Europski ženski lobi posalo je njemačkoj kancelarki Merkel otvoreno pismo koje prenosimo u cijelosti, jedna od potpisnica pisma je i Ženska mreža Hrvatske.
Časnoj dr. Angeli Merkel, njemačkoj kancelarki
Draga Kancelarko Merkel,
2015. godina obilježava 20. obljetnicu Četvrte svjetske konferencije o ženama održane u Pekingu u rujnu 1995. godine.
U suradnji s Komisijom o statusu žena Ujedinjenih Naroda i komemorirajući Pekinšku platformu za djelovanje, stotine organizacija koje rade na području promicanja i zaštite ravnopravnosti žena okupilo se u New Yorku kako bi procijenile i raspravile napredak postignut u području prava žena i djevojčica u posljednjih 20 godina.
Među izazovima za jednakost žena su mnogi oblici diskriminacije, siromaštvo i seksualna eksploatacija koja podupire njihov nedostatak statusa i mogućnosti u svijetu.
U ovom kontekstu Vas molimo da osigurate da Njemačka konačno ratificira UN-ovu Konvenciju o suzbijanju trgovanja osobama i iskorištavanja prostitucije drugih. Ova Konvencija je odobrena od strane Glavne skupštine Rezolucijom 317 (IV) 2. prosinca 1949. godine, a stupila je na snagu 25. srpnja 1951. Njemačka je odavno trebala ratificirati Konvenciju.
Također bismo željele skrenuti pozornost na Rezoluciju Europskog parlamenta od 26. veljače 2014. o seksualnom iskorištavanju i prostituciji i njezinom utjecaju na ravnopravnost spolova, koja u svom prvom članku “prepoznaje da su prostitucija, prisilna prostitucija i seksualno iskorištavanja rodni problemi i povreda ljudskog dostojanstva, suprotno načelima ljudskih prava, među kojima je ravnopravnost spolova, te stoga u suprotnosti s načelima Povelje o temeljnim pravima Europske unije, uključujući i cilj i načela ravnopravnosti spolova “.
Osim toga, s poštovanjem Vas molimo da uzmete u obzir Rezoluciju “Prostitucija, trgovina ljudima i moderno ropstvo u Europi”, usvojenu 8. travnja 2014. u Parlamentarnoj skupštini Vijeća Europe, a posebno njezine izričite preporuke državama da “razmotre kriminaliziranje kupovine seksualnih usluga, na temelju švedskog modela, kao najučinkovitije mjera za sprječavanje i suzbijanje trgovanja ljudima”.
Konačno, molimo Vas da poštujete, podržite i pouzdano i odgovorno provodite
“Izvješće radne skupine o suvremenim oblicima ropstva potkomisije za suzbijanju diskriminacije i zaštitu manjina” od 6. ožujka 1991., UN-ovu Rezoluciju 40/103 “Prevencija prostitucije” donesenu 13. prosinca 1985.,odluke UN-ovogEkonomskog i socijalnogvijeća 1988/34 od 27. svibnja 1988., Konvenciju o uklanjanju svih oblika diskriminacije žena (CEDAW), usvojenu 1979. godine od Opće skupštine UN-a, Protokol za sprječavanje, suzbijanje i kažnjavanje trgovine ljudima posebno ženama i djecom, kojim se dopunjuje UN-ova Konvencija protiv transnacionalnog organiziranog kriminaliteta (“Palermo Protocol”).
Vidjeti ove međunarodne sporazume o ljudskim pravima poštovane u tako bogatoj i bitnoj zemlji kao što je Njemačka je važan korak za ženska prava na siguran,slobodan i ravnopravan život. Nepoštivanje ovih temeljnih načela u zemlji kao što je Njemačka postavlja tužan primjer svijetu.
Svijet gleda hoće li Njemačka preokrenuti svoje zakonodavstvo koje je, prema vlastitim službenim izvješćima, imalo “jedva mjerljiv pozitivan utjecaj” na živote žena u prostituciji i nije smanjilo kazneno trgovanje ženama u seksualnoj industriji. “
Stoga Vas pozivamo da kao jedna od najutjecajnijih i najvažnijih liderica u svijetu, stavite promociju ženskih prava, zajamčenih međunarodno obvezujućim zakonima i konvencijama, na vrh dnevnog reda.
Zahvaljujemo Vam, Kancelarko Merkel, za Vaše pažljivog razmatranja ovih hitnih pitanja.
