Communication of the Council of Europe Ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March 2020, Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has called on all member states to change how rape is defined. In an opinion article published in the EU Observer, she sa...
This report examines the different ways in which slavery is occurring among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and the multiple factors that combine to force people into situations of slavery.It focuses on issues such as: Child labour, sex trafficking, early marriage, and forced labour.The report address...
The scale of violence against women is not reflected by official data in the EU, in many cases women don´t report violence, thus the only source in many cases is the official criminal justice data that are only able to record those few cases that are reported...This survey responds to a req...
Cyprus has a set of laws to protect its female population, they range from non-discrimination in the workplace, criminalization of different forms of violence against women and domestic violence, to a law on the prevention and combating of trafficking in human beings. Equality between men and wom...
This report aims to assess the prevalence of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Syria before and after 2011, it also examines Syrians’ attitudes towards the survivors and perpetrators of abuse. The report highlights the different types of SGBV in Syria: in prisons and detention cent...
Data on the prevalence of human trafficking show that the majority of the victims are women and girls. Sexual exploitation is by far the first purpose of trafficking in women. This briefing highlights the special vulnerabilities of women and girls and the efforts of the European Union and the int...
This report documents violations against Syrian women who are arbitrarily detained and imprisoned in Syria, at a time of escalation of the armed conflict. It analyses the patterns of female detention based on the testimonies of ten women previously or currently detained in Syria. The study argues...
This report profiles 17 Syrian refugee women, who have been subjected to arbitrary detention, physical abuse, torture, sexual harassment and assault, indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas, or discriminatory restrictions on their dress code and movement. It reflects the various roles that women...
The practice was initiated in 2004 with the aim of breaking the taboo that existed at that time, of sexual harassment. The campaign started with an approach of quantifying the problem and disseminating the figures with both media and concerned ministries. Through their advocacy work in organizing...
This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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