15 Amendments of Sophia IN 'T VELD related to 2013/2103(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas forced prostitution is intrinsically linked to gender inequality in society and has an impact on the perception of the relations between women and men and sexuality;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the prostitution markets fuel trafficking in women and girls, especially in countries where the sex industry has been legalised24 ; __________________ 24 The 2006 report by Sigma Huda, UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially in women and children, highlighted the direct impact of the policies on prostitution on the scale of trafficking in human beings.;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas procuring, which equates to authorising the sexual exploitation of others, has been legalised in several Member States, including Germany, the Netherlands and Greece; whereas the Netherlands is listed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as a top destination for victims of human trafficking;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that forced prostitution and sexual exploitation are violations of human dignity and therefore contrary to the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the data used to estimate the effects of prostitution policy on the overall scale of human trafficking, are often based on unverifiable, unreliable or inaccurate data-sets. Recognises therefore that it is essential to be certain of the reliability and validity of the data in order to reach the right conclusions. (1) (1) Does legalised prostitution generate more human trafficking?, Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children, November 2013.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that forced prostitution and exploitation in the sex industry can have devastating consequences for the individuals involved, in addition to being both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality and perpetuating gendered stereotypes such as the idea that women’s and girls’ bodies are for sale to satisfy male demand for sex;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that more analysis and statistical evidence is needed to judge what model is the most effective way to combat the trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that most academic studies carried out on the effect of legalised prostitution on human trafficking are still in their infancy, given that the data and the research methods used are insufficiently reliable to support the conclusions drawn, provided that the data and research methods used are as yet unreliable.
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission and the Member States to mobilise the necessary means and tools to fight trafficking and sexual exploitation and to reduce forced prostitution as breaches of women’s fundamental rights and gender equality;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to evaluate the impact that the European legal framework designed to eliminate trafficking for sexual exploitation has had to date and to undertake further research into patterns of forced prostitution and human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation in the EU;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Member States to evaluate the positive effects of criminalising the purchase of sexual services on reducing prostitution and trafficking, with a view to changing their legislation;