… 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 …
… 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 …
… % 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 …
… 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 …
… Violence against women is a much bigger problem than the … show. Almost one in two women (47%) who have experienced violence have never told anyone, whether that be the police, … services, a friend, neighbour or colleague. Disclosed violence is only a fraction of the reality. “Violence against …
… Violence against women is happening in all corners of the EU … States, the word ‘domestic violence’ is used and the term ‘familyviolence or ‘violence in the family’ is used in another 12 Member States. Furthermore, …
… to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by lighting up the historic Town Hall … up in orange to raise awareness of the urgent need to end violence against women and girls. The Orange event marks the … yearlong campaign of focused actions to combat violence against women. Making gender equality a reality is …