Srdačno,
Kathleen Barry, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Penn State University ABOLISH PROSTITUTION NOW (USA/International)
ABOLITION 2014 (Germany)
ACTION AGAINST VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION, INC. (ACTVE) ( Philippines)
Ruchira Gupta Founder and President APNE AAP WOMEN WORLDWIDE (India)
ASSOCIAZIONE DORAD (Italy)
ASSOCIAZIONE IROKO ONLUS (Italy)
BAGONG KAMALAYAN SURVIVORS GROUP (Philippines)
Lidia Balogh (Hungary)
Anna Betlen (Hungary)
Inge Hauschildt-Schoen BI-GEGEN-BORDELL (Germany)
Julie Bindel (United Kingdom)
Vednita Carter Founder and Executive Director BREAKING FREE (USA)
BUKLOD NG KABABAIHAN (Prostitution Survivors) (Philippines)
Iliana Stoicheva National Coordinator BULGARIAN WOMEN’S LOBBY (Bulgaria)
Twiss Butler (USA)
Kristina Misiniene CARITAS (Lithuania)
Sonja Lokar Executive Director CEE NETWORK FOR GENDER ISSUES (Slovenia)
Teodora Krumova Deputy Chair CENTER AMALIPE (Bulgaria)
Silvia Chejter CENTRO DE ENCUENTROS CULTURA Y MUJER (Argentina)
CHICAGO ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION (USA)
Marie-Noëlle Bas CHIENNES DE GARDE (France)
Aiyoung Choi Advisory Council – CATW (USA)
Taina Bien-Aimé Executive Director COALITION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN (USA/International)
Jean Enriquez Executive Director COALITION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN – ASIA PACIFIC
Teresa C. Ulloa Ziáurriz Regional Director COALITION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN – LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Asunción Miura COMISIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN DE MALOS TRATOS A MUJERES (Spain)
Diane Matte Coordinatrice CONCERTATION DES LUTTES CONTRE L’EXPLOITATION SEXUELLE (La CLES)(Canada)
CONSEIL DES FEMMES FRANCOPHONES DE BELGIQUE (Belgium)
Anik Raskin Chargée de Direction CONSEIL NATIONAL DES FEMMES DU LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg)
Jana Chržová Chairperson CZECH WOMEN’S UNION CZECH WOMEN’S LOBBY (Czech Republic)
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACTIVE WOMEN NETWORKING FOUNDATION (DAWN Foundation) (Philippines)
Heather Harvey Research and Development Manager EAVES FOR WOMEN (United Kingdom)
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge Executive Director EMBRACE DIGNITY (South Africa)
Florence Montreynaud ENCORE FÉMINISTES (France/International)
Yasmeen Hassan Global Director EQUALITY NOW (USA/International)
EUROMED FEMINIST INITIATIVE IFE-EFI (France)
Anna Zobnina Chair EUROPEAN NETWORK OF MIGRANT WOMEN
Viviane Teitelbaum President EWL – EUROPEAN WOMEN’S LOBBY
FEMMES SOLIDAIRES (France)
Dr. Renate Klein FINRRAGE (Australia)
Louise Lindfors President FREDRIKA BREMER SOCIETY (Sweden)
Pat and Gerard Gartlan (Australia)
Yolande Geadah (Canada)
Agnès Baron Véronique Colomies Lilly Devasia Marie Luc Dordonat Maria Dutra Magdalena Franciscus Marie Françoise Le Brizaut Marie Paule Richard Leadership Team GOOD SHEPHERD EUROPE (BFMN) (Belgium/France/Hungary/Netherlands)
Winifred Doherty GOOD SHEPHERD INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE PEACE OFFICE – NEW YORK (USA)
Rosa Mary Corral García GOOD SHEPHERD – LA PROVINCIA DE ESPAÑA DEL BUEN PASTOR (Spain)
Rosemary Kean GOOD SHEPHERD – PROVINCE OF GREAT BRITAIN (United Kingdom)
Angela Ricci GOOD SHEPHERD – PROVINCE OF ITALY/MALTA
Nimmi Gowrinathan, Ph.D. Director, Politics of Sexual Violence Initiative Colin Powell School, City College New York (USA)
Marcela Virginia Rodríguez Argentinian Parlamentarian (2001-2013) GROUP JUSTICE AND GENDER – CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS INTERDISCIPLINARIOS PARA EL ESTUDIO DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS – CIEPP (Argentina)
Borbála Juhász Chair HUNGARIAN WOMEN’S LOBBY (Hungary)
Nusha Yonkova Anti-Trafficking Manager IMMIGRANT COUNCIL OF IRELAND (Ireland)
Gunhild Mewes Maya Schnitzler INITIATIVE FÜR GERECHTIGKEIT BEI SEXUELLER GEWALT (Germany)
Inge Kleine INITIATIVE STOP SEXKAUF (Germany) ABOLITION 2014 (Germany)
