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Draft report (2025/2240(INI)) 2025-11-28

Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Amendment 1

Rosa Estaràs Ferragut

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), particularly Articles 6 and 13 on access to justice and the multiple discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities;

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Amendment 2

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, namely the principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ and, in particular, Sustainable Development Goal 5, which seeks to achieve gender equality and ensure that women have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, and Sustainable Development Goal 10, which seeks to eliminate discriminatory laws, policies and practices, and promote appropriate legislation, policies and action,	deleted

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Amendment 3

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 11 April 2024 on including the right to abortion in the EU Fundamental Rights Charter (2024/2655(RSP),

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Amendment 4

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
— having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the Council of 25 November 2020 entitled ‘EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III – An ambitious agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU external action’ (JOIN(2020)0017), which outlines the EU action plan for gender equality for the 2021–2025 period,	deleted

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Amendment 5

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 13 November on Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030,

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Amendment 6

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
– having regard to Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA1 ,	– having regard to Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA1 and to its recast in progress,
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1 OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj.	1 OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj.

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Amendment 7

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence,

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Amendment 8

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to Directive 2024/1385/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence,

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Amendment 9

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to UN Resolution 1820 (2008) on sexual violence as a weapon of war,

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Amendment 10

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems,

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Amendment 11

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
— having regard to the Commission Justice Programme 2021-2027, which provides funding to support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, such as training for judges and other legal practitioners, and effective access to justice for citizens and businesses,	deleted

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Amendment 12

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),	deleted

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Amendment 13

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
— having regard to Article 81 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,	deleted

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Amendment 14

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Citation 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the UN report of 14 July 2025 entitled ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences – The different manifestations of violence against women and girls in the context of surrogacy’,

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Amendment 15

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Citation 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the EU Directive 2024/1385 on combatting violence against women and domestic violence,

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Amendment 16

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mathilde Androuët

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention) of AM\1310410EN.docx 5/97 PE765.266v02-00 EN 4 April 1997,

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Amendment 17

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 11 April 2024 on including the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights,

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Amendment 18

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;	A. whereas women's rights and gender equality are a fundamental principle of the EU enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on the EU and Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies as they are essential tools for achieving gender equality; whereas internal and external policies of the EU should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world; whereas Article 8 TFEU enshrines the commitment to promote gender equality and eliminate inequalities in all it’s actions, therefore establishing a principle of gender mainstreaming in all policy areas;

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Amendment 19

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;	A. whereas gender equality principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach must be implemented and integrated across all EU policies, recognising that poverty and discrimination are deepened by racism, disability, migration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics; whereas internal and external policies must remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;

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Amendment 20

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;	A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;

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Amendment 21

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;	A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU and whereas this applies to all areas of life and all policies, including access to justice; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human and fundamental rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;

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Amendment 22

Beatrice Timgren

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;	A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender equality should be taken into account in the EU’s policies, but it is important that measures are tailored to suit the specific needs of each Member State; whereas internal and external policies should be consistent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality globally, without imposing a uniform approach;

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Amendment 23

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;	A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas the promotion of gender equality in a consistent and comprehensive manner should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;

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Amendment 24

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;	A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all relevant EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;

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Amendment 25

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach should be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies should remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;	A. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU; whereas gender mainstreaming and an intersectional approach needs to be implemented and integrated across all EU policies; whereas internal and external policies need to remain consistent and coherent in order to ensure the effective and credible promotion of human rights, democracy and gender equality around the world;

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Amendment 26

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mathilde Androuët, Viktória Ferenc

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	A a. whereas equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the Union, as recognized in the Treaties; whereas this principle requires ensuring equality between women and men before the law; whereas Union policies must avoid ideological approaches or concepts that are not legally defined and must strictly respect national competences and legal certainty;

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Amendment 27

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
B. whereas women’s rights and gender equality are not only fundamental human rights, but also preconditions for advancing human development, reducing poverty and building a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world;	B. whereas women’s rights and gender equality are not only fundamental human rights, but also preconditions for advancing human development, improving living standards, reducing poverty, tackling the climate crisis and building a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world;

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Amendment 28

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
B. whereas women’s rights and gender equality are not only fundamental human rights, but also preconditions for advancing human development, reducing poverty and building a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world;	B. whereas women’s and girl's rights and gender equality are not only fundamental human rights, but also preconditions for advancing human development, social justice, democracy, rule of law, reducing poverty and building a necessary foundation for a peaceful, just, prosperous and sustainable world;

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Amendment 29

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
B. whereas women’s rights and gender equality are not only fundamental human rights, but also preconditions for advancing human development, reducing poverty and building a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world;	B. whereas women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights, and essential preconditions for human development, reducing poverty and building a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world;

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Amendment 30

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	B a. whereas women are disproportionately pushed into poverty by austerity, cuts in public services and unequal access to social protection;

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Amendment 31

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	B b. whereas period poverty remains a major obstacle to gender equality, limiting the education, health and economic participation of millions of women and girls worldwide;

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Amendment 32

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
C. whereas access to justice is widely recognised as a fundamental human right under international law, a core concept in the broader field of justice, and a cornerstone for the rule of law and democracy; whereas the EU recognises access to justice as a fundamental right under Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;	C. whereas access to justice is a fundamental human right under international law, a core concept in the broader field of justice, and a cornerstone for the rule of law and democracy; whereas the EU recognises access to justice as a fundamental right under Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

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Amendment 33

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world;	D. whereas access to justice for women is a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world; whereas economic deterrence, limited access to legal aid, the high cost and complexity of legal procedures, digital and linguistic barriers, distrust toward the judicial system, and prevalent gender stereotypes and racial biases in society and institutions remain major obstacles for women seeking access to justice;

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Amendment 34

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world;	D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world; whereas many women and girls struggle to access justice due to a myriad of reasons of institutionalised misogyny, sexism and systemic barriers in justice systems across Europe;

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Amendment 35

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world;	D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across regions of the world and to a different extenet across some regions of the world;

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Amendment 36

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world;	D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across many regions of the world, particularly in those where democratic institutions and the rule of law are weak;

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Amendment 37

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world;	D. whereas access to justice for women and girls continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world and remains far from guranteed or fully realised;

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Amendment 38

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
D. whereas access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world;	D. whereas universal and equal access to justice for women continues to be a complex and critical issue across all regions of the world;

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Amendment 39

Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas effective access to justice requires legal systems and public authorities to operate on the basis of reliable data, transparent procedures and evidence-based policymaking; whereas depoliticised and impartial institutions are essential to maintain public trust and ensure that all women and girls, regardless of background, can exercise their rights without discrimination;

