced prostitution; urgently demands a zero-tolerance approach based on prevention, the protection of victims and the prosecution of clients;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 i (new)
Paragraph -1 i (new)
-1i. Calls on the Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that women who have experienced gender-based violence are at greater risk of problems such as chronic pain, disability, miscarriage and somatic disorders; points out that the psychological and emotional secondary disorders (sequelae) of abuse often manifest themselves in higher levels of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, substance abuse, eating disorders and psychiatric disorders;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that social, legal, interpersonal and epidemiological factors create the conditions in which HIV and STDs rapidly spread; calls for an effective targeted response in order to promote safer behaviour, to improve access to effective health and social services and to address the underlying structural and occupational dimensions of vulnerability;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it essential for risk- reducing practices to avoid discrimination against people engaged in prostitution by ensuring their active participation in prevention efforts;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Refers to the report by the German Government on the impact of the Prostitution Act, pointing out that recent scientific evidence shows that prostitutes are not the main group affected by HIV/AIDS;