4 Amendments of Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN related to 2013/2147(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas women in Saudi Arabia continue to face many forms of discrimination and segregation in private and public life and must obtain permission from a male guardian for most basic life decisions, in particular for certain medical procedures;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the World Bank report on 'Women, Business and the Law 2014 – Removing Restrictions to Enhance Gender Equality'1 places Saudia Arabia as the first in the list of countries whose laws limit the economic potential of women; 1 http://wbl.worldbank.org/~/media/FPDK M/WBL/Documents/Reports/2014/Women -Business-and-the-Law-2014-Key- Findings.pdf
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets, however, that the law protecting women against domestic violence, adopted on 26 August 2013, requires the consent and support of the legal guardian in order for victims to be able to complain;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reminds the Saudi Government of its commitments under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child and those which are incumbent upon it also under the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/53/144 adopting the Declaration on human rights defenders; regrets, therefore, the recent sentencing of two Saudi women activists to 10 months in prison and a ban on leaving the country for two years, for having rescued a woman who was a victim of domestic violence;