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
… under the Belgian Presidency, equality issues such as violence against women and anti-discrimination see new-found … meeting of the Council we have adopted the directives on violence against women and on equality bodies, which are … against women and domestic violence, which criminalises physicalviolence, as well as psychological, economic, and …
… 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 …
… were you wearing that day?” exhibition on gender-based violence, organised by the European Commission on 16 November … that somehow tries to put the blame on victims for the violence they have faced. No doubt you will have heard this … countries. The majority require some other element, like physicalviolence on the part of the rapist. At the European …
… the unequal distribution of unpaid work, and gender-based violence, to name just a few. Some new challenges have also … sphere, with nearly one in four women (22 %) experiencing physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate … the lights switched on in the evening? Can you imagine the physical and mental stress that it causes? This is what …
… 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 …