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Definition of rape

General definition

Engaging in non-consensual vaginal, anal or oral penetration of a sexual nature of the body of another person with any bodily part or object.

Consent must be given voluntarily as the result of the person’s free will, as assessed in the context of the surrounding circumstances.

Statistical definition

Sexual penetration, whether vaginal, anal or oral, through the use of object or body parts, without consent, using force, coercion or by taking advantage of the vulnerability of the victim.

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23 gender statistics indicators found

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  • References

    … EIGE. (2018a). Indicators on intimate partner violence and rape for the police and justice sectors. Retrieved from …

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    Toolkit page
  • EIGE's indicators on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide: Recommendations to improve data quality, availability and comparability

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    Publication
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    • Justice
    • Violence
  • EIGE's indicators on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide: EU state of play

    … level. The current state of play in populating IPV, rape and femicide indicators across the EU is then assessed. …

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    Publication
    Topics
    • Justice
    • Violence
  • Women’s Political Network (WPN) Montenegro

    … provisions for addressing violence against women, rape was inadequately designed and sanctioned. The WPN, in … the Criminal Code being amended to include a definition of rape that complies fully with the Istanbul Convention, i.e. what is considered rape is extended to any sexual intercourse without consent, …

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    Good practice
  • Gender-based violence enabled by digital technology: a new occupational hazard?

    … Half of the respondents (47 %) had experienced death or rape threats. In the majority of cases (76 %), the …

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    Toolkit page
  • References

    … EIGE. (2017a). Administrative data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence in EU Member … /eige.europa.eu/publications/administrative-data-collection-rape-femicide-and-intimate-partner-violence-eu-member-states … EIGE. (2018a). Indicators on intimate partner violence and rape for the police and justice sectors . Retrieved from …

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    Toolkit page
  • Intimate partner violence: data collection methodology

    … data, EIGE researched terminology and indicators on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence as part of a … multiple forms of intimate partner violence, femicide and rape in 2018 This document presents the methodology for that …

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    Publication
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    • Violence
  • Migration

    … violence among refugee women on a global level shows that rape was the most reported form of sexual violence, with … at risk of early and forced marriage, transactional sex, rape, sexual harassment and physical assault. Once they reach … disorders and persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or …

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    Policy area
  • Security

    … ‘slut shaming’, unsolicited pornography, ‘sextortion’, rape and death threats, and electronically enabled …

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    Policy area
  • ¿Qué tiene que ver la presupuestación con perspectiva de género con la vida de las mujeres y de los hombres?

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  • References

    … Gender Equality (EIGE) (2017), Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence, EIGE, Vilnius … //eige.europa.eu/rdc/eige-publications/glossary-definitions-rape-… ). (7) European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) (2017), Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence, EIGE, Vilnius …

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  • Step 3: Identify the most relevant risk factors for police risk assessment

    … are many terms used to describe the criminal offence of rape, including ‘sexual assault’, ‘sexual violence’, ‘sexual …

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

    … have made on collecting data on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide, as per EIGE’s country-specific … EIGE's indicators on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide: EU state of play EIGE's indicators on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide: Recommendations to improve data quality, …

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    Project
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    • Violence
  • Data gaps the mask true scale of gender-based violence in the EU

    … support Member States in collecting administrative data on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence, EIGE proposed …

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    Toolkit page
  • 10. Conclusions

    … States in collecting comprehensive and uniform data on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. Further efforts …

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  • Violence for 2019

    … support Member States in collecting administrative data on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence, EIGE proposed a …

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  • Improving administrative data collection on intimate partner violence

    … of administrative data on intimate partner violence and rape collected by the police and justice sectors in each …

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    Project
    Topics
    • Violence
  • Terminology and indicators for data collection: rape, femicide and intimate partner violence

    … against women, using uniform definitions and indicators on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. It developed … on the most serious forms of violence against women: rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The police and …

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    Project
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    • Violence
  • Mapping the current status and potential of administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU

    … violence (outside intimate relationship), which includes: rape; sexual assault (excluding rape); sexual harassment and stalking. The report considers …

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    Project
    Topics
    • Violence
  • Study to identify and map existing data and resources on sexual violence against women in the EU

    … study focused on sexual violence against women, including rape, marital rape, sexual abuse and assault, sexual coercion or sexual …

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    • Violence

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