22 Amendments of Frances FITZGERALD related to 2023/2068(INI)
Amendment 5 #
A. whereas gender-based hate speech and hate crimes disproportionately affect women1 ; whereas young women and women in the public sphere are targeted by hate speech in particular, such as women politicians or women in the media, are targeted by hate speech in particular and physical safety threats which can escalate into hate crime offline; whereas women facing intersectional discrimination experience exacerbated hate speech and hate crimes; _________________ 1 Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy, ‘Combating Sexist Hate Speech’, 2016.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas hate speech and hate crime breach European Union’s common values, and are not compatible with the Treaties and the Charter of fundamental rights;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas multiple factors, such as patriarchal societal structurstructural gender inequalities, unequal power relations and gender stereotyping, fuel hate speech and hate crimes against women;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas 52% of young women and girls have experienced online crime, including threats and sexual harassment1a _________________ 1a See survey conducted by the World Wide Web Foundation & World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts using UNICEF’s U report platform, February 2020. http://webfoundation.org/docs/2020/03/W F_WAGGGS-Survey-1-pager-1.pdf
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Whereas evidence suggests that young women and women are generally more impacted than men, by threatening behaviour experienced online, and they are more likely to respond by self- censoring1a _________________ 1a EPRS study Social media platforms and challenges for democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. Whereas women in the public sphere are often the target of sexist and misogynous hate online, at the individual and institutional level.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. Whereas online hate speech has increased dramatically following the Covid-19 pandemic and is considered as a direct threat to women’s political participation, as having a chilling effect on women’s ambition and opportunities.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. Whereas young women and women are more likely to experience certain forms of hate including sexist verbal violence, feel intimidated by it and thus reduce their online activities
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. Whereas the cases of young women and women victims of hate speech are of particular concern, such as the recent case in Ireland, which resulted in the establishment of the so-called “Coco law”.1a _________________ 1a https://www.gov.ie/en/policy- information/35bec-intimate-image-abuse/
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. Whereas the phenomenon of hate speech, specifically against young women and women on the grounds of sex, gender or other grounds has been rapidly amplified online, across EU Member States frontiers, with the use of the social media platforms, spreading disinformation and threatening human rights, privacy and dignity of the individuals; whereas often these disinformation campaigns try to discredit the professional achievements of women by spreading fake stories about their personal lives;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. Whereas persons belonging to specific groups, such as those of young women and women with disabilities, are at a higher risk of being victims of those crimes, including hate speech and hate crimes;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas anti-gender movements are internationally connected and spread rhetoric against anyone who does not fall under the norms of the hetir fixed gendero normative, patriarchal societys and stereotypes in all domains;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to include an explicit definition of gender-based hate speech and hate crimes when legislation is proposed following the inclusion of hate speech and hate crimes in the list of ‘euro crimes’ in the Treaty ;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the work of the EU high level group on combating hate speech and hate crime and in particular its key guiding principles on cooperation between law enforcement authorities and civil society organisations and acknowledges the importance of such an approach;1a _________________ 1a https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/ 2023- 03/KGP%20on%20cooperation%20LEAs %20CSOs_final.pdf [SE1]do we need a link between this two? [SP2]https://commission.europa.eu/syste m/files/2023- 03/KGP%20on%20cooperation%20LEAs %20CSOs_final.pdf
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that in the EU budget, Citizens Equality Rights and Value (CERV) includes specific funding for calls to promote equality and to fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination, including hate crime and hate speech;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Observes that EU Member States (MSs) have diverging rules, and apply different standards to counter hate speech and hate crimes, however a common EU action is needed in order to ensure the promotion of EU values.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Notes that in order to complete and reinforce the establishment of hate speech and hate crime in the list of EU crimes, Member States should additionally prepare and implement effective strategies to explore and address the root causes of hate speech, with concrete measures to promote awareness raising or education and training.1a _________________ 1a Council of Europe recommendation 2022
Amendment 65 #
3. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, and the inclusion of minimum rules for the definition of the offence of hatred online and cyber-violence; calls on the Commission to ensure that this directive serves as a model and a minimum standard when it comes to legislation tackling online hate speech and hate crimes;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the proposals for legislation on combating violence against women and domestic violence, as well as the child sexual abuse online legislation, include provisions related to some important aspects of hate speech and hate crimes online and offline.
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the link between online and offline hate speech and hate crime, following the rapid development of the digital world and social media platforms, targeting in the main young women and women. Notes that presumed anonymity online is increasing people’s engagement with hate speech and hate crime.
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls the Member States to tackle the problem of underreporting and the issues victims are facing in order to accede to criminal procedures and protection, in a gender sensitive way;