In many armed conflicts and throughout history, rape and sexual violence were used as a weapon of war, as a tool to terrorize, intimidate and humiliate populations. During Croatia’s independence war, 1500 to 2200 persons, mainly women, are thought to have been victims of aggravat...
Violence against women (VAW) has implications at many levels, especially at the social, psychological and economic ones. This diagnosis explores the level of women’s awareness regarding the forms of violence they are exposed to, their causes and impacts, as well as their knowledge...
There is growing recognition that populations affected by conflict and natural disaster experience various forms of GBV during crisis and displacement, and during and following return. In particular, intimate partner violence is increasingly recognized as a critical concern in humanitar...
On September 2011, the European Parliament adopted a resolution which included measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU. The resolution underlines the urgent need for member states, local authoriti...
Gender based violence is a complex, destructive and universal phenomenon that contemporary societies are facing. In the case of Spain, the author reviews the different steps and efforts to combat violence in the country, while stressing the importance of considering gender equality and ...
This guide aims to support higher education and research institutions in the implementation of actions against sexual harassment. The guide is meant for institutions, which are often waiting for advice and sharing experiences. It provides several examples on institutionalized actions re...
On 1 August 2018, the French Parliament adopted this law, which will now make it possible to better prevent violence, better support victims and better punish aggressors. The main articles of the law against sexual and gender-based violence provide for: a 30-year limitation period for ...
L’objectif de ce guide est de sensibiliser et de diffuser les connaissances sur le concept de traite des êtres humains; renforcer la culture contre la traite des personnes; et développer un sens de la responsabilité pour chaque individu dans la société ...
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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