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Amendment 40

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D a. whereas the right to legal aid is essential to guarantee universal and equitable access to justice for all and effective participation in relevant proceedings; whereas an exchange of best practices among Member States on improving access to legal aid can help strengthen the effectiveness, quality, and consistency of such systems across the Union;

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Amendment 41

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D b. whereas access to justice for women and girls is a fundamental human right that requires fair laws, effective enforcement, affordable legal support, gender-responsive institutions, and accountability mechanisms capable of providing real remedies;

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Amendment 42

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	D c. whereas discriminatory laws, gender stereotypes, financial obstacles, lack of legal aid, and institutional bias continue to prevent many women and girls - particularly those facing intersecting discrimination - from accessing justice;

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Amendment 43

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
E. whereas, worldwide, women remain significantly under-represented at the highest levels of the judiciary and prosecutorial authorities, particularly in leadership positions such as presidents of courts, chief justices and heads of prosecution offices;	E. whereas women remain seriously under-represented worldwide at the highest levels of the judiciary and prosecutorial authorities, particularly in leadership positions such as presidents of courts, chief justices and heads of prosecution offices;

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Amendment 44

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas the UN actively promotes greater participation of women in the justice sector through dedicated initiatives and campaigns; whereas greater representation of women within judicial institutions has been associated with the advancement of more victim-centred approaches to justice;	F. whereas the UN actively promotes greater participation of women in the justice sector through dedicated initiatives and campaigns;

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Amendment 45

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas the UN actively promotes greater participation of women in the justice sector through dedicated initiatives and campaigns; whereas greater representation of women within judicial institutions has been associated with the advancement of more victim-centred approaches to justice;	F. whereas the UN actively promotes greater participation of women in the justice sector through dedicated initiatives and campaigns; whereas greater representation of women within judicial institutions has been associated with the advancement of more victim-centred approaches to justice and it is essential if victims are to feel supported and listened to when coming forward and accessing justice;

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Amendment 46

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
F. whereas the UN actively promotes greater participation of women in the justice sector through dedicated initiatives and campaigns; whereas greater representation of women within judicial institutions has been associated with the advancement of more victim-centred approaches to justice;	F. whereas the UN actively supports greater participation of women in the justice sector through dedicated initiatives and campaigns; whereas greater representation of women within judicial institutions has been associated with the advancement of more victim-centred approaches to justice;

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Amendment 47

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F a. whereas a balanced gender representation in these decision-making bodies should be the goal; whereas, however, the mere presence of women does not automatically ensure a gender-sensitive approach; whereas clear rules and strong legislative provisions, as well as mandatory training on how to apply them and awareness raising campaigns on gender and justice for all professionals in the justice sector as well as for civil society, are needed to change this deplorable situation;

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Amendment 48

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	F a. whereas women´s participation and leadership in decision-making roles, including in foreign policy, defence, security and, peace-building is still lacking; whereas studies have shown that peace agreements reached with the active participation of women have a better chance of being sustainable and effective1a;
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	1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2019/608869/IPOL_STU(2019)608869_EN.pdf

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Amendment 49

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Fa. whereas the UN report of 14 July 2025 condemns surrogacy, which ‘reduces women and children, including girls, to mere commodities, stripping them of their equality and dignity’, and calls for its abolition worldwide;

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Amendment 50

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
G. whereas violence against women and domestic violence constitute violations of fundamental rights; whereas legal systems must be responsive to the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence by ensuring adequate protection and remedies; whereas many women still face substantial barriers to reporting abuse and accessing legal support;	G. whereas violence against women, gender-based violence and domestic violence constitute violations of fundamental rights, and acknowledging that legal systems must respond to the specific needs of victims by providing adequate protection, effective remedies and accessible support services; notes that many women continue to face substantial barriers to reporting abuse and obtaining legal assistance; whereas levels of violence against women remain critically high across Europe and that all forms of violence — including psychological, emotional and mental abuse, as well as coercive and financial control — must be formally recognised; whereas systemic misogyny and sexism within institutions, along with structural and procedural obstacles, continue to hinder women experiencing violence from accessing justice;

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Amendment 51

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
G. whereas violence against women and domestic violence constitute violations of fundamental rights; whereas legal systems must be responsive to the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence by ensuring adequate protection and remedies; whereas many women still face substantial barriers to reporting abuse and accessing legal support;	G. whereas violence against women and domestic violence constitute violations of fundamental rights; whereas legal systems must be responsive to the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence by ensuring adequate protection and effective legal remedies in order to avoid secondary victimisation; whereas many women still face substantial barriers to reporting abuse and accessing legal support;

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Amendment 52

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
G. whereas violence against women and domestic violence constitute violations of fundamental rights; whereas legal systems must be responsive to the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence by ensuring adequate protection and remedies; whereas many women still face substantial barriers to reporting abuse and accessing legal support;	G. whereas violence against women and domestic violence constitute violations of fundamental rights; whereas legal systems must be responsive to the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence by ensuring adequate protection and remedies; whereas many women and girls still face substantial barriers to reporting abuse and accessing legal support;

Or. en

Amendment 53

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
G. whereas violence against women and domestic violence constitute violations of fundamental rights; whereas legal systems must be responsive to the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence by ensuring adequate protection and remedies; whereas many women still face substantial barriers to reporting abuse and accessing legal support;	G. whereas violence against women and domestic violence constitute violations of fundamental rights; whereas legal systems must fully adress the specific needs of victims of gender-based violence by ensuring adequate protection and remedies; whereas many women still face serious obstacles to reporting abuse and accessing legal support;

Or. en

Amendment 54

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G a. whereas in countries applying Sharia law, women lack equal rights in areas such as inheritance, family matters, and court testimony, thereby institutionalising discrimination, undermining equality, and compromising women’s dignity;

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Amendment 55

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G a. whereas violations of SRHR, including denial of safe and legal abortion services and all forms of obstetric and gynaecological violence, constitute gender-based violence and a breach of fundamental human rights;

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Amendment 56

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G a. whereas harassment, in the workplace, political, judicial, academic or online, constitutes a barrier preventing women from accessing justice and entering or remaining in public and decision-making roles;

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Amendment 57

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G a. whereas the Istanbul Convention is one of the most advanced international legal instruments to set out binding obligations to prevent and combat gender-based violence;

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Amendment 58

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ga. whereas women in motherhood, families as the basic unit of society and children should be supported and protected;

Or. fr

Amendment 59

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G b. whereas transgender ideology has harmful consequences, as it promotes a non-permanent conception of identity, creating significant challenges for courts, generating legal uncertainty, and undermining the rights, protections, and safety of women, while also impacting their emotional and psychological well-being;

