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  • EU divided: combating rape a priority for the Commission and the Parliament, but not the Council

    EU divided: combating rape a priority for the Commission and the Parliament, but not the Council

    [Brussels, 2 October 2023] Since yesterday, the EU is an official party to the Istanbul Convention, the most comprehensive tool to end violence against women and domestic violence in Europe. With the accession, the EU should commit to combat all forms of violence against women included in the convention, including sexual violence.
    Unfortunately, this remarkable moment that women’s organisations fought for for years is overshadowed by the hypocrisy of some Member States pushing to remove the (...) Read more

  • Victory for survivors of prostitution - MEPs voted in favour of abolitionist measures

    Victory for survivors of prostitution - MEPs voted in favour of abolitionist measures

    With today’s vote, MEPs decided to follow the abolitionist legacy of the Honeyball resolution voted in 2014 and proved their commitment for a Europe free from violence against women and girls.
    [14 September 2023, Strasbourg] MEPs confirmed their abolitionist position and delivered a powerful message today as they voted in favour of the initiative report on the Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights drafted by (...) Read more

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EWL event "Progress towards a Europe free from all forms of male violence" to mark the 10th aniversary of the Istanbul Convention, 12 May 2021.

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