12 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER related to 2017/2275(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas deep-rooted gender inequalities and stereotypes, harmful practices, perceptions, customs, and discriminatory norms are root causes of child, early and forced marriage; whereas this increases the risk of women and girls being exposed to discrimination and gender-based violence during their lives;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas child marriages are a violation of the rights of the child and a form of violence against girls, and whereas, as such, they must be condemned; whereas child, early and forced marriage perpetuates other violations of human rights that disproportionately affect women and girls; whereas early and forced marriages are often associated with domestic violence and sexual abuse;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas forced marriage is a form of violence against women that, as such, affects women because of their sex and cannot be justified on any cultural or religious grounds and should in no case be tolerated;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Istanbul Convention classifies forced marriage as a form of violence against women, and calls for the act of forcing a child to enter into a marriage and that of luring a child abroad with the purpose of forcing her or him to enter into a marriage to be criminalised; whereas Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovakia and United Kingdom have yet to ratify the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that child, early and forced marriages are a gross and multiple human rights violation;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on legislators, both in the EU and in third countries, to set the minimum age for marriage at 18 years and to provide themselves with the administrative, legal and financial means to be able to comply with this requirement; in case of doubt, calls for a medical age test, when a marriage is to be acknowledged;
Amendment 121 #
3. Recognises that a statutory ban on early and forced marriage by itself would not guarantee an end to this practice; considers any sexual conduct as abusive, if one partner is under the age of 16 and the other is older than 21 regarding the fact that marriages not acknowledged in the EU could be continuously practiced;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls, therefore, on all Member States to be consistent and to ratify the Istanbul convention and to include a ban on early and forced marriage in their legislation;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point b
Paragraph 8 – point b
b. this prohibition is respected in practice once the law has entered into force, notably through ensuring access to justice and accountability mechanisms and remedies;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point f
Paragraph 8 – point f
f. the implementation of these programmes builds on the relevant conventions and texts, as well as the specific goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution of 25 September 2015 in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 3 (‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’), Goal 4 (‘Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning’) and Goal 5 (‘Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls’), including access to all sexual and reproductive health services, in particular safe abortion for girls until the 12th week of pregnancy or due to medical indication;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it important to raise awareness among the public in general and among those at risk in particular on the basis of education and awareness-raising campaigns and through social networks and new media as part of the fight against early and forced marriage;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Member States to guarantee migrant women and girls an autonomous residence permit which is not dependent of the status of their spouse or partner, in particular for victims of physical and psychological violence including forced or arranged marriages, and to guarantee that all administrative measures are taken to protect them, including effective access to assistance and protection mechanisms;