Susana Chiarotti Boero INSGENAR (INSTITUTO DE GENERO, DERECHO Y DESARROLLO) (Argentina)
Toni Van Pelt President INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND HUMAN VALUES (USA)
Siusi Casaccia Chair ITALIAN WOMEN’S LOBBY (Italy)
Prof Sheila Jeffreys School of Social and Political Sciences University of Melbourne (Australia)
Ulrike Maier KARLSRUHER APPELL (Germany)
Helle Jarlmose Secretary General KFUKS SOCIALE ARBEJDE (Denmark)
Dr. Dalia Puidokienė Executive Director KLAIPEDA SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES CENTER (Lithuania)
Anita Heiliger KOFRA MÜNCHEN (Germany) INITIATIVE STOP SEXKAUF (Germany)
Pascale Maquestiau LE MONDE SELON LES FEMMES (Belgium)
Laure Caille General Secretary LIBRES MARIANNES (France)
Joyce Folwazcny Director MAISHA E.V.-AFRICAN WOMEN IN GERMANY (Germany)
Lorraine Spiteri Chairperson MALTA CONFEDERATION OF WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS (MCWO)(Malta)
Hanne Helth Spokesperson MARCH 8 INITIATIVE (Denmark)
Iluta Lāce MARTA RESOURCE CENTRE FOR WOMEN (Latvia)
Susana Pavlou Director, MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE OF GENDER STUDIES President, CYPRUS WOMEN’S LOBBY (Cyprus)
Natalja Kurčinskaja Director MISSING PERSONS’ FAMILIES SUPPORT CENTRE (Lithuania)
MOUVEMENT DU NID (France)
Annette Lawson NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS (United Kingdom)
Terry O’Neill President NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (USA)
Karen Ingala Smith Chief Executive NIA ENDING VIOLENCE (United Kingdom)
NISA UL HAQQ FI BANGSAMORO (Philippines)
Caroline Norma School of Global, Urban and Social Studies RMIT University (Australia)
Matthew Holloway National Secretary NorMAC (Australia)
Durdica Kolarec Coordinator PETRA NETWORK (Prevention and Elimination of Trafficking in Women)(Croatia)
Dianne Post International Human Rights Attorney (USA)
Melissa Farley, Ph.D. Executive Director PROSTITUTION RESEARCH & EDUCATION (USA)
Janice G. Raymond, Ph.D. Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA)
Malin Roux Johansson Executive Director REALSTARS (Sweden)
Michèle Vianès President REGARDS DE FEMMES (France)
RENEW FOUNDATION (Philippines)
RESISTENZA FEMMINISTA (Italy)
Lesley Rimmel Core Faculty Member, Gender and Women’s Studies Program Oklahoma State University (USA)
Karin Svensson Chairwoman ROKS (Sweden)
Laura Albu President ROMANIAN WOMEN’S LOBBY (Romania)
Sarah Benson CEO RUHAMA (Ireland)
Reka Safrany (Hungary)
SAMARITANA TRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES (Philippines)
Judge Judy Harris Kluger Executive Director SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES (USA)
SANLAAP (India)
Lynn Savarese, Esq. (USA)
Dr. Ingeborg Kraus SCIENTISTS FOR A WORLD WITHOUT PROSTITUTION (Germany)
Sr. Lea Ackermann SOLWODI (Germany)
Michèle Dayras President SOS SEXISME (France)
SPACE ALLIES (Japan)
SPACE INTERNATIONAL (Survivors of Prostitution-Abuse Calling for Enlightment)
Alice Schwarzer (Germany) Publisher of EMMA and essayist
Gloria Steinem (USA)
Guðrún Jónsdóttir Spokesperson STIGAMOT (Iceland)
Autumn Burris Founding Director SURVIVORS FOR SOLUTIONS (USA)
Gertrud Åström President SWEDISH WOMEN’S LOBBY
TALIKALA (Philippines)
Christa Stolle Member of the Board and General Secretary Karen Ehlers Solveig Senft Yvonne Smidt Members TERRE DES FEMMES (Germany)
Gunilla Hjelm Chairperson THE CENTER WOMEN OF SWEDEN (Sweden)
Françoise Morvan President THE FRENCH COORDINATION FOR THE EUROPEAN WOMEN’S LOBBY (France)
Anne K. Ream THE VOICES AND FACES PROJECT (USA)
Agnete Strøm International Liaison THE WOMEN’S FRONT (Norway)
Zandra Kanakaris, President Olga Persson, Secretary-General UNIZON (Sweden)
Isla MacGregor WHISTLEBLOWERS TASMANIA (Australia)
Lisa Wiesbaden (Germany)
Lynda Dearlove CEO WOMEN@THEWELL (United Kingdom)
Trine Porret Randahl Larsen President WOMEN’S COUNCIL IN DENMARK (Denmark)
Rada Borič Sanja Juras Durdica Kolarec Mirjana Kucer Biserka Momcinovic Nela Pamukovic WOMEN’S NETWORK OF CROATIA (Croatia)
Edite Kalnina Board Member WOMEN’ S NGOS COOPERATION NETWORK (Latvia)
Prevela i prilagodila Marina Bubalo
