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) has estimated that the cost of gender-based violence across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violence against women makes up 79 % of this cost, amounting … gender-based violence, with the biggest cost coming from physical and emotional impact (56 %), followed by criminal …