39 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2020/2208(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1
Citation 1
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Articles 2 and 3(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and Articles 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Article 22, 23, 24 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights and, in particular, its principles 2, 3, 11 and 17;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) of 18December 1979;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
- having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 f (new)
Citation 1 f (new)
- having regard the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 g (new)
Citation 1 g (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘Istanbul Convention’);
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 20158,
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the right to lifethe integrity of the person is paramount under Article 23 of the CFRharter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas gender equality is a core value of the EU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non-discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and should be fully respected; whereas gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated as a horizontal principle in all EU activities and policies;
Amendment 37 #
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Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Member States must adhere to all rule of law standards for justice, truth and democracy to flourish in all societithe EU continued to provide support to non-EU countries, civil society, social actors for the implementation of democracy, Rules of Law and Human Rights principles;
Amendment 43 #
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Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 46 #
C a. whereas the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences have affected women and men differently all over the world and the pandemic has exacerbated existing structural inequalities, especially those of a gendered nature; whereas they disproportionately affected the lives of marginalised groups including women, people of colour, LGBTI people, people with disabilities, older people and others, preventing access to essential services including SRHR services and gender based violence support;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences have clear gender perspectives as they affect women and men differently all over the world, and the pandemic has exacerbated existing structural gender inequalities;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas, as defined by the Istanbul Convention, ‘violence against women’ is ‘understood as a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women and shall mean all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life’;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas gender-based violence undermines human rights, social stability and security, public health, women’s educational and employment opportunities, as well as the well-being and development prospects of children and communities;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas there has been a backlash against women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights, inside and outside the European Union;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas protecting girls and women from violence and discrimination, in particular with regard to education, information and health services, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, is especially important for ensuring the full enjoyment of their human rights; whereas violations of SRHR, such as forced sterilization, forced abortion, forced pregnancy,criminalization of abortion, denial or delay of safe abortion and/or post-abortion care, forced continuation of pregnancy, and abuse and mistreatment of women and girls seeking sexual and reproductive health information, goods and services, are forms of gender-based violence that, depending on the circumstances, may amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas climate change is undermining the enjoyment of human rights and deepening already existing gender disparities that result from numerous socio-economic, institutional, cultural and political determinants; whereas women and girls are more affected by climate change due to their unequal access to resources, education, political power, job opportunities, land rights than man and due to the existing social and cultural norms such as their role as primary caregivers and providers of water, food and fuel;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas the lack of women in AI development increases the risk of bias and scientific education is important for obtaining skills, decent work, and jobs of the future, as well as for breaking with gender stereotypes that regard these as stereotypically masculine fields in order to achieve a full enjoyment of their human rights;
Amendment 54 #
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ExpStresses concern at the global population outlook, with under- population forecast to bring economic crises, instability and social upheaval; urges Member States to address this danger with demography-friendly policies encouraging gender complementarity and a positive image of the familythe need for universal access to quality and affordable comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care and information, including comprehensive sexuality education and adequate health-care services;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that feminicide, where born and unborn baby girls are discarded, robs the world of their contribution, and creates imbalances between the sexes, which can lead to violence against women, rape and forced prostit robs women of their lives and robs the world of their contribution;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that feminicide, where born and unborn baby girls are discarded, robs the world of their contribution, and creates imbalances between the sexes, which can lead to violence against women, raStress the need for a guaranteed access to safe and legal abortion, both within and beyond the Europe and forced prostitut Union;
Amendment 62 #
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Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 66 #
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Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Council to urgently conclude the EU ratification of the Istanbul Convention and to advocate its ratification by all the Member States; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure the full integration of the Convention into the EU legislative and policy framework; Condemns the attempts in some States to revoke measures already taken in implementing the Istanbul Convention and in combating violence against women;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on global actors and Member States to end the plight of women and girls throughout the world subjected to human trafficking and sexual abuseexploitation; supports efforts to rescue and rehabilitate victims, and to prosecute and reform offenders; Calls on global actors to protect and prevent gender based violence and domestic violence against women, and protect marginalised groups, children, single parents and minority groups, LGBTQI+ and refugee and migrant women;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on global actors and Member States to end the plight of women and girls throughout the world subjected to human trafficking and sexual abuseexploitation; supports efforts to rescue and rehabilitate victims, and to prosecute and reform offenders;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CRecalls on the Commission and Member States to promote healthcaEU commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment and the necessity of equal re practices that benefit patients; notes that in this context abortion causes injury, infertility and mortality every year; urges Member States and international courts to prosecute medical professionals who fail to clinically demonstrate the benefit of the treatment they are providingesentation of women and men in leadership and in the decision-making; Calls for the increase the presence and contribution of women in the artificial intelligence, digital and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the world;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Strongly affirms that the denial of quality and affordable comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights services including comprehensive sexuality education is a form of gender based violence; stresses the need to support civil society organisations engaged in the promotion of reproductive justice especially within marginalised communities whose work continues to be threatened by the shrinking space for civil society; urges the Commission and the Council to reject any further attempts at rolling back gains for women’s human rights, equality, right to self- determination and full control over their own bodies; calls on the Commission and Member States to renew its support for sexual and reproductive health and rights, including access to safe and legal abortion, age appropriate, evidence-based comprehensive sexuality education, comprehensive family planning care including contraception and unbiased information, antenatal, childbirth and post natal care both within and beyond the European Union;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Highlights the vulnerable position of women and girls in many parts of the world in relation to COVID-19, such as access to healthcare, including SRHR, accession to contraception, abortion care, fertility treatment, HIV and STI testing, reproductive cancer screenings, sexuality and relationship education and maternal healthcare, vulnerability to violence, including FGM and child marriage, employment status, access to education and extreme poverty and hunger;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to respect women and girls’ reproductive capacity, and hence to condemn surrogacyCalls on the global actors to take into account the increased risk and specific challenges of LGBTI+ people, who are victims of discrimination and violence, and to prevent, investigate and punish acts of violence and hate crimes; Furthermore calls global actors to take all necessary steps, legislative and administrative measures to ensure that sexual orientation and gender identity may under no circumstances be the basis for criminal penalties;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CRecalls on the EU Commission to address the phenotment for the improvemenont of young women in particular from Christian minorities being forced to marry older men from outside their religion in certain parts of the world.the functioning of the EU internal market for certain accessible products and services by removing barriers to facilitate the work and businesses for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the need for global actors to secure continued access to education, with due attention to vulnerable children or at risk/in poverty, and girls who face a greater risk of early and forced marriage;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls to systematically integrate a gender mainstreaming and intersectional perspective in the EU’s foreign and security, migration, enlargement, trade and development policy;
Amendment 97 #
6 c. Urges the European institutions to integrate gender mainstreaming throughout the 2021 budgetary procedure, crucial procedure being the first of the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework(MFF), through gender budgeting; particularly in light of the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on women’s rights, such as increased gender based violence during the lockdown, a higher risk of drop-out from the labour market linked to a higher burden of care tasks, a higher share of women employed in sectors affected by the lockdown, including in the informal economy and in sectors with more precarious working conditions; Urges European Institution to integrate the gender perspective in all its workings and decision making processes regarding Next generation EU;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Calls for specific gender chapters in all future EU trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Commends the progress on the EU-UN Spotlight initiative; calls on the Commission to ensure that projects sponsored by the initiative work towards addressing the root causes of women’s rights violations including the perpetuation of harmful gender based stereotypes;