5 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2021/2035(INL)
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violence directed against womea person because they are women and it affects women disproportionatelyof that person's gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately; whereas ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender- based violence that 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 in private life; whereas LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics; whereas gender-based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. IEmphasizes the importance of the preventive measures in combating violence against women and girls; insists on actions to prevent gender- based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal values; underlines the need for gender equality to have a central place in education and the need for awareness- raising campaigns; stresses the specific need to educate children and young people on gender- based violence, which would contribute to the prevention of crimes;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the regular availability and comparability of quality, disaggregated data on all forms of gender- based violence through cooperation with Eurostat, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality; stresses the importance of promoting cooperation between the Member States on the issue of gender-based violence, which also enables the Member States with successful policies to share their experiences through exchange of best practices;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the obligation on Member States to ensure that there is support and services for survivors of gender-based violence; recalls the importance, in that context, of support to independent civil society and women’s shelter organisations; highlights the necessity to raise awareness amongst women and girls about available support for victims;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to propose a directivelegislative framework on gender-based violence that implements the standards of the Istanbul Convention and includes the following elements: prevention, including through gender- sensitive education programming directed at both girls and boys, and empowerment of women and girls; support services and protection measures for survivors; combating all forms of gender-based violence, including violations of women’s sexual and such as financial assistance, psychological support, telephone helplines, shelters and access to social housing, specialists support for children; obligations for Member States to address appropriately in their respective legislation amongst others custody and visitation rights of children, civil consequences of forced marriages, stalking, including cyberstalking, forced abortion and sterilization and denial of reproductive rights and denial of access to reproductive health and rights;care and minimum standards for law enforcement;