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24 Amendments of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2017/2275(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Article10(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 20 November 1989, and its four fundamental principles of non- discrimination (Article 2), best interests of the child (Article 3), survival, development and protection (Article 6) and participation (Article 12); having regard to its resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas forced marriage and early marriage, that is to say ‘marriage entered into without the free and valid consent of one or both spouses, or before the age of 18’1a, is a violation of the human rights enshrined in international conventions, and which form part of the core principles embodied in the European Union as an area of security, freedom, and justice; __________________ 1a United Nations Convention of 7 November 1962 on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages. Resolution 1468 (2005) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on forced marriages and child marriages.
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 32, 37, and 59 (4) of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, given that a minor aged under 18 cannot validly consent to marriage, child marriages must be regarded as forced marriages; whereas it is regrettable, therefore, that 144 out of 193 countries have no law banning child marriages;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Report of 2012 entitled “Marrying Too Young - End Child Marriage”,
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas according to UN estimates almost 700 million women and 150 million men are in forced marriages which were contracted before they reached majority;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas early marriages and forced marriages in themselves constitute an obstacle to development, and whereas the fact that such marriages continue to be arranged has held back efforts to achieve goals 1 to 6 of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular in the areas of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, poverty reduction, education, maternal and child mortality and health, including sexual and reproductive health3a; __________________ 3aResolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations of 21 November 2014 on the abolition of forced marriage.
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas various international charters and laws prohibit the marriage of minors; whereas early and forced marriage hasare a fundamental violation of human rights and have a very negative impact on the personal development of the individuals concerned and on the children resulting from the marriage; whereas early and forced marriage are a denial of the right to autonomy over their own bodies and their bodily integrity; whereas child marriage is a form of forced marriage since children inherently lack the ability to give their full, free and informed consent to their marriage or its timing;
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas early marriages and forced marriages pose a serious threat to the physical and mental health of women and girls, and in particular their sexual and reproductive health, by significantly increasing the risk of early, frequent and unwanted pregnancies, maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, obstetric fistula and sexually transmitted infections;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas education is one of the most effective ways of preventing early and forced marriages, of putting an end to these practices and of helping married women and girls make choices in full knowledge of the implications for their lives; whereas it is important to promote and safeguard the right of women and girls to education;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, to date, more than 700 million girls have married before the age of 18, of whom 250 million were married before the age of 15; whereas about 15 million girls married as children this year; whereas early and forced marriages are more frequent in poor, under-developed regions; whereas the number of early and forced marriages is increasing as the global population grows, according to a recent UNICEF report which estimates that in 2050 around 1.2 billion girls will have married before the age of 18;
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Condemns forced marriage, early marriage and the constraints – in whatever form – imposed on teenage girls and girl children in Europe and the rest of the world, since practices of this kind constitute a serious violation of human rights and, if the victim is under 18, abuse of a minor;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that Article 37 of the Council of Europe’s 2011 Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) stipulates that the State Parties must criminalise ‘the intentional conduct of forcing an adult or a child to enter into a marriage’; deplores the fact, therefore, that only 12 EU Member States have criminalised forced marriage; 2 a __________________ 2a Psaila et al. Forced marriage from a gender perspective. Directorate General for Internal Policies. European Parliament. 2016. http://www.europarl. europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/55 6926/IPOL_STU%282016%29556926_E N.pdf
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need to promote and safeguard the fundamental rights of all women and girls, in particular the right to express their sexuality and to take decisions relating to their sexuality freely and responsibly, in particular as regards their sexual and reproductive health, without facing constraints, discrimination or violence;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on those Member States which have not yet done so to criminalise forced and early marriages;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw up an action plan to help combat child, early, and forced marriage in the context of the EU’s relations with non-member countries, not least by making use of the ‘human rights clause’; calls, further, on the Member States to encourage efforts to combat early and forced marriages in their relations with third countries;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas reinstating and extending the so-called global gag rule which cuts international funds to organisations, such as UNFPA, that provide girl victims of child marriage with family planning and sexual and reproductive health services is of serious concern;
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take integrated, comprehensive and coordinated measures to prevent and combat all forms of violence against women and girls, including child, early, and forced marriage, and, in particular by enhancing child protection mechanisms and facilitating access to justice and exchanging good practices, to offer girls, adolescent girls and women who are already married forms of protection such as safe reception centres;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the introduction, as part of the Schengen Information System, of a new alert which can be used to protect children at risk of forced marriage;
2018/03/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the problem is present not only in third countries, but also in EU Member States;
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recommends that Member States increase access to sexual and reproductive health services and family planning programmes to all communities, including those more at risk;
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the European Union to ensure that training is provided to law enforcement agencies and judicial systems of third countries so that they are better able to uphold the rights of girls exposed to forced and early marriage, domestic violence, the risk of rape and any other practice which undermines human dignity;
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the EU should encourage third countries to ensure that civil society plays a role in tackling forced and child marriage and that victims of early and forced marriage can access justice in an independent and child- friendly way;
2018/03/08
Committee: AFET