Traduction de «Militant des droits des femmes » (Français → Anglais) :

Deplores the escalation of politically motivated charges and judicial harassment of human rights defenders and activists, and in particular the politically motivated charges, sentences and convictions relating to the legitimate work of activists, political critics and human rights defenders in Cambodia.

5. Express alarm over the rise in violence against women, in particular female protesters and women’s rights activists, and the failure of the authorities to prevent and condemn this violence or to hold the perpetrators to account; calls on President Morsi, as well as the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties, to exercise strong political leadership to tackle gender-based violence, and to ensure that all incidents of sexual assault and harassment of women are effectively investigated, bringing the perpetrators to justice and making sure that victims receive adequate reparations; urges President Morsi to address this chronic viol ...[+++]ence and discrimination against women by adopting the anti-harassment legislation proposed by women’s rights activists; calls on the Egyptian authorities to condemn all forms of violence and aggression against women; urges the government to promote and support the political participation of women by reversing the current negative trend in this field;

M. whereas Egyptian women are in a particularly vulnerable situation in the current period of transition; whereas, according to reports by Egyptian and international human rights organisations, attacks on female protestors, including rape, by unidentified, coordinated groups have recently increased, and have become more organised and systematic, with the aim of discouraging women from joining protests, notably on and after the night of 25 January 2013, and female protestors are often subject to violence, sexual assaults, including vi ...[+++]rginity tests, in the past, and other forms of degrading treatment, also at the hands of security forces, while women rights activists face threats and harassment; whereas women have witnessed major setbacks in the field of political participation; whereas women in the informal sector, in the fields of agriculture and domestic labour in particular, often work in dangerous and degrading working conditions without health insurance or any protection against injuries;

6. Express alarm over the rise in sexual violence against women, in particular female protesters, and the failure of the authorities to prevent and condemn this violence or to hold perpetrators to account; calls on President Morsi, as well as the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties, to exercise strong political leadership to tackle gender-based violence, and to ensure that all incidents of sexual assault and harassment of women are effectively investigated, bringing perpetrators to justice and ensuring that victims receive adequate reparations; urges President Morsi to address this chronic violence and discrimination against w ...[+++]omen by adopting the anti-harassment legislation proposed by women’s rights activist; calls on the Egyptian authorities to condemn all forms of violence and aggression against women;

12. Expresses its utmost concern at the persistence of human rights violations, including on grounds of sexual orientation, and repression against political opponents of the regime, human rights defenders, women rights campaigners, journalists and NGO workers;

22. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary action to protect the rights of immigrant women and immigrant girls and to fight the discrimination they face in their community of origin, by refusing all forms of cultural and religious relativism which could violate women's fundamental rights.