WAVE Country Report 2017
The WAVE Country Report 2017 has been published! The purpose of the Report is to provide information and statistical data on the situation of European women’s specialist support services in four key areas: women’s shelters, national women’s helplines and centres….
Comparative Report: The Benefits & Challenges of Women’s Networks in the Western Balkans and Turkey
This comparative report is prepared on behalf of the UN Women Project ‘Support the establishment and strengthening of regional platforms of civil society organisations (with a special focus on organisations representing women from minority and disadvantaged groups) to advocate for…
WAVE 2016 Fact Sheet on the EU Victims’ Directive
The EU Victims’ Directive sets common standards in the European Union concerning the rights of victims in criminal proceedings and their support. The Directive was adopted in 2012, with the provisions having to be effected in national laws by 16…
WAVE 2016 Fact Sheet on the Istanbul Convention
The Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) represents a milestone in the fight against violence against women at the European level. This fact sheet briefly discusses this legally binding instrument,…
WAVE 2015 Fact Sheet on the FRA Survey on Violence Against Women
In 2014, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presented the results of the first European-wide survey on violence against women, based on 42,000 face-to-face interviews with women aged between 18 and 74 in all 28 EU Member States….
WAVE Country Report 2008
WAVE strives in this country report 2008 “A Right for Protection and Support” now to provide a reality check on services and women’s help services for women and their children affected by violence in Europe, as well as to collect…
WAVE Country Report 2009
In its Country Report, released in 2008, WAVE strived to provide a reality check on help services for women and their children affected by violence in Europe, as well as relevant statistics and data concerning the prevalence of violence against…
WAVE Country Report 2010
The WAVE annual report 2010 provides information on the situation of women’s services in Europe with a special focus on the situation of migrant and minority women. The report is aiming at raising awareness about the situation of migrant and…
