19 Amendments of Ana MIRANDA related to 2012/2273(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
– having regard to the Declaration and Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) the key actions for its further implementation as well as the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 65/234 on the Follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014 (December 2010),
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 October 2007 on the murder of women (feminicide) in Mexico and Central America and the role of the European Union in fighting the phenomenon;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas eradicating sex selective practices is a complex process which requires a range of inter-connected approaches and methods including specialised training for medical staff to advice and prevent sex selective practices EU- and worldwide,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. Whereas the empowerment of women will be supportive in promoting the behavioural and social change needed to eradicate sex selective practices in the long term
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas sex-selective pgendercide and femicide cause skewed population sex racticesos, disrupt gender balance in societies, cause skewed population sex ratios and have economic and social impactand have harmful political, economic and social consequences which, in turn, lead to more violence against women and girls;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas a culture of persistent ‘son preference’ not onlypatriarchal culture preserves stereotypes, democratic deficits and gender inequalities but also, and presents obstacles for women to fully enjoy equal treatment and equal opportunities in all areas of life;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas in its resolution entitled ‘Combating gender-motivated murders of women and girls’ the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice expresses grave concern at the alarming levels femicide has reached and reiterates the need for the phenomenon to be recognised as a crime punishable by law;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that gendercide remains a crime and a severe violation of human rights that necessitates effective ways to address and uproot all its fundamental causes leading to ‘son preference’patriarchal cultures;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to support and encourage all types of initiatives to increase awareness on gender-biased discrimination including gendercide, and to find effective ways to combat it, by offering guidance, assistance, appropriate policies and funding, as part of its external relations, humanitarian aid and gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on governments to eliminate democratic and legislative deficits, combat persisting obstacles discriminating against the born or unborn girl child, ensure inheritance rights for women, enforce national legislation that guarantees women equality with men before the law in all sectors of life, and provide economic, educational and political empowerment to girls and women;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports relevant reforms, continued monitoring and implementation of gender equality and non-discrimination legislation, particularly in developinglow and middle income and transition countries;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Emphasises that legislation to manage or limit sex selection must protect the right of women to have access to legitimate sexual and reproductive health technologies and services without spousal authorization., that legislation is effectively implemented and that appropriate sanctions are imposed on those breaking the law;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls the MDGs and stresses that access to education and healthcare , including sexual and reproductive health, are basic human rights; stresses the need for making special and specific reference to gendercide and sex-selection issues in dialogues and reports on the MDGs and in other experience-sharing international fora;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of enabling women to access health care without spousal authorisatiat women’s exercise of their rights is necessarily bound up with their capacity to take decisions individually and independently of their spouse, for which reason it is essential to ensure that women have access to education, work, health care, and a bank account without requiring the authorisation or consent of another person;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to identify clinics in Europe that conduct sex-selective abortions, provide with statistics and elaborate a best practices to prevent them;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Calls for the EU and its partner countries to improve, through development cooperation, the monitoring and data collection of sex ratios at birth, and to take prompt action to address possible imbalances; stresses equally that human rights clauses relating to gender discrimination should be included in international trade and cooperation agreements.
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the European Union to includeensure a rights-based approach encompassing all human rights and to include a strong focus on the empowerment and the promotion, respects and fulfilment of women's and girl's rights, including their sexual and reproductive rights and gender equality as preconditions to combat gendercide as a key issue in the post-2015 development policy agenda;