PICUM Red Lines - for the negotiations on the directive on

PICUM Red Lines for the negotiations on the directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence September 2023 PICUM Red lines for the negotiations on the directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence Introduction The Platform for International Cooperation on The negotiating positions agreed by the European Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) was founded in Parliame. [...] The European Commission’s (Commission) In the below, we share our red lines – the very proposal for a Directive on combating violence minimum standards of protection guarantees against women and domestic violence (the for migrant women - for the next steps of the Directive) constitutes an important opportunity to negotiations based on the original proposal and develop a coordinated approach to tac. [...] We further support the Parliament’s This violates their fundamental human rights to suggestion to ensure that accommodation is privacy and data protection, in line with Article 7 available also to the dependents of the victims, as and Article 8 EU Charter of Fundamental Rights well as the requirement for the development of and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). [...] We therefore welcome the Parliament’s proposal to ensure all authorities and services cannot Recommendation: Parliament position (in report the residence status of a victim reporting a bold & italic) crime to the migration authorities, and to delete the exception introduced by the Commission which allows reporting after the completion of Article 32(3) the individual needs assessment. [...] leads women to be fearful of any state intervention and reluctant to seek help and report violence, and also means that when state agencies and other Pathways to Europe for women providers do intervene they must be aware and well informed themselves to gain their confidence Broadly, there are two main ways through which and undo the myths the abusive partner may have women come to Europe.