9 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2012/2273(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to Article 32 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) which emphasises values common to the Member States, such as pluralism, non- discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between men and women, and Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which lays down the principle of gender mainstreaming, as it states that the Union shall in all its activities aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
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– 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 70 #
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 81 #
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 96 #
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 110 #
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 144 #
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, respect 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;