Violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender, gender identity or gender expression, or which affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately.
… measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the … development of governmental strategies on prevention of gender-basedviolence and on crisis preparedness. Further reading …
… Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released estimations of the number … campaigns, and recognise FGM as a form of gender-based persecution in the asylum system. FGM is a severe form of gender-basedviolence that leaves deep physical and psychological scars on …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination that has a major negative impact on …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination that has a major negative impact on …
… Expected result : Gender-competent police officers understand the gender dynamics of violence against women and are capable of predicting … following. Risk assessment procedures and practices are based on an understanding of how gender relations and women’s …
… that: basic training to develop knowledge and awareness of gender equality is mandatory for all police, begins at entry … careers; training for all police on intimate partner violence is regular, updated and embedded in institutional … with specialised knowledge and expertise on both gender-basedviolence and risk assessment for intimate partner …
… Eradicating gender-basedviolence against women is a priority of the European Union … Member States. This commitment is affirmed in the main EU gender equality policy documents, most recently by the EU …
… Violence against women (VAW) is a violation of human rights. … and combating VAW. Further information Data collection on gender-basedviolence Good practices on administrative data on …
… and justice data on crime The overall objective of Swedish gender equality policy is that women and men are to have the … and their own lives. One of the 4 sub-goals is that men's violence against women must stop. Counteracting men’s … on the council’s home page. Official crime statistics are based on 2 different classifications on registering offences. …
… contacts with the shelters for women exposed to partner violence. At present, 48 shelters situated in all regions of … (LOKK) publish statistics on contacts with the shelters, based on data collected by the personnel at the shelters. In … of national and regional shelters for victims of gender-basedviolence by the feminist movement in the late …