9 Amendments of Dennis de JONG related to 2018/2103(INI)
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Fundamental rights of LGBTI people
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets the fact that LGBTI people keep experiencing bullying, harassment and violence, and suffer multiple discrimination indifferent aspects of their lives;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Condemns firmly the promotion and the practice of LGBTI conversion therapies and pathologisation of trans and intersex identities; urges all Member States to adopt similar measures that respect and uphold the right to gender identity, gender expression, physical integrity and self-determination;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Regrets that non-consented sex normalising treatments on intersex people, especially children, are only prohibited in two EU countries to this date; calls on all Member States to adopt legislation prohibiting intersex genital mutilations as soon as possible;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Reiterates the importance of making accessible, quality healthcare a reality for trans people and calls upon Member States to end gender identity related discrimination in accessing healthcare services and insurance coverage; to this end, calls upon the Commission to study discriminatory practices by insurance providers and support Member States in their efforts develop and implement quality trans- specific healthcare that is based on informed consent and accessible without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, ethnicity, HIV status or economic means; calls upon Member States to ensure HIV prevention, education, testing and treatment measures recognise trans women and trans men respectively as particularly vulnerable target groups;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Is concerned over the continuous experiences of gender-based stigma, violence and discrimination by LGBTI people and the lack of knowledge and interventions by law enforcement authorities particularly towards trans people and marginalised LGBTI people; reminds that combating violence related to the gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics or sexual orientation of a person falls in the EU gender-based violence remit; calls upon the Commission to mainstream gender identity perspective in it; calls upon Member States to combat impunity in anti-trans crimes as a threat to the rule of law on the one hand, and develop together with civil society effective measures protecting trans people effectively against stigma, discrimination and violence;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Welcomes the implementation of some actions contained in the list of actions by the Commission to advance LGBTI equality (2014-2019); calls on the European Commission to renew an ambitious multi-annual list for the period 2019-2024 in close cooperation with civil society organisations working in this field;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Expresses concern about persistent fundamental rights challenges in the area of migration, with regard to access to territory, reception conditions, asylum procedures, immigration detention and protection of unaccompanied children; notes with concern that fast-track procedures, safe-country-lists, but also deportation to other unsafe Member States in Dublin procedures put LGBTI asylum seekers at a heightened risk to be deported before being able to substantiate their claim for asylum to foreign or other Member States, where they fear prosecution on grounds of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that the EU and the Member States should develop credible and effective systems that would make it unnecessary to detain children for asylum or return purposes; stresses the importance of taking the principle of the best interests of the child into consideration in all aspects concerning children as well as of the practical implementation of the right to be heard; recalls that Article 14 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 28 of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child guarantee the right to education to every child, including migrant and refugee children, both unaccompanied and accompanied and avoiding separated schooling and segregation; stresses that Member States should ensure that migrant and refugee children are effectively supported through linguistic, social and psychological support based on individual assessment of their needs; is concerned over the specific needs and vulnerabilities of asylum seekers from marginalised groups, such as LGBTI asylum seekers; calls upon Member States to ensure that the specific needs for safety, healthcare, legal recognition of trans asylum seekers are met;