Activities of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2013/2103(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality PDF (251 KB) DOC (112 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is a huge divergence in the way that the Member States deal with prostitution, with two main approaches existing: one approach views prostitution as a violation of women’s rights – a form of sexual slavery –, which results in gender inequality for women; the other approach maintains that prostitution itself promotes gender equality by promoting a woman’s right to control what she wants to do with her body; In both instances individual Member States have the competency to decide how they approach the issue of prostitution;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that prostitution and exploitation in the sex industry can have devastating psychological and physical consequences for the individuals involved, in addition to being both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality and perpetuating gendered stereotypes such as the idea that women’s and girls’ bodies are for sale to satisfy male demand for sex;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that prostituted persons are particularly vulnerable socially and economically and are mcalls on Member States to tackle the underlying social problems which force at risk of violence than in any other activitymen, women and children into prostitution. With a higher risk of violence than in any other activity national police forces should be encouraged to address, inter alia, the low conviction rates for rape against prostitutes;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that 9 out of 10Supports economic alternatives for prostitutes who would like to stop but feel unable to do so27 and a safe environment for those who don’t; __________________ 27 89 % of 785 people in prostitution from 9 countries wanted to escape prostitution, Farley et al, 2003.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States to exchange best practice on ways to reduce the dangers associated with street prostitution;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the criminalisation of prostituted persons should not be criminalised, as is the case in some Member States, for example the United Kingdom, France and the Republic of Ireland, and calls on all Member States to repeal repressive legislation against prostituted personbe decided by Member States as criminal law policy is the exclusive competence of Member States;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the mostWhile an effective way of combating the trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation and improving gender equality is the model implemented in Sweden, Finland and Norway (the so- called Nordic model), where the purchase of sexual services constitutes the criminal act, not the services of the prostituted persons; this model also has disadvantages including a rise in the number of illegal brothels, an increase in reliance on pimps and growth in both violence against prostituted persons and unsafe sex.
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that gender-specific prevention strategies, the sharing of best practice and awareness-raising measures are key to combating the sexual exploitation of women and girls;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that looking upon prostitution as legal ‘sex work’ and decriminalising the sex industry in general is not a solution to keeping vulnerable women and girls safe but has the opposite effect and puts them in danger of a higher level of violence indoordecriminalising the sex industry in general is a decision for Member States as criminal law policy is the exclusive competence of Member States;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission and the Member States to mobilise the necessary means and tools to fight trafficking and sexual exploitation and to reduce prostitution as breaches of women’s fundamental rights and gender equality;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Draws the attention of the national authorities to the impact of the economic downturn on the growing number of men, women and girls forced to enter prostitution, and urges those authorities to help them find alternative ways of earning a living and to support a safe environment for those who continue to work as prostitutes;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Member States to evaluate both the positive and negative effects of criminalising the purchase of sexual services on reducing prostitution and trafficking, with a view to changing their legislation;