Activities of Branislav ŠKRIPEK related to 2015/2129(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (debate) SK
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography PDF (484 KB) DOC (90 KB)
Amendments (30)
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 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas research indicates that child sexual abuse mostly affects girls (prevalence rates are 13.4 % for girls and 5.7 % for boys) whereas the gender aspect must be included in the prevention of and protection against child sexual abuse must be equally included;
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 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the child's exposure to porn interferes with its normal development, and laws protecting children from access to pornography are clearly insufficient in times of continued technological progress and new means of communication;
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 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need to raise awareness at an early stage among all girls and boys about staying safthe risks and consequences of using their personal data online and about the importance of respecting the dignity and privacy of others in the digital era;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas statistical studies prove that legalisation of prostitution makes it more widespread in the short term, and causes a significant increase in trafficking in human beings and consequently may increase the scale of trafficking also of children, and of sexual offenses against them;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the consumption of pornography contributes to the acceptance of various forms of sexual deviation and there is a direct proportionality between the availability of pornographic content and sexual offenses directed against children;
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 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas pornography in itself grossly violates human dignity and objectifies humans and its legality produces negative social effects, and has particularly negative effects on the youngest;
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 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. AskEncourages the Member States to take into account the strong gender dimension of disclosure rates, with boys and men reporting abuse less frequently than girls and women, who for their part often delay self-reporting,disclosure rates when transposing Article 15 or amending the legislative provisions on the statute of limitations on the self- reporting of sexual crimes committed against minors; recommends that any statute of limitations runs from the date of majority instead of the date on which the offence was committed;
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 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. The EU should encourage the Member States to take actions in area of data protection in order to improve the international cooperation amongst Member States and increase the level of protection for children and ensure a safe environment regarding the child abuse materials for their development on the basis of the subsidiarity criterion;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Congratulates Member States, whose fight against pornography, which itself is directed against the family and children’s rights, and affects the whole society on the long term;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines the insufficiency of regulations regarding the prevention of different trends widespread among youth, and deplores the legislative attempts to disavow the traditional family model and which are directed against children’s rights;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to step up the provision of resources for professionals working with children as well as for investigative experts, who should be aware of how gender differences affect the ways in which girls and boys respond to sexual abuse.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Exchange of views between child protection officers, paediatricians, educational institutions and youth and children’s organisations in order to investigate cases of the child abuse, are encouraged to play an active role in raising awareness on this issue.
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 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges Member States to work on the banning of prostitution and pornography, being the most effective of fighting child sexual abuse;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on Member States to revise their legislation and to withdraw from damaging children regulations which enable adoption for homosexual couples;
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;