Activities of Franziska Katharina BRANTNER related to 2012/2102(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the situation of women in North Africa PDF (238 KB) DOC (146 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas several common gender issues, such as women's rights as part of human rights, equal rights and compliance with international conventions are either at the heart of the constitutional debates or, as in Egypt, are disregarded;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas many acts of sexual violence were committed on women during and after the uprisings across the region, including rape and virginity tests used as a means of political pressure against women, inter alia by security forces, sexual harassment in public; whereas gender- based intimidation is increasingly being used by extremist movements;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the authorities of the countries concerned to enshrine in their constitution the principle of equality between men and women andto explicitly state the prohibition of all forms of discrimination against women and to reform all existing laws that discriminate against women, including in the area of marriage, divorce, child custody, parental rights, nationality, inheritance, legal capacity, etc., in line with international and regional instruments;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the ongoing transitions in North Africa will only lead to democratic political systems and societies once gender equality including the free choice of way of life is achieved;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that women's active participation in public life, as protesters, voters, candidates and elected representatives, shows their willingness to obtain full citizenship; calls, therefore, for the adoption of all the necessary measures, including quotas, to ensure advancing towards women's equal participation in decision-making at all levels of government (from local to national, from executive to legislative powers);
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that women's rights and gender equality should be assesseddequately taken into account in the commitments made by partners in accordance with the ‘more for more’ principle of the renewed Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to support measures to ensure that specific needs of women in crisis and conflict situations, including their exposure to gender based violence, are immediately and adequately met;