17 Amendments of Dragoş TUDORACHE related to 2021/2035(INL)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violencea serious violation of human rights directed against women because they are women and it affects women disproportionately; 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;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas education has a central part to play in order to prevent gender- based violence, in particular by challenging the negative social norms that drive this phenomenon and by empowering youth to recognize, address and prevent these acts;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas gender- based violence is as harmful and severe online as it is offline, through trolling, doxing, cyber stalking, bulling, defamation, public shaming, revenge porn, identity theft or hacking;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas effectively tackling gender-based violence implies setting-up training programs for the professionals involved (social workers, healthcare providers, law enforcement, the justice system etc.) so that they are able to identify, address and respond to gender- based violence;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas gender-based violence comes with important costs for our European societies, be it in terms of lost economic output, provision of services, including health, legal, social and specialised services; whereas, however, the highest costs are borne by the victims which have to permanently live with the emotional scars of these traumatic experiences; whereas the well-being of victims of gender-based violence should guide EU action;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of addressing and promoting through education the equal status and power relation between men and women, boys and girls, and eliminate biases, gender stereotypes and cultural beliefs that lead to harmful social gender norms;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the importance of raising public awareness regarding the impact of online gender- based violence and help women and girls reclaim their digital safety;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the wide range of psychological impacts that gender-based violence has on victims, including stress, concentration problems, anxiety, panic attacks, social alienation, low self-esteem, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, lack of trust and of sense of control that can lead to self-harm thoughts and actions; recalls that gender- based violence also has a social and economic impact;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on actions to prevent gender- based violence by addressing the underlying causes, including counteracting sexism, gender stereotypes and patriarchal values; underlines the need for gender equality to have a central place in education and the need for awareness- raising campaigns; calls on the Commission to work together with the Member States to make sure that gender- based violence is effectively tackled throughout the national curricula;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt and enforce an effective and coordinated legal framework to prevent and combat all kinds of gender- based violence, online and offline, and make available material, legal and psychological resources for assisting victims through support groups;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Denounces the rampant surge of gender- based violence and abuse online that has a devastating mental and psychological toll on girls and women driving them to silence and shame; highlights the need for a coordinated approach together with online platforms to improve the security tools of their platforms and develop timely and accessible reporting tools, effective content removal mechanisms, and stronger cooperation between online platforms and law enforcement for combatting gender-based violence online;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that cyber violence threatens progress on gender quality; policies to tackle these threats are urgently needed in order for digital technologies to bring positive change and be platforms for equal opportunities;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to improve the resources and training of practitioners, law enforcement officers and all professionals dealing with victims of gender-based violence; points out the importance of making full use of the training possibilities available to Member States through the various programmes and agencies of the European Union dealing with the prevention 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;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to include online revenge porn or any non- consensual sharing of explicit intimate material, on the list of sexual offences in their national legislation, to be prosecuted in criminal courts and carrying appropriate imprisonment sentences; calls on Member States to ensure appropriate training for law enforcement representatives in investigating and prosecuting cyber violence and dealing with victims of these serious crimes;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the European Commission and the EU Member States to develop a harmonised legislative framework on combating cross- border cyber violence with an adequate level of prosecution and punishment for these online crimes;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Requests that the Commission submit, on the basis of the third subparagraph of Article 83(1) TFEU, a proposal for a Council decision identifying gender-based violence, online and offline, as a new area of crime, following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto and requests the Commission to use that new area of crime as a legal basis for a holistic directive to prevent and combat all forms of gender- based violence;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 8 a (new)
Annex I – Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Online gender- based violence has increased at a worrying rate, particularly affecting women and girls; it is equally severe and harmful as offline violence and must be addressed through a comprehensive legislative framework.