… puts victims’ rights into sharp focus. According to UN Women, 45,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate … members. This means that, on average, more than five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own …
… publishes a new report ‘Combating cyber violence against women and girls’ which underlines the urgent need to develop … mutually exclusive definitions of cyber violence against women and girls (CVAWG) and its forms. CVAWG is deeply rooted in the social inequality between women and men that persists in our world. As digital (online) …
… Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) … Rights (FRA) showed that across the EU, 44 % of women have experienced psychological violence from a partner … who have additional needs. In EIGE’s research, younger women (under 30), women with a disability or health …
… when performed abroad. However, protection is weaker for women and girls trying to enter the EU to seek safety from … around the world. It is a violent form of subordination of women and girls and it stands in gross contradiction to the …
… Digital technologies offer young women and men innovative ways to get involved in politics. … offered by digitalisation. Young people, especially women are put off from taking part in political discussions … online debates. All of society is missing out when young women are not engaged because we are losing their potential …
… Yes it is. It is estimated that 180,000 girls and women are at risk of female genital mutilation in the EU each … of gender-based violence that directly affects girls’ and women's health. It leaves deep psychological and physical …
… the internet and social media, cyber violence against women and girls is an increasing concern. Despite the lack of data, EU estimates show that one in ten women have experienced some form of cyber violence since the age of 15. “Women are more likely than men to be victims of severe forms …