Activities of Anna HEDH related to 2015/2258(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee
Amendments (5)
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes with concern how women and girls are overrepresented and of higher risk regarding sexual exploitation and to suffer from violence, both domestically but in higher grades in institutional settings;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls upon the Commission to introduce the necessary legislative proposals in order to implement the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities (Marrakesh VIP Treaty);
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates the fact that women and girls with disabilities may suffer from multiple discrimination and therefor have a higher risk of being victims of different forms of violence such as gender based violence and especially sexual violence and/or exploitation;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is worried that certain Member States are using European structural and investment funds to promote institutionalisation rather than fostering the development of more inclusive communities in which persons with disabilities can live with proper support; expresses concern that people with disabilities, particularly women, children and the elderly, may suffer violence or ill- treatment, especiallywhen in institutional settings;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes with concern the various forms of exclusion caused by institutionalisation of persons with disabilities and how this discriminating form of treatment may foster further prejudices and ill-treatment in the institutional settings and from the society as a whole;