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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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    … but the justice system does not equally accommodate women’s and men’s needs; the due diligence principle holds … justice system) responsible for taking measures to fight violence against women (VAW); acknowledging the gender dimension of …

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  • Combating violence against women: Slovenia

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Female genital mutilation: Good practices on collecting administrative data on female genital mutilation

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  • Crime and criminal justice statistics on violence against women (VAW): Good practices on administrative data collection on VAW

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  • Combating violence against women: Sweden

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Combating violence against women: European Union

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Combating violence against women: Finland

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  • Combating violence against women: Portugal

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  • Combating violence against women: Hungary

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Combating violence against women: Luxembourg

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Combating violence against women: Bulgaria

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Lighting the way for change: Ending violence against women

    … to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by lighting up the historic Town Hall and Ministry of …

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  • Combating violence against women: Cyprus

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Combating violence against women: United Kingdom

    … Violence against women is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of … and economic power among women and men in society. Violence against women undermines women’s dignity and …

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  • Combating violence against women: Slovakia

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  • Combating violence against women: Romania

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  • Combating violence against women: Netherlands

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  • Combating violence against women: Malta

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Combating violence against women: Latvia

    … Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and … Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence against women More about EIGE’s work on gender-based …

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  • Combating violence against women: Spain

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