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Progress of gender equality in Cyprus
Cyprus scores 57.0 out of 100 points in EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2021. Find out why and explore all the scores on our website.
Gender statistics on Cyprus
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Translations of EIGE's work in Greek
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The Parliamentary Committee on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women discussed the implementation of the objectives of the National Action Plan for Equality of Men and Women 2007-2013.<br />The ...
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The plan was adopted by the Council of Ministers on 29.8.2007 and covers the period of 2007-2013....
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The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any form of discrimination, direct or indirect, against any person on the ground of sex, are safeguarded in article 28 of the Cyprus Constitutio...
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Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of a female, without her consent, or with the consent, if the consent is obtained by force or fear of bodily harm, or, in the case of a married woman, by p...
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In Cyprus, the term "abduction" is the one most closely related to sexual assault, which means: any person who, with intent to marry or carnally know a female, or to cause her to be married ...
- Legal definitionViolence, Justice
In Cyprus, intimate partner violence is recognised only within the context of "violence in the family", which means any act, omission or behaviour which causes physical, sexual or mental inj...