Activities of Emine BOZKURT related to 2010/2209(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU policy framework to fight violence against women (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees' Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons. Guidelines for Prevention and Response and the UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims relating to female genital mutilation,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on combating female genital mutilation in the EU,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 which was presented on the 21st of September 2010,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas no single intervention will eliminate gender-based violence, but a combination of infrastructural, legal, judicial, enforcement, educational, health, and other service-related actions can significantly prevent and reduce it and its consequences,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence is a traumatic experience for any man, woman or child, but gender-based violence is preponderantly inflicted by men on women and girls, and both reflects and reinforces inequalities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas male violence against womengender based violence shapes women's place in society: their health, access to employment and education, integration into social and cultural activities, economic independence, participation in public and political life and decision-making, and relations with men,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is no regular and comparable data collection on different types of violence against women in the European Union, in particular on violence stemming from harmful traditional practices, including female genital mutilation and so called "honour killings" which makes it difficult to ascertain the real extent of the phenomenon and to find appropriate solutions to the problem and to attribute adequate resources,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into primary EU law has created new responsibilities for the decision-making and implementing institutions as well as for Member States whenever implementing EU legislation domestically, especially with regards to the right to live free from torture, to the freedom from discrimination on any grounds and equality between women and men and to the rights of the child,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the Commission has stressed in it's Strategy for gender equality 2010- 2015 that gender based violence is one of the key problems to be addressed in order to achieve genuine gender equality,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas the Commission has announced that it will submit a proposal in 2011 for a Strategy to combat violence against women, but no explicit reference to this strategy was made in the Commission Work Programme for 2011,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Proposes a new comprehensive and holistic policy approach against gender- based violence including:
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
– a criminal-law instrumentlegal instrument based on human rights and due diligence principles in the form of a directive against gender-based violence,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
– demands on the Member States to provide law enforcement staff with clear instructions on how to proceed in cases of gender-based violence and to provide the necessary training on the prevention and detection of gender-based violence, equality between men and women and the needs and rights of victims, regardless of their nationality,
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
– plans to develop specific investigative routines for police and health, social and educational sector professionals in order to secure evidence of gender-based violence,
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
– policy proposals to help victims rebuild their lives, in addition to ensuring their safety and re-establishing their physical and psychological health, and measures encouraging the exchange of information and best practices on dealing with survivors of violence against women,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
– proposals for gender sensitive and empowering educational policy, programmes and processes which address the causes and consequences of violence against women and girls and discrimination against women and girls,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 6
Paragraph 1 – indent 6
– minimum requirements as to the number of victim support structures per 10 000 inhabitants for victims of gender-based violence in the form of centres with specific expertise to help victimsupport survivors regardless their migrant status,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 8
Paragraph 1 – indent 8
– plans to develop methodological guidelines and undertake new data collection efforts to obtain statistical data on gender-based violence; including female genital mutilation and undocumented migrants;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to establish a properly resourced consider establishing an observatory on violence against women within the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in close cooperation with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA);
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that traditional harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and so called "honour killings" are highly contextualised forms of violence against women and therefore urges the Commission to give specific attention to traditional harmful practices in a Strategy on combating violence against women;