Violence against Women
Articles
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EWL meets with Turkish activist Pinar Selek in Strasbourg
21 November 2012
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EC Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities between women and men publishes two new opinions
12 September 2012, by
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EWL welcomes strong gender perspective in common statement of EU agencies to address trafficking in human beings
19 October 2011
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Sex buyers are the last link in chain of trafficking, abuse and rape
8 April 2014
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Turkey - EWL members discuss prostitution and violence against women
19 November 2012
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EWL contribution to the JLS consultation on an EU strategy to combat all forms of male violence against women (July 2010)
19 July 2010, by
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MEPs call for a Europe free from prostitution and support the Brussels’ Call signed by 200 NGOs
8 October 2013
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EWL and the Brussels’ Call celebrate the adoption of the French law on the abolition of prostitution
6 April 2016
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Women have the right to informed decision on whether to terminate their pregnancy, says European Court of Human Rights
9 June 2011
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EWL members support sex trade survivor Rosen and call for French abolitionist law on prostitution
16 October 2014
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Egypt women’s NGO sue Islamist Parliament member Azza al-Garf over pro-FGM statements
10 May 2012
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Ireland: Purchase of sex to become illegal?
10 February 2012, by
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Scotland - New campaign for rape prevention launched
20 October 2011, by
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EWL campaign on prostitution bags a top award for European Public Affairs professionals!
15 November 2012
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MEPs call for a directive to combat violence against women
16 March 2011, by
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EWL supports MEPs’ call for EU action to end violence against women in Europe
11 April 2013, by
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Nordic Forum launches new action for women’s rights!
20 June 2014
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European Women’s Lobby Observatory on Violence Against Women meets in Brussels
10 December 2014
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EWL’s call to Amnesty International: protect the human rights of ALL women and girls to build a society based on equality, justice and respect
5 August 2015
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India’s ’Womanifesto:’ How central are women’s rights to this year’s elections?
10 April 2014
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European Parliament confirms its stance on Sexual and Reproductive Rights on Human Rights Day - Joint NGO Statement
12 December 2013
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Parliament urges Member States to act against female genital mutilation
15 June 2012, by
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Right to abortion for women raped in armed conflict - affirmed by the Netherlands
11 April 2013, by
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Le LEF publie l’édition inaugurale de son e-magazine, le European Women’s Voice, sur la thématique des violences envers les femmes
17 June 2011, by
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EWL and its partners contribute to the Irish consultation on prostitution
22 August 2012
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MEPs quizz Reding over Commission work programme on gender equality
16 March 2011, by
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EWL members engaged on the European Week of Action to support women in Spain and Abortion rights in Europe
5 February 2014
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France: sex trade survivor marching 740km to request abolitionist law #marchepourlabolition
19 September 2014
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Hungary - New Constitution accepted, poses grave threat to women’s sexual and reproductive rights
28 April 2011, by
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2011 Meeting of the EWL Observatory on Violence against Women: Challenges and new trends in VAW in Europe
22 June 2011
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MEPs dicuss violence against women and women’s rights in transition processes
10 October 2012
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Sign the German petition "Call against the system of prostitution"
12 November 2013
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Appel international du 13 novembre : c’est par la loi qu’avancera l’abolition de la prostitution
14 November 2014
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Polish Women’s Lobby launches national debate on prostitution and trafficking in women and girls
27 June 2013
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Women’s organisations ask support of the European Parliament against the modification of the Spanish law on sexual and reproductive health and rights
20 June 2013
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The EWL will be discussing trafficking and prostitution at the Commission on the Status of Women, New York, 4-15 March 2013
8 February 2013
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Nordic-Baltic Pilot Project: Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation (2008)
10 January 2008, by
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Cyprus to discuss violence against women and prostitution
18 November 2012
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From sexual abuse to sex trafficking: women film directors break the silence!
28 January 2017
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Launch of a European network of ministers in charge of equality between women and men
3 October 2013
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European Parliament and Council strike deal on EU-wide protection for victims of violence
21 September 2011, by
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Le LEF réunit expertes et acteurs européens pour discuter des violences faites aux femmes
12 October 2012
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Prostitutky mají v?tší psychické problémy než vále?ní veteráni
17 January 2012, by
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REPLACE FGM project reaching its final stage
23 June 2011
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EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator to speak at EWL European conference on prostitution on 04 December
14 November 2012
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EWL appears on two Belgian TV shows on prostitution
1 March 2012, by
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Join the Brussels’ Day of Action “Together for a Europe free from prostitution” – 1 October 2013
20 September 2013
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Spain - New campaign raises awareness on effects of violence against women
20 November 2012
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Global launch of SPACE International (Survivors of Prostitution-Abuse Calling for Enlightenment)
17 October 2014
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International Safe Abortion Day: A call for full access to abortion for all women in the EU
28 September 2021, by