Activities of Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN related to 2016/2328(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime PDF (727 KB) DOC (83 KB)
Amendments (26)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) entitled 'Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union ', published in June 2015,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
- having regard to the survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) entitled 'Second European Union minorities and discrimination survey', published in December 2017,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas despite many changes introduced in Member States, victims still often lack awareness of their rights, undermining the Victims’ Rights Directive’s effectiveness on the ground, in particular the requirement of accessibility of information;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas some Member States show an absence of victim support services, as well as a lack of coordination between various victim support services, both locally and regionally;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the FRA study "Making hate crime visible in the European Union: acknowledging victims’ rights" states that an immigrant status enhances the risk of being criminally victimised, independent of other known risk factors;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas Article 1 of the Directive states that the rights set out in the Directive shall apply to victims in a non- discriminatory manner, including with respect to their residence status;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
F c. whereas the FRA study on "Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union" states that victims of severe labour exploitation who are in an irregular situation of residence are discouraged by their status from reporting to any public authority;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
F d. whereas the FRA survey "Second European Union minorities and discrimination survey" states that only one out of eight respondents reported or filed a complaint about the most recent incident of discrimination they experienced because of their ethnic or immigrant background;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I – indent 5 a (new)
Recital I – indent 5 a (new)
- Whereas witness testimony is crucial to the proper functioning of the criminal justice system in any state upholding the rule of law;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I – indent 5 b (new)
Recital I – indent 5 b (new)
- Whereas witnesses are essential for the effective investigation on and prosecution of organised crime and terrorist groups, which often finance their activities through transnational human trafficking, minors sexual exploitation and trade in child sexual abuse material;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I – indent 5 c (new)
Recital I – indent 5 c (new)
- Whereas witness contribution is fundamental to dismantle transnational criminal organisations as well as terrorist groups;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas only 27% of Europeans are familiar with the single European emergency telephone number 112, and not everyone has access to it yet;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. DeplorCritizes that the Commission has not submitted a report to Parliament and to the Council on the application of the Victims’ Rights Directive by November 2017, in accordance with Article 29 of the directive;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RegretCritizes that two years after transposition was due, only 23 out of 27 Member States had officially transposed the Victims’ Rights Directive by September 2017, and among these, some are only partially compliant and only on some provisions;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Reminds the Member States of the importance to ensure that the residence status is not an obstacle to the rights under the Directive; welcomes the steps taken by some Member States in order to give undocumented victims a safe option to report crimes without being reported to immigration authorities or to obtain a residence permit on humanitarian grounds; reminds the Member States in this context of Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention which states that victims in the scope of the Convention can be granted a renewable residence permit if the competent authority considers that their stay is necessary for their cooperation in criminal proceedings; considers that granting stays of deportation to all undocumented victims for the duration of criminal proceedings or granting temporary residence permits could encourage them to report crimes and counter the climate of impunity for perpetrators;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Member States to provide a full range of measures to facilitate victims’ access to housing and employment, including providing shelter for victims of gender-based violence and their children, in order for women to feel safe and able to report gender based violence.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on the Member States to take into account significant incidents of gender-based violence, including domestic violence when determining custody and visitation rights; the rights and needs of child witnesses should be also taken into account when providing protection and support services to victims.
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls that children victims of crime are particularly vulnerable and should therefore be assisted by professionals specially trained to deal with them, taking into account the needs associated with different age groups, and to communicate in a child friendly manner;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Encourages Member States to set up awareness campaigns both at regional and national level to foster a cultural change in public opinion to avoid any victim-blaming attitude or behaviour engaged in some communities, which may result in additional trauma for victims of specific crimes such as gender based violence or sexual abuse;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Highlights the importance of relevant disaggregated comparable data on cases of all crimes, in particular when it comes to violence against women and human trafficking, in order to ensure a better understanding of the problem, and to raise awareness, assess and improve Member States’ action to support victims.
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 23 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Recalls that an efficient set of guarantees in terms of witness protection is key to enhance the trust in criminal justice systems and consequently to fight against transnational organised crime;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Encourages Member States to take appropriate measures to effectively protect witnesses from potential retaliations or intimidations as well as to step up the exchange of best practices and international cooperation in this area;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Encourages Members States to provide adequate information material as well as free legal aid to victims of terrorism who are parties to criminal proceedings to obtain a decision on compensation;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the 112 emergency hotline is fully accessible for disabled persons and that awareness of it is raised through campaigns;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. Calls on Member States to set up mechanisms for recovering adequate compensation payments from the offender;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Calls on the Commission to include the priority of safeguarding personal security and the protection of all individuals from gender-based and interpersonal violence in the European Agenda on Security;