[Brussels, 21 April 2024] Ahead of the last European Parliament Plenary session this week, the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) calls on all MEPs to adopt the deal on the Directive on Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence.
This is the first-ever EU legislation to protect women and girls and respond to the specific needs of its victims.
We want to be very clear: supporting women’s rights means supporting this Directive now.
The negotiation process lasted two years – and a much (...) Read more

Sexual violence continues to be one of the most widespread and usually invisible forms of violence. According to the most recent data from the Ministry of the Interior between 2015 and 2021, the number of reported incidents of sexual violence in Spain has almost doubled, from 9,869 in 2015 to 9,869 in 2021.
The cases of sexual assault, according to the Balance of Criminality in Spain have increased by 53.2%. Recently, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has spoken about the frightening increase (...) Read more