Activities of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2016/0062(NLE)
Plenary speeches (3)
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate) SV
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)
Reports (1)
INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, by the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence PDF (622 KB) DOC (76 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to Articles 21, 23, 24 25 and 256 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 (new)
Citation 17 (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which calls for the EU to become a party to the Istanbul Convention as a further step in combating violence against women and girls with disabilities;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
– having regard to the Commission roadmap on a possible EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, published in October 2015;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
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Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
Citation 23
– having regard to the Third Quarterly Activity Report of the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe of 16 November 20176, in relation to the definition of gender-based violence in the Istanbul Convention,
Amendment 67 #
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 should apply in legislation, practice, case law and daily life; whereas gender- based violence is both a cause and a consequence of inequalities between women and men,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence against women and gender-based violence are widespread in the EU and is to be understood as an extreme form of discrimination and a violation of the human rights; 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 and that they are informed about their rights;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas citizens and residents in the Union are not equally protected against gender-based violence, due to differing policies and legislation across Member States, as regards among other the definition of offences and the scope of the legislation, and are therefore vulnerable to such violence;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas some group of women and girls, such as migrant women, women refugees and asylum seekers, women and girls with disabilities, LGBTI women, Roma women, are at risk of multiple discrimination and are therefore even more vulnerable to violence;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas exposure to physical, sexual or psychological violence and abuse has a severe impact on victims; whereas children do not need to be directly affected by the violence to be considered victims as witnessing domestic violence is also traumatising;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Istanbul Convention clearly in art.3 defines “gender-based violence” as “violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately” and furthermore defines “gender” as “the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men”;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that on 4 March 2016 the Commission proposed the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention – the first comprehensive legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women at international level;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that women and girls are often exposed to domestic violence, sexual harassment, sexual violence and rape, forced marriage, honour killings, feminicide, female genital mutilation and other forms of violence, which constitute a serious violation of the human rights and dignity of women and girls; denounces that more and more women and girls are victims of gender-based violence on the internet and on social media; Calls on Member States to adopt concrete measures to address these new forms of crimes, including sex- extortion, grooming, voyeurism and revenge pornography, and protect victims, who experience serious trauma leading sometimes even to suicide;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
Paragraph 5 – point c
(c) To ask the Commission to initiate, without delay, a constructive dialogue with the Council and Member States, in cooperation with the Council of Europe, so as to address reservations, objections and concerns expressed by Member States; and clarifyin particular to clarify misleading interpretations of the Istanbul Convention, in particular on on the definition of gender-based violence and the definition of gender in Article 3(c) and (d), in accordance with the General Remarks of the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 233 #
(ca) To produce practical guidelines on the application of the Istanbul Convention to facilitate a smooth implementation and enforcement of the Convention in countries that have already ratified it as well as to respond to the concerns of those that have not yet ratified it and encourage them to do so;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e
Paragraph 5 – point e
(e) To envisage rendering thesure a EU accession to the Istanbul Convention as broad as possible and without reservations;
Amendment 263 #
(i) To ensure preventive measures in order to address the specific needs of vulnerable persons, such as women with disabilities and child victims, including specialist support services and safe accommodation for women who have been the victims of gender-based violence and their children;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
(ia) To take into account significant incidents of violence against women and domestic violence when determining custody and visitation rights;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
(ia) Take into account significant incidents of violence against women and domestic violence when determining custody and visitation rights; the rights and needs of child witnesses should be also taken into account when providing protection and support services to victims;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/99/EU on European Protection order, Regulation (EU) on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matter and Directive 2012/29/EU on protection of victims as well as Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in Human being and Directive 2011/92/EU on preventing and combating child sexual abuse and exploitation;