29 Amendments of Mariya GABRIEL related to 2012/2273(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
– having regard to the conclusions adopted by the UN Commission on the Status of Women at its 57th session on 15 March 2013, which acknowledge specifically for the first time in an international text the phenomenon of gender-related killings or ‘femicides’,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas ‘gendercide’ is a sex-neutral termand ‘femicide’ are concepts which are defined in various international texts and which referring to the systematic, deliberate and gender-selective massurders and killings of people (either male or female) belonging to a particular sex (or gender), reported to be a rising problem in several countries, taking also the forms of infanticide and lethal violence against a particular gender at any stage of life; whereas gender roles may have lethal consequences analogous to those of racial, religious and class prejudicewhich women and girls are the main victims; whereas this phenomenon is a rising problem in several countries and can take a number of forms, including lethal violence against women and girls; whereas the present state of affairs is also a consequence of gender stereotypes;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it is still the case that hundreds of thousands of women every year are victims of femicide, whether honour crimes, marital violence, sex-selective abortions, sexual violence in conflicts, or even killings on a larger scale, hence the use of the term femicide to refer to genocide against women;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women in every country of the world are victims of violence and killings on account of gender stereotypes which are degrading to women and which present them as inferior to men;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas according to UN-Women 329 708 rapes are committed each year worldwide (reported rapes); whereas most rape victims do not press charges against their attackers;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas gendercide is a global issue of concern not only in Asia and Europe but also in North America, Africa and Latin America; whereas gendercide is committed everywhere pregnant women, on purpose or under pressure, decide not to give birth to girl foetuses because they are considered a burden to the society;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas gendercide and femicide refer to all harmful practices which result in the deaths of women worldwide and which are perpetrated simply because they are women, such as sex-selective abortions, marital violence, rape and mutilations, and so-called ‘honour crimes’;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the occurrence of sex-selective practises, higher rates of mortality among very young girls and lower rates of school enrolment for girls than boys, may suggest that a ‘son preference’ culture is prevailing in some societies; it is important to investigate and diagnose whether such phenomena are accompanied by further democratic deficits against girl children, such asmale-dominated culture leads to democratic shortcomings which affect women and girls, such as poor levels of schooling among girls, deterioration in their access to nutrition, education, health care, sanitation facilities, safe water, medical care and social assistance, in order to find effective ways to combat them; whereas effective measures need to be taken to tackle this phenomenon;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the term gendercide or femicide is also used to refer to the situation in which women are victims of violence during conflicts, in particular of rape used as a weapon of war;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas armed groups use rape as a weapon of war, but whereas mass rapes attract less attention from the international community;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
Oc. whereas the term femicide is also used to refer to all rape survivors, and whereas greater account should be taken of the diseases affecting rape victims and their diminished life prospects;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on governments to work proactively to prohibit any sex-selective practisesspecifically categorise femicide or gendercide as a crime and to draw up and implement legislation so that femicide cases are investigated, perpetrators are tried and survivors have easy access to health care and long-term support;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on governments to devise and apply measures which promote fundamental change to people’s ideas about and attitudes towards women in order to tackle harmful beliefs and behaviour which perpetuate violence against women;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that all States and governments have an obligation to promote and safeguard human rights and to prevent discrimination as a basis for eliminating all forms of violence against women;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work intensively to prevent gender-biased sex selection, not by imposing restrictions on access to reproductive health services and technology but by promoting responsible use of itselective abortions by promoting responsible use of maternal health services and technology, to introduce and strengthen guidelines, to provide specialised training for medical staff to advise on and prevent sex selective practices, with the rare exception of justified cases for sex-linked genetic diseasuch practices, and to prevent the use and promotion of technologies for sex- selection and/or for profit purposes;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages closer engagement and cooperation between governments and the medical community, in order to actively prevent sex selection as a business for financial gainCalls on governments to work closely with civil society and with professional bodies in the legal, medical and welfare spheres in order to devise and adopt effective policies aimed at eradicating gendercide or femicide in all its forms, including honour crimes, marital violence and selective abortions;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that ensuring equal opportunities for women and girls, particularly in education and employment, is vital for eradicating ‘son preference’ and sex-selective practicesand promoting the rights of women and girls, by offering them equal opportunities, particularly in education and employment, is vital for tackling sexism and building a society in which the principle of gender equality becomes a reality;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission, to educate couples to have mutual respect concerning sexuality and fertility and to educate men on the importance of women’s health and well-beinghe EEAS and the governments of third countries to devise information campaigns which promote the principle of gender equality and which seek to raise awareness of the need for each member of a couple to respect the human rights of his/her partner, particularly rights in respect of property, employment, appropriate health care, justice and education;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls the MDGs and stresses that access to education and healthcare are basic human rights; stresses the need for making special and specific reference to gendercide and sex-selection issuesthe issue of gendercide or femicide, on the basis of a holistic approach, in dialogues and reports on the MDGs and in other experience-sharing international fora;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that sex-selection practicesharmful and violent practices which result in the deaths of women and girls and which are perpetrated simply because they are female, such as marital and sexual violence, honour crimes, sexual exploitation and trafficking of women, mutilations and sex-selective abortions, still persist even in prosperous regions with literate populations;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the development of support mechanisms for women and families that can provide information and advice to women about the dangers and damage of sex-selective practices and to provide counselling to support women who may be under pressure to eliminate female foetusesir rights and help and support women who are victims of violence;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages civil society and government agencies to take joint action to promote information and public awareness campaigns about the principle of gender equality, the prevention of violence against women, and the negative consequences of sex-selectiveist practices for both the foetus and the mother; on the bodies and lives of women and girls;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to enhance cooperation with other international organisations and bodies such as the UN, WHO, UNICEF, OHCHR, UNFPA and UN Women to tackle sex-selective practicesall forms of violence against women and to combat their root causes in all countries, and to network with governments, parliaments, various stakeholders, media, non-governmental organisations, women organisations and other community bodies in order to increase awareness of gendercide and ways to prevent it;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the EU delegations to include gendercide or femicide, on the basis of a holistic approach, in the extended political dialogue agenda with relevant third countries, enjoining them to commit themselves to make the eradication of gendercide or femicide a priority, to increase awareness about this issue and to press for its prevention;