Activities of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2013/2004(INL)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on combating Violence Against Women PDF (253 KB) DOC (124 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and namely its Articles 19, 23, 24, and 235,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women (2010/2209(INI),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– 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, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and the principle of non-refoulement, the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is understood to be a form of discrimination and a violation of the fundamental freedoms of the victim and includes violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), prostitution, trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the full integration of women and girls’ multiple identities, including factors such as race, ethnicity, religion or belief, health, civil status, housing, migration status, age, disability, class, sexual orientation and gender identity, is a crucial condition for addressing the multiple forms of discrimination and violence that many women and girls face;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests the Commission to submit, by the end of 2014, on the basis of Article 84 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal for an act establishing measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG), following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Council to activate the passerelle clause, by adopting a unanimous decision identifying violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender based violence (including FGM) as an area of crime listed in Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to promote national ratifications and launch the procedure for the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, once it has evaluated the impact and added value this would have;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG);
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Commission to adopt the first steps towards establishing a European Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls, building on existing institutional structures (European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE));
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU Rapporteur on violence against women and Girls;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to establish in the next three years an EU Year to End Violence against Women and Girls with the aim of raising awareness among citizens;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 1
Annex – Recommendation 1
Recommendation 1 on the objective and scope of the Regulation to be adopted The objective of the Regulation should be to establish measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of prevention of gender-based violence. Gender- against women and girls. Violence against women and girls (and other forms of gender based violence) should be considered (as already indicated in Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA1) as violence that is directed against a person because of that person's gender, gender identity or gender expression or that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately. It may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, or economic loss, to the victim and may include violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’. Measures should include: designing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive strategies and programmes; conducting research, including data collection and analysis; organising training for the officials involved; exchanging experience, information and best practices; awareness raising; establishing help lines; open and equip shelters with facilities and staff. The Regulation should apply to Member States. ______________ 1__ 1 OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57. OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57.
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 2
Annex – Recommendation 2
Recommendation 2 on prevention measures Member States should develop a series of measures in order to prevent gender-based violence against women and girls. They should namely: - design, implement and evaluate yearly comprehensive strategies and programmes, including public education programmes and training for teachers aimed at removing obstacles that prevent women and girls from enjoying their full rights and freedom out of violence and at changing the mind-set of societies; - conduct relevant research on gender- based violence, including on the causes and motives of violence and data collection and analysis, while pursuing efforts to standardise the criteria for registering gender-based violence, so that the data collected are comparable; - organise training for officials and professionals likely to come into contact with cases of gender- based violenceviolence against women – including law enforcement, social welfare, healthcare and emergency centre staff – in order to detect, identify and properly deal with such cases, with a special focus on the needs and rights of victims; - exchange expertise, experience, information and best practices through the European Union Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN); - establish awareness-raising campaigns, where relevant in cooperation with NGOs and other stakeholders; - create – if not already existing – -national help lines free of charge with -specialised staff; - opensure that there are specialised shelters and equip themped with facilities and staff, offering places for at least 1 woman - per 10 000 inhabitants; - ensure support to women's NGOs and civil society working to prevent gender- based violence against women and girls.
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recommendation 4
Annex – Recommendation 4
Recommendation 4 on coordination of the Union strategy on combating violence against women and girls In order to contribute to a coordinated and consolidated Union strategy to combat gender-based violence against women and girls, Member States shall transmit to the European Commission the information referred to in Recommendation 3. The EC should establish an EU rapporteur on violence against women and girls to support the work of the Member States.