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Amendment 60

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	G b. whereas rape remains one of the most widespread violations of human rights; whereas rape is frequently used as a weapon of war to terrorise civilian population and destroy communities; whereas there is an urgent need to end impunity for these crimes and ensure justice for the victims;

Or. en

Amendment 61

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;	H. whereas judicial stereotyping, lack of investment into supports for female victims, gaslighting of victims, the often daunting experience of court procedings, weaponisation of judicial procedings by perpretrators, problems with family law courts, prevailing gender norms and the use of counselling notes in procedings can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;

Or. en

Amendment 62

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;	H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms constitute an obstacle to justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence; whereas today still many survivors of gender-based violence experience victim-blaming, stigma and fear of retaliation and secondary victimisation which further deter them from seeking justice;

Or. en

Amendment 63

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;	H. whereas pervasive stereotypes and prevailing gender and partiarchal norms hinder justice for women and girls; whereas this situation affects the trust of women and girls in the justice system and can lead to underreporting of cases by them; whereas this is especially pronounced in cases concerning gender-based violence;

Or. en

Amendment 64

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;	H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence; whereas Islamism is an existential threat to women’s rights worldwide;

Or. fr

Amendment 65

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;	H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms together with insufficent information can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;

Or. en

Amendment 66

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
H. whereas judicial stereotyping and prevailing gender norms can hinder justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;	H. whereas biases and prejudices within judicial systems can hinder effective access to justice for women who are victims and survivors of violence;

Or. en

Amendment 67

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H a. whereas patriarchal structures embedded within the judicial system continue to reinforce gender inequalities by perpetuating biased attitudes, discriminatory practices, and unequal power dynamic; whereas these systemic barriers undermine women’s confidence in seeking justice, limit their fair representation, and contribute to the persistence of injustice and marginalisation in legal processes;

Or. en

Amendment 68

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H a. whereas the presence of gender biases and stereotypes in the justice system was fully exposed and denounced by the MeToo movement which mobilised women and girls across continents, showing that despite diverse social, economic and legal contexts, the challenges faced by women and girls in justice systems are very similar and therefore require concerted action;

Or. en

Amendment 69

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H a. whereas social norms still exist which legitimise gender-based violence against women and girls, reduce access to health services, including sexual and reproductive health services, assign unpaid care and domestic work solely to women, and restrict their opportunities for leadership;

Or. en

Amendment 70

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H a. whereas overall, achieving rights for women across the world achieves competitiveness by promoting inclusive growth, reducing inequalities, and ensuring the full utilisation of women’s skills and potential in all sectors of society;

Or. en

Amendment 71

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mathilde Androuët, Viktória Ferenc

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H a. whereas in all judicial proceedings, judges and courts must act solely on the basis of established facts and the law, adhering to the principles of impartiality, the presumption of innocence, and equality before the law;

Or. en

Amendment 72

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H a. whereas women and girls in vulnerable situations, including those with disabilities, those living in rural or remote areas and elderly women, often face additional obstacles in accessing justice and legal support;

Or. en

Amendment 73

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Ha. whereas transgenderism, with gender ideology and sexual transitions, also has severe and permanent health consequences for women, and in particular for girls;

Or. fr

Amendment 74

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H b. whereas armed conflict, forced displacement, consequences of climate change and humanitarian emergencies worsen existing inequalities and weaken protection systems, leaving women and girls at greater risk of gender based violence, including forced marriage, sexual violence during transit, trafficking, gender-based violence in reception or asylum centres and sexual violence and torture as a weapon of war;

Or. en

Amendment 75

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H b. whereas the UN general assembly has warned about the active resistance to advances in gender equality and the growing transnational backlash against women´s rights; whereas there is a clear urgency to reaffirm substantive equality and the human rights of women and girls1a;
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	1a https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g24/073/47/pdf/g2407347.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 76

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H b. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence increasingly shape access to justice, making it essential to address algorithmic discrimination, digital exclusion, and online harms as part of gender-responsive justice systems;

Or. en

Amendment 77

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H b. whereas gender-based violence and barriers to women's access to justice can impact their full participation in public life;

Or. en

Amendment 78

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Recital H c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H c. whereas conflict based sexual violence remains one of the most widespread violations of human rights, used to terrorise civilian populations, suppress resistance, and destroy communities, thereby constituting a war crime, crime against humanity, or acts contributing to genocide under international law;

Or. en

Amendment 79

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H c. whereas lack of or inadequate training of competent authorities coming into contact with victims of gender-based violence results in secondary victimisation, downplaying or even dismissing of cases;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H d. whereas incorporating a gender perspective in judicial decision-making is a precondition for achieving equal access to justice for women and girls; whereas it means assessing the facts in accordance with a careful understanding of the law, free from any gender biases and harmful gender stereotyping; whereas this applies both to the decision itself and to the process by which the decision is made;

Or. en

Amendment 81

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H e. whereas specialisation measures in judiciary with regards to gender-based violence have been found to be effective in many instances, as they ensure a concentration of expertise, provide a stronger possibility that the judiciary will be gender-sensitive, that more efficient case management systems are in place and that the courtroom environment is more hospitable to victims1b;
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	1b https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/Library/Publications/2012/7/HandbookNationalActionPlansOnVAW-en%20pdf.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 82

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H f. whereas access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights (SRHR), including safe and legal abortion, are fundamental human rights which must be upheld globally and in the EU; whereas millions of women worldwide lack access to SRHR, which puts women and girls at risk of physical harm and undue economic and mental stress;

Or. en

Amendment 83

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H g. whereas threats and attacks on civil society organisations and human rights defenders are increasing in an alarming manner, especially against those advocating for and facilitating access to SRHR;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H h. whereas gender equality, democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law are indivisibly linked, and one cannot properly function without the other; whereas there is growing backlash against and backsliding on women´s rights and gender equality in the EU and globally, powered by unprecedented rise of anti-gender and anti-democratic movements;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H i (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H i. whereas recent rollback of support for and cuts in development aid by the USA disproportionately affect women and girls, their lives and rights globally; whereas this increases gender-based vulnerabilities and has a devastating impact on the global community;

Or. en

Amendment 86

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H j (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H j. whereas the pervasive online violence, hate speech and hate crime that women and girls increasingly face has specific and vicious consequences on their daily lives as well as their participation in public life and by consequence also equal representation;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H k (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H k. whereas research shows that women are under-represented at all levels of economic and political decision-making worldwide, and that achieving gender parity in political life is a distant prospect; whereas in 2024 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued general recommendation No. 40 on equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, defined as parity 50:50 between women and men in all their diversity in terms of equal access to and equal power within decision-making systems;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Recital H l (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	H l. whereas the Women, Peace and Security agenda is central to contemporary global peace and security challenges; whereas armed conflicts as well as new, emerging and increasingly complex security challenges disproportionately impact women and girls and have resulted in an overall deterioration of women's position with detrimental consequences for the full enjoyment of the human rights of women and girls globally;

