7 Amendments of Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU related to 2007/2269(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 February 20071 on women's role in social, economic and political life in Turkey,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with concern the Commission's statement1 that access to reliable data on the incidence of violence against women and of honour killings continues to be a problem; calls on the Turkish Government to provide specific and reliable data on these issues, as well as on the illiteracy rate among women, on equal access for women to education, and on problems related to the participation of women in the labour force;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is alarmed by the fact that the number of children not registered at birth remains high, especially in the East of the country, and that the majority of those children are girls; considers that this hampers the fight against forced marriage and honour crimes, since the victims have no official identity; urges again the Turkish authorities to continue taking all necessary measures to ensure that all Turkish children are registered at birth;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes with satisfaction that the implementation of the ministerial circular to combat honour killings and domestic violence against women is underway; underlines the need for judicial proceedings of victims to be dealt with rapidly, confidentially and in a humane manner; is concerned, however, by the fact that domestic violence against women continues to be widespread and that honour killings, early and forced marriages still occur;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CommendNotes the Turkish government on it's support for successful cooperation projects between EU and Turkish partners that are successful, such as the twinning project which is preparing for an independent gender equality body and which is training 750 officials on gender mainstreaming, expect; stresses that such an effective and independent gender equality body willshould be created without delay;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is alarmed by the number of 'honour suicides' committed especially in the regions of the East and the South-East; notes that the rise in these suicides appears to be linked to the tightening of laws against honour crimes; urges again the Turkish authorities to protect women from this kind of pressure exerted upon them by their families and to submit specific and reliable data on suicide among women;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)