STOPEND
Violence
Violence
Against
Women
Women
Domestic
Violence
Kills
one woman
Every
12 minutes
1 in 3 women
will
experience
physical
or sexual violence
during
her lifetime
At least
200 million
girls and women
have undergone
female
genital
mutilation
A means to an end
Education counts
Provide
Teaching Materials
to schools about equality,
non-stereotyped gender roles,
non-violent conflicts.
Train professionals
to deal with victims
Promote
Programmes
to teach perpetrators
of violence to adopt
non-violent behaviour.
PromoteInformal education
facilities (sports, training).
Private sector
and media
should set and follow guidelines
to prevent violence.
Source: Instanbul Convention
Types of perpetrator
of physical and sexual violence
against women
against women
Intimate
Partner
Stranger
Friend
Client / Patient /
Customer
Boss
Relative / Family
member
Pupil/
Co-student
A date
Doctor
Source: FRA (European Union agency for Fundamental Rights) - Report: Violence against Women, an EU wide survey p.49
Number of women victims of homicide
in europe in 2014
Number of women victims of rape
in europe in 2014
Women aged 15-44
are more at risk
from rape
and domestic violence
than from cancer,
motor accidents,
war and malaria.
1500 women
are victims
of
acid
attacks
every
year
Istanbul Convention
What?
The Istanbul Convention is a pragmatic tool that structures and encourages the state in its responsibility to prevent violence against women, protect victims and prosecute the perpetrators.
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Who?
Decision-makers can use it to design policies to protect and assistance victims of violence against women. State agencies, services and NGOs can work together in a more co-ordinated way.
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How?
States are held responsible if they do not respond adequately to violence against women as a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination. GREVIO is an independent expert body that monitors compliance, together with the states that have ratified the Convention.
Learn More about Grevio
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