4 Amendments of Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN related to 2011/2185(INI)
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. Underlines the importance of recognizing gender-specific forms of torture and degrading treatments (e.g. female genital mutilation, rape) and insists on the need for all policies and programmes to counter torture to adequately address its gender dimension;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Welcomes the adoption of the landmark Convention by the Council of Europe on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, creating a comprehensive framework to prevent violence, protect victims and end impunity, and calls on all Member States and the European Union to quickly sign and ratify this Convention;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Strongly condemns female genital mutilation (FGM) as a barbarian breach of theviolation of the right to bodily integrity of women and girls that perpetuates gender discrimination; firmly rejects any reference to cultural, traditional or religious practice as a mitigating factor; urges the Commission to pay specific attention to such traditional harmful practices in its strategy to combat violence against women ; calls on the EEAS to develop a specific toolkit on this issue as part of its implementation strategy of the EU Guidelines on children's rights and violence against women ; reiterates the need for coherence between EU internal and external policies on violence against women, including FGM;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62 a. Recalls that the UN Human Rights Council resolution on preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights and the Millennium Development Goals reaffirm that access to information, to education and to health care are basic human rights; stresses that the EU should therefore play an important role to prevent women from dying in pregnancy; demands that the Cairo programme of Action be implemented in its human rights and development policy, to promote gender equality and women and children's rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights;