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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | FEMM | JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO Teresa ( PPE), ESTRELA Edite ( S&D), PARVANOVA Antonyia ( ALDE), ROMEVA I RUEDA Raül ( Verts/ALE), YANNAKOUDAKIS Marina ( ECR), BLOOM Godfrey ( EFD) |
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The European Parliament adopted a resolution on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women.
Parliament recalls that studies on gender-based violence estimate that 20 to 25% of all women in Europe have experienced physical acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, and more than 10% have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force. The annual cost of violence against women is estimated to be in the region of EUR 33 billion .
The resolution stresses that violence against women encompasses a wide range of human rights violations, including: sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, prostitution, trafficking of women and girls, violation of women’s sexual and reproductive rights, violence against women at work, violence against women in conflict situations, violence against women in prison or care institutions, and several harmful traditional practices.
It proposes a new comprehensive policy approach against gender-based violence including:
a criminal-law instrument in the form of a directive against gender-based violence ; measures to address the ‘six-P’ framework on violence against women (policy, prevention, protection, prosecution, provision, and partnership); Member States to ensure that perpetrators are punished in accordance with the gravity of the crime; Member States to ensure training for officials likely to come into contact with cases of violence against women; plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health sector professionals in order to secure evidence of gender-based violence; the creation of partnerships with higher education institutions with a view to providing training courses on gender-based violence for professionals in the relevant fields, especially judges, police officials, health and education professionals and victim support staff; policy proposals to help victims rebuild their lives, addressing the specific needs of different groups of victims such as minority women, in addition to ensuring their safety and re-establishing their physical and psychological health; the integration of specific identification and diagnosis mechanisms within hospital emergency services; Member States to provide shelters for victims of gender-based violence in cooperation with relevant NGOs; minimum requirements as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender-based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to help victims; the establishment of a European charter setting out a minimum level of assistance services for victims of violence against women, including: the right to legal aid; the creation of shelters to meet victims' needs for protection and temporary accommodation; urgent psychological aid services to be provided free of charge by specialists on a decentralised and accessible basis; and financial aid arrangements aimed at promoting victims' independence and facilitating their return to normal life and the world of work; mechanisms to facilitate access to legal aid enabling victims to assert their rights throughout the Union (the committee had proposed for this aid to be free, a proposal which was not accepted in plenary); plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection to obtain comparable statistical data on gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, in order to identify the extent of the problem; the establishment, in the next five years, of a European Year Against Violence Against Women with the aim of raising awareness among European citizens; the Commission and Member States to take appropriate measures on prevention, including awareness-raising campaigns, where relevant in cooperation with NGOs; the implementation of measures in wage agreements and greater coordination between employers, trade unions and enterprises; an increased number of courts specifically handling gender-based violence; more resources and training materials on gender-based violence for judges, public prosecutors and lawyers.
Parliament also proposes a series of other measures, which may be summarised as follows:
Greater recognition of the phenomenon of violence against women : Parliament urges Member States to recognise rape and sexual violence against women, particularly within marriage and intimate informal relationships and/or where committed by male relatives, as a crime in cases where the victim did not give consent. It states that violence against women is one of the most serious forms of gender-based violations of human rights. Exposure to physical, sexual or psychological violence and abuse between parents, Members call for age-appropriate psychosocial counselling that is specifically tailored to children to cope with their traumatic experiences. It notes that stalking , of which 87% of all victims are female, causes psychological trauma and severe emotional stress and should therefore be considered as a form of violence against women and be subject to a legal framework in all Members States.
Improve training for professionals : Parliament stresses the importance of suitable training for all those working with women who are victims of gender-based violence, especially of the police, judges, social workers and healthcare workers. It calls for improved research and ask the Commission to consider establishing an observatory on violence against women based on the reporting of court cases involving violence against women.
Fight against genital mutilation : Parliament note that traditional harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and so-called ‘honour killings’ are highly contextualised forms of violence against women and therefore it urges the Commission to give specific attention to traditional harmful practices in its strategy to combat violence against women. It rejects any reference to cultural, traditional or religious practices as a mitigating factor in cases of violence against women, including so-called ‘crimes of honour’ and female genital mutilation.
Fight against Trafficking in human beings : the resolution draws attention to the worrying increase in human trafficking into and within the EU – a trade which targets women and children in particular – and urges Member States to take firm action to combat this illegal practice. It asks Member States to acknowledge the serious problem of surrogacy which constitutes an exploitation of the female body and her reproductive organs. Parliament also notes that domestic violence has been identified as a major cause of miscarriage or stillbirth and of maternal deaths during childbirth, and it asks the Commission to focus more closely on violence against pregnant women. The EU and its Member States are called upon to establish a legal framework that gives immigrant women the right to hold their own passport and residence permit and makes it possible to hold a person criminally responsible for taking these documents away.
Working with civil society : Parliament points out that civil society, particularly NGOs, women’s associations and other public and private voluntary organisations, offers a service of great value, and should be given support by the Member States. It reiterates the need to work with both victims and aggressors, with a view to enhancing awareness in the latter and helping to change stereotypes and socially determined beliefs which help perpetuate the conditions that generate this type of violence. Member States are also asked to provide shelters for women in order to help women and children live a self-determined life and ensure these offer specialised services.
Provide appropriate means : the resolution emphasises that Member States should devote appropriate resources to preventing and combating violence against women, including through recourse to the Structural Funds and also through instruments such as the ESF or the Progress Programme to enable a return to working life.
Lastly, Parliament calls on the Commission and Member States to address violence against women and the gender-related dimension of human rights violations internationally, in particular in the context of bilateral association and international trade agreements in force and those under negotiation.
The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality adopted the own-initiative report by Eva-Britt SVENSSON (GUE/NGL, SE) on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women.
Members recall that studies on gender-based violence estimate that 20 to 25% of all women in Europe have experienced physical acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, and more than 10% have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force. The annual cost of violence against women is estimated to be in the region of EUR 33 billion . The committee also stresses that violence against women encompasses a wide range of human rights violations, including: sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, prostitution, trafficking of women and girls, violation of women’s sexual and reproductive rights, violence against women at work, violence against women in conflict situations, violence against women in prison or care institutions, and several harmful traditional practices.
It proposes a new comprehensive policy approach against gender-based violence including:
a criminal-law instrument in the form of a directive against gender-based violence; measures to address the ‘six-P’ framework on violence against women (policy, prevention, protection, prosecution, provision, and partnership); Member States to ensure that perpetrators are punished in accordance with the gravity of the crime; Member States to ensure training for officials likely to come into contact with cases of violence against women; plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health sector professionals in order to secure evidence of gender-based violence; the creation of partnerships with higher education institutions with a view to providing training courses on gender-based violence for professionals in the relevant fields, especially judges, police officials, health and education professionals and victim support staff; policy proposals to help victims rebuild their lives, addressing the specific needs of different groups of victims such as minority women, in addition to ensuring their safety and re-establishing their physical and psychological health; the integration of specific identification and diagnosis mechanisms within hospital emergency services; Member States to provide shelters for victims of gender-based violence in cooperation with relevant NGOs; minimum requirements as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender-based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to help victims; the establishment of a European charter setting out a minimum level of assistance services for victims of violence against women, including: the right to legal aid; the creation of shelters to meet victims' needs for protection and temporary accommodation; urgent psychological aid services to be provided free of charge by specialists on a decentralised and accessible basis; and financial aid arrangements aimed at promoting victims' independence and facilitating their return to normal life and the world of work; mechanisms to facilitate access to free legal aid enabling victims to assert their rights throughout the Union; plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection to obtain comparable statistical data on gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, in order to identify the extent of the problem; the establishment, in the next five years, of a European Year Against Violence Against Women with the aim of raising awareness among European citizens; the Commission and Member States to take appropriate measures on prevention, including awareness-raising campaigns, where relevant in cooperation with NGOs; the implementation of measures in wage agreements and greater coordination between employers, trade unions and enterprises; an increased number of courts specifically handling gender-based violence; more resources and training materials on gender-based violence for judges, public prosecutors and lawyers.
Members also propose a series of other measures, which may be summarised as follows:
Greater recognition of the phenomenon of violence against women : the committee urges Member States to recognise rape and sexual violence against women, particularly within marriage and intimate informal relationships and/or where committed by male relatives, as a crime in cases where the victim did not give consent.. It states that violence against women is one of the most serious forms of gender-based violations of human rights. Exposure to physical, sexual or psychological violence and abuse between parents, Members call for age-appropriate psychosocial counselling that is specifically tailored to children to cope with their traumatic experiences.
Improve training for professionals : Members stress the importance of suitable training for all those working with women who are victims of gender-based violence, especially of the police, judges, social workers and healthcare workers. They call for improved research and ask the Commission to consider establishing an observatory on violence against women based on the reporting of court cases involving violence against women.
Fight against genital mutilation : Members note that traditional harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and so-called ‘honour killings’ are highly contextualised forms of violence against women and therefore they urge the Commission to give specific attention to traditional harmful practices in its strategy to combat violence against women.
Fight against Trafficking in human beings : the committee draws attention to the worrying increase in human trafficking into and within the EU – a trade which targets women and children in particular – and urges Member States to take firm action to combat this illegal practice. It asks Member States to acknowledge the serious problem of surrogacy which constitutes an exploitation of the female body and her reproductive organs. Members also note that domestic violence has been identified as a major cause of miscarriage or stillbirth and of maternal deaths during childbirth, and they ask the Commission to focus more closely on violence against pregnant women in which the offender harms more than one party. They call for a legal framework that gives immigrant women the right to hold their own passport and residence permit and makes it possible to hold a person criminally responsible for taking these documents away.
Working with civil society : Members point out that civil society, particularly NGOs, women’s associations and other public and private voluntary organisations, offers a service of great value, and should be given support by the Member States. They reiterate the need to work with both victims and aggressors, with a view to enhancing awareness in the latter and helping to change stereotypes and socially determined beliefs which help perpetuate the conditions that generate this type of violence. Member States are also asked to provide shelters for women in order to help women and children live a self-determined life and ensure these offer specialised services.
Provide appropriate means : the report emphasises that Member States should devote appropriate resources to preventing and combating violence against women, including through recourse to the Structural Funds and also through instruments such as the ESF or the Progress Programme to enable a return to working life.
Lastly, Members call on the Commission and Member States to address violence against women and the gender-related dimension of human rights violations internationally, in particular in the context of bilateral association and international trade agreements in force and those under negotiation.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0127/2011
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0065/2011
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0065/2011
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE454.542
- Committee draft report: PE452.679
- Committee draft report: PE452.679
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE454.542
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0065/2011
Activities
- Eva-Britt SVENSSON
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- László TŐKÉS
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- Regina BASTOS
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- Edit BAUER
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- Emine BOZKURT
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- Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ
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- Nessa CHILDERS
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- Marije CORNELISSEN
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- Silvia COSTA
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- Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI
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- Viorica DĂNCILĂ
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- Edite ESTRELA
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- Ilda FIGUEIREDO
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- Mariya GABRIEL
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- Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO
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- Petru Constantin LUHAN
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- Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT
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- Barbara MATERA
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- Gesine MEISSNER
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- Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK
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- Alexander MIRSKY
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- Andreas MÖLZER
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- Tiziano MOTTI
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- Krisztina MORVAI
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- Norica NICOLAI
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- Siiri OVIIR
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- Antonyia PARVANOVA
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- Zuzana ROITHOVÁ
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- Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS
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- Joanna SENYSZYN
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- Olga SEHNALOVÁ
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- Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA
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- Monika SMOLKOVÁ
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- Britta THOMSEN
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- Angelika WERTHMANN
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- Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
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- Zbigniew ZIOBRO
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Amendments | Dossier |
186 |
2010/2209(INI)
2010/12/16
FEMM
186 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to the provisions of the UN legal instruments in the sphere of human rights, in particular those concerning women's rights, such as the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its Optional Protocol, and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the principle of non-refoulement,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas no single intervention will eliminate gender-based violence, but a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, health, and other service-related actions can significantly prevent and reduce it and its consequences,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 – plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain statistical data on gender-based violence; including female genital mutilation and undocumented migrants;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new) – the establishment, in the next five years, of a European Year Against Violence Against Women with the aim of raising awareness among European citizens;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new) – the establishment of programmes to prevent violence for the benefit of children who have witnessed violence against their mothers, in order to prevent reproduction of violent behaviour;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new) – measures to ensure that if victims are forced to get temporarily away, then they should be entitled to the protection of their assets left behind;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new) – encouragement to Member States to exchange best practices on addressing gender-based violence;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 b (new) – demands on Commission and Member States to take appropriate measures on prevention, including awareness raising campaigns, where relevant in cooperation with NGOs;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the Member States to recognise sexual violence and rape against women, including within marriage and intimate informal relationships and/or where committed by male relatives, as a crime in cases where the victim did not give consent, and to ensure that such offenses result in automatic prosecution and reject any reference to cultural, traditional or religious practices or traditions as a mitigating factor in cases of violence against women including so-called 'crimes of honour' and female genital mutilation;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Deplores the fact that several Member States still do not regard gender-based violence as a
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Deplores the fact that several Member States still do not regard gender-based violence as a public offence and still require a victim complaint or private prosecution
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Deplores the fact that several Member States still do not regard gender-based violence as a public offence and still require a victim complaint or private prosecution, even in cases of violence outside the family unit, which constitutes a failure of these states to exercise due diligence;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas information, awareness- raising and education are key instruments in preventing and combating gender- based violence,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Acknowledges the risk of re- victimisation asylum-seeking women and girls may face, and calls upon the Member States to take all necessary legislative and other measures to ensure gender-sensitive asylum procedures and reception conditions;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Highlights the need to include violence against women and gender- related persecution in the asylum systems of the EU member states;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Member States and the Community institutions to take due account of the specific circumstances of certain groups of women who are especially vulnerable to violence, including members of minorities, women who are immigrants or refugees, women living in poverty in isolated rural communities, women who are imprisoned or institutionalised, young girls, lesbians, women with disabilities and elderly women;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses how important it is for all those working with women who are victims of gender-based violence to have suitable training, and especially people representing the legal system and law enforcement, with special reference to the police, judges, social workers and healthcare workers;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Urges the Member States to recognise rape and sexual violence against women, particularly within marriage and intimate informal relationships and/or where committed by male relatives, as a crime in cases where the victim did not give consent, and to ensure that such offences result in automatic prosecution and that any reference to cultural traditional or religious practices as a mitigating factor in cases of violence against women, including so-called ‘crimes of honour’ and female genital mutilation, is rejected;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Calls for mechanisms to be established by which women who are victims of gender-based violence and human trafficking networks, irrespective of their nationality, may obtain free legal advice and allowances enabling them to leave the marital home or the trafficking network;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Insists on the need to improve cooperation among legal professionals and the exchange of best practices in the fight against discrimination and gender violence, and to find ways of eliminating obstacles to the recognition of legal acts in other Member States, including sentences for gender-violence offences and injunctions against violent men;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Asks the European Commission and the Member States to do everything possible to ensure that the directives on the European protection order and on the trafficking of human beings are adopted as soon as possible;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 g (new) 2g. Welcomes the creation of special courts dealing with gender-based violence in some Member States, and calls on all the Member States to pursue this initiative;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 h (new) 2h. Calls for any alleged instance of violence against women, in whatever form, to constitute sufficient grounds for accepting a woman’s application for asylum;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the Commission and Member States to recognise different forms of violence against women, such as the pervasiveness of domestic violence; its effects upon children; the relationship between domestic violence and child abuse; and girls’ experience of violent partners in their early personal relationships;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use term ‘violence against women and girls’ in all future policy proposals;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that children who are abused in the family environment are just as much victims as women and calls therefore on the Member States: to categorise, in their respective legal systems, children who directly or indirectly suffer attacks of this kind as victims of this violence in order for priority to be given to the care these children need; to foster the creation of specialist multidisciplinary teams specifically to care for young children living in a family environment where there is gender-based violence and to promote, in conjunction with regional and local governmental authorities, the drawing up of a Common Interdisciplinary Action Protocol specifically targeting care of children exposed to gender-based violence in the home.
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on gender- based violence,
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on gender- based violence, including figures on how many women and men are killed annually by their partner or ex-partner, based on data from the Member States;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on gender- based violence, including figures on how many women are killed annually by their partner or ex-partner, and how many sons or daughters are killed and/or affected by the consequences of the violence suffered by their parents or guardians, based on data
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Commission, using all available expertise, to develop and provide annual statistics on
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that research into the area of violence against children, youth and women and on a more general level on gender and sexual violence should be included as a multidisciplinary research area into the future Eight Framework Programme for research and technological development with minimum resources of 20 million euros / year – launched at the year of violence against women 2013;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that the most effective instruments in raising awareness of gender-based violence are education, prevention and the media, for which reason greater emphasis must be placed on continuous initial training on gender equality and gender-based violence, and the media’s involvement must be stepped up, both in terms of how gender-based violence and macho stereotypes are handled in television programmes, and also by reporting on the courage of women coming out of abusive situations;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Emphasises that female migrants are particularly vulnerable to gender violence and asks the Commission by means of regional and international legal frameworks to better guarantee the protection of fundamental rights of working migrant women;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to consider establishing an observatory on violence against women
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to establish a properly resourced consider establishing an observatory on violence against women within the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in close cooperation with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA);
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Council to support the institution of the European Protection Order and the member states to implement the new directive into their national jurisdictions as soon as possible;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Advises the Member States to set up local networks that are involved, in line with the internal distribution of competencies, in bringing about all policies combating violence against women;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to maintain its endeavour to combat gender-based violence through community programmes, especially Daphne programme that has already successfully contributed to the fight against violence against women;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will, in the form of a survey, interview a representative sample of women from all Member States regarding their experiences of violence, and asks that the focus be placed on examining the actual responses women receive from the various authorities and support services when reporting; urges Member States to investigate any reports of inadequate treatment from the part of the authorities towards a victim of gender- based violence and to remediate the relevant legislative deficiencies;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will, in the form of a
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Demands that Members State push forward the mechanism of a European Protection Order which as a consequence will unify the EU member states in protecting women who have been a victim of gender based violence;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Asks the European Commission for a social and institutional response in support of victims, to include: mandatory legal advice prior to the formal complaint and the protection order, and throughout proceedings; psychological help; an improvement across the EU in all-round, accessible, good quality and specialist care for victims of gender-based violence and their children; implementation of measures in wage agreements and greater coordination between employers, trade unions and enterprises, as well as between their respective management bodies, in order to furnish victims with relevant information on their employment rights; an increased number of courts specifically handling gender-based violence; more resources and training materials on gender-based violence for judges, public prosecutors and lawyers; improvements to the specialist units in law enforcement bodies, by increasing their staff numbers and improving their training and equipment;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Urges Member States, in their national statistics, to make visible the magnitude of gender-based violence and to take steps to ensure that comparable data are collected on gender-
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Urges Member States, in their national statistics, to make visible the magnitude of gender-based violence and to take steps to ensure that data are collected anonymously on gender-
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to submit a study on the financial impact of violence against women, building on research using methodologies enabling the quantification in financial terms of the impact of this form of violence on health services, welfare systems and the labour market;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages the Member States to pay extra attention in terms of how domestic violence impacts children specifically as the rates of battering and sexual abuse on children are greater in homes where the female is beaten or emotionally abused and to devote appropriate resources in order to help children who are experiencing domestic violence;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the EU Fundamental Rights Agency and the Gender Institute to carry out research which looks at the pervasiveness of violence in teenage relationships and the impact this has on their welfare;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Highlights the need to raise awareness of the harm caused by domestic violence, including its effects on children, and to create a culture which challenges the acceptability of such violence;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for records concerning gender- based violence to play a central role within the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS);
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the European Union as well as Member States to develop and distribute European and nation-wide media campaigns aimed at raising awareness amongst women to the fact that domestic violence is a crime, and to encourage women reporting any incident of violent abuse;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Suggests that Member States consider the introduction of the notion of psychological violence into their legal systems.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Suggests that Member States launch formations within their children protection systems in order to make the recognition of cases of domestic violence easier;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Remarks that stalking, of which 87 percent of all victims are female, causes psychological trauma and severe emotional stress and that therefore stalking should be considered as a form of violence against women and should be treated by means of a legal framework in all Members States to prevent further violence from happening;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that traditional harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and so called "honour killings" are highly contextualised forms of violence against women and therefore urges the Commission to give specific attention to traditional harmful practices in a Strategy on combating violence against women;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights the serious problem of prostitution in the European Union and asks that the link between the legal
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights the serious problem of prostitution
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Asks that Member States acknowledge the serious problem of surrogacy which constitutes an exploitation of the female body and her reproductive organs;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Emphasises that both women and children are subject to the same forms of exploitation, and both can be seen as commodities on the international reproductive market and these new reproductive arrangements, such as surrogacy, are increasing the trafficking of women and children and illegal adoption across national boarders;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Draws attention to the serious problem of domestic violence, which has specific characteristics, is mostly perpetrated by men against women and has disastrous consequences for all members of the family, especially the children; calls on the Member States to take proper account of this type of violence with the aim of exposing it and helping its victims; and stresses the need for open discussion of the phenomenon throughout society and support for preventive information campaigns;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the term ‘violence against women’ means any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, and a direct attack on the dignity of a person, whether occurring in public or private life3 ,
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Remarks that Domestic Violence has been identified as a prime cause of miscarriage or still-birth, and of maternal deaths during childbirth, and asks the Commission to put more focus on violence against pregnant women as this means the offender is causing danger on more than one person;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that civil society, particularly NGOs, women’s associations and other public and private voluntary organisations providing support to victims of violence, offers a service of great value
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that civil society, particularly NGOs, women's associations and other
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that civil society, particularly NGOs, women's associations and other public and private voluntary organisations providing support to victims of violence, offers a service of great value and should be
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that civil society, particularly NGOs, women’s associations and other public and private voluntary organisations providing support to victims of violence, offers a service of great value, particularly by assisting women victims who wish to break the silence in which violence encloses them, and should
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8. Reiterates the need to work not only with the victims but also with the aggressors, with a view to enhancing the awareness of the latter and contributing to changing the stereotypes and socially determined beliefs which help perpetuate the conditions that generate this type of violence and the acceptance of it;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses that prevention policy should be grounded in the promotion of a culture of citizenship and non-violence, with a view to eradicating stereotyped representations of gender roles; this will require the involvement of various sectors of society (schools, local authorities, civil society organisations and employers);
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Member States to provide shelters for women in order to support women and children to live a self- determined life free of violence and poverty, which should offer specialised services, medical treatment, legal aid, psychosocial and therapeutic counselling, legal support during court procedure, support for children affected by violence, etc;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Call on the Member States to ensure appropriate funding means in order that women's shelters can fulfil international standards in working with women survivors of violence and their children;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls on the Member States to guarantee social and economic rights of women so that they do not depend on a partner / husband financially;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas male violence against women is a major obstacle to gender equality, and is one of the most widespread forms of violation of human rights, including the right to life, to security, to dignity and to physical and mental integrity, as well as the right to free choice and the right to sexual and reproductive health, while also having no geographical, economic or social limits,
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Calls on the Member States to provide the required means for women's organisation and NGOs in order to protect and prevent women and their children from violence and poverty;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Calls on the Member States to promote and develop an integration of women on the labour market;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights the serious problem of 'honour crimes' and condemns the numerous recent murders of young women who have migrated to the EU;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission to monitor the condition of women migrants who are victims of violence and to support projects and initiatives aiming to prevent honour crimes and, in general, all forms of violence against women linked to cultural, traditional or religious practices;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that Member States should devote appropriate resources to preventing and combating violence against women, including through recourse to the Structural Funds, for the creation of National Programmes for Prevention and Protection against gender based violence;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. E
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that Member States should devote appropriate resources to preventing and combating violence against women, including through recourse to the Structural
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that Member States should devote appropriate resources to preventing and combating violence against women, which should particularly be allocated to support organisations, including through recourse to the Structural Funds;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that violence against women – although it fortunately only affects a relatively small proportion of the population – must be combated consistently; considers it necessary, to this end, for the agencies responsible to adopt efficient measures, which, however, must not result in preconceptions against men or damage intact family structures;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas male violence against women is a structural problem present everywhere in Europe and the world, and a phenomenon which affects both victims and perpetrators irrespective of age, educational level, income level or social position and is bound up with the inequalities existing in the distribution of power between women and men in society,
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses the responsibility of the European Union and the Member States in further implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security, in particular through EU humanitarian and development aid;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Member States to step up measures to prevent gender-based violence among young people by providing for targeted education campaigns and better cooperation among stakeholders and the various circles affected by the phenomenon, such as families, schools, the public arena, and the media;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Stresses the importance of the Member States and the regional and local authorities undertaking actions to facilitate the return to the labour market of women who have been victims of gender-based violence through instruments such as the ESF or the Progress Programme;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the EU and its Member Stats to establish a legal framework guaranteeing immigrant women the right to hold their own passport and residence permit and making it possible to hold a person criminally responsible for taking these documents away;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to impose zero-tolerance policies on genital mutilation, human trafficking, child prostitution and honour killings of which women are the vast majority of victims;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to address on the international stage all forms of violence against women under human rights violations, in particular in the context of EU enlargement, bilateral association agreements and international trade agreements;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address violence against women and the gender-related dimension of human rights violations internationally, in particular in the context of the bi-lateral association and international trade agreements in force and those under negotiation;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas violence against women, in all its forms, is one of the most widespread human rights violations,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons. Guidelines for Prevention and Response and the UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims relating to female genital mutilation,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas violence against women is a structural phenomenon, the cause of which is a direct result of gender inequality; whereas violence against women is a widespread problem in every country and every social class,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas women who have experienced gender-based violence are at greater risk of problems such as chronic pain, disability, miscarriage and somatic disorders; whereas psychological and emotional secondary disorders of abuse are often manifested in higher levels of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, substance abuse, eating disorders and psychiatric disorders,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas violence
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas violence is a traumatic experience for any man, woman or child, but gender-based violence is preponderantly inflicted by men on women and
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas violence is a traumatic experience for any man, woman or child, but gender-based violence is
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas violence is a way of denying fundamental rights and endangering the future and is a traumatic experience for any man, woman or child,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas violence is an extremely traumatic experience for any
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas violence is a traumatic experience for any man, woman or child, but gender-based violence is preponderantly inflicted by men on women and girls, and both reflects and reinforces inequalities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas studies on gender-based violence estimate that one-fifth to one- quarter of all women in Europe have experienced physical acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, and more than one-tenth have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force; whereas research also shows that 26% of children and young people report physical violence in childhood,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas children are often hidden victims of gender-based violence, particularly domestic violence, whether from being abused directly or from what they witness,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 – having regard to the UN General Assembly resolution of 19 December 2006 entitled ‘Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women’ (A/RES/61/143), and the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas overhasty and groundless accusations against innocent people are extremely stressful not only for the persons concerned but also for their partners and families and should therefore be avoided at all costs,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas advertising and pornography often portray various types of gender based violence, therefore trivialising violence against women and hindering gender equality strategies,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas children living in a violent family atmosphere are no less victims than the women who suffer gender violence, and as a result frequently develop severe psychological problems,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas male violence against women shapes women’s place in society: their health, access to employment and education, integration into social and cultural activities, economic independence, participation in public and political life and decision-making, and relations with men, and can condemn women to situations of marginality, poverty and social exclusion,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas male violence against women
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas in many cases women fail to lodge complaints against acts of gender violence against them, for reasons that are complex and diverse and include psychological, economic, social and cultural factors, while they may also lack trust in the police, the legal system and the social and health services,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas gender based violence predominantly men against women is a structural and widespread problem throughout Europe and the world, a phenomenon affecting victims and perpetrators irrespective of age, education, income or social position, and is linked to the unequal distribution of power between women and men in our society,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas women's personal income and paid employment remains key to their economic autonomy and to greater equality between women and men in society as a whole,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the motion for a resolution on family violence against young Muslim women in Europe (B7-0546/2010),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas economic stress often leads to more frequent, more violent and more dangerous abuse; whereas studies have shown that violence against women intensifies when men experience displacement and dispossession as a result of the economic crisis,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. bearing in mind the importance of the presence of women in social life in view of its gender-specific factors, denigrated as they are by all kinds of violence, both within the family and in public,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. having regard to the duty to eliminate all forms of gender-based discrimination, to combat all expressions of tribal, uncivilised subculture which fail to respect the lives and dignity of women – expressions of violence perpetrated through subjugation to men or to the family,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas male violence against women, in the form of rape, is not treated as a state offence/ex officio prosecution in several Member States[1], [1] Commission study 2010 "Feasibility study to assess the possibilities, opportunities and needs to standardise national legislation on violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence, p.53
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas there is no regular and comparable data collection on different types of violence against women in the European Union, which makes it difficult to ascertain the real extent of the phenomenon and to find appropriate solutions to the problem. Reliable data collection is highly problematic as women and men are reluctant through fear or shame to report their experiences to the relevant stakeholders,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas there is no regular and comparable data collection on different types of violence against women in the European Union, in particular on violence stemming from harmful traditional practices, including female genital mutilation and so called "honour killings" which makes it difficult to ascertain the real extent of the phenomenon and to find appropriate solutions to the problem and to attribute adequate resources,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the kinds of violence perpetrated against women vary between cultures and traditions, while female genital mutilation, 'honour killings' and forced marriages are a reality in the EU,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas women who are the victims of violence are three to eight times more likely to have sick children, to be unemployed or, if employed, fail to obtain promotion and to seek heathcare, and are more likely to commit suicide,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Eb (new) Eb. whereas approximately one-quarter of women have been the victims of at least one act of physical violence during their lives, at least one in ten have been victims of sexual violence, and between 12 and 15% have been or are in marital relations in which they suffer domestic abuse,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 b (new) Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E C (new) Ec. whereas, according to the existing studies concerning Council of Europe member states, the annual cost of violence against women is estimated to be in the region of EUR 33 billion [1] [1] 'Combating violence against women – Stocktaking study on the measures and actions taken in Council of Europe member states', Council of Europe, 2006
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas women in the European Union are not equally protected against male violence, due to various policies and legislation throughout the Member States,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. having regard to the alarming number of women who are victims of gender violence,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the harassment of mothers is another form of violence or abuse suffered by women for the fact of being mothers or being pregnant, which takes place primarily within the family or couple and in the social and professional spheres, leading to them losing their jobs, either via dismissal or voluntarily, and to situations of discrimination and depression,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into primary EU law has created new responsibilities for the decision-making and implementing institutions as well as for Member States whenever implementing EU legislation domestically, especially with regards to the right to live free from torture, to the freedom from discrimination on any grounds and equality between women and men and to the rights of the child,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas the Commission has stressed in it's Strategy for gender equality 2010- 2015 that gender based violence is one of the key problems to be addressed in order to achieve genuine gender equality,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas the Commission has announced that it will submit a proposal in 2011 for a Strategy to combat violence against women, but no explicit reference to this strategy was made in the Commission Work Programme for 2011,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Proposes a new comprehensive and holistic policy approach against gender- based violence including:
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 1 Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 1 – a criminal-law instrument in the form of a directive against gender-based violence, which should be complemented by a broad range of legislative and other measures aimed at tackling gender inequality,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on combating female genital mutilation in the EU,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 1 – a
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new) - measures to address the six P framework on violence against women (policy, prevention, protection, prosecution, provision, and partnership),
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new) - a Europe-wide definition of the concept of violence against women, framed so as to include all gender-based acts of violence which lead to or can induce physical, sexual or psychological harm or the suffering of the woman and also extending to threats and acts of coercion or arbitrary denial of freedom occurring in both private and public life,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new) - demands on Member States to ensure that perpetrators are punished accordingly to the gravity of the crime,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 2 – demands on the Member States to provide
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 2 – demands on the Member States to provide
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 2 –
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 2 – demands on the Member States to provide law enforcement staff with clear instructions on how to proceed in cases of gender-based violence and to provide the necessary training on the prevention and detection of gender-based violence, equality between men and women and the needs and rights of victims; law enforcement staff should also be allocated the necessary resources to allow them to achieve maximum effectiveness of intervention in such cases, especially as regards implementation and monitoring of the judicial measures adopted to protect victims of domestic violence, the aim throughout being to guarantee their safety and ensure that they are not forced to leave their homes against their will,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 2 – demands on the Member States to
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 2 – demands on the Member States to provide law enforcement staff with clear instructions on how to proceed in cases of gender-based violence and to provide the necessary training on the prevention and detection of gender-based violence, equality between men and women and the needs and rights of victims, regardless of their nationality,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 b (new) - having regard to the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 which was presented on the 21st of September 2010,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 3 – requirements for Member States to
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new) - the introduction of programmes for research into the causes and characteristics of violence against women and the difficulties involved in defining it, as well as the effectiveness and appropriateness of the measures taken with a view to eradicating crimes of this nature and compensating for their effects,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 4 – plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health sector
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 4 – plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health sector professionals in order to
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 4 – plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health sector professionals in order to secure evidence of gender-based violence, as well as mandatory diagnosis of training needs for professionals intervening in cases of violence against women and the compulsory introduction of retraining programmes adapted to the needs of the various professionals concerned,
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 4 – plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health, social and educational sector professionals in order to secure evidence of gender-based violence,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new) - demands that Member States, where possible, set up confidential reporting and referral mechanisms for victims, such as telephone or internet helplines, which are run by professionals trained in dealing with abuse,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new) - creation of partnerships with higher education institutions with a view to providing training courses on gender- based violence for professionals in the relevant fields, especially judges, officials of the criminal police, health and education professionals and victim support staff,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 – policy proposals to help victims and their children rebuild their lives, in addition to ensuring their safety and re- establishing their physical and psychological health,
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 – policy proposals to help victims rebuild their lives, addressing the specific needs of different groups of victims such as minority women, in addition to ensuring their safety and re-establishing their physical and psychological health,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas no single intervention will by itself eliminate gender-based violence, but only a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, health,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 – policy proposals
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 – policy proposals to help victims rebuild their lives, in addition to ensuring their safety and re-establishing their physical and psychological health, and measures encouraging the exchange of information and best practices on dealing with survivors of violence against women,
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new) – integration of specific identification and diagnosis mechanisms in hospital emergency services and the primary care network, with a view to consolidating a more efficient access and monitoring system for the victims concerned,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new) – demands on Member States to provide shelters for victims of gender-based violence in cooperation with relevant NGOs,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new) – proposals for gender sensitive and empowering educational policy, programmes and processes which address the causes and consequences of violence against women and girls and discrimination against women and girls,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 6 Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 6 – minimum requirements as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender-based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 6 – minimum requirements set up by Member States as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender-based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to help victims,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 6 – minimum requirements as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender-based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 6 a (new) – creation of Institutes for Women in those Member States where they still do not exist, with the specific task of making regular evaluations of the measures taken and the efficiency of the programmes introduced with the aim of eradicating violence against women,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas no single intervention
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 6 b (new) – the establishment of a European charter setting out a minimum level of assistance services to be offered to victims of violence against women, including: the right to legal aid; creation of shelters to meet victims' needs for protection and temporary accommodation; urgent psychological aid services, to be provided free of charge by specialists on a decentralised and accessible basis; and financial aid arrangements aimed at promoting victims' independence and facilitating their return to normal life and the world of work,
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 7 Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 7 – minimum standards set up by Member States to ensure that victims have professional support in the form of advice from a legal practitioner irrespective of their role in the criminal proceedings,
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 7 a (new) – closer dialogue among representatives of the law and the various stakeholders, with a view to preventing the crime of gender-based violence and its recurrence, with specific forms of intervention vis-à- vis the aggressors,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 7 a (new) – mechanisms to facilitate access to free legal aid enabling victims to assert their rights throughout the Union,
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 7 b (new) – guarantee of rights to assistance and support for all victims of violence regardless of the victim's nationality, and protection of female victims whose legal status might depend on their partner,
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 7 a (new) – provision of the necessary human and material resources to enable the courts to carry out periodic psychological examinations where it is felt they are needed to verify the existence and degree of seriousness of domestic violence or sexual aggression,
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 – plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain statistical data on gender-based violence, in order to identify the extent of the problem and to provide a basis for a change in action towards the problem;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 – plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain statistical data on gender-based violence at Member State level;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – indent 8 – plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain comparable statistical data on gender-based violence;
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