7 Amendments of Anna HEDH related to 2013/2004(INL)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to launch the procedure for the accession of the EU to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the need for a legislative act based on Article 84 TFEU, to support the action of Member States in relation to crime prevention, and points out that to combat and eliminate all forms of violence against women a comprehensive, multidisciplinary European strategy (including social, political and legal measures) is required, with the aim of protecting women’s integrity tangibly and effectively in an area of freedom, security and justice; considers that the strategy should devote particular attention to vulnerable groups such as older persons, people with disabilities, immigrants and LGBT persons and that it should also comprise measures to support children who have witnessed violence and recognise them as victims of crime;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Council to ensure that violence against women and domestic violence is identified as a further area of particularly serious crime, pursuant to Article 83(1) TFEU, because of the particular need to combat this crime jointly, with the aim of adopting minimum standards with regard to the definition of criminal offences and penalties, provided that any proposals concerning EU provisions of substantive criminal law fully respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas violence in the home is a traumatic experience even for those who are not its immediate victims; whereas children who have witnessed violence to a close relative are at great risk of being affected by emotional and relational problems which impact on more than just their health and school performance; whereas children should be recognised as victims of crime and should receive help to work through the events, individually or in a group;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas one important and effective body that exists are the women’s shelters and empowerment centres set up to prevent violence by men against women and support women and children who are its victims; whereas such a centre’s activities may comprise not only a strength-building and supportive aspect, passing on knowledge and sharing experiences, but also legal, practical and psychological help; whereas women’s shelters should be given adequate funding by the Member States;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests the Commission to present an EU-wide Strategy and an Action Plan to combat violence against women, based on the exchange of best practice among the Member States, and taking account of all the consequences of violence, including to children who have witnessed it;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to establish in the next three years an EU Year to End Violence against Women with the aim of raising awareness among citizens of this widespread problem which affects all the EU’s Member States;