103 Amendments of Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY related to 2016/2009(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the 1951 United Nations Convention, and the 1967 Protocol thereto, relating to the Status of Refugees,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission proposal regarding EU accession to the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention3a , __________________ 3a COM(2016) 111 final, COM(2016) 109
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission roadmap on possible EU accession to the Istanbul Convention in October 2015,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 f (new)
Citation 20 f (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication "A new EU Framework to Strengthen the Rule of Law"9a , __________________ 9a COM(2014)158 final
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 g (new)
Citation 20 g (new)
- having regard to the Commission Recommendation of 27 July 2016 regarding the rule of law in Poland11a , __________________ 11a C(2016) 5703 final
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication 'Towards the elimination of female genital mutilation',
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to 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/JHA10 a , __________________ 10 a OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 a (new)
Citation 27 a (new)
- having regard to the European Agenda on Migration14a, __________________ 14a COM 2015 240
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 b (new)
Citation 27 b (new)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27 f (new)
Citation 27 f (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's "List of Actions to advance LGBTI Equality" adopted in December 2015,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35 a (new)
Citation 35 a (new)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 39 d (new)
Citation 39 d (new)
- having regard to its resolutions on the situation in Hungary and Poland,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
Citation 40 a (new)
- having regard to the draft report with recommendations to the Commission on Establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights17a, __________________ 17a PE 576.988v01-00
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 41 a (new)
Citation 41 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU-wide survey’ published in March 2014,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 h (new)
Citation 42 h (new)
- having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality's 'Study to identify and map existing data and resources on sexual violence against women in the EU',
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 i (new)
Citation 42 i (new)
- having regard to the 2016 EUROPOL situation report on Trafficking in human beings in the EU20a , __________________ 20a https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/tra fficking-human-beings-eu
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 k (new)
Citation 42 k (new)
- having regard to the Eurostat report 'Trafficking in human beings', 2015 edition,
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 b (new)
Citation 46 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication on a new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law (COM(2014)0158) and the Council conclusions of 16 December 2014 entitled ‘Ensuring respect for the Rule of Law’,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 d (new)
Citation 46 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission's staff working document ‘The Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016- 2019’,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 e (new)
Citation 46 e (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s 2015 report on equality between women and men in the European Union (SWD(2016)0054),
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 46 f (new)
Citation 46 f (new)
- having regard to ‘EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity’ adopted on 4 February 201422a , __________________ 22a A7-0009/0062
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A c (new)
Recital -A c (new)
-Ac. whereas the way the rule of law is implemented at national level plays a key role in ensuring mutual trust among Member States and their legal systems, hence it is of vital importance to establish an area of freedom, security and justice as described in Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A d (new)
Recital -A d (new)
-Ad. whereas many fundamental rights violations still occur in the EU and in Member States, as pointed out in reports by the Commission, the FRA, NGOs, the Council of Europe and the UN; such as the violations of the right to freedom of assembly and expression of civil society organisations, freedom of media, the institutional discrimination of LGBTI persons through marriage bans and anti- propaganda legislation, and the remaining high-levels of discrimination and hate crime and hate speech motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is an unavoidable part ofunquestionably represents an opportunity for the EU’s future and is one of the biggest challenges of our times, as it appeals to the EU’s international humanitarian responsibilities of the EU and its Member States and forms a key element for demographic reasons;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas acts of terrorism constitute one of the most serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms; whereas it is necessary to have adequate tools in place to protect EU citizens and residents and to respond properly to such violations, while fully respecting the principles of the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas trafficking in human beings is a serious crime, often committed within the framework of organised crime, constitutes a grosswhich represents a serious affront to human dignity, constitutes one of the worst kinds of violation of fundamental rights and is explicitly prohibited by the Charter;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas trafficking in human beings harms human dignity and physical and psychological integrity; whereas it first and foremost affects the victims of trafficking, but it also has a vast impact on society overall;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas differences between the legislation of Member States greatly facilitate the activities of organised crime groups involved in trafficking in human beings24a ; __________________ 24a2016 EUROPOL situation report on Trafficking in human beings in the EU
