Activities of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2021/2035(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU
Amendments (37)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Title
Title
without recommendations to the Commission on identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning public health and in particular paragraph 7 thereof, which states that ‘Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care’,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 10 December 2013 on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the basis of developments in crime, the Council may adopt a decision identifying other areas of crime that meeprovided that the criteria specified in that paragraph are met, namely particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension resulting from the nature or impact of such offences or from a special need to combat them on a common basis;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas serious and cross-border crimes affecting women and girls are already provided for under existing article 83(1) TFUE, namely trafficking, sexual exploitation of women and girls, and cyberviolence;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violence directedthe expression "violence against women beca" is used they are women and it affects women disproportionately; whereas LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and o refer to different acts of violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women; these notions might therefore cover different offences whosex characteristics; whereas gender-based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetriesommon feature is that they are directed against women because they are women and it affects women disproportionately;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas abortion must be recognised as the most severe form of violence and refusal of fundamental right to life;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is a lack of comprehensive and comparable disaggregated data on all forms of gender- based violenceviolence against women and girls;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Union action aiming to eradicate violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence demands that the Commission pursue several parallel avenues;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Causes and impact of, and ensuring a holistic approach in preventing, gender- based violence violence, including violence against women and girls
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence, such as violence against LGBTI persons,violence and deplores the fact that women and girls continue to be exposed to psychological, physical, sexual and economic violence, including sexual exploitation and trafficking in human beings, female genital mutilation and forced marriages, both online and offline;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Points out that the Member States are responsible for preventing and tackling all forms of domestic violence;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Concludes that, as serious and cross-border violent crime against women is already provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 83(1) TFEU, a new crime does not need to be created;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Denounces femicide as the more extreme form of gender-based violence against women and girls and a very severe violation of human rights;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are the result of the unequal distribution of power, patriarchal structures, and gender stereotypes, that have led to dis often the result of alcohol and other substance abuse, family breakdown, atominsation over and discrimination against women by menr sexualisation of a woman’s image in the media and pornography; underlines that this situation is aggravated by social and economic inequalities;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the wide range of psychological impacts that gender-based violenceviolence against women has on victims, including stress, concentration problems, anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, lack of trust and of sense of control; recalls that gender- based violenceviolence against women also has a social and economic impact;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the ‘Istanbul Convention’) remains the international standard and a key tool for the eradication of gender- based violence by following a holistic and coordinated approach that places the rights of the victim at the centre and addresses the issues from a wide range of perspectivesstill is not concluded by thirteen Member States of the Council of Europe; underlines that some of them openly say that the reason to reject the Convention is its ideological character;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on actions to prevent gender-based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal valuesviolence against women; underlines the need for gender equality between women and men to have a central place in education and the need for awareness-raising campaigns;
Amendment 228 #
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 Equalityall relevant bodies;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Addressing all forms of gender-based violenceviolence against women
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for targeted policies to address the situation of survivors who experience intersectionaldifferent forms of discrimination, such as women refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, indigenous women, racialised women, women from religious and ethnic minorities, lesbian, bisexual and trans women, elderly women and women with disabilities;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that violations of sexual and reproductive rightsforced sterilisation, forced abortion or FGM are a forms of violence against women and girls;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the Commission must address the particular situation of migrant women’s protection against gender-based violenceviolence against women, and recalls that under Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council6 access to appropriate protection, support services and effective remedies must be available to all victims of gender-based violence, independent of their residence status; _________________ 6 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57).
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to take all necessary measures to promote the protection of all women and girls in all their diversity and all survivors of gender-based violence against all forms of violence;
Amendment 295 #
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;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to improve the resources and training of practitioners, law enforcement officers and all professionals dealing with victims of gender-based violence; calls on Members States to ensure that victims have the right to state-funded legal aid before and during legal proceedingviolence, including violence against women and girls;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that gender-based violenceviolence, including violence against women and girls, is a serious crime and a widespread violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determination on a common basis; stresses that gender-based violence is the result of a patriarchal society that has a cross-border dimension; points, in particular, at the growing anti- gender and anti-women movements, which are well organised and have a cross-border naturebut, having regards to Member States' competences, still on a national basis;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the particular need for Member States to cooperate in tackling violence in all its dimensions;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to appoint a coordinator against violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the accompanying recommendations to the Commission and the Council.
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I
Annex I