Or. en

Amendment 89

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 90

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;	a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s and girl's rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action including development, trade and security policies, through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;

Or. en

Amendment 91

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;	a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are taken into consideration in all aspects of EU external action through an approach which respects the sexes and sexual differences;

Or. fr

Amendment 92

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;	a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, inclusive and intersectional approach in order to truly achieve gender equality;

Or. en

Amendment 93

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;	a) reaffirm the EU’s firm commitment to gender equality and guarantee the full implementation of women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;	a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded and inclusive approach, based on the principle of non-discrimination;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Beatrice Timgren

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are fully implemented in all aspects of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;	(a) reaffirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to gender equality and ensure that women’s rights are respected in all of the EU’s external actions;

Or. sv

Amendment 96

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	a a) reaffirm the EU’s commitment to combat and end impunity for gender based violence, including sexual violence and stresses the importance of criminalising rape on the basis of the absence of consent, following the existing legal basis under Article 83(1) TFEU; further commit to actively support all efforts to ensure accountability for perpetrators and access to justice for survivors of rape as a weapon of war, recognising that in accordance with UN SCR 1820 (2008), rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, or acts contributing to genocide;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	a a) demand that sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental rights; demand safe and free access to abortion, contraception, maternal care and sexuality education for everyone, inside and outside the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 98

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	a b) stress the importance to recognise gender apartheid as a crime against humanity in the Rome Statute in order to ensure women’s access to justice and hold perpetrators accountable; support the gender apartheid definition as proposed by the UN working group on discrimination against women and girls, outlining the acts committed in the context of an institutionalised regime of systematic discrimination, oppression and domination by one group over another group or groups, based on gender, and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	a b) take a lead in the global fight against the backlash against gender equality and to strongly condemn the attacks of anti-gender and anti-rights movements, which spread lies, undermine democracy and target women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights; demand all EU institutions and governments to stand by the activists they try to silence;

Or. en

Amendment 100

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point a c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	a c) call on the EU to commit to a coherent feminist foreign policy approach that upholds the rights, resources and representation of women and girls and places gender equality, human rights, and social justice at the core of external action; stress that empowering women and women's rights organisations and women's participation in the external policy and conflict related decision making fosters better outcomes for the communities, access to justice and more sustainable peace;

Or. en

Amendment 101

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	b a) reject any legal or cultural practices that undermine the equality of women before the law; emphasise the obligation to ensure that migration and integration policies fully uphold the European acquis on the dignity and rights of women; recommend the adoption of decisive measures to prevent any attempt to legitimise or sustain discriminatory practices in Europe based on unequal legal systems;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
c) pledge its strong support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing the rights of women in all their diversity and bringing together all relevant stakeholders to generate policy change and coordinate actions; call on all UN member states, together with the EU, to ensure adequate funding for UN Women;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 103

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
c) pledge its strong support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing the rights of women in all their diversity and bringing together all relevant stakeholders to generate policy change and coordinate actions; call on all UN member states, together with the EU, to ensure adequate funding for UN Women;	c) pledge its strong support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing the rights of women in all their diversity and bringing together all relevant stakeholders to generate policy change and coordinate actions; call on all UN member states, together with the EU, to ensure women’s rights by promoting the ban on surrogacy, stoning, penalties for adultery, genital mutilation and forced marriage;

Or. fr

Amendment 104

Beatrice Timgren

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
c) pledge its strong support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing the rights of women in all their diversity and bringing together all relevant stakeholders to generate policy change and coordinate actions; call on all UN member states, together with the EU, to ensure adequate funding for UN Women;	(c) acknowledge the work of actors within the UN system, such as UN Women, for their efforts in advancing the rights of women and coordinating relevant stakeholders; call on UN member states and the EU to continue to cooperate with those actors within their respective mandates;

Or. sv

Amendment 105

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
c) pledge its strong support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing the rights of women in all their diversity and bringing together all relevant stakeholders to generate policy change and coordinate actions; call on all UN member states, together with the EU, to ensure adequate funding for UN Women;	c) reaffirm its full support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing the rights of women in all their diversity and bringing together all relevant stakeholders to generate policy change and coordinate actions; urge on all UN member states, together with the EU, to ensure adequate funding for UN Women;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	c a) clearly condemn recent funding cuts for women right’s organisations and civil society organisations which aim at fighting gender based violence and empowering women to get access to justice;

Or. en

Amendment 107

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	c a) step up development aid funding to compensate for the gap left after the rollback of USAID;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	c b) call for the establishment of monitoring and accountability frameworks to track implementation of CSW commitments across all Member States and UN partners;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;	d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to free legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, insufficiently trained judiciary on the effects of gender-based violence including psychological, mental, physical and coervice and financial control, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law; recognise that certain crimes happen because of gender as the principal reason such as femicide;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;	d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific measures and procedures for gender-based violence, and provide specialised training for judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers to strengthen their capacity to address such cases effectively; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;	d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and intersectional discrimination; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;	d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid and advocacy is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, discrimination, socio-economic or socio-cultural reasons; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s and girl's rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;

Or. en

Amendment 113

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;	d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s and gender-diverse people's full and equal participation under both national and international law;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;	d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates assertiveness and adopts an approach in support of unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;

Or. fr

Amendment 115

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to institutional capacity gaps, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; examine the implementation of specific courts for gender-based violence; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;	d) ensure that European and international instruments are complementary and ambitious, with robust and substantive provisions to empower women and guarantee access to justice, and take into account that the right to legal aid is essential in this regard; ensure that the EU demonstrates strong leadership and adopts a unified position on inclusive and unbiased justice systems accessible to all, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of women who often face barriers to accessing justice due to the multiplying effect of lack of resources within the justice system, socio-cultural reasons and discrimination; advocate for comprehensive legal frameworks that protect women’s rights and ensure women’s full and equal participation under both national and international law;

Or. en

Amendment 116

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d a) call on Member States and competent national authorities to ensure gender-sensitive, victims-centred training for officials coming into contact with victims, in line with their functions, including police officers, prosecutors and judges; such training should be developed, delivered, and regularly monitored against clearly defined quality standards and measurable outcomes, to prevent secondary victimisation, tackle gender stereotypes and bias, and ensure respectful, trauma-sensitive, non-discriminatory treatment of victims;

Or. en

Amendment 117

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d a) eliminate barriers that women, especially marginalised and those facing intersection discrimination, face in accessing justice in cases of gender-based violence and to prevent any form of second victimisation when reporting to the police or during the court procedure;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d a) ensure that adequate, victim-centred support and protection to victims of violence against women and domestic violence is provided and that their effective access to justice is ensured;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d b) exchange best practices regarding specialised courts for gender-based violence or the designations of specialised judges in regular courts and promote them both at Union and international level; commit to and encourage the incorporation of a gender perspective in judicial decision-making;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Maria Walsh, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d b) stress the importance to ensure for women and girls accessible, comprehensive and coherent information about their rights, support and protection, through every step of the judicial process especially in cases of violence against women or domestic violence;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d b) commit to develop for gender-sensitive judicial procedures, adequate legal aid, and protection mechanisms to ensure survivors can safely seek and obtain justice;

Or. en

Amendment 122

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d c) call on the Member States, or other countries that have not yet done so, to ratify the Istanbul Convention, as the first comprehensive international tool for combating violence against women and domestic violence, including the access of victims to general support services;

Or. en

Amendment 123

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d c) encourage the taking of active steps to ensure that female lawyers are available to represent female defendants, suspects and accused and victims, where possible and without compromising independence of the legal profession;

Or. en

Amendment 124

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d c) increase awareness-raising initiatives about victim’s legal rights and available justice mechanisms, with particular attention to rural, marginalised, and underserved communities;

Or. en

Amendment 125

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d d) call for international action to increase awareness of victims of crimes about their rights, with a specific focus on female victims and victims facing intersectional discrimination, due to their increased vulnerability; make sure that the information to victims is easy to access and available in plain language;

Or. en

Amendment 126

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d d) recognise that violence against women is also institutional and structural, affecting racialised women, women with disabilities and other marginalised groups, and call on justice and support systems to tackle these intersecting oppressions;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d e) emphasise the need to support grassroots legal empowerment initiatives that help women and girls understand and exercise their rights;

Or. en

Amendment 128

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d f) call for strengthened international cooperation to ensure that victims of violence - especially migrants, refugees and trafficking victims - can access justice across borders;

Or. en

Amendment 129

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d g) promote the existence and use of victim helplines and ensure that they are available through various channels, including telephone as well as information and communication technologies, in order to facilitate the access to justice for victims;

Or. en

Amendment 130

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d h) encourage the setting up of support services for victims of crimes, both general and specialist, and ensure their effective coordination and referrals; emphasise the key role these services play in informing victims about theirs rights and facilitating their access to justice; ensure the best possible attention to victims of specific crimes, especially those that impact bodily integrity, including sexual violence, female genital mutilation or forced sterilisation;

Or. en

Amendment 131

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d i (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d i) ensure and promote the right of victims to obtain a decision on compensation by the offender in the course of criminal proceedings, within a reasonable time;

Or. en

Amendment 132

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d j (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d j) collect and exchange best practices regarding the minimisation of the risk of secondary victimisation when it comes to the paying out of the compensation by the offender, including systems of compensation based on the subrogation by the state of the right of the victim to the adjudicated compensation;

Or. en

Amendment 133

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d k (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d k) stress that the right to legal aid is essential to guarantee universal and equitable access to justice for all and effective participation in relevant proceedings; call for the introduction of an active policy of incorporating a gender perspective into all policies, laws, procedures, programmes and practices relating to legal aid, in order to address specific barriers faced by women and girls, including limited awareness of rights and available services, financial and administrative obstacles, language barriers, lack of accessible, trauma-informed and child-sensitive procedures, discriminatory attitudes and gender stereotypes within justice systems and insufficient availability of specialised legal aid for victims of gender-based violence, including in rural and remote areas;

Or. en

Amendment 134

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d l (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d l) highlight that economic inequality is a barrier to justice; call for improved access to legal aid, financial support services, and justice pathways for women in situations of economic vulnerability; promote the good practice of assessing the right to access legal aid for women and girls solely based on their own means, and not as linked to financial means of their husband, partner or family; emphasise that this is especially relevant for cases of gender-based violence;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d m (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d m) commit to and encourage the ensuring of access to legal aid for those who need it from the outset of the civil or criminal proceedings; work to promote this concept globally together with international partners;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point d n (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	d n) highlight the need for gender-disaggregated justice system data - including on access, case outcomes, legal aid use and barriers - to inform evidence-based policymaking;

Or. en

Amendment 137

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
e) apply gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting to all EU policy areas, including external action; stress the need for states to allocate sufficient funding for gender-responsive legal aid and support services, especially for survivors of gender-based violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice;	e) apply gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting to all EU policy areas, including external action; stress the need for states to allocate sufficient funding for gender-responsive legal aid and support services, especially for survivors of gender-based violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice; recognise that legal aid in many member states is chronically underfunded or undervalued thus creating another barrier for women in crisis situations accessing justice which disproportionately affects women in lower socio-economic situations and those most vulnerable to the impacts of austerity and underfunding of public services; some of these victims may even be living in shelters and refuges with their families fleeing gender-based violence;

Or. en

Amendment 138

Beatrice Timgren

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
e) apply gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting to all EU policy areas, including external action; stress the need for states to allocate sufficient funding for gender-responsive legal aid and support services, especially for survivors of gender-based violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice;	(e) ensure that survivors of gender-based violence have access to justice and legal aid to enable them to seek justice;

Or. sv

Amendment 139

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
e) apply gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting to all EU policy areas, including external action; stress the need for states to allocate sufficient funding for gender-responsive legal aid and support services, especially for survivors of gender-based violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice;	e) stress the need for states to allocate sufficient funding for legal aid and support services responsive to gender-based and sexual violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice;

Or. fr

Amendment 140

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
e) apply gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting to all EU policy areas, including external action; stress the need for states to allocate sufficient funding for gender-responsive legal aid and support services, especially for survivors of gender-based violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice;	e) ensure that all EU policy areas, including external action, are implemented in a way that guarantees equal treatment and non-discrimination; stress the need for states to allocate sufficient funding for gender-responsive legal aid and support services, especially for survivors of gender-based violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice;

Or. en

Amendment 141

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
e) apply gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting to all EU policy areas, including external action; stress the need for states to allocate sufficient funding for gender-responsive legal aid and support services, especially for survivors of gender-based violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice;	e) apply gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting to all relevant EU policy areas, including external action; stress the need for states to allocate adequate sufficient, and predictable funding for gender-responsive legal aid and support services, especially for survivors of gender-based violence, and sufficient access to compensation, since existing barriers disproportionately affect women’s access to justice;

