… Since the onset of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on 22 February 2022, human rights violations and violence have become the new harrowing … by Russia’s armed forces. Over 8 million persons – mostly women and children – fled Ukraine and sought refuge and …
… victims and professionals . The report follows on EIGE’s package to help EU countries gather solid data to classify … The spate of femicide cases in 2021 puts victims’ rights into sharp focus. According to UN Women, 45,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their …
… deeply rooted in the inequalities between men and women in society. It is estimated that, globally, around 47 000 women and girls were killed by their intimate partners or … direct victims of femicide. As a result, their needs and rights – both during and after the criminal proceedings – are …
… form of gender-based violence, that violates the human rights of women and girls. The practice entails “all procedures that … for non-medical reasons". Globally, over 200 million women and girls in 31 countries have been subjected to …
… publishes a new report ‘Combating cyber violence against women and girls’ which underlines the urgent need to develop … Because life online is as real as life offline. It’s time to foster safer spaces. We have a right to feel … Women’s Information Centre in Lithuania, Lithuanian Human Rights Centre and Zonta International, have come together to …
… EIGE’s latest report on coercive control and psychological … Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) … in a grim reality. Data from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) showed that across the EU, 44 % of women have …
… EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at … for parental leave. That’s because there are more men than women in employment, which is often a prerequisite for … This has been stressed in the European Pillar of Social Rights, and now in the Child Guarantee. Quality early care …
… coupled with the existing pandemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG), has led to the emergence of cyber … societal consequences. Research shows that one in three women will have experienced a form of violence in her … is a growing threat, especially for women and girls EIGE's work on cyber violence against women and girls EIGE's work …
… the internet and social media, cyber violence against women and girls is an increasing concern. Despite the lack of … is far more traumatic”, said Jurgita Peciuriene, EIGE's programme coordinator for gender-based violence. Experts … women and girls here Read the results of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) 2014 survey on violence against women in …