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"Mr President, without doubt the DAPHNE programme was a very successful initiative on the part of the European Commission; but it was also brought about by pressure from the Committee on Women's Rights and the campaign which it started in 1997 under the slogan 'Violence against Women: Zero Tolerance', a slogan, Commissioner, which is as topical now as it was then, given that violence or, to be more exact, terrorism and the war against women are waxing rather than waning both in Europe and worldwide.
Horrendous reports from the numerous fronts in this absurd and merciless war reach our ears daily, especially from countries with which the European Union has concluded political and economic agreements, from Nigeria and Sudan, where fanatical Islamic courts condemn innocent women to death by stoning, from India, where little girls just ten years old are forced to marry, and from the Arab Emirates, where women still have no independence, i.e. political rights. Reports of this savage war against women appear in the press daily, even if they do not make the front page.
In the European Union, as members have already said, it is estimated that over 500 000 women and children are bought and sold every day and yet Europol only has three officers working on this international organised crime against women and children. A percentage of European women which, depending on the country, varies from 20 to 50%, has fallen victim to domestic violence, while rape and sexual harassment are a daily occurrence. Communities of Islamic immigrants quote holy scripture and religious mores as an excuse for continuing their barbaric practices, such as the sexual mutilation of women, even inside the European Union. Unfortunately, in the year 2002, millions of women in numerous areas and communities around the world are still treated as chattels rather than human beings.
Our committee considers violence against women to be a very serious violation of the human rights of half of mankind, a modern form of barbarism tolerated by patriarchal societies and institutions alike. As the fight for sexual equality and
recognition of the rights of half the population on planet Earth steps up, so does violence against women. This means that violence is a global political problem of the first degree and must be tackled as such.
Apart from its financial dimension – it must be said that the money is minimal compared with the size of the problem – the DAPHNE programme is of great political value, which is why it must continue beyond 2003, hopefully with a larger budget. We trust the new Treaty will give a stronger legal basis to the fight against violence. Our rapporteur, Mrs Avilés Perea, has drafted a very valuable report and has tabled proposals on behalf of our committee which I ask you, Commissioner, to take on board."@en1
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