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32 Amendments of Silvia MODIG related to 2021/2035(INL)

Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Title
with recommendations to the Commission on identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violence directed against women because they are women and it affects women and girls disproportionately; whereas LGBTIQ 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 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is violence directed against women because they are women and it affects women and girls disproportionately; whereas LGBTIQ 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 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas there is a lack of comprehensive and comparable disaggregated data on all forms of gender- based violence;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas Union action aiming to eradicate violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence demands that the Commission pursue several parallel avenues;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Causes and impact of, and ensuring a holistic approach in preventing, gender- based violence(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls and other forms of gender-based violence, such as violence against LGBTIQ 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 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Denounces femicide as the more extreme form of gender-based violence against women and girls and a very severe violation of human rights;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 161 #
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, 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;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the wide range of psychological impacts that gender-based violence has on victims, including stress, concentration problems, anxiety, panic attacks, low self-esteem, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, lack of trust and of sense of control; recalls that gender- based violence also has a social and economic impact;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the ‘Istanbul Convention’) remains the international standard and a key tool for the eradication of gender- based violence by following a holistic and coordinated approach that places the rights of the victim at the centre and addresses the issues from a wide range of perspectives;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 202 #
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 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+Q rights;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
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;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the regular availability and comparability of quality, disaggregated data on all forms of gender- based violence through cooperation with Eurostat, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Institute for Gender Equality;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for targeted policies to address the situation of survivors who experience intersectional forms of discrimination, such as women refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, indigenous women, racialised women, women from religious and ethnic minorities, lesbian, bisexual and trans women, elderly women and women with disabilities;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the Commission must address the particular situation of migrant women’s protection against gender-based violence, and recalls that under Directive 2012/29/EU6 of the European Parliament and of the Council access to appropriate protection, support services and effective remedies must be available to all victims of gender-based violence, independent of their residence status; _________________ 6 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57).(Does not affect English version.) _________________
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to take all necessary measures to promote the protection of women and girls in all their diversity and all survivors of gender-based violence against all forms of violence;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the obligation on Member States to ensure that there is support and services for survivors of gender-based violence; recalls the importance, in that context, of support to independent civil society and women’s shelter organisat(Does not affect English versions;.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
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; calls on Members States to ensure that victims have the right to state-funded legal aid before and during legal proceedings;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that gender-based violence is a serious crime and a widespread, cross- border violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determination on a common basis; stresses that gender- based violence is the result of a patriarchal society that has a cross-border dimension; points, in particular, at the growing anti- gender and anti-women movements, which are well organised and have a cross-border nature;
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 349 #
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 sanct(Does not affect English versions;.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
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 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;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 370 #
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; 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;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to appoint a coordinator against violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence;(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – title
on the identification of gender-based violence as an area of crime that meet the criteria specified in Article 83 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Un(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 5
(5) Gender-based violence is violence directed against women because they are women and it affects women and girls disproportionately. LGBTIQ 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 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 7
(7) Gender-based violence constitutes a violation of fundamental rights such as the right to security and the rights to life and to physical integrity enshrined in Articles 6, 2 and 3 of the Charter, respectively.(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 8
(8) Gender-based violence is a serious crime and a widespread violation of fundamental rights in the Union which needs to be addressed with greater efficiency and determined on a common basis.(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 9
(9) The adoption of regional and international instruments, such as the Istanbul Convention, the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and other United Nations resolutions, demonstrates the need to combat all forms of gender-based violence on a common basis.(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 10
(10) 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, as well as the key issues of prevention, under-reporting, victim protection, support and reparation, and the prosecution of perpetrators, where the approaches and level of commitment of Member States vary significantly.(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recital 11
(11) Gender-based violence meets the criteria to be added as a new area of crime under Article 83(1) TFEU,(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Article 1 – paragraph 1
Gender-based violence is hereby identified as an area of crime that meets the criteria specified in Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Un(Does not affect English version.)
2021/06/08
Committee: LIBEFEMM