Debates Parlamentares - Diário 019, p. 67 (2022-07-22)

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RESOLUTION ON

COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN JOURNALISTS AND POLITICIANS

1. Reiterating the commitment of OSCE participating States to upholding theprinciples enshrined in the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, which include the peacefulsettlement of disputes, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,equal rights and self-determination of peoples, co-operation among States andthe fulfilment in good faith of obligations under international law,

2. Deeply concerned by the widespread and intensifying violence against womenin journalism and politics – including physical, sexual, psychological, andeconomic violence – which endangers women, puts the well-being of oursocieties and democracies at risk, and threatens to undermine progress towardgender equality,

3. Recalling OSCE Ministerial Council Decisions No. 14/04 (Sofia) on the ActionPlan for the Promotion of Gender Equality, No. 15/05 (Ljubljana) and No. 7/14(Basel) on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women, No. 14/05(Ljubljana) on Women in Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management, and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation, No. 3/18 (Milan) on the Safety of Journalists, and No. 4/18(Milan) on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women,

4. Referring to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s (OSCE PA’s) BerlinDeclaration (2018) and its Resolution on Preventing and Combating Gender-Based Violence,

5. Guided by the 2021 Annual Report of the OSCE PA Special Representative onGender Issues entitled Violence Against Women Journalists and Politicians: AGrowing Crisis,

6. Endorsing the UN Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace andSecurity, as well as subsequent resolutions that comprise the Women, Peaceand Security agenda, which call on UN Member States to ensure the fullparticipation of women in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peaceand security, and recognizing that the contribution of women journalists andpoliticians in post-conflict democratization processes is key to the success of theWomen, Peace and Security agenda,

7. Underscoring that women and girls face disproportionate risks of online violence,especially severe types of harassment and sexualized online abuse, and that thisform of violence is tied to larger social problems of sexism and misogyny,

8. Recognizing that the increasingly hostile political rhetoric directed towardjournalists and media organizations across the OSCE region and the world,combined with the rise of social media and the challenges associated withworking during the COVID-19 pandemic, have created unique pressure onwomen journalists,

9. Welcoming the work of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom ofthe Media in defending freedom of expression and advocating for the safety of

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RESOLUTION ON COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN JOURNALISTS AND POLITICIANS 1. Reiterating the commitment of OSCE participating States to upholding theprinciples enshrined in the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, which include the peacefulsettlement of disputes, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,equal rights and self-determination of peoples, co-operation among States andthe fulfilment in good faith of obligations under international law,2. Deeply concerned by the widespread and intensifying violence against womenin journalism and politics – including physical, sexual, psychological, andeconomic violence – which endangers women, puts the well-being of oursocieties and democracies at risk, and threatens to undermine progress towardgender equality,3. Recalling OSCE Ministerial Council Decisions No. 14/04 (Sofia) on the ActionPlan for the Promotion of Gender Equality, No. 15/05 (Ljubljana) and No. 7/14(Basel) on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women, No. 14/05(Ljubljana) on Women in Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management, and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation, No. 3/18 (Milan) on the Safety of Journalists, and No. 4/18(Milan) on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women,4. Referring to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s (OSCE PA’s) BerlinDeclaration (2018) and its Resolution on Preventing and Combating Gender-Based Violence,5. Guided by the 2021 Annual Report of the OSCE PA Special Representative onGender Issues entitled Violence Against Women Journalists and Politicians: AGrowing Crisis,6. Endorsing the UN Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace andSecurity, as well as subsequent resolutions that comprise the Women, Peaceand Security agenda, which call on UN Member States to ensure the fullparticipation of women in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peaceand security, and recognizing that the contribution of women journalists andpoliticians in post-conflict democratization processes is key to the success of theWomen, Peace and Security agenda,7. Underscoring that women and girls face disproportionate risks of online violence,especially severe types of harassment and sexualized online abuse, and that thisform of violence is tied to larger social problems of sexism and misogyny,8. Recognizing that the increasingly hostile political rhetoric directed towardjournalists and media organizations across the OSCE region and the world,combined with the rise of social media and the challenges associated withworking during the COVID-19 pandemic, have created unique pressure onwomen journalists,9. Welcoming the work of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom ofthe Media in defending freedom of expression and advocating for the safety of22 DE JULHO DE 2022 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––67

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