18 Amendments of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2012/2263(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the various reasons and means by which unaccompanied minors arrive in Member States; recalls the recognition of the gender-specific phenomenon of trafficking in human beings and the fact that girls are often trafficked for sexual exploitation and abuse, modern slavery or illegal child labour and child pornography; for this reason, assistance and support measures should also be gender specific where appropriate.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the continuing conflicts in various parts of the world and the ongoing global economic crisis bring a surge in the number of unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the reasons behind the arrival of unaccompanied minors are diverse: war, violence, violations of their fundamental rights, desire to reunify with family members, natural disasters, poverty, trafficking, exploitation, etc.;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that gender-based violence and being a victim of trafficking in human beings may be relevant to a claim for asylum, free legal counselling and representation for criminal investigations and proceedings;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to gather best practices in reception measures among Member States to ensure appropriate care and assistance to unaccompanied girls. Member States should also take into account conditions of the return to the country of origin for unaccompanied minors and should take the necessary provisions to ensure minimum standards of safety for their return and to assist and support the unaccompanied minor on the basis of its assessment of circumstances with the aim of finding a suitable and lasting solution;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that an unaccompanied minor is above all a minor who is potentially in danger and that child protection, rather than immigration control, must be the major consideration for States and the European Union when dealing with them thus respecting the core principle of the child's best interests;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that combating trafficking in human beings is a necessary first step, as minors are particularly confronted with the risks of trafficking and, labour and sexual exploitation and abuse, because action should be taken in third countries to tackle the root causes of trafficking;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that effective mechanisms shall be put in place for the prevention, identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of incidents of trafficking, labour and sexual exploitation and other forms of mistreatment;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to comply strictly and without fail with the fundamental obligation never to place a minor in detention and to take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures to protect minors from discrimination and other forms of mistreatment;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends thatcalls the Commission to establish a common method for ascertaining age in a scientific, safe and gender-sensitive manner, consisting of a multidisciplinary assessment performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– access to appropriate accommodation with adequate sanitary conditions and care facilities: accommodation in a ‘centre’ should never be in a closed and overcrowded centre and, during the initial days, should be specialised in the reception of unaccompanied minors; minors should always be separated from adults; accommodation with host families and in ‘living units’ should be encouraged when it is appropriate and accords with the minor's wishes whereas changes in accommodation places should be limited to a minimum;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
- the right to manifest and practice their religion;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 b (new)
- the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 c (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 c (new)
- access to information and use of the media (radio, tv, internet) in order to satisfy their communication needs;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
– the right to health and special treatment when needed (i.e. access to rehabilitation services) for minors who have been victims of any form of abuse, exploitation, torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or who have been affected by armed conflicts;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the progress which has been made in asylum legislation; recalls, however, that EU asylum and migration policies shall treat unaccompanied minors of third countries as children first and foremost and therefore unaccompanied minors should always be exempted from expedited procedures and from procedures at the border; recalls also that the State responsible for an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor should always be the State of the most recent asylum application;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him, which respects his interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification; advices all competent authorities in EU Member-states to closely cooperate to lift all bureaucratic obstacles in order to achieve swift family tracing and/or reunification;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the integration of unaccompanied minors in the host country must be centred around an individual life project drawn up for, and with, the minor with full respect of his ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background;