… It’s been two years since the Russian aggression against Ukraine began. By October 2022, seven months into the … unknown country in the EU, many face barriers – especially women and girls who have been exposed to conflict-related sexual violence . EIGE Director Carlien Scheele says: Displacement …
… lead efforts to eliminate it. We are winning the fight against FGM,” said Carlien Scheele, EIGE’s Director. EIGE … when performed abroad. However, protection is weaker for women and girls trying to enter the EU to seek safety from … in the asylum system. FGM is a severe form of gender-based violence that leaves deep physical and psychological scars on …
… to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute … assesses the measures each EU country took to protect women during the pandemic and shows how governments can … the lead up to the international day to eliminate violenceagainstwomen. National action plans Ireland, Spain and …
… Since the beginning of Coronavirus lockdowns, police, women shelters and NGOs have reported a surge in domestic violence, especially violence targeting women. The pandemic … and bolster their measures in the future to end violenceagainstwomen once and for all.” As lockdowns and quarantines …
… are still threatened by one of the most horrible forms of violence. When girls return to the family’s home country this … Convention, we have strengthened the legal framework against the practice. There is a law in place to criminalise … a gender-sensitive way. This can include the provision of women interpreters and specialised referral and care upon …
… Most women in the European Union who are abused by their partner … the authorities. Reported figures of intimate partner violence conceal how widespread it really is. In the lead up … to the international day for the elimination of violenceagainstwomen on 25 November, the European Institute for …
… Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, European Commission Vice-President … to support Member States' activities to raise awareness of violenceagainstwomen and a further EUR 11.4 million for NGOs and …
… Vienna and Vilnius, 25 November 2013 A quarter of all women in the WHO European Region experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. Today, on the first day of the 16-day global campaign of Activism Against Gender Violence, the City of Vienna, with the …