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18 June 2013 - The European Women’s Lobby is pleased to unveil its 2013
Barometer on Rape in
To download the 77-Page 2013 Barometer in PDF format, click here.
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
the incidence of Rape in
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.
In a year that has seen unprecedented coverage of stories of sexual
violence and sexual assault globally, what do you know about the situation in
Following the 2011 Barometer on National Action Plans on Violence against
Women in the EU, the EWL Centre on Violence against Women will present the
findings from the 2013 Barometer focusing on rape.
The Barometer is the fruit of collaboration of the expert network of the
EWL Observatory on Violence against Women, with the support of
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung-EU Office.
How national legislation complies or fails to
comply with the Council of Europe Convention definition of rape
What official data is kept, or is not
kept on women victims of rape in every country
The existence of support and treatment
services for victims
Covering 32 countries the Barometer provides a snapshot of the situation
across
In this context, the EWL Barometer reflects women’s organisations’ call for
concrete policy action at European level to build a
For country specific pages, please click on the country. Austria - Belgium
- Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland -
France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Italy - Latvia -
Lithuania - Luxembourg - former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Malta -
Netherlands - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Serbia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden
- Turkey - United Kingdom - Ukraine.