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35 Amendments of Delara BURKHARDT related to 2021/2035(INL)

Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 5 “Gender Equality”,
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the EU LGBTIQ Strategy 2020-2025,
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
– having regard to the EU Strategy on victims' rights 2020-2025,
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 c (new)
– having regard to the EU strategy on the rights of the child,
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) defines gender- based violence ias violence directed against womea person because they are women and it affects women disproportionatelyof their gender; whereas both women and men experience gender- based violence, at the same time highlighting that the overwhelming majority of victims are women and girls; whereas LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics; whereas gender- based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) defines gender- based violence against women as any form of violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas gender-based violence includes many types of violence, including domestic violence; whereas the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), similarly to the Istanbul convention, defines domestic violence as all acts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occur within the family or domestic unit, irrespective of biological or legal family ties, or between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence as the victim: recognises that domestic violence affects women disproportionately, and that men may also be victims of domestic violence;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas no real progress can be made on gender equality without an intersectional approach;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the expression ‘in all their diversity’ in this report states the position that women, men and non-binary people fall into heterogeneous categories, including but not limited to in relation to their sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinions, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics, migratory status or socio-economic status; whereas it affirms the commitment to leave no one behind and achieve a gender-equal Europe for everyone;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls in all their diversity and other forms of gender-based violence, such as violence against LGBTI persons, and deplores the fact that women and girls continue to be exposed to psychological, physical, sexual and economic violence, including sexual exploitation and trafficking in human beings, both online and offline;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 139 #
1d. Underlines that men’s violence against women starts with boy’s violence against girl’s, considers therefore that preventive measures must start at an early age;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Insists that the definition of “women” when addressing violence against women must include girls under the age of 18;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence are the result of the unequal distribution of power, resources, patriarchal structures, and gender stereotypes, that have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men; underlines that this situation is aggravated by social and economic inequalities;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that rigid gender and masculinity norms based on patriarchal stereotypes contributes to discrimination and subjugation of women, as well as adversely affect men’s and boy’s health and lives, contributes to the invisibility of violence suffered by men as well as hinders rehabilitation of male perpetrators;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that rigid gender norms lead to increased exposure to gender-based violence for anyone who does not conform to them; deplores the high instances of violence targeting trans women, trans men, trans feminine, intersex and non-binary people;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recognises that progress toward equality has occurred thanks to the hard fought feminist struggle against the global oppression of women and girls;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Denounces the fact that the combat against gender-based violence is negatively affected by the attack on women’s and girl´s rights and gender equality; condemns the actions of anti-gender and anti-women movements in Europe and worldwide that aim to overturn existing laws on women’s rights and LGBTI+ rights;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets the lack of research and knowledge on boy’s violence against girl’s, as knowledge forms the foundation for effective policy and law-making, therefore calls on the establishment of a knowledge hub on violence against girls in the EU by relevant EU institutions such as Eurostat, EIGE;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for effective prevention of gender inequality and gender-based violence, including educational measures directed towards, and implemented with, young people, as well as ensuring that all young people benefit from comprehensive sexual, reproductive, health, rights and relationship education;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the necessity of using an intersectional approach in policy and law making, and adding specific and measurable undertakings, including relating to groups protected from discrimination by EU law and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Insists that all legislation on sexual offences must be based on consent; insists that only voluntary sexual acts should be considered legal;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Concerned about the sexualisation of children, especially sexualisation of girls by adult men; considers it imperative to enhance the protection provided under criminal law concerning sexual offences against children; calls on Member States and the commission to adopt the view to criminalise sexual offences where the perpetrator displays negligence with regard to the child's age;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses that consent cannot be bought, therefore considers all forms of sex purchase to be sexual exploitation;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Calls on Member States to recognise sex purchase as a form of violence against women; calls on Member States to criminalise sex purchase in line with the Swedish Equality Model introduced in 1999;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Emphasises that women engaged in the sex industry, including in prostitution, due to poverty, discrimination or other types of distress, experience sexualised violence and abuse on a daily basis;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that domestic violence is not only a crime against the victim of violence but should also be considered a crime against any child who witness it, especially due to the long lasting negative effects on the child’s wellbeing and development;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure information to victims and perpetrators of gender-based violence is available in all EU languages, with the aim to ensure rights of victims are upheld when exercising their fundamental right to freedom movement within the EU;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers the widespread impunity for sexual offences to be a serious impairment to gender equality and the fight against gender-based violence;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to improve the resources and training of practitioners, law enforcement officers, judicial staff and all other professionals dealing with victims of gender-based violence; calls on Members States to ensure that victims have the right to state- funded legal aid before and during legal proceedings;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers minimum standards on gender-based violence a precondition for the free movement of people within the EU; considers lack of access to adequate protection from gender-based violence a violation of human rights, specifically affecting women and girls;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the special need to combat violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence on a common basis also results from the need to establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions, including a common definition of gender-based violence;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the cross-border dimensions of cyber violence against women and girls needs a common Union response;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive on gender-based violence that implements the standards of the Istanbul Convention and includes the following elements: prevention, including through gender-sensitive education programming directed at both girls and boys, and empowerment of women and girls; ensuring information provided in all relevant languages; support services and protection measures for survivors; combating all forms of gender-based violence, including violations of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights; and minimum standards for law enforcement;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 5
(5) Gender-based violence is violence directed against womea person because they are women and it affects women disproportionatelyof their gender; gender-based violence against women is any type of violence directed against women because they are women or affects women disproportionately. Both women and men experience gender-based violence, however the vast majority of victims are women and girls. LGBTI persons are also victims of gender-based violence because of their gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. Gender- based violence is rooted in gender stereotypes, patriarchal structures and power asymmetries.
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Considers minimum standards on gender-based violence a precondition for the free movement of people within the EU; considers lack of access to adequate protection from gender-based violence a violation of human rights, specifically affecting women and girls.
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM