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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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  • Steering Committee Meeting regarding FRA's project on "Violence and related human rights abuses against women fleeing the war in Ukraine"

    … EIGE's Team Leader of Gender Based Violence, Cristina Fabre, attends a Steering Committee … project on "Violence and related human rights abuses against women feeling the war in Ukraine". The meeting discusses the …

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  • EU Mutual Learning Seminar in Gender Equality: "Combating digital violence against women"

    … EIGE's Team Leader of Gender Based Violence, Cristina Fabre, attends EU Mutual Learning Seminar on combatting digital violence against women to exchange knowledge, share good practice examples, …

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  • Country profile for Latvia

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Latvia. Main findings … than 4 out of 5 victims of intimate partner violence are women (85 % in 2022). Roughly half of victims of domestic … forms of intimate partner violence and domestic violence against women that are recorded by police each year. Femicide …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Poland

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Poland. Main findings Victims of domestic violence In 2022, 51,935 women victims of domestic violence were recorded by police. … statistical data on the actions taken by the Police against domestic violence as it regards the "Blue Cards" …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Finland

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Finland. Main findings … 4 out of 5 victims of intimate partner violence are women (79% in 2022) Women represent 69% of domestic violence … men were reported to police for intimate partner violence against women. In the same year, 1651 men were reported to …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Bulgaria

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Bulgaria. Main findings … % of victims of domestic violence recorded by police were women. 451 women victims of domestic violence were recorded … in 2023 to the  Law on protection and prevention against Domestic Violence (LPPDV) were passed. With the new …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Estonia

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Estonia. Main findings … % of victims of domestic violence recorded by police are women (based on 2022 data). Psychological violence is the most common form of domestic violence against women recorded by police on an annual basis. Police …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for France

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in France. Main findings … violence 85 % of victims of intimate partner violence are women (based on 2021 data) 78 % of victims of domestic … exists. However,  Law n° 2010-769  addresses violence against women, violence between spouses, and the effects of …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Belgium

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Belgium. Main findings … perpetrators. Official statistics are not available on women victims of these forms of homicide. Rape In 2022, … 1 Annual number of offences of intimate partner violence against total victims (Indicator 2), 2014-2022 Download this …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Germany

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Germany. Main findings … Victims of intimate partner violence and domestic violence Women represent 80 % of victims of intimate partner violence … men were reported to police for intimate partner violence against total victims. In 2022, 150,633 men were reported for …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Spain

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Spain. Main findings … Victims of intimate partner violence and domestic violence Women represent most victims of intimate partner violence (91 … 85,226 men were reported to police for gender violence against women. In the same year, fewer were prosecuted …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Cyprus

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Cyprus. Main findings … Roughly 3 out of 4 victims of domestic violence are women (76 % in 2022) Physical violence is the most common … In Cyprus,  The Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and Related Matters Law, …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Hungary

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Hungary. Main findings … In 2022, 86 % of victims of intimate partner violence were women (2,953 out of 3,422). In the same year, 67 % of … men were reported to police for intimate partner violence against women. In the same year, fewer were prosecuted for …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Ireland

    … data collection exercise Victims of intimate partner violence and domestic violence Women represent most victims of intimate partner violence (88 … reported intimate partner violence committed those crimes against women (2,788 out of 3,089). In the same year, 81 % of …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Croatia

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Croatia. Main findings … Roughly 4 out of 5 victims of domestic violence are women (79 % in 2022) Psychological violence is the most … type Data on domestic violence refers to violence against family members and close persons, including current …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Italy

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Italy. Main findings … retrieved data on violence committed in any relationship. Women represent 91 % of victims of sexual violence recorded … Criminal Code or by other laws that aim to combat violence against women. Rather, it is conceptualised as a form of  …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Luxembourg

    … with caution. For instance, victims in cases of domestic violence means all victims that were recorded in a case that, … was identified, and, while the case was recorded as being against a female victim, not all victims in the case were … to domestic violence In 2022, police recorded 1,095 women victims in cases related to domestic violence. During …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Austria

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Austria. Main findings Femicide In 2022, 41 women victims of intentional homicide were recorded by police … 2021, Statistics Austria conducted a  survey on violence against women on behalf of Eurostat and the Federal …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Slovenia

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Slovenia. Main findings … intimate partner violence and domestic violence In 2022, women comprised 91 % of victims of intimate partner violence … 2022, 793 men were reported for intimate partner violence against women and 1,894 men were reported for domestic …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Czechia

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Czechia. Main findings … violence Most victims of intimate partner violence are women (90 % in 2023). Roughly 7 out of 10 victims of domestic … men were reported to police for intimate partner violence against women, and 754 for domestic violence against women. …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence

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