4 Amendments of Britta THOMSEN related to 2010/2138(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights’ Issue Paper on Human rights and gender identity (2009),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the Fundamental Rights Agency’s Report on Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (2010),
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay particular attention to vulnerable groups of women – disabled, elderly, immigrant, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or minority women being specific groups in need of measures tailored to their circumstances; calls on the Commission to broaden the scope of the European Year of Volunteering in 2011 to include promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that transgender people remain a highly marginalised and victimised group facing a high degree of stigmatisation, exclusion, and violence, as reported by the Fundamental Rights Agency; strongly encourages the European Commission and Member States to follow the Agency’s recommendations for stronger and clearer protection against discrimination on grounds of gender identity;