Or. en

Amendment 142

Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	e a) stress the importance of addressing practical, territorial and accessibility-related barriers that hinder women’s and vulnerable groups’ access to justice, particularly in rural, remote and economically disadvantaged regions; underline the specific challenges faced by women with disabilities, elderly women, and single parents, including physical accessibility obstacles and the lack of tailored support services; call for the development of user-friendly online procedures, one-stop-shop administrative solutions and the presence of specially trained staff within public authorities and judicial bodies to support persons with physical or intellectual disabilities; highlight that strengthening the capacity of local authorities through targeted training, digitalisation and clear, easily accessible information on legal procedures is essential to ensure equal and effective access to justice for all women and girls;

Or. en

Amendment 143

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	e a) protect the rights of domestic and care workers, many of them migrant women, by ensuring fair wages, comprehensive social protection and freedom from exploitation and guaranteed access to justice when their rights are infringed;

Or. en

Amendment 144

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
f) accelerate the implementation of international commitments to further prevent and respond to all forms of violence against women and girls in both public and private spheres, including female genital mutilation, forced marriage, the non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, cyberstalking, cyber-harassment, cyber-flashing and cyber incitement to violence or hatred;	f) accelerate the implementation of international commitments to further prevent and respond to all forms of violence against women and girls in both public and private spheres, including female genital mutilation, early and forced marriage, honour crimes, the non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, deepfakes, cyberstalking, cyber-harassment, cyber-flashing, the imposition of the wearing of religious clothing in Islamic countries or where sharia is applied and cyber incitement to violence or hatred; call for the universal application of the ban on surrogacy, which undermines human dignity by exploiting women’s bodies and reproductive functions for financial and other purposes, and by treating the unborn child as a commercial object; denounce the breach of equality for women represented by the participation of transgender athletes in sporting competitions;

Or. fr

Amendment 145

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
f) accelerate the implementation of international commitments to further prevent and respond to all forms of violence against women and girls in both public and private spheres, including female genital mutilation, forced marriage, the non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, cyberstalking, cyber-harassment, cyber-flashing and cyber incitement to violence or hatred;	f) accelerate the implementation of international commitments to further prevent and respond to all forms of violence against women and girls in both public and private spheres, including rape, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, the non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, cyberstalking, cyber-harassment, cyber-flashing and cyber incitement to violence or hatred, hate speech and hate crimes;

Or. en

Amendment 146

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
f) accelerate the implementation of international commitments to further prevent and respond to all forms of violence against women and girls in both public and private spheres, including female genital mutilation, forced marriage, the non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, cyberstalking, cyber-harassment, cyber-flashing and cyber incitement to violence or hatred;	f) accelerate the implementation of international commitments to further prevent and respond to all forms of violence against women and girls in both public and private spheres, including female genital mutilation, forced marriage, so-called conversion practices, the non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, cyberstalking, cyber-harassment, cyber-flashing and cyber incitement to violence or hatred;

Or. en

Amendment 147

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f a) urge the Commission to present a proposal for the inclusion of gender-based violence to the list of crimes listed in Article 83(1) TFEU in order to pave the way for further actions at EU level for the elimination of gender-based violence;

Or. en

Amendment 148

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mathilde Androuët

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f a) reaffirm its commitment to protecting the integrity of girls by prohibiting the use of puberty-blocking hormones before reaching the age of majority, in accordance with Chapter II of the Oviedo Convention on individual consent;

Or. en

Amendment 149

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f a) reaffirm the right to asylum for survivors of any form of gender-based violence and ensure they receive protection, comprehensive support and effective integration;

Or. en

Amendment 150

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f b) take active steps to include hate speech and hate crime among the criminal offences within the area of crimes under Article 83(1) TFEU and activate the ‘passerelle clause’ in this regard; urge the Commission to be ready to initiate the second stage of the procedure and propose a directive aimed at combatting hate speech and hate crimes both offline and online, with particular attention to specific groups at risk, including women politicians, journalists or human rights defenders;

Or. en

Amendment 151

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f b) demand safe and legal routes for women and girls on the move; protect them from violence in reception centres, and recognise gender-based persecution and gender apartheid as grounds for asylum;

Or. en

Amendment 152

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mathilde Androuët, Viktória Ferenc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f b) condemn the practice of surrogacy, which entails reproductive exploitation and the use of a woman’s body for economic or other purposes;

Or. en

Amendment 153

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f c) advocate, both at EU and international level, for a more decisive action against the pervasive online violence targeting women which has become an increasing barrier to women´s participation in public life and equal representation; call for the preparation of binding rules on online gender-based violence to ensure that the pervasive phenomenon in the online sphere is addressed in a coordinated and coherent manner;

Or. en

Amendment 154

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f c) propose the recognition of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and to facilitate the prosecution of those responsible by international courts;

Or. en

Amendment 155

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f d) highlight the need to ensure proper enforcement of the Digital Services Act in this regard and to turn voluntary measures within its framework, namely the Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online, into binding measures for all online platforms;

Or. en

Amendment 156

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point f e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	f e) urge the very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online engines (VLOSEs) to allow public scrutiny of their annual risk assessments related to gender-based violence as well as their mitigation measures introduced to facilitate research and better understanding of as well as adequate solutions for the phenomenon;

Or. en

Amendment 157

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life;	g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life; call for gender equality to become an essential and mandatory criterion for the allocation of EU funds to third countries; insist that all EU funding should be conditional on tangible and verifiable commitments to reduce economic and professional inequalities between the sexes, including the adoption of measures to promote equal pay, women’s access to education and employment, and the fight against discrimination;

Or. fr

Amendment 158

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life;	g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life, including by promoting conditions that enable women to balance professional, public and family responsibilities, thus facilitating their full and effective engagement in decision-making processes;

Or. en

Amendment 159

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life;	g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life; encourage and take action to ensure substantive gender equality and institutional gender parity at all levels of decision-making;

Or. en

Amendment 160

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life;	g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination including through strong public institutions and policies that guarantee equal oppurtunities, to advance their participation in public life;

Or. en

Amendment 161

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Viktória Ferenc

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life;	g) take action to ensure the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of women without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life;

Or. en

Amendment 162

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life;	g) take action to urgently and fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in society and public life;

Or. en

Amendment 163

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their participation in public life;	g) take action to fully implement existing commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment, ensuring the protection of women’s equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, to advance their effective and full participation in public life;

Or. en

Amendment 164

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g a) promote and advocate for concrete actions and measures to ensure women´s participation and leadership in decision-making in public life, including in the areas of foreign policy, defence and security and the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts and crises; underline the need for a common tracking methodology for collecting data on women´s participation in these sectors;

