Identifying Gender-Based Violence as a New EU Crime Area

by name voted on 16.09.2021

Summary

The European Parliament recommends identifying gender-based violence as a new EU crime area to enable coordinated action and better protection for women, girls, and LGBTIQ+ people.

9 16.09.2021

Other

justice

criminal law

human rights

social policy

Key points

The proposal seeks to identify gender-based violence as a new area of serious crime within the European Union.
The initiative aims to ensure that protections specifically include LGBTIQ+ individuals based on their gender identity and expression.
There is a strong emphasis on combating cyber-violence and online harassment, which often cross national borders.
The resolution suggests that children who witness domestic violence should be legally recognized as victims themselves.

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Speeches

46 Speeches in total

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Nicola BEER

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0:35 min

4. First voting session

Nicola BEER

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0:15 min

2. Announcement of voting results

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU

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