1 Amendments of Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO related to 2013/2115(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. -Stresses that undocumented women are vulnerable to abuse, and that barriers for them to engage in legal procedures are often to be found in the fear that their safety is not guaranteed, caused by a lack of shelters and procedural obstacles; calls on Member States to ensure that such women have the possibility to report any abuse suffered, and to be protected from any form of reprisal. Measures to assist such vulnerable women, including by way of provision of shelters, should also be in place. Member States are therefore called upon to take the necessary measures to identify such abuse and to guarantee access to justice