Activities of Annika BRUNA related to 2022/0066(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Violence against women is a persisting manifestation of structural discrimination against women, resulting from historically unequal power relations between women and men. It is a form of gender-based violence, which is inflicted primarily on women and girls, by men. It is rooted in the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men, generally referred to under the term ‘gender’.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Violence against women and domestic violence can be exacerbated where it intersects with discrimination based on sex and other grounds of discrimination prohibited by Union law, namely nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation. Member States should therefore pay due regard to victims affected by such intersectional discrimination, through providing specific measures where intersecting forms of discrimination are present. In particular, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LBTIQ) women, women with disabilities and women with a minority racial or ethnic background are at a heightened risk of experiencing gender-based violencediscrimination.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Given its extreme gravity, rape must be condemned in the strongest terms and Member States are asked to be vigilant about possible reductions in penalties for offenders, to avoid fostering a sense of impunity on the part of offenders – which is a factor in reoffending – or a deep feeling of injustice on the part of victims.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to address the irreparable and lifelong damage female genital mutilation has on victims, this offence should be specifically and adequately addressed in the criminal laws. Female genital mutilation is an exploitative practice that pertains to the sexual organs of a girl or a woman and that is performed for the purpose of preserving and asserting domination over women and girls and exerting social control over girls and women’s sexuality. It is sometimes performed in the context of child forced marriage or domestic violence. Female genital mutilation may occur as a traditional practice with an origin outside Europe which some communities perform on their female members. It should cover practices undertaken for non-medical reasons. It may, however, be performed in Europe, or when European nationals return to their family’s country of origin, for example for holidays. The term “excising” should refer to the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia majora. “Infibulating” should cover the closure of the labia majora by partially sewing together the outer lips of the vulva in order to narrow the vaginal opening. The term “performing any other mutilation” should refer to all other physical alterations of the female genitals.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) It is necessary to provide for harmonised definitions of offences and penalties regarding certain forms of cyber violence. Cyber violence particularly targets and impacts women politicians, journalists and human rights defenders. It can have the effect of silencing women and hindering their societal participation on an equal footing with men. Cyber violence also disproportionately affects women and girlschildren in educational settings, such as schools and universities, with detrimental consequences to their further education and to their mental health, which may, in extreme cases, lead to suicide.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) Member States should take measures to prevent the cultivation of harmful gender stereotypes to eradicate the idea of the inferiority of women or stereotyped roles of women and men. This could also include measures aimed anot allow prejudice against women to be perceived as a justification for offences of violence against women or domestic violence. Member States should be particularly vigilant vis-a-vis such prejudices, particularly those deriving from cultures outside Europe. Member States must ensuringe that culture, custom, religion, tradition or honour is not perceived as a justification for, or a more lenient treatment of, offences of violence against women or domestic violence. Considering that from a very young age onwards, children are exposed to gender roles that shape their self-perception and influence their academic and professional choices as well as expectations of their roles as women and men throughout their life, it is crucial to address gender stereotypes as of early-childhood education and care.
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 61 a (new)
Recital 61 a (new)
(61a) In order to counteract underreporting, Member States should also combat the feeling of injustice that is spreading as a result of reductions in penalties which Europeans, particularly women, consider to be too lenient.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Policies to adequately tackle violence against women and domestic violence can only be formulated on the basis of comprehensive and comparable disaggregated data. In order to effectively monitor developments in the Member States and fill the gaps of comparable data, Member States should regularly conduct surveys using the harmonised methodology of the Commission (Eurostat) to gather data and transmit these data to the Commission (Eurostat). Member States should, in particular, collect data providing them with information on the profile of perpetrators of violence against women, including their nationality and migration status.
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “victim” means any person, regardless of sex or gender, unless specified otherwise, who has suffered harm, which was directly caused by acts of violence covered under this Directive, including child witnesses of such violence;
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall, however, ensure that the competent authorities in contact with the victim can transfer personal data relating to the residence status of the alleged offender to the competent migration authorities where appropriate.
Amendment 1171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) how to treat victims in a trauma-, gendersex- and child-sensitive manner;
Amendment 1179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) how to avoid gender stereotypesprejudices of any kind;
Amendment 1466 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The prevention of violence must be supported by an effective judicial system. Tough and effective penalties must be applied to perpetrators of violence, particularly of sexual violence.
Amendment 1535 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. Without affecting media freedom and pluralism, Member States shall encourage and support the setting up of media training activities by media professionals’ organisations, media self- regulatory bodies and industry representatives or other relevant independent organisations, to combat stereotypical portrayals of women and men, sexist images of women, and victim- blaming in the media, aimed at reducing the risk of violenceall violence committed against women or domestic violence.
Amendment 1557 #
1a. To combat reoffending, Member States shall ensure that the penalties imposed are effective.
Amendment 1580 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Member States shall cooperate with and consult civil society organisations, including non-governmental organisations working with victims of violence against women or domestic violence, in particular in providing support to victims, concerning policymaking initiatives, information and awareness-raising campaigns, research and education programmes and in training, as well as in monitoring and evaluating the impact of measures to support and protect victims. Such bodies must be credible and politically and ideologically neutral.