12 Amendments of Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN related to 2013/2103(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Strategy Towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas prostitution is a form of slavery incompatible with human dignity and fundamental human rights,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas any policy on prostitution has an impact on the realisation of gender equality, and delivers messages and norms to a society, including its youth;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas organised crime, human trafficking, extremely violent crime and corruption flourish in the shadow of prostitution, and any framework of legalisation primarily benefits the pimps, who are able to transform themselves into ‘businessmen',
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas EU data show that there is a current policy problem to identify and prosecute traffickers and that we need to strengthen the investigation of sex- trafficking cases and the prosecution and conviction of human traffickers.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas the issue of prostitution needs to be addressed with a long-term vision and the perspective of gender equality;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the number of prostitutes in Germany is estimated at 400 000, but whereas only 44 prostitutes are officially registered with the social welfare agencies following the 2002 law legalising prostitution; whereas in 2007 the German Government admitted that there ‘are no viable indications that the [law to legalise prostitution] has reduced crime’, and whereas one third of German prosecutors have noted that legalising prostitution has ‘made their work in prosecuting trafficking in human beings and pimping more difficult’;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that 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; including the goal and the principle of gender equality
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that prostitution both globally and across Europe feeds trafficking of vulnerable women and girls, and stresses that, as shown by data from the European Commission, the majority (62 %) are trafficked for sexual exploitation, and women and girls account for 80 % of identified and presumed victims; with an increase of the percentage of victims from non EU countries in the last years who come mainly from Nigeria and China.
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Member States to provide social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation and to implement policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution;, including for migrant and undocumented women, by assessing their individual needs and risks in order to receive the appropriate assistance, support and protection, including the granting of residence permits.
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Member States to provide public social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation, offering psychological and social support and staffed by specialised professionals, and to implement social policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution, specifically by guaranteeing them jobs which will effectively result in their social inclusion;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges the Member States to also implement policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution;