19 Amendments of Ernest URTASUN related to 2015/2325(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas criminal networks are taking advantage of the lack of safe passage into the EU for asylum seekers and refugees, regional instability and, conflict and the vulnerability of women and girls trying to flee, in order to exploit them through trafficking, prostitution and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas girls fleeing conflict and persecution are at a heightened risk of rape, sexual and physical abuse, forced prostitution, child, early and forced marriage;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas women and girls seeking refuge in the EU often flee from regimes that are oppressive towards women, do not recognise equality of women with men, tolerate violence against women, abuse, child, early and forced marriages;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets the lack of solidarity amongst EU member states;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is deeply concerned about the repressive policies of the EU regarding migration and asylum, which has resulted in numerous deaths, push backs and grave human rights violations at the EU external borders;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Urges the EU to add a gender sensitive perspective when establishing a complaint mechanism within the office of the Frontex Fundamental Rights officer, to address human rights violations committed by Frontex, Member States and officers of third counties when cooperating with Frontex, as recently adopted by the EP in the Special report of the European Ombudsman in own- initiative inquiry concerning Frontex (A8- 0343/2015);
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. NotesExpresses it concern with the Commission’s proposal to establish a common EU list of safe countries of origin; demands that all appropriate steps be taken to ensure that this approach is consistent with the principle of non-refoulement and that the rights of women, children and other vulnerable groups are not undermined; calls for gender differentiation to be applied; believes that claims based on fear of gender-based violence or discrimination should never be subject to accelerated asylum procedures;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that even in countries deemed safe women may suffer gender- based persecution, while LGBTI persons may also suffer abuse, thus having a legitimate request for protection;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Believes that escaping gender based violence and State-sanctioned gender discrimination is a valid reason for seeking asylum in the EU;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges the Commission not to include in safe country of origin list any country that does not have equality between women and men as an established legal principle;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Strongly urges EU institutions not to conclude readmission agreements with countries that violate women´s rights or that do not recognise women´s civil, political and social rights on an equal basis with men; believes that returns to those countries cannot be considered as "safe returns";
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Strongly urges Member States to stop deporting women to countries where women´s rights are less recognised than in the EU;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission and MS to provide women's protection and assistance as much as possible during the refugees' journey (with centres along the main routes) as well as during their stay in refugee camps, at the border controls and of course after entering into the EU;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses the need for family reunification procedures to afford individual rights for women and girls joining their families in the EU, in order not to have to depend on a possibly abusive relationship with the male family member for access to health, education, or work;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines that detention of asylum- seekers should be avoided, can only be applied where it pursues a legitimate purpose and has been determined to be both necessary and proportionate in each individual case, and can never be justified in the case of children (anyone under 18 years of age); respecting the right to seek asylum entails instituting open and humane reception arrangements for asylum-seekers, including safe, dignified and human rights-compatible treatment;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the urgent need for independent investigations into all allegations of abuse at places of immigration detention or at the borders conducted by other migrants, asylum seekers or police and border guards and for access to be granted to journalists;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. When women asylum-seekers are detained, facilities and materials are required to meet women's specific hygiene needs, the use of female guards and warders should be promoted, all staff assigned to work with women detainees should receive training relating to the gender-specific needs and human rights of women;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Women asylum-seekers in detention who report abuse are to be provided immediate protection, support and counselling, and their claims must be investigated by competent and independent authorities, with full respect for the principle of confidentiality, including where women are detained together with their husbands/partners/other relatives. Protection measures should take into account specifically the risks of retaliation;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Women asylum-seekers in detention who have been subjected to sexual abuse need to receive appropriate medical advice and counselling, including where pregnancy results, and are to be provided with the requisite physical and mental health care, support and legal aid;