13 Amendments of Liliana RODRIGUES related to 2016/2239(INI)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas, with the intent of intimidating and humiliating the enemy, rape and sexual violence are used by all parties in conflict as a tactic of war; moreover, during conflict, gender violence and sexual abuse also increase dramatically;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas violence against women both during conflict and post-conflict can be seen as a continuum of the discrimination women experience in non- conflict time; whereas conflict exacerbates pre-existing patterns of discrimination based on sex as well as historically unequal power relations between gender, and put women and girls at heightened risk of sexual, physical and psychological violence;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war against women and girls; urges all countries to develop national action programs (NAPAs) in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1325, together with strategies to combat violence against women; calls for a comprehensive compromise to ensure the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Highlights that the end of conflict does not translate into an end to the violence that women and girls endure and that women often continue to suffer from physical, psychological and socioeconomic consequences of the violence;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls for a global commitment to ensure the safety of women and girls from the outset of each emergency or crisis, by raising awareness, improving the access to justice for women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations, strengthening the accountability and judgment of perpetrators of such violence and by ensuring access to a full range of sexual and reproductive health services, including legal and safe abortion for victims of rape in war context;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Considers that women should play a greater role in conflict prevention, human rights promotion and democratic reform, and stresses the importance of systematic participation of women as an essential element of the peace process and post-conflict reconstruction; calls for increased representation of women at all levels of decision-making, and in all mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts, and for gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations where possible;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Calls for the appointment of a special representative on sexual violence in conflict, a team of experts and women protection advisers to work with Governments and peacekeeping missions in dealing with sexual violence, as well as new monitoring and reporting mechanisms for conflict-related sexual violence;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)
Paragraph 17 f (new)
17 f. Demands the European Commission, the Member States and the competent international authorities to take appropriate measures such as enforcing military disciplinary measures, upholding the principle of command responsibility and training troops and peacekeeping and humanitarian staff on the prohibition of all forms of sexual violence;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)
Paragraph 17 g (new)
17g. Calls on all actors involved to adopt a gender perspective, including taking into account the special needs of women and girls in refugee camps, during repatriation and resettlement in rehabilitation and in post-conflict reconstruction, designing concrete strategies concerning physical security and better socioeconomic conditions, access to education and income- generating activities, and access to basic services, in particular health services;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 h (new)
Paragraph 17 h (new)
17h. Stresses the special attention which must be paid to the legal enforcement of economic, social and educational rights in transitional contexts, especially for women given their increased vulnerability in conflict and post-conflict; urges the need of rule-of- law reforms in order to secure a comprehensive and lasting post-conflict transformation, and an environment where women fully enjoy their fundamental rights;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 i (new)
Paragraph 17 i (new)
17i. Stresses that Member States should refuse to provide arms, equipment or financial or political support for Governments or non-State actors who violate international humanitarian law, including by committing rape or other sexual violence against women and children;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Gender dimension in addressing human rights violations in the context of war crimes
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasizes that the perpetration of violent crimes by ISIS/Daesh or other non-state actors against women and girls has been widely reported by relevant international bodies, notes that the international legal community has been struggling to establish those crimes within the international criminal framework;