Violence
Gender-based violence against women and children is a human rights violation and one of the most pervasive forms of gender-based inequality. It harms women, families, communities and society as a whole. The European Union has committed to preventing gender-based violence and protecting victims’ rights.
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- PublicationDigital agenda, Youth, Violence
EIGE’s research shows the many ways digital technologies are benefiting young people in access to le...
- PublicationViolence
All EU Member States have criminalised some forms of violence against womenand, together with the EU...
- News articleViolence
More than one woman was killed every day by an intimate partner or family member in the EU on averag...
- PublicationViolence
Police officers play a leading role in reducing violence against women by an intimate partner....
- PublicationViolence
The police play a leading role in reducing violence against women by an intimate partner....
- ProjectViolence
EIGE is examining the factors which encourage witnesses of intimate partner violence to report to th...
- ProjectViolence
This project builds on the ongoing support EIGE provides to EU Member States in collecting data on g...
- PublicationJustice, Violence
This study builds upon EIGE’s previous work and analyses the availability of data within the police ...
- PublicationJustice, Violence
Quality administrative data that are available and comparable are key to understanding the scale of ...
- PublicationDigital agenda, Health, Justice, Migration, Youth, Violence
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies' network is made up of nine EU agencies working on ...
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs, Education, Employment, Health, Poverty, Sport, Violence
“United in diversity” has been the motto of the European Union (EU) since the new millennium....
- Web pageDigital agenda, Health, Justice, Youth, Violence
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