Activities of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2010/0064(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Serious forms of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation should be subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions. This includes, in particular, various forms of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation facilitated by the use of information and communication technology such as "grooming" (the online solicitation of children for sexual purposes) in social networks and chat rooms. The definition of child pornography should also be clarified and brought closer to that contained in international instruments.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Rules on jurisdiction should be amenIt is crucial to strengthen the effectiveness of laws, including extraterritorial criminal laws in ordedr to ensure that child sexual abusers or exploiters from the European Union face prosecution even if they commit their crimes outside the European Union, in particular via so-called sex tourism, a phenomenon that is spreading geographically with serious implications.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Child pornography, which constitutes sex abuse images, is a specific type of content which cannot be construed as the expression of an opinion. To combat it, it is necessary to reducestop the circulation of child abuse material by making it more difficult for offenders to upload such content onto the publicly accessible Web. Action is therefore necessary to remove the content at source and apprehend those guilty of making distributing or downloading child abuse images. The EU, in particular through increased cooperation and exchange of best practices with third countries and, international organisations and various stakeholders, should seek to facilitate the effective removal by third country authorities of websites containing child pornography, which are hosted in their territory. However as, despite such efforts, the removal of child pornography content at its source proves to be difficult where the original materials are not located within the EU, mechanisms should also be put in place to block access from the Union's territory to internet pages identified as containing or disseminating child pornography. For that purpose, different mechanisms can be used as appropriate, including facilitating the competent judicial or police authorities to order such blocking, or supporting and stimulating Internet Service Providers on a voluntary basis to develop codes of conduct and guidelines for blocking access to such Internet pages. Both with a view to the removal and the blocking of child abuse content, cooperation between public authorities should be established and strengthened, particularly in the interest of ensuring that national lists of websites containing child pornography material are as complete as possible and of avoiding duplication of work. Any such developments must take account of the rights of the end users, adhere to existing legal and judicial procedures and comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Safer Internet Programme has set up a network of hotlines whose goal is to collect information and to ensure coverage and exchange of reports on the major types of illegal content online.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point ii
(ii) abuse is made of a particularly vulnerable situation of the child, notably because of a mental or physical disability or poverty and social exclusion or a situation of dependence shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least eight years; or
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the offence was committed against a child in a particularly vulnerable situation, notably because of a mental or physical disability or poverty and social exclusion or a situation of dependence;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) "child" shall mean any minor/person below the age of 18 yearswho has not reached the age of legal sexual consent under national law;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the family of the offender will not experience isolation and stigmatization.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that effective intervention programmes or measures are made available with a view to preventing and minimising the risks of repeated offences of a sexual nature against children such as measures for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the offender. These programmes or measures shall be accessible at any time during the criminal proceedings, inside and outside prison, according to the conditions laid down in national law.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging itdelete at source Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography and to ensure a rapid removal of the offensive material.