European Parliament Alerts from the Women's Rights and Gender Equality committee

Highlights - Towards an EU external strategy against early and forced marriages – Vote 12.4.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 05-04-2018 12:29 PM CEST The right to a 'free and full' consent to a marriage is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Child marriage violates the rights of the female child to be free from all forms of discrimination, inhumane and degrading treatment and slavery. The aim of the draft opinion is to examine how child, forced and early marriage (CEFM) violate human rights and how the EU's external action can best contribute to eradicating this practice. The rapporteur, Ms Daniela Aiuto (EFDD, Italy), invites the EEAS to come forward with a specific strategy to fight against CEFM with specific actions, objectives and dedicated funding with the overall goal of eradicating the practice by 2030 in line with the UN SDGs. 101 amendments have been tabled and 16 compromises have been proposed. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world – Vote – 12.4.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 05-04-2018 11:14 AM CEST The rapporteur, Mr Florent Marcellesi (Greens-EFA, Spain), points out in the draft opinion the special connection between indigenous women and the ancestral territories, especially in relation to traditional practices around sustainable management of natural resources, the model of community support and resilience and expresses its deep concern about the consequences that land grabbing and resource extraction have in indigenous communities. 60 amendments have been tabled to the draft opinion. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Monitoring the application of EU law 2016 – Vote – 12.4.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 05-04-2018 10:53 AM CEST The rapporteur, Ms Marijana Petir (EPP, Croatia), points out in the draft opinion that non-implementation, improper application and lack of enforcement of the existing EU law in the area of equality between women and men affects the efficiency of the Union, especially when it comes to existing EU legislation tackling the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of women and men. 56 amendments have been tabled to the draft opinion. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111