… 47 000 women were killed by intimate partners or other family members worldwide and around 2 600 in Europe. However, … their access to justice, leaving victims of femicide (family members of murdered women) feeling neglected. This … legislative and policy documents identifies gaps between law and practice in providing justice to victims and their …
… most horrible forms of violence. When girls return to the family’s home country this risk becomes real because of the … the legal framework against the practice. There is a law in place to criminalise the practice, as well as those …
… it comes to female genital mutilation (FGM) in the EU. Family members fear the consequences of the law more than the consequences of not having it done. … of female genital mutilation. However, simply having a law in place is not enough. Training for people implementing …
… view on the phenomenon. FGM as a penal offence There is no law specifically on violence against women, all forms of … and mental integrity. Excision is also punishable by law since 2001 (Article 409 Penal Code). The law can be applied even in the case of an excision performed …
… for instance, retrieve information about their address and family status, and thus, to identify reported violence … civil status (married, co-habiting, divorced, single) family status (including number of children in the family) … the investigation and court procedures. Danish criminal law In relation to violence against women, the relevant …
… of intimate partner violence (IPV) or not, pursuant to the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence (misdemeanour) and … measures aimed at prevention of violence and protection of family members). The National Strategy for Protection against … cases of domestic violence economic background of the family kinship relations between the abuser the victim in …
… fits under Article 144 of the Portuguese Penal Code. Law no. 83/2015 (5 August), in compliance with the Istanbul … to health care for children and youths, vaccination, family planning, community psychology and psychiatry and …