Activities of Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO related to 2013/2078(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2012)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for special support for and protection of women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking and harmful traditional practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and ‘honour crimes’; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt and continually improve legislation, and to take concrete measures to in order to prosecute aggressors and prevent violence; supports the Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims, prosecu of crime (Directive 2012/29/EU) which includes targeted aggressors and prevent violence; nd integrated support for victims with specific needs, such as victims of gender-based violence and sexual violence and which provides trauma support and counselling for victims;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to step up its actions against the violations of fundamental rights of young girls, specifically against the industry which perceives young girls as a sexual object and which triggers an increase in sexual trafficking of young girls within the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Deplores that fundamental rights of older women are too often being violated, including a high number of cases of violence, phyisical abuse, emotional abuse and financial abuse in several EU Member States; calls on the Commission and Member States to take further actions in order to protect elderly women from any form of abuse, including ill treatment in care houses for the elderly;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Considers that women with disabilities suffer from double discrimination by virtue of their sex and their disability and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to safeguard and protect the fundamental rights of disabled women in the EU;