25 Amendments of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2018/2103(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the arrival in Europe of migrants and asylum seekers continued in 2017; whereas this reality requires real EU solidarity to put in place adequate reception structures for those most in need and most vulnerable; whereas many migrants place their lives in the hands of smugglers and criminals and are vulnerable to violations of their rights, including violence, abuse and exploitation; whereas women and children are at higher risk of being trafficked and sexually abused at the hands of traffickers and there is therefore a need to build and strengthen child protection systems to prevent and respond to violence, abuse, neglect and the exploitation of children, in line with the commitments set out in the Valletta Action Plan, as well as the European Parliament Resolution on the protection of children in migration of 3 May 2018;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas grooming, cyberbullying or revenge pornography represent growing concerns for our societies especially among young people;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that the 2017 FRA paper entitled ‘Challenges to women’s human rights in the EU’ confirms that women and girls experience persistent gender discrimination, sexist hate speech, and gender-based violence in the EU, which severely limits their ability to enjoy their rights and to participate on an equal footing in society; whereas the report published in March 2014 by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU- wide survey’ shows that one-third of all women in Europe have experienced physical or sexual acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, 20 % have experienced online harassment, one in twenty have been raped and more than one-tenth have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the signing of the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention on 13 June 2017, despite the limitation to only two mandates namely the first comprehensive legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence, including domestic violence, at international level; regrets that, to date, only 1920 Member States have ratified the Conventionit, to date and calls on the remaining Member States to do so without delay; recognises that when it comes to determining European standards for the protection of women against violence, the Istanbul Convention is the most important point of reference; calls on the Council to swiftly agree on the Code of Conduct, which will govern the implementation of the Convention by the EUurges Member States and the Council Presidency to speed up the EU ratification process;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)
Children’s Rights
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 a (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to work out a national plan to combat any form of violence against children, such as physical and sexual abuse, forced marriages, child labour, sexual exploitation, honour killing, FGM and child soldiers; stresses on the importance of including formal provisions to prohibit and sanction corporal punishment against children;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 a (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to renew its commitment to set out a new EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child, as well a new strategy for the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 b (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the EU Member States and the Commission to explicitly consider children’s rights as a priority when programming and implementing regional and cohesion policies;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 c (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to ensure coordination within its different services with the aim of effectively mainstreaming children’s rights in all EU legislative proposals, policies and financial decisions;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 d (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Reiterates that cyberbullying and revenge pornography are new forms of crime online and can have extremely serious impact especially among young people and children. Encourages all Member States to set up future-proofed legislation to address this alarming phenomenon including provisions for removal from social media of harmful content for human dignity within well- defined deadlines in line with the European Parliament resolution of 14 December 2017 on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to invest adequate financial resources to integrate media and information literacy into national education systems and more generally in order to empower children and young people with the tools to use the internet responsibly and avoid possible risks;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that whistle- blowing is an essential element in investigative journalism and press freedom, and; denounces the threats, retaliations and condemnations that whistle-blowers still face in the EU; in this context, recalls its resolution of 24 October 2017 on legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing the confidential information of companies and public bodies3; points out that, according to the Communication from the Commission on Strengthening whistle-blowers protection at EU level in April 2018, only ten Member States have introduced comprehensive legislation to protect whistle-blowers; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a horizontal Directive on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law, and calls on co-legislators to swiftly pursue and end negotiations in that regard; __________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0402.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the key role of whistle blowers in safeguarding the public interest and in promoting a culture of public accountability and integrity in both public and private institutions;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to establish a High Level Expert Group on fake news and online disinformation; expresses its concern about the potential threat the notion ofat fake news could pose to freedom of speech and expression and to the independence of the media, while underlining the negative effects that the spread of false news might have on the quality of political debate and on the well- informed participation of citizens in democratic society; stresses that political profiling, fake news and manipulation of the information may be used by parties and private or public entities inside and outside the EU, and may hinder EU and national democratic processes, such as the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal; calls on the Commission and co- legislators to work on legislations that would prevent political profiling and manipulation of the information and that would guarantee data protection, transparency and cybersecurity;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that EU and its Member States should address adequatnd combat effectively discriminatory or violent treatment and reactions against the schooling ofand participation of children from minority backgrounds, especially migrant and refugee, and Roma children, both through law enforcement and by promoting mutual understanding and social cohesion; calls on Member States to structurally address and promote respect for diversity, intercultural understanding and human rights, including children’s rights, in regular school curricula;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that EU Member States should address adequately discriminatory or violent reactions against the schooling of migrant and refugee children, both through law enforcement and by promoting mutual understanding and social cohesion; calls on Member States to structurally address respect for diversity, intercultural understanding and human rights, including children’s rights, in regular school curricula; to that end, calls on EU Member States to promote inclusive education from an early age in schools;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CIs concerned by the increased levels of racial violence and hatred, such as Afrophobia, anti-Gypsyism, anti- Semitism, Islamophobia, or other forms of hatred based on intolerance whether expressed in the form of hate crimes, messages spread on social networks, protests or political propaganda, that have come to be seen as normal in some Member States; calls on the Member States to continue their efforts to ensure the effective practical enforcement of the Race Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) 4 and to ensure effective enforcement of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia to tackle persisting discrimination against Roma, anti- Semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia and anti-Gypsyism; points out that the Member States should put forward or review their national integration strategies to ensure that all people regardless of race, ethnicity, religion gender or any other status are empowered to engage actively in the process of inclusion by promoting their social, economic, political and cultural participation in society; __________________ 4calls for the adoption of the proposed 2008 Equal Treatment Directive which is still pending for approval by the Council; considers it a condition to secure a consolidated and coherent EU law framework against discrimination; __________________ 4 OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22. OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22.
