Violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women including all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
… Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or girl … to refer to femicide, including ‘gender-related killing of women’ and ‘feminicide’. In 2020, 47 000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate …
… Rape is an unlawful sexual act and a harmful form of sexual violence that disproportionately affects women and girls. Rape occurs in the absence of consent, the … and frequency of rape in the EU, the effects of sexual violence on victims and the actions of Member States to …
… list for Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin … relevant to their work. Job Description Profile Violenceagainstwomen is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing …
… puts victims’ rights into sharp focus. According to UN Women, 45,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their … the due diligence principle when shaping responses to violenceagainstwomen. This means they must prevent, investigate and …
… Director Carlien Scheele gave an online address for the ‘Women, Peace and Security: Building Alliances for Sustainable … - attention must also be brought to ending gender-based violence. Ending gender-based violence has to be in continual … you for including the Istanbul Convention Action againstviolenceagainstwomen and domestic violence as an …
… EIGE recognises the various forms of femicide committed againstwomen and girls as ‘the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence’. Various terms are used by the European Union (EU) …
… to raise awareness on the increasing prevalence of cyber violence in today’s world, looking through the perspective of … – at home, in school, in public. Cyber violenceagainstwomen and girls is a new dimension of gender-based violence …
… weighing in on the state of play of Gender Equality and women’s empowerment across Europe: progress, barriers and … what #3StepsForward could look like. In the case of cyber violenceagainstwomen and girls, which EIGE launches a campaign about …
… to take leaps forwards to secure and realise the rights of women in all their diversity. That being said, the EU … women’s sexual and reproductive rights. And we are also up against ongoing threats in the form of hate speech, smear campaigns and even violenceagainst people and organisations defending women’s …
… not only fuel an overall rise in intolerance and hate (againstwomen and their attained rights and against lesbian, gay, … and non-discrimination, on the fight against gender-based violence and on the promotion and protection of sexual and …
… to gender equality in their budgetary and policy measures. Women, in all their diversity, must not lose out. It is … boards, to have pay transparency, and to put an end to violenceagainstwomen and domestic violence. I call on all …
… disseminated in a context of anonymity and impunity. Both women and men can be victims of cyber violence. However, evidence shows that women and girls are … it. Not only are they more likely to be targeted by cyber violence; they can also suffer from serious consequences, …