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Definition of family violence

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  • Significant dates and events for domestic, family and sexual violence

    … Day May every year:  The month of May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month 1 May every year:   National Day to … who have lost their lives as a result of domestic and family violence. First Wednesday of May every year:  Candle …

    Date & time
    08 Mar 2021, 0:00 EET - 31 Oct 2021, 23:00 EET Europe/Vilnius
  • Slovenia - Intimate Partner Violence

    … In Slovenia, "family violence" denotes any form of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence exerted by one family member against the other (i.e. including violence …

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    Slovenia
    Topics
    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Cyprus - Intimate Partner Violence

    … In Cyprus, intimate partner violence is recognised only within the context of "violence in the family", which means any act, omission or behaviour which … physical, sexual or mental injury to any member of the family by another member of the family and includes violence …

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    Cyprus
    Topics
    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Italy - Intimate Partner Violence

    … In Italy, “violence in family or against children” includes all forms of violence perpetrated against a member of his/her own family or the partner. …

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    Italy
    Topics
    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Violence for 2019

    … The domain of violence provides a set of indicators that can help the EU … intentional homicide of women by an intimate partner or by family member or relatives. In 2016, 16 EU Member States … reported a total of 788 women killed by a partner or family member. On average, intimate partners or family …

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  • Health action on gender, violence and life cycle (HAGVLC)

    … An integrated model of intervention on interpersonal violence cases in health settings In 2013, continuing the … is a common problem that affects mostly intimate and family relationships, a screening, evaluation and … The process should be conducted and supported by family health teams or other professionals who have a closer …

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

    … % of women in the European Union have experienced physical violence by either a partner or a non-partner since the age of 15, and 7 % of women experienced physical violence by anyone in the 12 months before the survey … interview. Given the size of the phenomenon, gender-based violence has far-reaching, harmful consequences for many …

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    • Justice
    • Violence
  • Collecting data on violence presents long-standing challenges

    … Across the three levels that comprise the domain of violence’s measurement framework, recent data is available … of intentional homicide killed by an intimate partner or family member (EIGE, 2018c). In 2017, Eurostat recorded 854 women victims of homicide by a family member or intimate partner [1] . The country with the …

  • Bulgaria - Intimate Partner Violence

    … In Bulgaria, intimate partner violence is included under "domestic violence": any act of physical, mental, sexual, emotional or … individuals who have kinship ties, who have or have had family relation or are or were cohabiting partners. In …

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    Bulgaria
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    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Integration of administrative records in combating violence against women

    … In Turkey, women victims of violence are registered in the specific institutional … has therefore been set up, coordinated by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, which has the … step, data-sharing activities between the Ministry of Family and Social Policies and the Ministry of Justice were …

  • Greece - Intimate Partner Violence

    … In Greece, "domestic violence" is the commission of one of the following offences against a family member (Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this act and … Criminal Code): Domestic physical injury Domestic illegal violence and threat Rape and abuse in lewdness (lechery) …

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    Greece
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    • Violence
    • Justice
  • A dearth of evidence hampers true assessment of violence against women

    … The domain of violence cannot be updated regularly because of the serious … and data on intentional homicide by an intimate partner or family member provided by Eurostat (Figure 23). In 2018, more than 600 murders of women by an intimate partner or family member/relative were recorded in 14 Member States. The …

  • Netherlands - Intimate Partner Violence

    … Violence committed by someone from the domestic or family …

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    Netherlands
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    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Austria - Intimate Partner Violence

    … children are subject to physical, psychological or sexual violence in their family or are repeatedly persecuted and harassed (stalked). …

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    Austria
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    • Violence
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  • Violence against women – policy-making and monitoring mechanisms at national and local levels

    … policies and improving the monitoring process of combating violence against women. It hasformulated policy-making and … of the Action Plan is carried out by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, General Directorate on … and NGOs, and is coordinated by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, General Directorate on …

  • Poland - Intimate Partner Violence

    … ongoing, unchanging relationship of dependency. Domestic Violence: Article 2 paragraph 2 of the Counteracting Violence Against Women Act (2010): “one-time or prevalent … to people exposed to violence” Article 2 paragraph 1: family member- should be understood as closest person …

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    Poland
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    • Violence
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  • Tackling violence requires more comparable data

    … Violence against women is happening in all corners of the EU … States, the word ‘domestic violence’ is used and the term ‘family violence or ‘violence in the family’ is used in another 12 Member States. Furthermore, …

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    • Violence
    • Justice
  • International conference on Dating Violence

    … you to its first online International Conference on dating violence in Europe! 28 January 2021 10-13 CET Learn more … is addressing the challenge of preventing teen dating violence, the form of gender-based violence occurring among adolescents and in their first …

    Date & time
    28 Jan 2021, 10:00 CET - 28 Jan 2021, 12:00 CET Europe/Paris
  • Susipažink su komanda

    … Relations (seconded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Berlin, … Statistics Officer Eneidia Bardho : Trainee – Gender-based Violence Carla Bernardo : Seconded National Expert – Research … Lisbon, Portugal) Diogo Costa : Researcher – Gender-based Violence Charlotte Cramer : Trainee – Gender-based Violence …

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

    … people are most likely to report experiences of violence. A FRA survey found that 34 % of transgender people … intentional homicide of women by an intimate partner or by family member or relatives. In 2016, 16 EU Member States … reported a total of 788 women killed by a partner or family member. On average, intimate partners or family …

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