Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2015/2325(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
The situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (debate) ES
The situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (A8-0024/2016 - Mary Honeyball) ES
Amendments (5)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security has not achieved its primary objective of protecting women and substantially increasing their participation in political and decision- making processes;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas FGM contravenes human rights and is a breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas the European Court of Human Rights has issued rulings halting the expulsion of girls in danger of being forced to undergo genital mutilation, in view of the irreparable harm likely to be done to their physical and psychological health;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to develop interpretative guidelines on FGM which give full consideration to the UNHCR Guidelines on gender-based persecution and Guidance Note on FGM and which clearly outline Member States’ obligations; calls on Member States to take measures to ensure that all forms of violence against women, including FGM, can be recognised as a form of persecution and that the victims can thus avail themselves of the protection offered by the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, in line with Article 60 of the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the situation described, to review the increased funding for and wider scope of the Daphne and Odysseus programmes and to assess whether these programmes could be adapted to the current situation, in order to protect women refugees;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to give women leaders who were persecuted in their countries of origin and are now refugees assurances that they can carry on their political and social activities in favour of women’s rights and gender equality in safety in the EU;