34 Amendments of Barbara MATERA related to 2016/2219(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the joint staff working document of the European Commission on ‘gender equality and women’s empowerment: transforming lives of girls and women through the EU external relations 2016-2020’,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and to the Parliament's resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0070.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 1325, 2242, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960 on women, peace and security,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to a report done by the World Health Organization in 2013 on ‘global and regional estimates of violence against women’,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas violence against women and girls is one of the world’s most widespread human rights violations, affecting all levels of society, regardless of age, education, income, social position or country of origin or residence, and representing a major barrier to gender equality between men and women;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas women and girls in many parts of the world continue to be victims of gender-based violence, including rape, trafficking in human beings, forced marriage, honour crimes, female genital mutilation and other violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms, their right to justice, security, dignity and psychological and physical integrity;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded in basic human rights andcare services are essential elements of human dignity and to women’s empowerment; whereas, furthermore, these have not yet been secured in all parts of the world;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women and girls belonging to cultural, traditional, linguistic, religious, gender or sexual orientation minority groups experience multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination based on both their minority status and their gender; whereas there are no cultural, religious nor traditional justifications to violations of women’s rights;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas not all women and children who have been victim to domestic violence or sexual based crime have access to adequate support networks, mental health services or justice systems prepared to handle these types of misconducts;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, according to the World Health Organization, around 35% of women in the world have experienced physical and/or sexual violence while noting that this number is not taking into account the unreported cases by women and data that has never been collected;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls as a weapon of war; calls on all countries, and in particular EU Member States, which have not yet done so to develop NAPs implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325; underlines that impunity, including among official armed forces, remains one of the obstacle to exit the vicious circle of sexual violence in some countries ; underlines that the CSDP missions, training, technical and assistance missions of the EU in third countries must contribute to combatting sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that women’s participation in conflict resolution talks is crucial to promote women’s rights and participation, that it is a first step to their full inclusion in the future transitional processes; asks the HR/VP to insist on women’s representation in every conflict- resolution and peace-building frameworks where the EU is represented, especially when it is in the position of mediator;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the massive movement of migrants and asylum seekers disproportionately expose women and girls to gender-based violence and gender- based discrimination in transit and destination countries; notes that some women and girls refugees and migrants are victims of sexual violence by migrant smugglers and also become victims of trafficking in human beings; calls on EU agencies and Member States law enforcement authorities to train adequately their staff to take into account the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls refugees;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that gender stereotypes are among the main reasons for violations of women’s rights and inequalities between men and women; calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to emphasise the involvement of men and boys in information and awareness- raising campaigns on women’s rights, both as targets and agent of change; notes that particular attention must be paid to constitutional, legislative or regulatory provisions which discriminate women on the basis of their sex; reiterates that child marriage, early and forced marriage and the failure to enforce a legal minimum age of marriage constitute a violation of children-s rights and an obstacle to women’s empowerment;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of enhancing women’s and girls’ access to all levels of education and removing genderany barriers to learning, as educating women and girls has proved to significantly improve their future prospects;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reaffirms that female genital mutilation is a serious violation of human rights that should be given special attention in the EU’s dialogue with third countries where the prevalence of this practice is significant; recalls that FGM has serious and lasting health consequences of women and thus on development;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly regrets women’s under- representation in political decision-making, which undermines human rights and democracy; considers that governments should aim for gender equality in democracy-building and maintenance processes; underlines that the Electoral Observation Missions’ report constitute precise guidelines for the political dialogue of the EU with third countries in order to improve women’s participation to the electoral process and to the democratic life of the country;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for analysing region specific data pertaining to gender based violence in order to better suit the actions taken for improving the conditions of women in specific regions;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas millions of children around the world continue to suffer from all forms of violence, including the consequences and burden of war and its atrocitiesaccording to UNICEF's estimates 250 million children are living in countries affected by conflict, nearly 50 million children have either been forcibly displaced by violence and conflict or have migrated across borders and many continue to suffer from all forms of violence, exploitation, abuse, discrimination and poverty;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q d (new)
