Violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women including all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
… (Thematic areas) Gender equality in decision-making (Women and Men in Decision Making) and Violenceagainstwomen (Gender-Based Violence). What are gender …
… has a legitimate interest in contributing to the fight against discrimination on grounds of sex and the promotion of … aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women in the Experts' Forum. Members are designated for a … Alternate Mr Bo Wagner Sørensen Researcher in gender-based violence Deutschland / Germany (DE) Member Ms Waltraud Dahs …
… Gender-based violence is enacted under many different manifestations, from … can also drive acts of violence. This means that while women face violence and discrimination based on gender, some … of Europe, Convention on preventing and combating violenceagainstwomen and domestic violence), defines violence …
… on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination againstWomen (CEDAW) . In 1989, the Committee on the Elimination of … againstWomen released General recommendation No. 12 on ViolenceagainstWomen stating that articles 2, 5, 11, 12 …
… Gender-based violence is one of the most severe forms of gender inequality. This issue affects women disproportionally as it is directly connected to the … violence across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violenceagainstwomen makes up 79 % of this cost, amounting to €289 …
… most important treaties like the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197) and the on Preventing and Combating ViolenceagainstWomen and Domestic Violence (CETS No. 210). The Steering …
… administrative data collection on Intimate partner violence and gender-related killings of women Improving police and justice data on intimate partner violenceagainstwomen in the European Union Developing EU-wide …
… Gender-based violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality, … all societies. Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of their gender. Both women and men experience gender-based violence but the …
… Addressing violenceagainstwomen is a declared goal of the EU institutions and all EU … Initiatives towards the eradication of gender-based violence have gathered momentum in an international and an EU …