Activities of Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO related to 2010/2209(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU policy framework to fight violence against women (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women PDF (234 KB) DOC (137 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, and a direct attack on the dignity of a person, whether occurring in public or private life3 ,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas children living in a violent family atmosphere are no less victims than the women who suffer gender violence, and as a result frequently develop severe psychological problems,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the harassment of mothers is another form of violence or abuse suffered by women for the fact of being mothers or being pregnant, which takes place primarily within the family or couple and in the social and professional spheres, leading to them losing their jobs, either via dismissal or voluntarily, and to situations of discrimination and depression,
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that children who are abused in the family environment are just as much victims as women and calls therefore on the Member States: to categorise, in their respective legal systems, children who directly or indirectly suffer attacks of this kind as victims of this violence in order for priority to be given to the care these children need; to foster the creation of specialist multidisciplinary teams specifically to care for young children living in a family environment where there is gender-based violence and to promote, in conjunction with regional and local governmental authorities, the drawing up of a Common Interdisciplinary Action Protocol specifically targeting care of children exposed to gender-based violence in the home.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the most effective instruments in raising awareness of gender-based violence are education, prevention and the media, for which reason greater emphasis must be placed on continuous initial training on gender equality and gender-based violence, and the media’s involvement must be stepped up, both in terms of how gender-based violence and macho stereotypes are handled in television programmes, and also by reporting on the courage of women coming out of abusive situations;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that female migrants are particularly vulnerable to gender violence and asks the Commission by means of regional and international legal frameworks to better guarantee the protection of fundamental rights of working migrant women;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Demands that Members State push forward the mechanism of a European Protection Order which as a consequence will unify the EU member states in protecting women who have been a victim of gender based violence;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Asks the European Commission for a social and institutional response in support of victims, to include: mandatory legal advice prior to the formal complaint and the protection order, and throughout proceedings; psychological help; an improvement across the EU in all-round, accessible, good quality and specialist care for victims of gender-based violence and their children; implementation of measures in wage agreements and greater coordination between employers, trade unions and enterprises, as well as between their respective management bodies, in order to furnish victims with relevant information on their employment rights; an increased number of courts specifically handling gender-based violence; more resources and training materials on gender-based violence for judges, public prosecutors and lawyers; improvements to the specialist units in law enforcement bodies, by increasing their staff numbers and improving their training and equipment;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Remarks that stalking, of which 87 percent of all victims are female, causes psychological trauma and severe emotional stress and that therefore stalking should be considered as a form of violence against women and should be treated by means of a legal framework in all Members States to prevent further violence from happening;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Remarks that Domestic Violence has been identified as a prime cause of miscarriage or still-birth, and of maternal deaths during childbirth, and asks the Commission to put more focus on violence against pregnant women as this means the offender is causing danger on more than one person;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to impose zero-tolerance policies on genital mutilation, human trafficking, child prostitution and honour killings of which women are the vast majority of victims;