WAVE at the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva
WAVE participated in the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva from 9 to 12 March, continuing its advocacy to elevate women’s rights across Europe and beyond. In partnership with The Advocates for Human Rights, WAVE engaged with…
New WAVE Shadow Report Highlights Gaps in EU Implementation of the Istanbul Convention
The WAVE Network has released a new shadow report assessing how the European Union is implementing the Istanbul Convention. Prepared for the monitoring process of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), the…
WAVE Regional Meeting Eurasia 2026
Vienna, 18–20 February 2026 The WAVE Regional Meeting Eurasia 2026 brought together women’s rights organisations, activists, and experts from across the region to exchange experiences, strengthen solidarity, and identify strategies to sustain their work in increasingly complex and restrictive environments. Held in…
WAVE Country Report 2025
The Country Report is the main publication of the WAVE Network, and it is published every two years. It is an essential tool for highlighting the situation of women’s specialist services across Europe from a feminist civil society perspective. The…
Bonds That Build: A Declaration of Interconnection
On this Human Rights Day, the WAVE Network reaffirms a fundamental truth: we are one humanity, bound together by rights that belong to us all. Human rights are not abstract principles or bureaucratic hurdles. They are the foundation of our…
WAVE 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2025
Throughout these 16 Days, we will unpack the foundations of Europe’s response to violence against women and girls. We will make essential frameworks such as the Istanbul Convention and the EU Directive on Violence Against Women easier to understand, introduce…
While the World Sleeps, We’re Building
On November 25, the world honours the Mirabal sisters—Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa—who were assassinated in 1960 for refusing to accept dictatorship. Their courage sparked a movement. Today, violence against women and girls persists in countless forms across Europe and…
List of helplines in 46 countries
The following is a table of the national women’s helplines available in the 46 European Countries. If there is no national helpline, a regional or general helpline is listed (these countries are marked with a *). Women’s national helplines are…