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas 70% of the identified victims and suspects of human trafficking in the EU are EU nationals25a ; __________________ 25a2016 EUROPOL situation report on Trafficking in human beings in the EU
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas women and girls make up 80% of registered victims of trafficking in human beings, and this can be attributed partly to structural violence and discrimination against women and girls26a; __________________ 26aEurostat report, ‘Trafficking in human beings’, 2015 edition
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas minority groups, such as Roma people, make up a disproportionate number of victims of trafficking in human beings as a result of being socially and economically marginalised;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas victims of human trafficking often lack information about their rights and how to effectively exercise them;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas discrimination, racism, xenophobia, hate speech and hate crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, or bias against a person's religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity threaten the values of the EU and its Member States; whereas there is an increase in hate speech among political forces and increasing xenophobia and other bias in important sectors of the population; whereas fighting discrimination, racism and xenophobia is crucial to respect European values of tolerance, diversity and mutual respect;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the European Union, and Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibit any discrimination on grounds of sex and require equality between men and women to be ensured in all areas;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas sexual and reproductive health and rights are grounded in basic human rights; whereas the denial of life- saving sexual and reproductive health services, among which safe abortion amounts to a serious breach of human rights;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, according to FRA ‘violence against women’ survey data, one in three women in the EU has experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15, while one in ten has been the victim of some form of sexual violence and one in twenty has been raped since that age;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas violence against women is not only a serious violation of fundamental rights but also a brutal form of discrimination which is both cause and consequence of gender inequalities; whereas gender-based violence, which is rarely reported to the police or to victim support services, harms victims’ health and welfare and can also restrict their access to employment and restrict their independence; whereas this unacceptable phenomenon affects the whole European Union, is still ‘silently’ tolerated in many places and a zero tolerance approach to it is necessary;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas under-reporting gender- based violence is excessive due to the lack of trust of victims in the authorities to appropriately handle their cases and diligently prosecute the perpetrators;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas secondary and repeat victimisation and intimidation during court proceedings is common for victims of gender-based violence;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas LGBTI rights are basic human rights: according to international human rights standards, every nation is obliged to protect all lesbian, gay, bi- sexual, trans and intersex people (LGBTI) from torture, discrimination and violence;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, in application of Article 37 of the Convention on Children’s Rights and the principle of the best interests of the child, unaccompanied or separated children should not, as a general rule, be detained, which implies a prohibition on the administrative detention of such children;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the EU institutions have already startepossess instruments and procedursses to overcome the so-called ‘Copenhagen dilemma’ensure the full and correct application of the principles and values of the Treaty, not only for those countries applying for EU membership but also in Member States where the enforcement of fundamental rights values should be monitored and observed in all circumstances; whereas in practice, however, these instruments are of limited scope and prove unsuitable or ineffective, and whereas therefore a permanent monitoring process should be set up, with preventive and corrective measures where a Member State commits violations of fundamental rights and refuses to remedy such violations;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the migration crisis has triggered mistrust and rising hatred towards national minority communities in Europe, which also affects traditional nationa, in view of the rise in populism and extremism, the priority must be to promote coexistence with and respect for all minorities;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas freedom to operate for civil society groups are central to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights; whereas this freedom has been jeopardised by the adoption of laws or by direct intervention by the authorities in a number of Member States;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates that the reintroduction of the death penalty is contrary to the EU’s fundamental values;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates that Member States shall respect and protect the human dignity of all migrants, including in relation to border management and asylum procedures; calls on the Commission and Member States to reinforce cooperation and resources to save lives of migrants at sea in accordance with the respect of the right to life; welcomes the fact that the recently adopted European Border and Coast Guard proposal foresees a specific mandate for the Agency to support search and rescue operations; recalls that rules related to asylum seekers’ and refugees’ reception conditions must not deprive them of their fundamental rights to a dignified standard of living and to physical and mental health;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Urges the Commission to systematically prepare specific fundamental rights impact assessments for its upcoming proposals; reiterates that the full range of sources for fundamental rights should be taken into consideration, as fundamental rights provisions are not limited to the Charter;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Urges the Commission and Member States to find a way to make better use of the expertise of the Council of Europe and set up a formal channel of cooperation in matters relating to the rule of law and fundamental rights and create stronger synergies between the institutions;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 l (new)
