Monthly archives: January, 2020

ESSENTIAL SERVICES: ANALYSIS OF THE ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES (HEALTH, POLICE AND JUSTICE AND SOCIAL SERVICES) FOR WOMEN BELONGING TO MARGINALISED GROUPS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE

Violence against women (VAW) constitutes a widespread form of human rights violation which is harmful to individuals and families but also to the society in its entirety. When speaking about the prevention of and response to violence against women, including domestic violence, it is a problem that affects the entire population regardless ofwealth, ethnic or …

DATA COLLECTION ‘BY AND FOR’ MINORITISED WOMEN JULY 2019

Imkaan is a UK-based, Black feminist organization and the only second-tier women’s organization in the UK dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritized women and girls .The organization has nearly two decades of experience of working around issues such as domestic violence, forced marriage and ‘honour-based’ violence. Imkaan works intersectionally at local, national and …

Advancing the Istanbul Convention implementation: The role of women’s NGOs and networks in the Western Balkans & Turkey”

The present comprehensive report is prepared on behalf of the UN Women Project “Support the establishment and strengthening of regional platforms of civil society organizations(with special focus on organizations representing women from minority and disadvantaged groups). This project seeks to advocate for the development and implementation of laws and policies in line with CEDAW and …

Tackling violence against women in Europe − achievements of the last 25 years and future challenges

In 2019, the European network Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE), celebrated its 25th anniversary. The year marks an important milestone on the path undertaken by WAVE and its members to promote and strengthen the human rights of women and children in general and to prevent violence against women and children in particular. Significant positive changes …

Implementing norms, changing minds

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REPORT OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION IN ALBANIA BEIJING + 25

The following report represents the opinion of a group of civil society organizations towards the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action by the Albanian state, in the framework of the 25th anniversary of its adoption. The report comes as additional information on the situation in Albania regarding compliance with and enforcement into …

Risk assessment and management of intimate partner violence in the EU

This overview was developed as part of the study commissioned by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on risk assessment by police of intimate partner violence against women. The report was prepared by the Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS) and the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) in close cooperation with colleagues from …

A guide to risk assessment and risk management of intimate partner violence against women for police

This guide was developed as part of a study commissioned by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on risk assessment by police of intimate partner violence against women. The guide was prepared by the Istituto per la ricerca sociale/Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (IRS/MIGS) in close cooperation with EIGE staff including Cristina Fabre Rossel, …