… media and NGOs continue to report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has … rights and mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with concrete action. "Women and girls … ‘ Crime, safety and victims’ rights ’ report highlights. Family members or relatives (32%) are most often responsible …
… Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or girl … worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members. In 2019, while women accounted for only 19 % … partner homicide victims 64 % of all intimate partner/family-related homicide victims. Only with a strong evidence …
… worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members. This means that, on average, more than five … or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family. This needs to change. The international human rights … the due diligence principle when shaping responses to violence against women. This means they must prevent, …
… of her gender, is the most extreme form of gender-based violence, deeply rooted in the inequalities between men and … and girls were killed by their intimate partners or other family members in 2020, and around 2 600 were killed in …
… on femicide across the EU. Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration and Media, Susanne Raab stated: The fight against violence and the protection of women is top priority for the … among others with the Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration and Media, the Federal Minister for …
… out of the pandemic, was that of the spikes in domestic violence, which were happing in countries across the globe. … who are killed die at the hands of an intimate partner or family member. In the EU, more than a fifth of women have … disasters and other crisis situations often lead to more violence against women. Yet when the Covid-19 crisis hit, no …
… deal in 2023 , and our ongoing priority of gender-based violence across the years . This year, we will be doing … deal in 2023 , and our ongoing priority of gender-based violence across the years . Today, I will focus on an economy that works for people and gender-based violence. When it comes to an economy that works for people, …
… telework were frequently used by women to combine work and family life, with little impact on men’s contribution to … Another test we are facing is how to put an end violence against women. As people were confined to their … that fire violence. It is in no way a threat to the family. I think the chair of the Council of Europe’s expert …
… domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and violence. Each year, we score the EU and Member States from 1 … situation of different groups of women and men, based on family type, level of education, country of birth, age and … faced the most challenges when trying to juggle work and family life. This brings me to the focus of this year’s …
… I seen such frequent reports in the media about domestic violence. The effect of lockdown measures has reminded us … have provided initial figures showing a spike in domestic violence during lockdown. For example, France saw a 32 % jump in domestic violence reports in just over a week period. Lithuania …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a … costs for society. Women are most likely to face violence at the hands of someone they know, with one in five … necessarily to report violence to the police. Friends and family are a key group for supporting victims of intimate …
… policymakers. The Index includes two additional domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities, which … disability, age, level of education, country of birth and family type, intersect with gender to create different …
… circumstances and the recent surge in drug use, domestic violence and child abuse. To tackle these and other issues … Home Affairs agencies' network. In the past decade, this family of JHA agencies joined forces as guardians of the Area …
… risk factors for different forms of intimate partner violence. Risk factors for intimate partner violence that reflect patterns of abuse and behaviour … online behaviour, including cyberstalking; isolation from family/friends/social network; control of a partner’s access …
… on delivering effective responses to intimate partner violence (see how to embed police risk assessment in a … of risk including: lethality risk and risk of repeated violence; level or extent of harm to the victim and her children, her family or other relevant people; the threats to which the …
… are still threatened by one of the most horrible forms of violence. When girls return to the family’s home country this risk becomes real because of the …
… it comes to female genital mutilation (FGM) in the EU. Family members fear the consequences of the law more than the … on combating FGM EIGE's Gender Equality Index report on violence against women that includes female genital …
… equal choices and fully participate in social, work and family life’, said Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, … have an especially high burden when it comes to caring for family members, compared to women born in the EU (46% and 38% … time, power and health – and two satellite domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities. It …
… properly trained. National strategy and action plans on violence against women The way prevention and repression of gender-based violence are dealt with in Belgium is influenced by the … 2001, Belgium has pursued a policy to combat gender-based violence by means of national action plans (NAP), supported …