29 Amendments of Sylwia SPUREK related to 2022/2049(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 (new)
Citation 4 (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December1979
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Citation 7 (new)
Citation 7 (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘the Istanbul Convention’) of 11 May 2011
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Citation 9 (new)
Citation 9 (new)
- having regard to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the General Comments of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Citation 11 (new)
Citation 11 (new)
- having regard to the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, and the outcomes of their review conferences;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. whereas gender equality is paramount to the development of free and equal societies; whereas the human rights of women, girls &non-binary people are still not guaranteed throughout the world and the space for civil society organisations, especially women’s rights, feminist and grassroots organisations is shrinking in many countries;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital E (new)
Recital E (new)
E. whereas there is an ongoing oppressive backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ peoples rights throughout the world;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital K (new)
Recital K (new)
K. whereas environmental problems – caused and exacerbated by climate change – are currently responsible for the growth of forced migration and subsequent erosion of human rights, and whereas there is therefore an increasing link between asylum-seekers and areas of environmental decline; whereas there is a need for better protection and resettlement of ‘climate refugees’, and for special attention to be given to women who are most vulnerable;
Amendment 40 #
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Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 47 #
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Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 55 #
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Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring true gender equality, for all people, throughout the world; emphasizes the role of gender equality in ensuring equal enjoyment of fundamental rights and subsequent access to services such as healthcare, education, decent work, housing, and care;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that LGBTIQ+ women, migrant and racialized women, women with disabilities and older women among others face intersectional discrimination; Calls for EU internal and external action to take into account intersecting identities and discriminations and to recognise that women and girls in all their diversity as well as non-binary people, are affected differently by gender inequalities as they are compounded by other forms of oppression;
Amendment 80 #
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Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 85 #
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Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that the harmful effects of climate change and ecosystem degradation are being borne disproportionately by the poor, notably women and young people, as well as by indigenous peoples and other natural resource-dependent communities and calls the EU to commit towards gender transformative climate actions in both internal and external actions;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Underlines that the after effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to exacerbate existing inequalities disproportionately affecting the lives of marginalised groups, preventing access to essential services including SRHR services and gender based violence support;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Deplores the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, the hostile regime of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the continued oppression of women and girls throughout many countries in the world; Highlights the gender aspects of these conflicts and the disproportionate negative effects of war on already marginalised communities;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Stands in solidarity with protesters in Iran; reaffirms the right of women throughout the world to bodily autonomy and freedom of expression, including the right to choose their dress, free from state interference, coercion and fear of violence;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Condemns targeted violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; calls for decisive action to put an end to sexual violence as a weapon of war and end the impunity of those guilty of these actions and to raise awareness about the specific situation and discriminations experienced by war children; Calls on the EU to ensure that humanitarian assistance is based on genderresponsive needs assessments that regularly consult civil society organisations and survey women, including those who are internally displaced;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Condemns all forms of gender based violence including violence against LGBTIQ+, gender non-conforming and gender diverse people, including stigmatisation, arbitrary detention, torture, persecution and killings, so-called conversion therapy, genital mutilation and forced sterilisation and the incitement to violence against them;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6 g. Recalls that access to sexual and reproductive health services is a human right; Is appalled by the decision of the US Supreme Court reversing Roe v Wade and the subsequent removal of access to safe abortion across multiple states in the USA; further condemns the October 2020 decision of the Polish constitutional tribunal and the draconian decision of the Hungarian government to force those seeking abortion to listen to a foetal heartbeat; strongly condemns these decisions and calls for their immediate reversal; further condemns other continued attempts to stigmatise and reduce access to sexual and reproductive healthcare; stresses the need to support civil society organisations engaged in the promotion of reproductive justice especially within marginalised communities whose work continues to be threatened by the shrinking space for civil society;
Amendment 128 #
6 h. Urges the Commission and Member States to promote unimpeded access to sexual and reproductive health services both inside and outside of the European Union including age appropriate, evidence-based comprehensive sexuality education, access to comprehensive family planning care including contraception and unbiased information, antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care, fertility services, safe and legal abortion and treatment for all sexual health related issues including HIV;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6 i. Urges the High Representative, the Commission and the Council to strongly reject all attempts to restrict women’s rights, gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights, both in the EU and the world; Calls for the EU and the Member States to promote gender equality and SRHR in all their external actions, including in multilateral and bilateral forums;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6 j. Calls on the Council to urgently conclude the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention and for its immediate ratification by all individual Member States; Highlights that the Istanbul Convention is the most comprehensive instrument in Europe to combat specific forms of gender based violence; Calls for its use as a minimum standard with regards to the eradication of gender based violence throughout the world;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6 k. Appreciates the recognition of the need to protect the rights of LGBTIQ+ people in the Gender Action Plan III; Calls for implementation of the EU guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgender and intersex persons; calls for the development of concrete targets to support the promotion of these rights
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6 l. Reiterates its calls on the EU institutions and Member states to commit to advance towards a feminist foreign and security policy that entails a gender transformative vision and to ensure that all goals and commitments of the Gender Action Plan III are fully implemented by Member States, EU delegations and all EU institutions;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)
Paragraph 6 m (new)
6 m. Underlines its calls for the EU to take into account the gender-specific threats, needs and challenges faced by Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD) and urges EU institutions to guarantee their access to specific protection mechanisms, as well as to provide political and increased direct financial support.