Activities of Stefan ECK related to 2015/2229(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2014 and the European Union’s policy on the matter
Amendments (7)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. having regard to the Joint Staff Working Document (SWD) on ‘Gender Equality and Women´s Empowerment: Transforming the lives of Girls and Women through EU External relations 2016-2020’1 a __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/sites/devco /files/staff-working-document-gender- 2016-2020-20150922_en.pdf
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. having regard to the EP´s resolution of 8 October 2015 on the renewal of the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women´s Empowerment in Development1 b; __________________ 1b http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getD oc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P8-TA- 2015- 0350+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language= EN
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the World Health Organisation (WHO) constitution states that ‘the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition’1 c; __________________ 1c http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publica tions/Factsheet31.pdf
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the surge in terrorism and armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regionall over the world has led to a significantn increase in these forms of violence, with rape and enslavement of women and girls being used systematically as a weapon of war, and trafficking in human beings, especially women and children, as a source of financing terrorist activities; whereas the participation of women in peacebuilding processes and democratic reform is critical to their success;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that religious, cultural and traditional differences can never justify violence against women and girls, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), early and forced marriages, domestic violence and honour killings; and can never be used to maintain women and girls from the right to safe and legal abortion;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the lack of gender equality in the political realm of a lot of third countries as well as some countries within the EU; recalls that women and men are equal and should enjoy the same political rights and civil liberties;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the fact that women and girls are the most affected by extreme poverty, while it is factually proven that investment in women and girlsthe promotion of gender equality and women´s empowerment is one of the most efficient ways of combating poverty;