… of aggression against Ukraine on 22 February 2022, human rights violations and violence have become the new harrowing … by Russia’s armed forces. Over 8 million persons – mostly women and children – fled Ukraine and sought refuge and …
… violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women and the most extreme form of gender discrimination. It poses a threat to the fundamental rights to dignity, liberty, security, health and, eventually, the lives of women. EU Member States have not established a common …
… deeply rooted in the inequalities between men and women in society. It is estimated that, globally, around 47 000 women and girls were killed by their intimate partners or … direct victims of femicide. As a result, their needs and rights – both during and after the criminal proceedings – are …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination that has a … impact on victims and significant costs for society. Women are most likely to face violence at the hands of …
… providing a composite indicator of direct violence against women, based on the data on violence against women collected by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights through the EU-wide Survey on Violence against Women. …
… Action in the EU Member States Domestic violence against women remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time, and one of the biggest global … EU, 9 out of 10 victims of intimate partner violence are women. It harms women, families, communities and society. The …