… Violence against women is a much bigger problem than the statistics show. … of the reality. “Violence against women is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality. In societies that … impunity and social stigma, which lead to underreporting. Menand boys also need to be engaged in violence prevention …
… binding instrument dedicated to combating violence against women. Violence against women is rooted in the unequal power relations between womenandmenand is one of the strongest expressions of gender …
… hints shall be considered to have committed a misdemeanour and shall be punished by a fine or by restriction of liberty … to Article 1 of the Law on Equal Opportunities of WomenandMen, sexual harassment is defined as offensive verbal or …
… International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign … Commission’s Strategy for Equality between WomenandMen 2010−2015 and the Action Plan of the Stockholm Programme …
… the following points: Access to justice is a human right and an integral aspect of the rule of law. Crime is a … but the justice system does not equally accommodate women’s andmen’s needs. The due diligence principle holds states (and …
… of this Act is to combat the violence exercised against women by their present or former spouses or by men with whom they maintain or have maintained analogous … expression of discrimination, the situationof inequality and the power relations prevailing between the sexes. 2. The …