The project aims to ensure that victims of digital and sexual violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina enjoy their rights in line with Council of Europe standards, and in particular with the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention).

About the project

In order to ensure victims' rights and building on the results of phase I, the project will support authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to reform the legal, policy, and institutional frameworks for combatting digital and sexual violence against women in line with the Council of Europe standards, in particular the Istanbul Convention, ECtHR case law and EU Acquis. 

The project will:

  1. support the development and holistic implementation of evidence-based policies for combating digital violence and introduce a definition of sexual violence based on the lack of consent of the victim. 
  2. expand targeted training and capacity building to prevent and combat digital violence to legal professionals and front-line victim support providers.
Duration

  1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025

Project publications

 Guidelines on emerging practices in the investigation and prosecution of digital violence against women ENG/BOS/HR/SRP

 Good practice Guidelines for the investigation and prosecution of sexual violence offences based on the lack of consent of the victim ENG/BOS

Donors