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Shadow reports (1)

2023/07/06
Committee: FEMM LIBE
Dossiers: 2022/0066(COD)
Documents: PDF(927 KB) DOC(406 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Evin INCIR', 'mepid': 197392}, {'name': 'Frances FITZGERALD', 'mepid': 197720}]

Amendments (6)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The measures under this Directive have been designed to address the specific needs of women and girls, given that they are disproportionately affected by the forms of violence covered under this Directive, namely violence against women and domestic violence. This Directive, however, acknowledges that other persons may also fall victim to these forms of violence and should benefit from the measures provided for therein. Therefore, the term ‘victim’ should refer to all persons, regardless of their sex ~~or gender~~.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Proposal for a directive
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’.deleted

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Proposal for a directive
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 violence.deleted

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Proposal for a directive
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 which ~~some communities perform on their female member~~Muslim- dominated communities in particular perform on their female members and which is on the increase in Europe as a result of immigration from Muslim- dominated areas. It should cover practices undertaken for non-medical reasons. 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.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22

(22) The increase in internet and social media usage has led to a sharp rise in public incitement to violence and hatred, including based on sex ~~or gender~~, over the past years. The easy, fast and broad sharing of hate speech through the digital word is reinforced by the online disinhibition effect, as the presumed anonymity on the internet and sense of impunity reduce people’s inhibition to engage in such speech. Women are often the target of sexist and misogynous hate online, which can escalate into hate crime offline. This needs to be intercepted at an early stage. The language used in this type of incitement does not always directly refer to the sex ~~or gender~~ of the targeted person(s), but the biased motivation can be inferred from the overall content or context of the incitement.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Proposal for a directive
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;

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM