gender-based violence
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Joint civil society letter to the European Commission on Recommendation on harmful practices
OII-Europe, together with around 80 civil society organisations, healthcare professionals and academics working to advance women’s rights and the rights of LGBTIQ people, addressed a letter to President von der Leyen to express our deep…
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OII Europe commentary on adopted VAW & DV Directive
On May 7th 2024, the EU Member States adopted1 the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, following adoption in Parliament on April 24th2. For over 2 years, OII Europe has been closely…
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Recording of the Event at the European Parliament on VAW and DV
The event Addressing Intersex Genital Mutilation in the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence in the European Parliament was co-organised by MEP Malin Björk, MEP Marc Angel, The LGBTI Intergroup, OII Europe,…
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Statement on the political agreement on the VAW and DV directive
On February 6th, the European Parliament and EU Member States finally reached a political agreement on the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. OII Europe has worked relentlessly on behalf of the…
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FAQs on the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
Following the European Parliament’s position on the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, we want to take this opportunity to answer some FAQs that you may have. Why IGM…
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The European Parliament position on the Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence includes IGM among the forms of violence within the Directive scope
Press Release – download as PDF Today, 12 July 2023, the European Parliament, in its plenary session, endorsed the report of the Civil Liberties and Women’s Rights Committees on the European Commission’s proposal for a…
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Addressing intersex genital mutilation (IGM) in the directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence
Join OII Europe on April 26th as we co-host an event at the European Parliament on Addressing intersex genital mutilation (IGM) in the directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence.
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On the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
The above signed organisations (ILGA-Europe, TGEU, EL*C, IGLYO and OII Europe), regional networks fighting for the rights of LGBTI people, including LBTI women across Europe and Central Asia, welcome the Commission’s proposal for a directive…
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Submission combating violence against women and domestic violence
Prepared by OII Europe (May 2022) – updated Oct. 17 2022 From the Introduction: We highly welcome the Commission’s proposal, as it addresses the widespread inequity still prevalent in our societies of which gender-based and…
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EP resolution on gender-based violence
European Parliament takes a strong stand for combatting all forms of gender-based violence, including those against LGBTIQ people in its newly adopted resolution
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Preventing and combatting gender-based violence and domestic violence against intersex individuals – Submission
The European Commission launched a consultation to gather the views of the public on the measures taken by the EU Member States to address gender-based violence against women and domestic violence. The purpose of the…