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recalls that the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is a legally binding international treaty, signed and ratified by the EU, currently implemented with the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020, to ensure equal opportunities, regarding: accessibility, participation, equality, employment, education and training, social protection, health, and EU external action; underlines that, in its implementation report of the European Disability Strategy in February 2017, the Commission noted that although progress was made, particularly with the European Accessibility Act proposed in 2015, persons with disabilities are still disadvantaged and discriminated regarding employment, education and social inclusion; in that regard, stresses that the objectives of the Strategy remain, that accurate actions should be taken between 2017 and 2020 and that the European Parliament Resolution of 30 November 2017 recommended: compulsory requirements regarding accessibility in public space, minimum percentage for employment of persons with disabilities, guarantees for an inclusive education, including access to initiatives such as Erasmus +, and a particular attention for women and children with disabilities;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Regrets multiple and intersectional discriminations faced by elderly people in an ageing European society; calls on all level of governments to better integrate this dimension when drafting and implementing policies, including in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Affirms that the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary are essential to ensure the effective functioning of the rule of law in any society; recalls that this concept is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in Article 47 of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights, in the principles of equality before the law, the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established before the law;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on Member States to effectively ensure the right to asylum and to accept relocation of asylum seekers, as agreed in the Council’s decisions in September 2015; calls on the Council to swiftly move on with the Dublin Regulation reform, that it currently blocks, and that prevents the European Common Asylum System from working properly; Stresses that Commission should initiate and Member States should implement a combination of protection- related schemes, such as resettlement and humanitarian admission, and regular mobility schemes to promote legal pathways to the EU for persons in need of protection; recalls that any action undertaken by a Member State, when acting within the scope of EU law, must respect the rights and principles of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; also calls on Member States to respect the principle of non-refoulement and introduce adequate procedural safeguards to their asylum and border procedures, including safeguards against collective expulsion;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that the EU and the Member States should develop credible and effective systems that would make it unnecessary tonot detain children for asylum or return purposes; stresses the importance of taking the principle of the best interests of the child into consideration in all aspects concerning children as well as of the practical implementation of the right to be heard; recalls that Article 14 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 28 of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child guarantee the right to education to every child, including migrant and refugee children, both unaccompanied and accompanied and avoiding separated schooling and segregation; stresses that Member States should ensure that migrant and refugee children are effectively supported through linguistic, social and psychological support based on individual assessment of their needs;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that the EU and the Member States should develop credible and effective systems that would make it unnecessary to detain children for asylum or return purpoCalls on the Member States to accommodate all children and families with children in non-custodial, community-based placements while their immigration status is processesd; stresses the importance of taking the principle of the best interests of the child into consideration in all aspects concerning children as well as of the practical implementation of the right to be heard as called for in the European Parliament Resolution on the protection of migrant children of 3 May 2018; recalls that Article 14 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 28 of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child guarantee the right to education to every child, including migrant and refugee children, both unaccompanied and accompanied and avoiding separated schooling and segregation, and calls therefore on the Member States to ensure migrant and refugee children are granted access to formal and informal education swiftly after their arrival; stresses that Member States should ensure that migrant and refugee children are effectively supported through linguistic, social and psychological support based on individual assessment of their needs;