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Definition of violence against women

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.

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  • Orange the World 2021

    … awareness-raising campaign ‘Orange the World’ to end violence against women and girls. By promising to never commit, condone, or …

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  • 26th Experts' Forum meeting

    … of the project on Anti-gender equality narratives and violence against women in the media and discuss the next steps in this field …

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  • Regional Experts Meeting from Western Balkans and Turkey to discuss the draft Guidelines on Strengthening Data System on Violence Against Women (VAW)

    … for Gender Equality (EIGE) in cooperation with UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia are … the draft Guidelines on Strengthening Data System on Violence Against Women (VAW) in Western Balkans and Turkey. The …

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  • 12th Regional Coordination Meeting of EU candidate countries and potential candidates

    … cycle of the Gender Equality Index and data collection on women and men in decision-making, Guidelines on strengthening data system on violence against women, as well as updates from the regional, …

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  • EIGE at the 65th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

    … the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) takes place in a hybrid format, with mostly … in the following events: 15 March, 16.30 - 17.45 CET, Violence against women in the public and private spheres: measure it …

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  • Regional workshop on Strengthening data systems on Violence Against Women for Europe and Central Asian countries

    … European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the … a Joint Regional workshop on Strengthening data systems on Violence Against Women (VAW), which will take place virtually from 7 …

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  • Journalist Thematic Network, 2020 virtual meeting

    … following topics: ·          The effects of Covid-19 on violence against women.  We will share preliminary results from our …

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  • Violence against women and COVID-19: How do we tackle two pandemics at once?

    … and lockdown measures are having a profound effect on women victims of intimate partner violence. The extreme circumstances of the pandemic have … of COVID-19 for women victims of intimate partner violence, and another examining the factors that enable …

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  • Orange the World 2020

    … awareness-raising campaign ‘Orange the World’ to end violence against women and girls. By promising to never commit, condone, or …

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  • Online Certificate Course in Gender-based Violence Training

    … Course Description: Gender-based violence (GBV) has been recognized as a cross-cutting issue … livelihoods and political participation. In fact, violence against women and girls was chosen as one of the critical areas of …

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  • Advancing administrative data collection on intimate partner violence and gender-related killings of women

    … administrative data collection on intimate partner violence and gender-related killings of women”. The aim of the meeting is to bring together national … mechanisms responsible for data collection on violence against women from different Member States in order to …

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  • Online Certificate Course in Gender-based Violence Training - 2019 Edition

    … Course Description: Gender-based violence (GBV) has been recognized as a cross-cutting issue … livelihoods and political participation. In fact, violence against women and girls was chosen as one of the critical areas of …

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  • Romanian Presidency Conference on the Istanbul Convention

    … , a high-level conference "Towards a Europe free from violence against women and girls - The Istanbul Convention creating a new …

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  • THE RIGHT WORDS. Le parole giuste

    … together with the magazine Questione Giustizia and Di.Re - Women on the net against violence organize a seminar, inviting lawyers, judges and …

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  • Consultation meeting on risk assessment by the police of intimate partner violence against women

    … and risk management by the police of intimate partner violence will contribute to the development of a more … on risk management of intimate partner violence against women for the police. The guidelines and recommendations aim …

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  • "Responsible Together" Perpetrator Work Campaign

    … “Our main concern in increasing the safety of domestic violence survivors is that more men need to be able to … work as a crucial component of coordinated interventions against gender-based violence. Find out more here:  … The focus of WWP EN is violence perpetrated by men against women and children. …

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  • Orange the world

    … lead up to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women , EIGE marks the beginning of the awareness-raising …

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  • Risk Assessment and Risk Management by Police of Intimate Partner Violence against Women - 1st Experts' Consultation

    … assessment and management by police of intimate partner violence (IPV)" will take place in Vilnius, on 25-26 October … the protection of victims of intimate partner violence against women. Participation to the event is by invitation only. More …

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  • Gender Equality and You

    … are the gender-related risks of digitalisation for young women and men. This report is part of EIGE’s work to monitor … calculation, Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), (2012). Violence against women: an EU-wide survey. 2. EIGE’s calculation, …

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  • Journalist Thematic Network Meeting - Madrid, Spain

    … for the 16th time, in a meeting focused on combating violence against women.  During the one and a half days, the discussions will …

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