3 Amendments of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2015/2340(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas trafficking in human beings (THB) constitutes a grave violation of human rights and bodily integrity and is a gendered crime, with women and girls who are overwhelmingly trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation making up a disproportionate number of victims, which has increased exponentially in recent years as a result of phenomena such as the current refugee crisis;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in the light of the above, according to data on THB in the EU for 2010 to 2012, 80% of the victims of THB and 95% of the victims of sexual exploitation in the EU are women; whereas, according to the same study, 65% of victims are European citizens, chiefly from eastern Europe;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for strong and continuing cooperation with third countries in regions from which many women and girls migrate to the EU for sexual exploitation; calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to redouble efforts under the Khartoum process by running more dedicated projects and ensuring the active participation of a greater number of countries;