Paragraph 1 l (new)
1l. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all Member State actions, which are funded under the EU cohesion policy, respect fundamental rights’ principles; reiterates that the Commission should not allow itself to finance, with EU money, actions which are not in line with the highest values of the Union, that is to say, the rights, freedoms and principles recognised by the Charter;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 m (new)
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1m. Stresses that corruption represents a serious fundamental rights violation; notes that in certain Member States it affects the highest levels of government and can be deemed as an institutionalised form of corruption; calls on the Member States and institutions to devise effective instruments for combating and sanctioning corruption and to monitor regularly the use of public funds, be they European or national;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 p (new)
Paragraph 1 p (new)
1p. Reiterates the importance of effective and early identification of, safeguards and adequate assistance to vulnerable groups of asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors, victims of trauma or torture, gender or sexual orientation related persecution, serious human right violations and victims of trafficking in the reception, asylum and integration processes; urges Member States, EU Institutions and Agencies to develop effective measures to protect these vulnerable groups; urges Member States to provide them with prompt access to adapted reception conditions and the provision of procedural guarantees; calls on the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of Directive 2013/32/EU on Asylum Qualification, with particular attention to those asylum seekers with special needs;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 q (new)
Paragraph 1 q (new)
1q. Reiterates the need to ensure that irregular migrants are granted the right to an effective remedy in the event of violations of their rights;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 s (new)
Paragraph 1 s (new)
1s. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide information and ensure transparency concerning the detention of migrants and asylum seekers in numerous Member States;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 t (new)
Paragraph 1 t (new)
1t. Calls on the Member States to ensure that women victims of gender- based persecution or harm, torture, rape, or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence have genuine access to international protection and to provide them with appropriate treatment and support, in line with internal rules and international obligations applicable to victims of violence such as the UN Convention against torture and the Istanbul Convention; calls on the Member States to follow the Commission guidelines for the implementation of Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification, including the immediate issue of a residence permit valid in its own right to family members who have entered for reasons of family reunification when there are particularly difficult circumstances, such as domestic violence;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 u (new)
Paragraph 1 u (new)
1u. Recalls that the right to a fair trial is an integral part of the Asylum Procedures Directive, including the right to an effective remedy; calls on Member States to observe this right and provide for all procedural guarantees and access to justice for asylum-seekers; recalls that the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings is regulated by the Directive on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (Directive 2010/64/EU)); calls on Member States to respect procedural guarantees also in case of asylum-seekers;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 v (new)
Paragraph 1 v (new)
1v. Calls on Member States to their legal obligation to recognise sexual orientation and gender identity as valid grounds for fear and provide adequate training for asylum professionals (such as interviewers and interpreters) in order to identify grounds for asylum that are specific to LGBTI persons;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the social inclusion and cultural integration of refugees in the host society is part of a dynamic, two-dimensional process (involving rights and duties)global process, representing a challenge and an opportunity that requires responsibilities and efforts both by the refugees and by the Member States, their local and regional administrations and host communitiescoordinated efforts and an assumption of responsibilities at all levels of society;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that intercultural and inter-religious tolerance needs to be promoted via constant efforts and extensive dialogue and that the crisis arising from the waves of migration cannot be tackled without the involvement of all relevant state and non-st, involving all actors in society, and ate actors, including churches and religious organisationsll levels of governance;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission initiatives to strengthen security cooperation and the exchange of information between Member States and fully supports all proposed measures to pave the way towards an effective Security Union, in particular the directive on combatting terrorism, with all due regard for the rule of law and fundamental rights;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a European early warning and responsive system should be set up to identify groups that are at high riskthere is a need to strengthen European policies on preventing radicalisation and violent extremism, which must centre on promoting European values, tolerance and community, without stigmatising any faith ofr radicalisateligion; calls on the EU and the Member States to incorporate measures fostering social inclusion and non- discrimination into their strategies to prevent radicalisation, to make greater efforts to prevent radicalisation via the Internet and social media, in particular among young people, and to assist the families of those who are at risk; encourages Member States to exchange best practices and to use intelligence-sharing mechanismson preventing radicalisation in order to fight terrorist networks more efficiently;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that Commission’s report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings shows that the Internet and new technologies enable organised crime groups to access a large pool of potential victims on a much larger scale than ever before, as many victims of trafficking, especially for sexual and labour exploitation, are recruited online; calls on EU law enforcement agencies to step up their efforts in targeting criminal trafficking networks and facilitators, paying special attention to crimes against children; stresses the need to provide training for services that come into contact with victims or potential victims of trafficking, so as to help them identify the persons concerned more effectively and give them appropriate support, with training to focus on compliance with fundamental rights and on the needs of persons in particularly vulnerable situations, especially children, women and LGBTI people;
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that human trafficking and migrant smuggling are two very distinct phenomena, but, in some cases, there may be a link between them; stresses that measures taken against human trafficking must not undermine the fundamental rights of victims of trafficking, migrants, refugees and persons in need of international protection; calls for a ban on the administrative detention of victims of trafficking and unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Member States to make equal efforts to identify, protect and assist victims of all forms of exploitation, and to guarantee the mutual recognition of victim protection orders in the EU; calls on Member States to implement the EU Anti-trafficking Directive fully and correctly, in particular Article 8 thereof, which calls for victims not to be criminalised, and encourages the Member States, EU institutions and agencies to convene meetings within the framework the EU Network of National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms on trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Emphasises that the EU's legal and political framework recognises that trafficking is a gender-specific phenomenon, and calls on Member States to adopt gender-specific measures; recalls that Article 1 of the Directive stresses the need to adopt a gender-sensitive approach to trafficking in human beings; highlights that women and men, girls and boys are vulnerable in different ways, and are often trafficked for different purposes, and that prevention, assistance and support measures must therefore be gender-specific; points out, further, that the EU strategy identifies violence against women and gender inequalities as being among the root causes of trafficking, and lays down a series of measures to address the gender dimension of trafficking;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Stresses that the gender dimension must be consistently monitored in the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation, and urges the Commission to continue to monitor this in its assessment of Member States' compliance and implementation of the Directive 2011/36/EU; stresses that the cumulative effect of different types of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity makes LGBTI persons particularly vulnerable to trafficking in human beings; calls on the Member States to address the unique needs of LGBTI persons; calls on the Commission to promote the exchange of best practices in this regard;
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Calls on the Member States to actively include social partners, the private sector, trade unions and civil society, particularly NGOs working to combat trafficking and provide assistance to victims, in their initiatives to prevent trafficking in human beings, particularly in the field of labour exploitation, including as regards the identification of victims and awareness-raising activities;
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the EU and all Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings;
Amendment 511 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that education is an effective tool in crime preventing human trafficking and exploitation and calls on Member States to implement prevention education programmes into national curriculums and to promote and mainstream prevention programmes;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Condemns violence and threats against journalists that still occur in several Member States; calls on Member States to diligently prosecute any threats to the freedom of media;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)
Paragraph 12 f (new)
12f. Strongly deplores that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the prioritisation of this directive by the European Commission; and reiterates its call to the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible;
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 g (new)
Paragraph 12 g (new)
12g. Calls on the Commission to review of European legislation against hate speech and hate crime expanding it to the grounds of religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity; in order to fully cover all forms of hate crimes and crimes committed with a bias or discriminatory motive related to the victims' personal characteristics, and to clearly define consistent investigation and prosecution standards;
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 j (new)
Paragraph 12 j (new)
12j. Calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify work on exchanging best practices and strengthen their cooperation to combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia and other forms of intolerance, with full inclusion of civil society and community representative input, as well as guidance provided by the Fundamental Rights Agency and the relevant international organisations;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 k (new)
Paragraph 12 k (new)
12k. Calls on the EU and Member States to address internal human rights challenges, including discrimination against LGBTI people, and ensure that any discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited, not only in the field of employment but also in all sectors of civil rights such as education, social security, health care, access to goods and services (including finance), housing, public procurement, business support, access to culture; calls on the Commission to start a dialogue with those Member States whose legislation does not cover homophobic and transphobic hate motives, aimed at filling the remaining legislative gaps;
