… The Experts' Forum is the Institute's advisory body. Its principle function is to provide … aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women in the Experts' Forum. Members are designated for a … of the General Secretariat for Equality and Human Rights Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Alternate Mr …
… Grigaitė-Mockevičienė: Finance Assistant Director’s Secretariat Austė Petrauskienė : Assistant to Director’s … the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Berlin, Germany Elisa Nieto: Seconded … – seconded by the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Warsaw, Poland) …
… Coordinator Ieva Vasiliūnė : Procurement Officer Director’s Secretariat Austė Petrauskienė : Assistant to the … the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Berlin, Germany) Daina Kedienė : … (seconded by the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Warsaw, Poland) Justina Urbonaitė : Operations …
… All EU Member States have endorsed the main human rights instruments, which oblige them to combat violence against women as a human rights violation, and as a specific … legislation on victims’ rights, and a focus on children’srights. Under the Spanish Presidency, the March 2010 …
… on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) . In 1989, the Committee on the Elimination of … against women into a framework of discrimination and human rights violations and measures to combat them. Both recommendations reiterate a state's responsibility to act with due diligence in eliminating …
… any other mutilation to the whole or any part of a woman’s labia majora, labia minora or clitoris; Coercing or … is recognised internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between women and …
… of gender mainstreaming across the European Commission’s Directorates-General is currently under the central … the implementation of actions for equality between women and men in the policies and annual work programmes for … agreement with the European Commission under the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme. Equinet works to …
… 197) and the on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (CETS No. 210). The Steering … Action Plan (UN-SWAP) on gender equality and women’s empowerment, to be applied throughout the UN system. For … mainstreaming, gender equality and the empowerment and rights of women and girls. Since the creation of UN Women in …
… areas for action: addressing gender roles; promoting women in decision-making; supporting work–life balance; and … aim to achieve their common goals. The ETUC has its Women’s Committee, established in 1975, which comprises experts … women’s associations in the EU working to promote women’srights and equality between women and men. EWL membership …
… and continues to be one of the most notable human rights violations within all societies. Gender-based violence … directed against a person because of their gender. Both women and men experience gender-based violence but the … men. The terms are used interchangeably throughout EIGE’s work, reflecting the disproportionate number of these …
… Addressing violence against women is a declared goal of the EU institutions and all EU … getting violence against women on the EU's agenda took a long time because the issue was considered to … Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime; Directive …
… in December 2023. The information was gathered during EIGE’s 2021 data collection on Institutional Mechanisms for the … body/bodies Belgium Institute for Equality between Women and Men (IEWM) Bulgaria Policy for people with … Women’s Policy Unit Prime Minister’s Office Malta Human Rights Directorate (HRD) Netherlands Directorate for gender …