Violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender, gender identity or gender expression, or which affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately.
… Gender-basedviolence EIGE supports EU candidate countries and a potential … aims to contribute towards a better development of gender statistics and towards establishing harmonised …
… media and NGOs continue to report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has … Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) call on the EU and all Member States … emerge once again. Already before the pandemic, gender-based harassment and violence in Europe was widespread, as …
… Intimate partner 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 … across jurisdictions. The elimination of gender-basedviolence and the protection of victims is a stated goal …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) broadly defines femicide as ‘the … and girls as ‘the most severe manifestation of gender-basedviolence’. Various terms are used by the European Union (EU) …
… Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released new findings on the … job losses and reduced working hours to spikes in domestic violence and overwhelmed counsellors, the effects of the … prepared for a future crisis, action to combat gender-basedviolence needs to be part of a wider, long-term …
… measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the … development of governmental strategies on prevention of gender-basedviolence and on crisis preparedness. Further reading …
… Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released estimations of the number … campaigns, and recognise FGM as a form of gender-based persecution in the asylum system. FGM is a severe form of gender-basedviolence that leaves deep physical and psychological scars on …
… 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 major negative impact on …