Recital Q d (new)
Qd. whereas, according to UNICEF, 1 in 200 children in the world is a child refugee, nearly one third of the children living outside their country of birth is a refugee and the number of child refugees doubled between 2005 and 2015;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the EUSR to consult systematically with civil society, including local civil society organisations, and youth and children, and relevant international organisations ahead of his visits to third countries;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its support for dedicated Human Rights Dialogues as a tool of the EU’s human rights policy; acknowledges that they can be an efficient tool for bilateral engagement and cooperation, provided they allow counterparts to engage on issues of substance and send meaningful political messages, rather than merely exchanging information on best practices and challenges; invites the EU to systematically include discussions on the situation of the rights of women and children's rights in all Human Rights Dialogues;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the EU Guidelines on human rights as a valuable EU human rights foreign policy tool providing practical guidance for EU delegations and for the Member States’ diplomatic representations; reiterates its call for the adoption of new EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child without further delay;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Foreign Affairs Council and the VP/HR to request that the EU Heads of Mission and appropriate EU representatives (heads of EU Civilian Operations, Commanders of EU Military Operations and EU Special Representatives) report on cases of serious violation of international humanitarian law, and to promote the Code of Conduct regarding Security Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, committing UN Member States to support action by the Security Council aimed at preventing or ending such crimes; calls for the integration of child safeguarding policies in the operations of all EU civilian and military operations in contact with children;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that criminal networks are taking advantage of the lack of safe migration channels, and of the vulnerability of women, girls and children, in order to subject them to trafficking and sexual exploitation; calls on the Member States to step up judicial and police cooperation and information sharing to combat traffickers and to prevent children from going missing;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Is deeply concerned about the growing numbers of child refugees; highlights the importance of allocating adequate resources to the protection of refugee and migrant children from violence, exploitation and abuse; stresses the importance of providing children with access to health care and education as part of EU programmes to address the root causes of migration;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Is extremely concerned about the situation of unaccompanied, missing or separated children; calls on Member States to end the detention of children as part of migration management practices, as well as to take into account the best interest of the child in all procedures and ensure protection for children;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Supports the swift, effective and comprehensive implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Children's Rights and Business Principles; urges all UN member states, including the EU Member States, to develop and implement national action plans; considers that trade and human rights can go hand in hand and that the business community has an important role to play in promoting human rights and democracy;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Reaffirms its condemnation of all forms of abuse and violence against women and girls, especiallyincluding female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, as well as the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and domestic violence, and; calls on the EU and its Member States swiftly to ratify the Istanbul Convention in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action on violence against women and girls;
Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Reaffirms the urgent need for universal ratification and effective implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Child and its Optional Protocols, and requests that the EU systematically consult with relevant local and international child rights organizations and raises, in its political and human rights dialogues with third countries, the issue of State parties’ obligations to implement the Convention; welcomes the ratification of the Convention by South Sudan and Somalia; reiterates its call to the Commission and the VP/HR to explore ways and means for the EU to accede to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Reiterates its request that the Commission propose a comprehensive Child Rights Strategy and Action Plan for the next five years, in order to prioritise children’s rights within EU exboth EU external and internal policies and to promote children’s rights, in particular by contributing to ensuring children’s access to water, sanitation, healthcare and education, including in conflict zones and refugee camps, and eliminating child labour, torture, trafficking, early and forced marriage, female genital mutilation and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Requests that the EU continue to publicisromote the EU-UNICEF Child Rights toolkit ‘Integrating Child Rights in development Cooperation’ through its external delegations and to train EU delegation staff adequately in this field;
Amendment 704 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Expresses the need for international assistance in efforts to search for and liberate women and children who still remain in the captivity of ISIS and other violent groups, and in promoting special programmes for treatment within the European Union of former captives; expresses concern over the recruitment of children by terrorist groups and their participation in terrorist and military activities; stresses the need to establish policies to guide the search for, and the liberation, rehabilitation and reintegration of these children;