5 Amendments of Laurence J.A.J. STASSEN related to 2013/2004(INL)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas gender-based violence is understood to be a form of discrimination and a violation of the fundamental freedoms of the victim and includes violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’ which are particularly prevalent in Islamic communities and countries;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas gender-based violence involves victims and perpetrators of all ages, educational backgrounds, incomes and social positions and ismay be linked to the unequal distribution of power between women and mtreatment of men and women, which is particularly prevalent in our societyIslamic communities and countries;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas gender-based violence is a structural problem in Islamic communities and countries; whereas this is largely due to the view held in Islam that ‘man is superior to woman’, and the fact that, as a consequence, ‘violence by man against woman’ is held to be legitimate in Islam;4a __________________ 4a cf. Qur’an, Suras 2:228 and 4:34.
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the report entitled ‘Violence against women within Islam’ 1a by the Dutch Party for Freedom, ______________ 1a ‘Geweld tegen vrouwen binnen de islam’, Party for Freedom, March 2013. Available online at: http://pvv.nl/images/stories/Geweld_tegen _vrouwen_binnen_de_islam-.pdf
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the report entitled ‘Violence against women within Islam’ 1a by the Dutch Party for Freedom, which cites a study1b showing that 91% of all violence against women worldwide, and 96% in Europe, is committed by men with an Islamic background; ______________ 1a ‘Geweld tegen vrouwen binnen de islam’, Party for Freedom, March 2013. Available online at: http://pvv.nl/images/stories/Geweld_tegen _vrouwen_binnen_de_islam-.pdf 1b ‘Middle East Quarterly’, P. Chesler, Spring 2010, p. 3-11.