Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2013/2020(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights in the Sahel region (short presentation)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the situation of human rights in the Sahel region
Amendments (4)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses concern at the discrimination suffered by women and girls in much of this region, particularly in terms of access to education, jobs with rights and health, and in relation to issues such as forced marriage, sexual exploitation and genital mutilation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights the case of Sahrawi women and their important role in Sahrawi society, particularly in the refugee camps, where illiteracy has decreased sharply from 95 % immediately after the Spanish colonial period to the present-day 5 %; emphasises the crucial role of women in organising Sahrawi institutions and their high level of participation in decision- making at all levels, from local committees to the parliament and government.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Condemns the human rights abuses, principally involving harassment and sexual violence, inflicted on Sahrawi women in the Moroccan-occupied territories, and used by the occupying forces as a mechanism for intimidating the Sahrawi people in their struggle for their legitimate right to self determination;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Condemns the interference in the internal affairs of third countries by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and reaffirms the right of all peoples to sovereignty and self determination without outside interference; considers that the defence of women’s rights and the promotion of policies to encourage the active participation of women in all aspects of social life is essential to democracy in all countries;