Any act which causes physical harm as a result of unlawful physical force. Physical violence can take the form of, among others, serious and minor assault, deprivation of liberty and manslaughter
… Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women and the most extreme form of gender … worldwide. One in five women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a current or previous …
… EIGE’s latest report on coercive control and psychological violence across the EU Member States proves high prevalence. … to be done. What is coercive control and psychological violence? The following explanations characterise the nature … conduct typically characterized by frequent, but low-level physical abuse and sexual coercion in combination with …
… Spikes in domestic violence reports during Covid-19 lockdowns have been a sad … data. EIGE defines intimate partner violence as: “physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that … of a woman than to prove a case of economic violence. Physical, sexual and psychological violence are penalised in …
… world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On the eve of this occasion Vilnius … initiative “Orange the World” and calls for action to stop violence against women. Presidential Palace and the Ministry … more than half of the cases, violence caused long lasting physical and psychological harm to the victim. The majority …
… 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 … one in three women on average in the EU has experienced physical or sexual violence, or both, since she was 15 years …
… Any form of physical (e.g. intentional assault and battery), sexual (rape … rape), psychological (stalking and insults) or economic violence (e.g. abandonment of family) between spouses or …
… to have been given, if the crime is committed by violence, coercion or deceit, or is made possible by the infirmity or physical or mental impairment of the victim. …
… In Bulgaria, intimate partner violence is included under "domestic violence": any act of physical, mental, sexual, emotional or economic violence and …
… In Cyprus, intimate partner violence is recognised only within the context of "violence in the family", which means any act, omission or behaviour which causes physical, sexual or mental injury to any member of the family …
… In Greece, "domestic violence" is the commission of one of the following offences … and Articles 299 and 311 of the Criminal Code): Domestic physical injury Domestic illegal violence and threat Rape and abuse in lewdness (lechery) …
… Standard definitions of violence against women can be found in the national survey (ISTAT), fully dedicated for the first time to physical and sexual violence against women, which considered … three different types of violence against women: physical; sexual and psychological violence, both inside the …