Activities of Abir AL-SAHLANI related to 2016/0062R(NLE)
Plenary speeches (1)
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: EU accession (continuation of debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of that person's gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately; whereas ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender- based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly condemns all forms of gender-based violence, including the denial of access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, against women and girls and against LGBTIQ+ persons and calls for the implementation of preventive measures, including gender-sensitive education programming directed at both girls and boys; support services and protection measures for survivors such as financial assistance, psychological support, helplines, shelters and access to social housing, as well as measures assisting the victim to safely continue living in their home such as restraining orders for the perpetrator; specialist support for children; obligations for Member States to address appropriately in their respective legislation amongst others custody and visitation rights of children, civil consequences of forced marriages, stalking, including cyberstalking and the use of spyware, denial of reproductive rights and denial of access to reproductive health care and minimum standards for law enforcement;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of promoting cooperation between the Member States on the issue of gender- based violence, which also enables the Member States with successful policies to share their experiences through exchange of best practices;