10 Amendments of Elena LIZZI related to 2022/0066(COD)
Amendment 35 #
(4a) It is important not to disparage the role of the family, which is the first refuge and place of support for women who are victims of violence. The family also represents values and upbringing, which can help a woman who is a victim of violence to report the perpetrator and set an example for a child.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Directive supports the international commitments the Member States have undertaken to combat and prevent violence against women and domestic violence, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)39, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and, where relevant, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘Istanbul Convention’)40and the International Labour Organization’s Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work, signed on 21 June 2019 in Geneva. _________________ 39 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), UNGA, 1979. 40 Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), Council of Europe, 2011.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Violence against women and domestic violence can be exacerbated where it intersects with discrimination based on sex and other grounds of discrimination prohibited by Union law, namely nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation. Member States should therefore pay due regard to victims affected by such intersectional discrimination, through providing specific measures where intersecting forms of discrimination are present. In particular, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LBTIQ) women, women with disabilities and women with a minority racial or ethnic background are at a heightened risk of experiencing gender-based violence.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51 a (new)
Recital 51 a (new)
(51a) Discrimination against a woman because she is a mother constitutes a form of violence against women at the workplace. The birth of a child should not be a problem for a woman at the workplace, but should be perceived as an opportunity. This directive should consequently ensure preventive and protective measures with the aim of combating the 'motherhood penalty' phenomenon, which constitutes a form of discrimination and violence in the workplace.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Women with disability disproportionately experience violence against women and, including domestic violence, and due to their disability often have difficulties in accessing protection and support measures. Therefore, Member States should ensure they can benefit fully from the rights set out in this Directive, on an equal basis with others, while paying due attention to the particular vulnerability of such victims and their likely difficulties to reach out for help.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) The European Disability Charter should play a key role for women with disabilities who ask for help and report the perpetrator of violence. Indeed, the European Disability Card is useful in enabling the police and rescue services to recognise immediately the complainant's disability status.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “"victim”" means any person, regardless of sex or gender, unless specified otherwise, who has suffered harm, which was directly caused by acts of violence covered under this Directive, including child witnesses of such violence;
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Specialist support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be offered in-person and shall be easily accessible, including online or through other adequate means, such as information and communication technologies, tailored to the needs of victims of violence against women and domestic violence, including women with disabilities and women with dependent children.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) Victim protection and assistance services shall be provided as far as possible in accordance with the right of subsidiarity; Member States shall accordingly provide the local authorities able to assist the victim most directly at municipal or regional level with suitable economic and human resources.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 8 – point a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 8 – point a (new)
(a) Member States shall ensure that policies are in place to prevent workplace discrimination against women as mothers. They shall also provide for the creation of specific channels of complaint regarding such cases of discrimination.