12 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2016/0062(NLE)
Amendment 9 #
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to which the EU is a State Party,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to the provisions of the UN legal instruments in the sphere of human rights, in particular those concerning women’s rights, such as the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its Optional Protocol, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the principle of non-refoulement,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -20 (new)
Citation -20 (new)
– having regard to the 2015 Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the EU calling on the EU to accede to the Istanbul Convention as a way to protect women and girls with disabilities from violence;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is a core value of the EU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non-discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and shoulin the Charter of Fundamental Rights and should be fully respected, promoted and applyied in legislation, practice, case law and daily life;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU must take all necessary measures to promote and protect the right of women and girls to live free from violence in both the public and private spheres;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence against women and gender-based violence are widespread in the EU; whereas further measures are needed to encourage women who have been the victims of violence to report their experiences and seek assistance, and to ensure that they receive appropriate support in line with their needs, including adequate information on access to justice and that they are informed about their rights;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas violence against women involves victims and perpetrators of all ages, educational backgrounds, incomes and social positions and is linked to gender inequalities, to sexism and gender stereotypical ideas of our societies;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas only a mix of policies combining legislative and non-legislative measures, including infrastructural, legal, judicial, cultural, educational, social and health actions can significantly reduce violence against women and gender-based violence and its consequences; whereas cooperation with civil society, and women’s organisations in particular, is also importantmake a very important contribution in preventing and combatting all forms of violence and their work should be recognised and supported;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the ratification of the Istanbul Convention is meaningless withoutrequires proper enforcement and adequate financial and human resources;
Amendment 227 #
(b) To askurge the Member States to ratifyspeed up negotiations on the ratifications and implementation of the Istanbul Convention;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i
Paragraph 5 – point i
(i) To ensure preventive measures in order to address the specific needs of vulnerable persons, such as and the best interest of the child for child victims, including specialist supporttargeted and easily accessible support services including adequate health care services and safe accommodation for women who have been the victims of gender-based violence and their children;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point l
Paragraph 5 – point l
(l) To improve the collection of relevant disaggregated data on cases of violence of all kinds covered by the Istanbul Convention, in cooperation with the EIGE Institute, including desegregated data by age of perpetrators and relationship between the perpetrator and the victim, in order to build a common methodology to compare data bases and analysis, ensuring a better understanding of the problem, and to raise awareness, assess and improve Member States’ action to prevent and combat violence against women;