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EWL - European Women's Lobby
EUROPEAN WOMEN'S LOBBY PUBLISHES
BAROMETER ANALYSING NATIONAL ACTION PLANS ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Thanks to the work and expertise
of the experts to the EWL Observatory on violence against women, the EWL has
produced a strong policy document analysing NAPs on violence against women.
The Barometer aims to take stock
of existing NAPs, voice NGO satisfaction with the consultation process held by
their government when drafting/implementing/evaluating the NAPs, and highlight
women’s organisations’ assessments of the NAPs in their countries.
The Barometer is a very important
tool to get a European overview of national actions on violence against women
and compare European countries with regards to their commitment to eradicate
such violence.
EWL members and experts, as well
as other women’s organisations, are invited to use it to push for concrete and
comprehensive national action to eradicate all forms of male violence against
women, as well as to put pressure on their governments to ensure that they
consult NGOs at all levels of their policy processes.
The Barometer comes at a key time
with regards to European policy developments on violence against women. The
Council of Europe is finalising its third report on the implementation of
Recommendation Rec(2002)5 on the protection of women against violence, based on
a questionnaire sent to Council of Europe member states. The Council of Europe
is about to adopt a Convention on combating and preventing violence against
women and domestic violence. The European Council and the European Parliament
have been calling for months on the European Commission to come up with a
European Strategy to eradicate all forms of male violence against women.
In this context, the EWL
Barometer reflects women’s organisations’ call for concrete policy action at
European level to build a
To download the Barometer
in PDF format, click on the image below.