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At the violence against women directory of WAVE you find contacts of over 4000 women's help organizations in 47 countries of Europe, as well as information on research, international documents and the legal situation in each country.
Ad Hoc Committee on Preventing Violence against Women (CAHVIO)The Committees task is to prepare a legally binding instrument to prevent and combat domestic violence including specific forms of violence against women, to protect and support the victims of such violence and to prosecute the perpetrators. |
WAVE Conference 2009 in Vienna, AustriaWAVE's Focal Point delegates gather once a year in a member country to exchange expertise. This year's WAVE conference takes place in Vienna from September 24th to 26th at the Technical University Vienna. |
New Council of Europe StudiesThe study "“Combating violence against women: minimum standards for support services” by Prof. Liz Kelly and Lorna Dubois & the report “Administrative data collection on domestic Violence in Council of Europe member states” by experts Elina Ruuskanen and Kauko Aromaa are new publications by the Council of Europe. |
Subscribe to WAVE UpdatesWAVE sends out monthly newsletters to inform it's network and supporters of ongoing news related to shelter work and feminist politics. The office also publishes the magazine Fempower. |