Or. en

Amendment 165

Eleonora Meleti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g a) point out the importance of promoting women’s empowerment through education, training, life-long learning, which are of vital importance in order to fight stereotypes and combat persisting inequalities;

Or. en

Amendment 166

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g a) ensure access to gender-sensitive mental health services, addressing the needs of young women and LGBTIQ+ people, and recognising mental health as key to participation and equality;

Or. en

Amendment 167

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g a) recognise that limited access to information and communications technologies in many countries worldwide hampers the full realisation of the potential of women and girls;

Or. en

Amendment 168

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g b) actively support and promote the 2024 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) general recommendation No. 40 on equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, defined as parity 50:50 between women and men in all their diversity in terms of equal access to and equal power within decision-making systems;

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Amendment 169

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g b) condemn the online hate speech directed specifically at women, which hampers their participation in public life, supports in that direction media literacy and digital safety programmes for women and girls;

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Amendment 170

Eleonora Meleti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g b) stress the importance of combatting gender stereotypes, attitudes and prejudices in all their dimensions, through all kinds of media, including social media;

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Amendment 171

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g c) stress the importance of ensuring the threat of AI manipulated technology which disproportionality impacts women, is tackled in order to ensure full particpation of women and girls in public life;

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Amendment 172

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g c) encourage meaningful participation of women at all levels of decision-making in foreign, security and security policy as well as in conflict resolution, both in the EU and globally;

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Amendment 173

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g d) take stock of the progress made in implementing the UN resolution 1325 and the Women, Peace and Security agenda both at EU and international level and ensure proper follow-up on the findings; highlight the need for the Commission to prepare a new action plan as an impetus to ensure strengthened and holistic application of the agenda and its application as a women’s human rights agenda in all decision and policy making situations;

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Amendment 174

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g d) note the rise in the creation and sharing of AI deepfakes and the impact of these manipulated images in both the online and offline world to women's full and effective participation in public life;

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Amendment 175

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g e) emphasise the need to develop a comprehensive tool to monitor and counter democratic backsliding and backsliding in women’s rights, which are intrinsically linked; reconfirm the EU´s commitment to gender equality as a horizontal priority; support and champion the values of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and corresponding policies and take all necessary measures to address any form of foreign interference in these policies in the EU;

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Amendment 176

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g e) advocate for girls' right to inclusive, equitable and quality education, as a key driver of empowerment and the achievement of gender equality, equipping them with knowledge, skills and opportunities, capacities essential throughout their lives, enabling them to claim their rights, access justice, participate fully in public life, and combat gender-based violence;

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Amendment 177

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g f) highlight the need for a deeper understanding of anti-rights and anti-gender movements, including gender disinformation, the incel phenomenon and misogyny and in particular their online form as manosphere; advocate for more active policies to counter them and their narratives; emphasise the importance of prevention, including by increasing digital media literacy, offering age-appropriate comprehensive relationship and sexuality education and raising awareness among practitioners and caregivers;

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Amendment 178

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point g f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	g f) stress the importance for women and girls to be able to access justice at all levels, to effective protection and support measures, stressing the possibility of reporting, and the need for these measures to be processed swiftly;

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Amendment 179

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
h) stress that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights essential to the rule of law, resilient and inclusive democracies, and the core values of the EU; emphasise that it is deplorable that millions of women and girls, especially in conflict and displacement contexts, continue to face discrimination, violence and the denial of their dignity and agency; reiterate that rape remains one of the most widespread human rights violations globally; stress the importance of consent-based rape legislation;	h) stress that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights essential to the rule of law, resilient democracies and the core values of the EU; emphasise that it is deplorable that millions of women and girls, especially in conflict and displacement contexts, continue to face discrimination, violence and the denial of their dignity and agency; reiterate that rape remains one of the most widespread human rights violations globally; make clear that 90 % of illegal migrants on the Mediterranean route are raped or sexually abused by smugglers and other migrants1 a; recognise that transgender ideology constitutes a threat to the status of women in the EU and around the world by blurring women’s identity, by allowing a man to freely appropriate the identity of a woman, by encouraging a man to participate in institutions and competitions as a woman, by allowing a man to benefit from gender equality as a woman, by inciting violence or by making threats against whistleblowers who denounce such abuses;
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	1 a source: https://news.un.org/fr/story/2024/11/1150996 International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), On This Journey, No One Cares if You Live or Die: Abuse, Protection and Justice along Routes between East and West Africa and Africa’s Mediterranean Coast – Volume 2, IOM, MMC, UNHCR, Geneva, 2024.

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Amendment 180

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
h) stress that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights essential to the rule of law, resilient and inclusive democracies, and the core values of the EU; emphasise that it is deplorable that millions of women and girls, especially in conflict and displacement contexts, continue to face discrimination, violence and the denial of their dignity and agency; reiterate that rape remains one of the most widespread human rights violations globally; stress the importance of consent-based rape legislation;	h) stress that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights essential to the rule of law, resilient and inclusive democracies, and the core values of the EU; emphasise that it is deplorable that millions of women and girls, especially in conflict and displacement contexts, continue to face discrimination, violence and the denial of their dignity and agency; reiterate that rape remains one of the most widespread human rights violations globally; stress the importance of consent-based rape legislation; reaffirm that access to safe and legal abortion is a fundamental aspect of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights and essential to their bodily autonomy;

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Amendment 181

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
h) stress that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights essential to the rule of law, resilient and inclusive democracies, and the core values of the EU; emphasise that it is deplorable that millions of women and girls, especially in conflict and displacement contexts, continue to face discrimination, violence and the denial of their dignity and agency; reiterate that rape remains one of the most widespread human rights violations globally; stress the importance of consent-based rape legislation;	h) stress that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights essential to the rule of law, resilient and inclusive democracies, and the core values of the EU; emphasise that it is deplorable that millions of women and girls, especially in conflict and displacement contexts, continue to face discrimination, violence and the denial of their dignity and agency;

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Amendment 182

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
h) stress that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights essential to the rule of law, resilient and inclusive democracies, and the core values of the EU; emphasise that it is deplorable that millions of women and girls, especially in conflict and displacement contexts, continue to face discrimination, violence and the denial of their dignity and agency; reiterate that rape remains one of the most widespread human rights violations globally; stress the importance of consent-based rape legislation;	h) stress that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental human rights essential to the rule of law, resilient and inclusive democracies, and the core values of the EU; emphasise that it is deplorable that millions of women and girls, especially in conflict and displacement contexts, continue to face discrimination, violence and the denial of their dignity and agency; reiterate that rape remains one of the most widespread human rights violations globally; stress the importance of consent-based rape legislation as a necessary step to have a comprehensive approach to combatting sexual violence against women and girls;

