16 Amendments of Arne GERICKE related to 2015/2129(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 7, 8, 24, 47, 48 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Directive 2011/93/EU is a comprehensive legal instrument containing provisions on substantive criminal law and on criminal procedures, measures for assistance and protection of victims and for prevention, including administrative measures, and its implementation requires the close involvement of actors from different sectors such as the law- enforcement authorities, the judiciary, parents’ and family associations active on the protection of minors, non- governmental organisations, internet service providers and others;
Amendment 21 #
D. whereas law enforcement authorities face new challenges posed by peer-to-peer and Darknet networks exchanging child sexual abuse materialpornography; whereas there is a need to raise awareness at an early stage among girls and boys about the risks and the importance of respecting the dignity and privacy of others in the digital era;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas prevention of child abuse must include both a just prosecution of all perpetrators as well as the opportunity for offenders to be treated for their addiction;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas perpetrators are both men and women, a social taboo which leaves a lack of treatment programmes for female offenders;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas pornography is any media designed to sexually excite the user; and child pornography features anyone under 18, and is in its very essence child abuse;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises that pornography use has a, scientifically proven, highly addictive drug-like effect which stimulates dopamine release, giving pleasurable sensations; and that more frequent exposure often leads to craving for more intense and novel expressions and frequency, including the viewing of child pornography;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the responsibility borne by the media whereby sexualised images of ever younger beautiful people distorts relational and neurological development and destroys healthy family relationships;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Welcomes the bilateral agreements between the USA and Slovakia, and the UK on intelligence sharing on convicted sex offenders;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages Member States to dedicate plentiful resources to breaking the businesses of child abusers both within the EU and in third countries;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages Member States to fulfil their prevention obligations by providing effective, academically peer- reviewed, intervention programmes for potential child sex abusers;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges that the Member States have put in place legislation and administrative measures to remove webpages containing child pornography hosted on their territory; regrets the fact that only half of the Member States have incorporated provisions into their legislation making it possible to block access to such webpages for users within their territory; calls on the Member States to fully implement Article 25, including blocking child sexual abuse material pornography where possible, and with the relevant safeguards in place;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to speed up, in cooperation with the Internet industry, the notice and take-down procedures and to establish partnerships with the online industry to prevent networks and systems from being hacked and misused to distribute child sexual abuse materialpornography;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Member States to make it mandatory for internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse materialpornography detected in their infrastructure proactively to law enforcement authorities, as well as to national hotlines;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recognises the active and supportive role in combating child sexual abuse materialpornography on the Internet played by civil society organisations, as is the case with the Internet Watch Foundation in the UK; urges the Member States which have not yet done so to set up such hotlines and takes the view that they should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse materialpornography online proactively;