REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Tabled by Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Sebastian Kruis, Mieke Andriese, Elisabeth Dieringer, Viktória Ferenc, Catherine Griset

(aa) Added: strongly condemn all forms of sexual violence; stress that women have the fundamental right to live in safety in their country of origin, free from violence, persecution or discrimination; reaffirm the right of women and girls subjected to acts of persecution owing to gender-based violence to Removed: seek asylum; call on governments and international bodies to address specific risks faced by women and girls in migration and to implement gender-responsive policies, including the establishment of safe and legal routes, the strengthening of the protection of women from violence in reception centres and the improvement of age-assessment procedures; call for the recognition of gender-based persecution and gender apartheid as grounds for seeking asylum; Added: receive effective access to justice;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.070v01-00