29 Amendments of Clare MOODY related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the current crisis is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis and the EU response must be based on solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas a co-ordinated and EU-wide resettlement mechanism is required to resettle refugees within all Member States;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there exist disparities across the Member States in the treatment of women seeking asylum and a holistic EU approach to asylum and immigration must ensure that consistent and gender-sensitive procedures are in place;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas children generally, and girls specifically, face unique challenges and are especially vulnerable in conflict, on their journey to Europe, and as they are received by Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas organised criminal groups are taking advantage of the current volatile situation in the Mediterranean and the MENA region to exploit women and girls through smuggling, sexual violence and trafficking;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls UNHCR’s guidelines on gender-related persecution within the context of the 1951 Refugee Convention calling for a gender-sensitive interpretation of the Convention and determination of grounds for refugee or asylum claims;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that gender-sensitive procedures, guidelines and support services should be incorporated into asylum and refugee processes, including separate interviewing of male and female refugees and asylum-seekers, the option of same-sex interviewers, and referrals to psychosocial and trauma counselling;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Encourages Member States to use detention sparingly and not systematically, to employ robust monitoring processes and to permit access for NGOs and other competent bodies to visit and inspect reception conditions and minimum standards including women’s rights at places of detention;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Believes that radical and long-term changes in Europe’s approach to migration are required; further believes any long-term and sustainable strategy must cover all aspects of migration and asylum including diplomatic and foreign policy, the global criminal economy, provision of humanitarian aid and better assistance to those who are already in Europe; further believes gender must be mainstreamed into all areas;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Expresses deep concern at the level of people smuggling which is exacerbating the current crisis and forcing vulnerable people, including children, into inhumane and life-threatening travelling conditions; recognises that people smuggling is distinct from human trafficking which does not require crossing of international borders, involves violence, coercion, exploitation of a position of vulnerability, and is aimed at the exploitation of the victim; notes that, in practice, the distinction between smuggling and trafficking can become blurred when people who are smuggled also become victims of violence and exploitation;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Stresses the importance of creating safe and legal routes into the EU; believes this will help ensure migrants, refugees and asylum seekers do not have to resort to criminal networks;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Underlines that search and rescue operations must be stepped up and maintained to minimise the number of deaths at sea;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Calls on Member States to implement specific measures to facilitate the labour market participation of women refugees and migrants such as training, self- employment, language classes, life-long learning and volunteering; believes that the education, skills and training of women asylum seekers, migrants and refugees should be recognised and valued and that transparent procedures for the recognition of qualifications obtained abroad should be set up;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls Article 12 of CEDAW requiring states parties to guarantee access to appropriate services in connection with women’s health including pre-natal and post-natal care and menstrual hygiene;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the additions made by the Recast Reception Conditions Directive, namely the inclusion of victims of human trafficking and FGM as separate categories of vulnerable persons; expresses its deep concern that only 12 Member States have applied vulnerable person status to victims of human trafficking; believes that victims and those at risk of child, early and forced marriage should be given vulnerable person status;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for extra consideration to be given to the needs of migrant and refugee mothers traveling with children, both their own and orphaned children, by ensuring the provision of safe access to food, water, shelter, changing facilities, appropriate medicine, sanitation and other needs at all stages of traveling and after arrival;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, notwithstanding fluctuation in migration flows which may put pressure on reception facilities, the needs of vulnerable people including women and girls shouldmust be prioritised at all times;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the need for women refugees and migrants to have access to female advocates at all times in order to express their concerns in a safe and confidential environment. This is to include, but not limited to, health concerns, reproductive concerns, maternal concerns, sexual harassment and violence and any other issues or information;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that measures should be taken to facilitate protection of female migrants and asylum seekers, including through provision of separate shelter and sanitation facilities for unrelated men and women;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the UNHCR and IOM to ensure that the highest possible standards are in place for recruitment, that efforts are made to recruit and place female staff at all facilities, and that training which promotes a gender-based approach is providedmandatory for all staff.
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges all Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and to apply its provisions in full; urges Member States to apply Article 59 of the Convention which requires states parties to take necessary measures to suspend expulsion proceedings against and/or to grant an autonomous residence permit in the event of a dissolution of marriage to those women migrants whose residence status depends on their spouse.
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that a coordinated EU response to the refugee crisis must include specific measures to address the vulnerability and needs of children and specifically young girls, including their right to education.
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to establish effective coordinated mechanism for the reception, processing, relocation and resettlement of incoming refugees, taking into account gender-sensitive issues; calls on EU agencies and Member States to ensure that public sector and civil society staff are provided training on a gender- based approach to work with incoming refugees.
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls the Communication from the Commission ‘A European Agenda on Migration’ (COM (2015) 240 final); notes the Commission’s intention to strengthen the safe country of origin provisions of the Asylum Procedure Directive; strongly believes that any decision to harmonise safe country of origin provisions, including the possible establishment of a common EU list of safe countries of origin, must mainstream gender; notes that no country of origin or third country can truly be deemed safe when gender- based violence occurs in all countries; believes claims based on fear of gender- based violence or discrimination should never be subjected to accelerated asylum procedures.
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises that women’s organisations and refugee women must participate in decision-making on their treatment, including priorities in distribution of aid, as well as in peace- building initiatives in their countries of origin.
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses that childcare must be provided during asylum appointments and interviews in order to ensure a fair opportunity to make an asylum claim; notes that lack of childcare provision for asylum seekers and refugees presents major access barriers to mainstream service provision and that this has a disproportionate impact on women who overwhelmingly bear responsibility for childcare; underlines that frontline services must consider the childcare needs of families.
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Believes that undocumented women migrants and their dependents are particularly vulnerable to becoming victims of violence, exploitation and intersectional discrimination based on race and gender; notes that the legal status of undocumented women migrants may limit access to appropriate services such as women’s shelters.
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Expresses deep concern at the prevalence of negative stereotypes about women migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; urges Member States to redouble their efforts to protect all migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from right- wing extremism and violence.
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Regrets that the Commission’s European Agenda on Migration does not aim to ease restrictions on family reunification; notes the importance of enabling those already present in the EU to reunite with family members, including unaccompanied children; encourages a more inclusive definition of the family to include underage siblings, customary law spouses and extended family members where there is a special relationship of dependence.