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Amendment 183

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h a) advocate for a consent-based definition of rape as a universal standard worldwide, aiming to enhance legal protections and ensure that sexual violence is defined by the absence of consent, rather than solely by the use of force; promote the concept that absence of resistance or silence by the victims do not equal consent; underline that neither prior consent nor an existing relationship can be understood to imply ongoing or future consent for any sexual acts;

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Amendment 184

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mathilde Androuët

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h a) promote the guarantee of equality between men and women before the law and the impartiality of judicial proceedings; that the introduction of new regulations on consent could alter a concept already legally defined, creating legal uncertainty; that the establishment of special or exceptional courts carries the risk of undermining legal equality between men and women and affecting the integrity and coherence of the judicial system;

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Amendment 185

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h a) emphasise that war and conflict have a disproportionate and disastrous impact on women; advocate for peace and inclusive negotiations across the world as solutions to end conflict and thus end violence against women and girls in these settings; recognise the incredible work done by women in UN Peacekeeping forces in conflict zones throughout the world;

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Amendment 186

Rosa Estaràs Ferragut

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	(ha) whereas persons with disabilities, particularly women and girls with disabilities, face structural and practical barriers to access to justice and public participation: emphasise the need for specific measures to guarantee their full inclusion, universal accessibility and access to effective protection;

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Amendment 187

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h a) reiterate that rape remains one of the most widespread human rights violations globally; demand that all Member States recognise that rape means sex without consent, and guarantee survivors real access to justice and support;

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Amendment 188

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h a) recall the importance of preventing gender based violence, through adequate campaigns and other actions, such as through relevant targeted comprehensive age appropriate education measures;

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Amendment 189

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h b) actively encourage the introduction of age-appropriate, comprehensive relationship and sexuality education, as well as the organisation of awareness-raising campaigns or programmes, in order to increase knowledge about bodily integrity and the role of consent in sexual relations with the aim of empowering individuals to recognise abuse, seek help, and navigate reporting mechanisms more confidently and thus ultimately improving access to justice as well as reducing tolerance of abusive practices;

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Amendment 190

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h b) stress the disproportionate impact of climate change and environmental degradation on women and girls; promote an ecofeminist perspective and ensure participation of women, youth and indigenous activists in climate and biodiversity negotiations;

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Amendment 191

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h c) promote the adoption of the standards encompassed in the Istanbul Convention globally; lead an internal dialogue in the Council to encourage the Member States that have not yet ratified the Convention, to do so without delay;

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Amendment 192

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h d) condemn in the strongest terms the use of rape and other forms of sexual violence as a weapon of war and recalls that such conduct can amount war crimes or crimes against humanity under international law; actively work towards ensuring prosecution of and accountability for these types of crimes at international level and through the application of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime; strengthen support for international efforts to document these crimes in ongoing conflicts and for prevention measures;

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Amendment 193

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h e) promote the close cooperation of Eurojust with the ICC on the documentation of wartime rape, abuse and or other forms of sexual violence in Ukraine, and call on the EU, Eurojust and the ICC to further strengthen coordinated, trauma-informed and victim-centred documentation efforts, cooperation frameworks globally for other conflict zones to ensure that victims are identified, protected and able to access justice;

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Amendment 194

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h f) underline the importance to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) to all women, particularly emergency contraception, testing for sexually transmitted infections, post-exposure prophylaxis and abortion care, as access to SRHR is essential to remedy the consequences of sexual violence for survivors;

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Amendment 195

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h g) emphasise that the lack of or the denial of access to SRHR, including safe and legal abortion, is a form of gender-based violence and violation of human and fundamental rights and actively work towards broad accessibility of SRHR globally; call on the Commission to present a proposal to enshrine the right to safe and legal abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU;

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Amendment 196

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h h) ensure that EU external policies actively promote access to SRHR as part of achieving sustainable development goals;

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Amendment 197

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h i (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h i) commit to increased funding for gender equality and women´s rights, including SRHR, in the next MFF and make it a priority under the upcoming Gender Equality Strategy post-2027 and Gender Action Plan IV;

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Amendment 198

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point h j (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	h j) advocate for eliminating impunity for all forms of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and harmful practices;

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Amendment 199

Beatrice Timgren

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;	deleted

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Amendment 200

Kathleen Funchion, Elena Kountoura, Carolina Morace, Irene Montero, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;	i) promotes increased representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies, aiming to dismantle structural barriers entrenched by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system, and to foster a judiciary that is genuinely equal, inclusive, and representative of society as a whole;

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Amendment 201

Lucia Yar, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Abir Al-Sahlani, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;	i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies and take active steps towards ensuring wide access of women, minorities and marginalised groups to legal profession with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;

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Amendment 202

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;	i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by certain partisan, corrupt justice systems or by religious courts handling civil matters;

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Amendment 203

Heléne Fritzon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;	i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system and ensuring equal opportunities;

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Amendment 204

Chiara Gemma

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;	i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies, ensuring equal opportunities, transparency and merit-based access in order to remove structural obstacles to professional advancement;

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Amendment 205

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;	i) promote women’s leadership and equal representation within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;

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Amendment 206

Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Arba Kokalari, Liesbet Sommen, Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers perpetuated by a patriarchal and androcentric justice system;	i) promote the representation of women within the judiciary and its governing bodies with a view to dismantling structural barriers within the justice system;

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Amendment 207

Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	i a) emphasise the importance of the full recognition of trans women as women, noting that their inclusion is essential for the effectiveness any gender-equality and anti-violence policies; call for recognition and equal access for trans women to protection and support services;

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Amendment 208

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mathilde Androuët

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	i a) ensure that the appointment of judicial positions is carried out exclusively on the basis of merit, ability, and effort, avoiding non-objective or arbitrary criteria;

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Amendment 209

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	i a) commit the EU to a feminist foreign, development and security policy, inclusive and intersectional, giving priority to women and LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders;

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Amendment 210

Mathilde Androuët, Elisabeth Dieringer, Catherine Griset, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	provide a precise definition of ‘woman’ and ‘girl’ as a biological reality;

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Amendment 211

Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	i b) stress that femicide, defined as the gender-related killing of women and girls, constitutes one of the most extreme forms of gender-based violence and represents a grave violation of universal fundamental rights; strongly condemn the absence of a harmonised definition and the persistent inconsistencies in data collection and reporting on this crime, which severely hinders effective prevention and evidence-based policymaking; call for global recognition of this crime and global effort towards the elimination of femicide;

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Amendment 212

Mélissa Camara

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	i b) secure sustainable funding and legal protection for feminist and LGBTIQ+ organisations, especially grassroots groups under attack by shrinking civic space and restrictive NGO laws;

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