6 Amendments of Clare MOODY related to 2015/2118(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to Article 6 of the 1979 UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) which seeks to combat all forms of traffic in women and the exploitation of the prostitution of women,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the 2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the principal source of information for the registration of victims is the police, pointing to the need for targeted and specialist training for police officers and a greater gender balance amongst staff; highlights that using prisons and detention centres as registration sources shows a failure of the system;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to develop specific strategies for reducing demand for trafficking for sexual exploitation, such as exit programmes and schemes to empower and protect the rights of those in prostitution, while also noting that the regulation of prostitution is a competence of the Member State; believes that demand reduction can be achieved through legislation that shifts the criminal burden onto those who purchase sexual services rather than onto those who sell it, and through the imposition of fines to make prostitution and sexual exploitation financially less lucrative for criminal networks;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises the data which confirm the deterrent effect that criminalisation of the purchase of sexual services has had in Sweden; highlights the normative effect of this model of regulation and its potential to change social attitudes to reduce overall demand for the services of victims of THB;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is strongly critical of the fact that it is not already a criminal offence to knowingly use the services of trafficked persons across all Member States, but acknowledges the difficulty in proving knowledge in a judicial context, and considers that this would be an important step recognising the seriousness of this crime, ensuring a real framework for the prevention of THB and for stopping the culture of impunity;