14 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2013/2024(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
1a. whereas the Treaty enshrines the fight against social exclusion and discrimination and the promotion of equality between men and women as EU objectives, and whereas the Commission must make sure that the implementation of the Stockholm Programme truly reflects the needs of citizens in terms of equal opportunities and gender equality;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
a. Calls on Member States to establish complaints procedures that ensure that a victim of multiple discrimination, taking into account that women are particularly affected by such discrimination, can lodge a single complaint addressing more than one ground of discrimination; considers it appropriate to support the activities of human rights defenders and the development of collective actions by marginalised people and communities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance of taking the gender dimension into account in all strategies to integrate people with disabilities, immigrants, the Roma population and other minorities, excluded people, etc.;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the adoption of the directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, where special attention is paid to the protection of disadvantaged persons such as women and children, the Directive on the European protection order1 and the Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims2; calls on Member States to ratify and implement these directives as soon as possible;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of deploying all the policy instruments available to provide a robust European response to violence against women and children in all its forms: domestic violence, sexual abuse, harassment and stalking, sexual exploitation, forced marriages, crimes of honour, female genital mutilation, etc., in order to safeguard the rights of women and children and fight all forms of discrimination, racism, xenophobia and homophobia;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reiterates its request for the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to combat all forms of violence against women as soon as possible;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses the need to provide proper training for officials (police, health services, court staff, etc.) who are likely to come into contact with cases where a person's physical, psychological and sexual integrity is considered to be at risk, particularly in cases of women victims of gender-based violence; calls on Member States to support the work of civil society, particularly NGOs, women's associations and other voluntary organisations providing specialist support, and to collaborate with such organisations in providing support to women victims of gender-based violence;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Is appalled that the total number of forced labourers in the Member States is estimated at 880 000, of whom 30% are estimated to be victims of sexual exploitation and 70 % victims of forced labour exploitation, with women constituting the majority of forced labour victims;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that people trafficking and the illegal importation of human beings are extremely serious crimes which particularly affect women and which represent a violation of human rights and human dignity that the Union cannot tolerate; stresses the need to step up and boost action to prevent and combat people trafficking and the illegal importation of human beings, which entails a coherent and coordinated policy response that goes beyond the area of freedom, security and justice and, bearing in mind the new forms of exploitation, also involves the external relations, development cooperation, social affairs and employment, education and health, gender equality and non-discrimination sectors; stresses that cooperation and coordination with third countries are crucial; points out that the signing of ad hoc cooperation agreements with specific third countries, including the unreserved deployment of all the incentives available to the Union, such as financing programmes, cooperation in gathering and exchanging information, judicial cooperation and migration instruments, could provide a means of improving the fight against people trafficking and the illegal importation of human beings;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that actions to combat trafficking in human beings, forced labour and irregular immigration need to focus on the root causes, such as global inequalities; calls, therefore, on Member States to live up to their development aid and MDG commitments;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Reiterates its request for the Commission to propose cooperation measures aimed at mobilising consular services in the countries of origin with a view to preventing the fraudulent issue of visas, conducting information campaigns in the countries of origin aimed at potential victims, especially women and children, in cooperation with the authorities there, and measures to make border controls more effective with the aim of preventing people trafficking and irregular immigration;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Calls on the Commission to propose actions to protect and provide assistance to women who are victims of people trafficking and sexual exploitation, through measures including the development of compensation schemes, safe return, reintegration aid in the host country in cases of voluntary return, assistance and aid during their stay in the EU and cooperation with the authorities in the countries of origin in order to protect the families of victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Recalls that around half of the EU’s migrants are women, and that an independent migration status for women and the right to work for spouses are crucial elements in ensuring effective integration;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Highlights the need to protect rights in the field of sexual and reproductive health, and expresses concern at the restrictions that apply in some Member States as regards access to contraceptives and sexual and reproductive health services, particularly abortion;