3 Amendments of Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA related to 2011/0000(INI)
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly condemns the continued use of sexual violence against women as a tactic of war; points in this respect the continuously dramatic situation in Congo; recalls that the mass gang rape that took place from 30 July to 4 August 2010 in the eastern Congo mining district, that at least 8 300 rapes were reported in 2009 in eastern Congo and that at least 1 244 women reported being raped in the first quarter of 2010, which is an average of 14 rapes per day; points out that this situation remains unchanged in 2011; urges both EU missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo – EUPOL RD Congo and EUSEC RD Congo – to make the fight against sexual violence and the participation of women the main priorities in the context of the effort to reform the Congolese security sector.
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points to the need to establish a code of conduct for EU personnel serving in military and civil missions which makes it clear that sexual exploitation constitutes unjustifiable and criminal behaviour
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for the establishment of adequate public complaint procedures in the context of CSDP missions, which would particularly assist the reporting of sexual and gender-based violence; calls on the HR/VC to include a detailed report on women, peace and security in the six- monthly evaluation of CSDP missions, recalls that CSDP missions are one of the most important tools of the EU for demonstrating its commitment to the objectives of UNSC Resolutions 1820 and 1325 in crisis-affected countries and regions,