Activities of Edit BAUER related to 2008/2144(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Invites the Commission and the Member States to strengthen awareness- raising campaigns concerning the dangers of child pornography on the internet for parents and children, in particular for mothers and young girls; congratulates Member States which have already launched such campaigns;
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas nine Member States have still not signed the CoE Convention and eight Member States have still not ratified the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Pays tribute to European NGOs and professional organisations which have already developed such campaigns aimed at parents and children;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point a
Paragraph 1 - point a
(a) encourage allthose Member States to sign and ratifywhich have not already done so to sign, ratify and implement all relevant international conventions, first of all the CoE Convention, as it provides for additional protection of children's rights beyond the Framework Decision and could therefore enhance the tackling of sexual exploitation of children not only within the European Union but also in cooperation with those neighbouring countries that ratify the CoE Convention, but also the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Stresses in particular the need to develop awareness-raising campaigns for parents and teenagers concerning the dangers of child pornography on the internet and the need to ensure the privacy of peer-to-peer communications and on blogs;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to improve the protection of children abused by family members;
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 1
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 1
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of international cooperation, to strengthen efforts on filtering and closing down websites displaying child pornography;
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 1 a (new)
- strengthening of the human rights-based and victim-centred approach;
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 6
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 6
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 7
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 7
- allowing the national law enforcement agencies to require Internet providers to either filter, close down or block access to websites which are used to commit, or to advertise the possibility of committing, offences established in accordance with the Framework Decision;
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 7 b (new)
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 7 b (new)
- encouraging Member States to provide parents with easily manageable programmes allowing them to block children's access to pornographic websites;
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 8
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 8
- revision of Article 5(3) of the Framework Decision, which provides only a minimal basis for preventing convicted sex offenders from gaining access to children through employment or voluntary activities involving regular contact with children, inter alia by considering an obligation of Member States to ensure that on the EU labour market applicants to certain posts working with children undergo criminal records checks, including setting up clear rules or guidelines for employers on their obligations in this regard;
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 15 a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point f - indent 15 a (new)
- encouraging Member States to take every necessary measure to prevent discrimination against the victims of child abuse and their stigmatisation,