Rrjeti i monitorimit kundër dhunës me bazë gjinore 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, …
Invisible wounds: obstetric violence in the United States
In recent years, there has been growing public attention to a problem many US health institutions and providers disclaim: bullying and coercion of pregnant women during birth by health care personnel, known as obstetric violence. Through a series of real case studies, this article provides a legal practitioner’s perspective on a systemic problem of institutionalized …
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT JUNE 2019
Each instance of human trafficking takes a common toll; each crime is an affront to the basic ideals of human dignity, inflicting grievous harm on individuals, as well as on their families and communities. Yet, if it were possible to hold human trafficking up to a light like a prism, each facet would reflect a …
Intimate partner violence against women is an essential factor in the determination of child custody, say women’s rights experts
The Platform of undersigned United Nations and regional independent mechanisms on violence against women and women’s rights1 voiced its concern over patterns across various jurisdictions of the world that ignore intimate partner violence against women in determining child custody cases. These patterns reveal underlying discriminatory gender bias and harmful gender stereotypes against women. Ignoring intimate …
2018 Public Perceptions of Gender Equality and Violence Against Women in the Western Balkans and Turkey
The “2018 Public Perceptions of Gender Equality and Violence against Women” infosheets present the key findings of a baseline survey conducted in selected communities of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (Under UNSCR 1244), North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. Click here to find the article!
The Benefits and Challenges of Women’s Networks in the Western Balkans and Turkey.
This comparative report is prepared on behalf of the UN Women Project ‘Support the establishment and strengthening of regional platforms of civil society organisations (with a special focus on organisations representing women from minority and disadvantaged groups) to advocate for the development and implementation of laws and policies in line with CEDAW and the Istanbul …
MAPPING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN LINE WITH THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION STANDARDS
A mapping methodology and tools were developed within the framework of the Council of Europe multi-country Project “Violence against Women” which focused on increasing the knowledge of professionals and facilitating exchanges and promising practices in the implementation of international and European standards, in particular the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against …