Activities of Christine ANDERSON related to 2016/0062R(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, by the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
Amendments (10)
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas gender-based violence against women and women, boys and girls can affect many fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Istanbul Convention is a unique toolTrojan horse tool which introduces legally binding ideologically regressive ideas of gender under the guise of helping to combat gender-based violence at European level and beyond;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the Convention, in Article 3 c defines gender as "the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men", thereby cutting any connection to biological sex or innate design, and making it fluid state depending on the society and its feelings at that time;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the accession of all Member States to the Istanbul Convention would support a coordinatimpose a harmonised approach in fighting violence against women, together with existing or future related measures at EU levelwhich most Member States have already ratified, but others are distancing themselves from being bound to a problematic convention;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the fact that on 4 March 2016 the Commission proposed the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention, the first comprehensive legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence, including domestic violence, at international level;
Amendment 183 #
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;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Istanbul Convention benefits from 10 years of functioning and practice through its unique monitoring and implementation system through GREVIO; notes that Communism has been in operation for over one hundred years, but it too has failed to deliver on its promises of freedom;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concern the growing oppositionthe growing diversity of views towards the Istanbul Convention in some Member States and the increasing attempts to disparagexamine the Convention and its positivverifiable impact on the eradication of gender-based violence; condemns all attempts to spread disinformation about the Istanbul Convention, and applauds efforts to understand the causes of such violence and sharing best practices on how to practically eliminate it;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that where the convention repeatedly portrays women and girls as victims, and men and boys as perpetrators, an antagonism between the sexes and unhealthy roles are delineated, which could in fact exacerbate the problem rather than solving it;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Council to step up procedures in order to ensure the EU’s swift ratification of the Istanbul Convention, ensuring they pay careful attention to Member States' sovereign competences, the principle of proportionality and the Commission's own policies on Better Regulation which seeks EU laws which are "simpler and better", and "avoid unnecessary burdens"; notes that the Istanbul Convention complicates national legal competences which already cover most cases of violence as crimes, and makes the EU legally bound, even when Member States do not wish to be;