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Warns that the anti-Semitism is still a dangerous phenomenon in many Member States in both open and concealed forms; calls on Member States and EU institutions to monitor, publicise, condemn and penalise any anti-Semitic incidents, and develop effective measures on prevention;
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Condemns any discrimination, stigmatisation and administrative harassment of Muslim communities and individuals; calls on Members States and EU institutions and agencies to develop a system to monitor this type of incidents and strictly enforce the related European and international human rights obligations on anti-discrimination;
Amendment 612 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on the Commission to support training programmes for law enforcement and judicial authorities, and for the relevant EU agencies, in preventing and tackling discriminatory practices and hate crime; calls on the Member States to provide the authorities responsible for investigation and prosecution with practical tools and skills to enable them to identify and deal with the offences covered by the Framework Decision, and to interact and communicate with victims;
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15h. Urges the EU and the Member States to combat and prosecute all forms of violence and discrimination against women; calls on the Member States in particular to deal effectively with the effects of domestic violence and sexual exploitation in all its forms, including that of refugees and migrant children, and early or forced marriage; calls on Member States to exchange best practices among each other and to provide regular trainings for police and judicial staff on new forms of violence against women, such as stalking, cyber-harassment or revenge porn;
Amendment 627 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights that improvements are still needed toDeplores the fact that women and girls, depending on the Member State in which they live, do not enjoy the same protection against violence; highlights the urgent need for improvements in combating violence against women, and at European level; calls on theall Member States andthat have not yet done so, and on the EU, to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention following the launch of the procedure by the Commission in March 2016; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive on combating violence against women;
Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges Member States to lead more targeted awareness-raising campaigns, to prevent and protect all victims of sexist violence, including LGBTI and transgender people, and to protect their rights without delay in line with the Victims’ Rights Directive;
Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges Member States to provide victims of gender-based violence with an adequate number of shelters and targeted and integrated support services, including trauma support and counselling; urges the Commission and the Member States to support the civil society organisations working with victims of gender-based violence in any way possible, including by regular financial support;
Amendment 657 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on Member States to provide the necessary sensitivity and other specialised trainings for police, judicial staff and judges to enable them to adequately deal with the issue of gender- based violence in order to avoid further trauma and re-victimisation during criminal proceedings;
Amendment 658 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on Member States to assist authorities in effectively identifying vulnerabilities and provide special protection services where necessary to victims of gender-based violence in line with the Victims' Rights Directive;
Amendment 666 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that no cultural, religious, national or ethnic background can justify any form of gender-based violeany form of gender- based violence is unjustifiable in any circumstances and that EU and national authorities should strengthen their cooperation to combat what is a violation of fundamental rights;
Amendment 671 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Member States to ensure respect for and safeguarding of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights; insists on the role of the Union in awareness-raising and promoting best practices on this issue, given that health is a fundamental human right essential to the exercise of other human rights; urges the Commission to include sexual and reproductive health and rights, as basic human rights, in its EU Health Strategy in order to ensure coherence between the EU's internal and external fundamental rights policy as called for by Parliament on 10 March 2015;
Amendment 677 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to step up their efforts to protect women refugees and asylum seekers, who are particularly vulnerable to violence while on the move;
Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Recognises that the denial of a life-saving abortion amounts to a serious breach of fundamental rights;
Amendment 685 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Calls on the Member States, in liaison with the Commission, to recognise the right to access safe and modern contraceptives and sexuality education in schools; urges the Commission to complement national policies to improve public health, while keeping the European Parliament fully informed;
Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 j (new)
Paragraph 18 j (new)
18 j. Calls on the Commission to issue an action plan or strategy for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, as repeatedly called for by Parliament and as was promised in the process of the Commission hearings, including legislative measures to fully implement ¬the Council of Europe Recommendation to member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity ; urges the Commission to work in close cooperation with civil society organisations working for the rights of LGBTI persons;
Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 k (new)
Paragraph 18 k (new)
