The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality

6.7.2026 B100333/12

Amendment 12

Cecilia Strada

on behalf of the S&D Group

Alice Kuhnke

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Irene Montero, Giorgos Georgiou

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100333/2026

Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9a. Commends the 22 EU Member States that have ratified the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (Istanbul Convention), including Cyprus; calls on the Commission to propose legislation establishing an EU-wide definition of rape whereby rape is defined by the absence of freely given, informed and reversible consent, in line with Article 36 of the Istanbul Convention; calls on the Member States to commence legislative changes to bring the definition of rape in their national legislation into line with Article 36 of the Istanbul Convention;

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