WUNRN
European Policy Action Center on
Violence Against Women
It was
only when the autonomous women’s movement opened the first shelter in 1978 and
through various women’s initiatives that violence against women slowly was
recognised by (...) Read more
The
implementation of the Law on Protection Against Domestic Violence, in force
since 2005, is relatively good thanks to the increased awareness of judges and
police and (...) Read more
In 2008,
after 20 years of feminist movement against violence against women in
A
continuous emphasis on ‘family violence’ reveals a general lack of awareness of
other forms of VAW, such as rape, honour-related violence, sexual assault,
trafficking and (...) Read more
In the
period 2000-2005/2006, the prevalence of partner violence (annual number of
victims of violence by current or ex-partner or dating boyfriend per 1.000
women) has (...) Read more
The
German federal government funds three national coordination centers of
services: one for shelters, one for women’s counseling centers and (rape)
hotlines, and one for (...) Read more
According
to a large opinion poll in
Speaking
outside the Dail on November 24th 2008, Margaret Martin, of Women’s Aid said:
“We are using the symbol of the wedding dress and the bride, significant
symbols of (...) Read more
The
Equal Opportunities’ Department offers economic supports to associations and cooperatives
working in helping victims of trafficking in persons since 1999. Over
eight (...) Read more
National
law fails to protect women from violence.
Consolidated
actions to prevent and combat violence against women resulted in more
prevention and support services available and accessible in
In 2007,
435 police interventions in cases of violence against women were reported. In
the same year, there were 53 judgments related to domestic violence.
90.000 Euro are (...) Read more
Annually
there are around 81.000 cases of domestic violence crimes directed against
women in
In
18 years
of women’s movement against male violence: 35 women’s organizations
continuously work on service development and legislative changes: violence in
family a separate (...) Read more
Every fifth
woman beaten! Every seventh raped!
Even though data collection about violence against women in
In 2007
in
The victims were between (...) Read more
Increasing
numbers of violence against women!
In 2007, 27.000 incidents of VAW were reported to the police in
The
barring order allows to evict the perpetrator for ten days if the perpetrators’
behavior constitutes a risk for the victim’s safety; if the risks continues it
can be (...) Read more
Positive
legal reforms, limited real changes
Although improved legislation was put in place, enforcement of these laws
remains limited. Awareness regarding violence against (...) Read more
During
last years,
Today
there is an undeclared war against women in this country. (...) Each year some
three million women face will experience violence in one form or another. (...)
On average (...) Read more
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