18 k. Calls on the Commission to review the Council Framework Decision on combatting certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia so that hate crimes and violence against LGBTI persons are also covered by this rule; urges the Commission to carefully monitor and enforce LGBTI-relevant legislative provisions, such as the Directive on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation and the Directives on Gender Equality in access to goods and services and employment, which also protect trans-gender people from discrimination (based on the EUCJ extension of the sex/gender characteristics), but also the Victims Right Directive; calls on the Commission to provide interpretation guidelines in order to make clear for national authorities that sexual identity is fully covered by the said legislation; calls on the Commission to use the tools available, including infringement procedures to enforce legislation relevant to LGBTI persons;
Amendment 694 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 l (new)
Paragraph 18 l (new)
18 l. Considers that the fundamental rights of LGBTI persons are more likely to be safeguarded if they have access to legal institutions such as cohabitation, registered partnership or marriage; welcomes the fact that 18 Member States currently offer these options, and calls on other Member States to consider doing so;
Amendment 695 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 m (new)
Paragraph 18 m (new)
18 m. Recalls that the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights states that same sex-couples living in stable relationships are to be considered as "family" and cannot be excluded from rights granted to de facto cohabitants, including in cases of adoption;
Amendment 696 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 n (new)
Paragraph 18 n (new)
18 n. Deplores the fact that transgender people are still considered mentally ill in the majority of Member States and calls on respective states to review national mental health catalogues and to develop alternative stigma-free access models, ensuring that medically necessary treatment remains available for all trans people; deplores that today 13 Member States still impose requirements on transgender people such as medical intervention in order to have the changed gender recognized (including in passports and official identity documents) and forced sterilization as a condition for gender reassignment; notes that such requirements are clearly human rights violations; calls on the Commission to provide guidance to Member States on best models of legal gender recognition laws in Europe; calls on Member States to recognise the change of gender and provide access to quick, accessible and transparent legal gender recognition procedures without medical requirements, such as surgery or sterilization or psychiatric consent;
Amendment 698 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 p (new)
Paragraph 18 p (new)
18 p. Calls on the Commission to collect data on human rights violations faced by intersex people in all areas of life and provide guidance to Member States on best practices to protect the fundamental rights of intersex people;
Amendment 700 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 r (new)
Paragraph 18 r (new)
18 r. Calls on Member States to prohibit medical treatments without consent on intersex persons, including the genital normalising surgery on children; calls on Member States to conduct themselves in line with the self-determination principle when it comes to intersex persons;
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 t (new)
Paragraph 18 t (new)
18 t. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects and free circulation of all civil status documents of all individuals, couples and families (including established through marriage and registered partnerships, legal sex changes and adoption and birth certificates) across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
Amendment 716 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Commission to consider launching a Child Guarantee to combat child poverty and social exclusion; supports the inclusion of free access to healthcare, education, childcare facilities, adequate housing and quality nutrition in the Child Guarantee;
Amendment 767 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the asylum package and register children upon their arrival in order to ensure their inclusion in child protection systems; calls on the Member States to increase information sharing in order to better protect migrant children in Europe;
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights that traditional national minorities who have beee need to build a European Union in which we can livinge together with or alongside traditional majority cultures for centuries in Europe are facing the negative consequences of the migration crisis, i.e. mistrust towards non- majority autochthonous minorities; believes that the solution to this problem lies in thehile respecting all national minorities; believes that it is necessary to establishment of minimum standards on protecting the rights of traditional minorities, as preservminorities ing European heritage gives added value to diversity;
Amendment 881 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Denounces the persistent and widespread discrimination against Roma in all EU Member States as the root cause of the deprived living conditions and socio-economic exclusion in which many of them still live today; urges the Commission to take action against those Member States that promote or allow institutionalised discrimination and segregation, especially in education and housing; calls on the Commission to mainstream the monitoring of discrimination practices in all areas, especially education, employment, housing and healthcare;
Amendment 895 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on Member States, in the light of the Commission’'s Report on the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies 2015, to fully and rapidly implement their own national Roma Strategy and to put in place specific measures to fight antigypsyism and ethnic discrimination against Roma in line with the Racial Equality Directive provisions, and to combat anti-Ggypsyism in line with the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia;
Amendment 960 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
42a. Reiterates that respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition for the protection of fundamental rights and that it must be inherent in all measures taken by the European Union and its Member States; deplores the fact that violations of the rule of law and fundamental rights take place daily in all Member States of the Union;
Amendment 965 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
Paragraph 46 b (new)