Violence against women in the EU: State of play
Violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination. Rooted in inequalities between men and women, it takes many forms. Estimates about the scale of the problem are alarming. Such violence has a major impact on victims and imposes a significant cost burden on society. The instruments put in place by the United Nations and Council of Europe, including the latter’s 'Istanbul Convention', to which the EU plans to accede, are benchmarks in efforts to combat violence against women. The EU is tackling the problem in various ways, but has no binding instrument designed specifically to protect women from violence. Although there are similarities between national policies to combat violence against women, the Member States have adopted different approaches to the problem. Parliament's efforts have focused on strengthening EU policy in the area. Parliament has repeatedly called for a European Union strategy to counter violence against women, including a legally binding instrument. Stakeholders have expressed a range of concerns, such as the impact of the current economic climate on the prevalence of violence and funding for prevention and support for victims, and have highlighted the need for a comprehensive EU political framework on eliminating violence against women. They have also launched new initiatives of their own. This is a further update of an earlier briefing by Anna Dimitrova-Stull, of February 2014. The most recent previous edition was from November 2017.
Briefing
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Ámbito político
Palabra clave
- análisis económico
- ASUNTOS SOCIALES
- construcción europea
- DERECHO
- Derecho de la UE
- Derecho de la Unión Europea
- Derecho penal
- derechos humanos
- derechos y libertades
- ECONOMÍA
- Estado miembro UE
- estadística
- GEOGRAFÍA
- geografía económica
- programa de la UE
- UNIÓN EUROPEA
- vida social
- violencia doméstica
- violencia sexual