Subscribe here: [ Ссылка ] Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. Globally, almost one in three women have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both, at least once in their life.
The EU protects women and children from gender-based and domestic violence through legislation and practical measures.
The EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 confirms the commitment of the European Commission to do all it can to prevent and combat gender-based violence, support and protect victims, and hold perpetrators accountable. The Gender Equality Strategy provides for an ambitious set of measures for ending gender-based violence against women and domestic violence.
The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – the ‘Istanbul Convention’ – is the benchmark for international standards in this field. The EU signed the Convention in 2017, and the accession process was concluded in June 2023 with the deposit of the instrument of accession to the Council of Europe. The Convention entered into force on 1 October 2023, binding the EU, with regard to institutions and the public administration of the Union, as well as with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement.
The EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention is a milestone in the EU’s efforts to realise gender equality. It clearly shows the EU’s commitment to stepping up actions against gender-based violence across the 27 Member States and in support of all victims of violence against women and domestic violence.
The European Commission, in its role of coordinating body (Article 10 of the Istanbul Convention), will coordinate and monitor the implementation of the Convention in the areas of EU accession.
For at least 51,100 women in 2023, the cycle of gender-based violence ended with one final and brutal act—their murder by partners and family members. That means a woman was killed every 10 minutes.
This scourge has intensified in different settings, including the workplace and online spaces, and has been exacerbated by conflicts, and climate change.
The solution lies in robust responses, holding perpetrators accountable, and accelerating action through well-resourced national strategies and increased funding to women’s rights movements.
According to the data collected on gender-based violence, there is no safe place either. High numbers for both workplace harassment, domestic violence and violence in public for women, who are not protected enough by member states.
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