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* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

1953

European Convention on Human Rights

Standards

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 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights-Freedom from violence against women | Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

1979

Recommendation R(79)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning women migrants

Standards

Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English | French

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

1985

Recommendation R(85)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on legal protection against sex discrimination

Standards

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the campaign: Sexism: see it, name it, stop it! | About the Istanbul Convention | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality 

1990

Recommendation R(90)4 of the Commitee of Ministers to member States on the elimination of sexism from language

Standards

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the campaign: Sexism: see it, name it, stop it! | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

1993

Recommendation R(93)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on effective access to the law and to justice for the very poor

Standards

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | French

 Read more: Guaranteeing Equal Access of Women to Justice | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

1996

Revised European Social Charter

Standards

 English | French | Other languages

 Read more: The European Social Charter | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

Recommendation R(96)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on reconciling work and family life

Standards

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 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023 | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

1998

Gender mainstreaming conceptual framework, methodology and presentation of good practices - Final report of activities of the group of specialists on mainstreaming

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender equality themes | Gender mainstreaming policy areas of the Council of Europe

Recommendation Rec(98)14 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender mainstreaming

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming policy areas of the Council of Europe | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

1999

Gender mainstreaming: Practice and prospects 

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender equality themes | Gender mainstreaming policy areas of the Council of Europe

2002

Recommendation CM/Rec(2002)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the protection of women against violence

Standards

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

 

2003

Discrimination against women with disabilities

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and non discrimination

Recommendation CM/Rec(2003)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision making

Standards

Objective No 4 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve a balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making

 English | French | Albanian | Azerbaijani | Bulgarian | Croatian | Dutch | German | Greek | Italian | Polish | 
Portuguese | Russian | Spanish

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023 | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

2004

Gender budgeting

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Armenian | Macedonian

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming policy areas of the Council of Europe

Promoting gender mainstreaming in schools

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender equality themes | Gender mainstreaming and education

2005

Council of Europe Convention on action against trafficking in human beings

Standards

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Italian | Russian

 Read more: Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

Protocol No 12 to the Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms

Standards

 English | French | German | Italian | Russian

 Read more: Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms | 
European Court of Human Rights | Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

2006

Combating violence against women: Stocktaking study on the measures and actions taken in Council of Europe member States

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

2007

Council of Europe Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (Lanzarote Convention)

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Other languages

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and children’s rights | Children's rights Division | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

Human rights, rights of women - Female applicants to the European Court of Human Rights - Article by F. Tulkens, former Judge and Vice-President at the European Court of Human Rights

Study

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | French

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | Guaranteeing Equal Access of Women to Justice

Protecting women against violence - Analytical study on the effective implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2002)5 on the protection of women against violence in Council of Europe member States

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention |Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender equality standards and mechanisms

Standards

 English | French

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023 | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)13 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender mainstreaming in education and its explanatory memorandum

Standards

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Croatian | Spanish

 Read more: Combating gender stereotypes and sexism in and through education | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

2008

Administrative data collection on domestic violence in Council of Europe member States

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Combating violence against women: Minimum standards for support services

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Gender budgeting: Practical implementation

Handbook

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Armenian | Croatian | Greek | Icelandic | Macedonian | Slovenian

 Read more: Gender equality themes | Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Protecting women against violence - Analytical study of the results of the 2nd round of monitoring the implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2002)5 on the protection of women against violence in Council of Europe member States

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention |Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the inclusion of gender differences in health policy

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Czech

 Read more: Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Gender mainstreaming and health and drug use | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

Setting the standard: a study on and proposals for minimum standards for violence against women support services

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

2009

Access to justice in Europe - European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ)

Report

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | French

 Read more: Council of Europe European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ) | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

2010

Access to justice for migrants and asylum seekers in Europe (European Committee on Legal Cooperation-CDCJ)

Report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence
Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English

 Read more: PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls | About the Istanbul Convention

Cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights by women

Report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | French

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | Guaranteeing Equal Access of Women to Justice | Preventing and combating violence against women

Protecting women against violence - Analytical study of the results of the 3rd round of monitoring the implementation of the Recommendation CM/Rec(2002)5 on the protection of women against violence in Council of Europe member States

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention |Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 of the Committee of Ministers to the member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Albanian | Georgian | German | Greek | Italian | Latvian | Lithuanian | Montenegrin | Polish | Portuguese | Russian | Serbian | Slovak | Spanish | Turkish

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and non discrimination | The Council of Europe Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Unit | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Recommendation CM Rec(2010)12 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States - Judges independence, efficiency and responsibilities

Standards

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | French

 Read more: Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Guaranteeing Equal Access of Women to Justice | European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ)

Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the role of women and men in conflict prevention and resolution and in peace building

Standards

 English | French

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023 | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

2011

Combating gender stereotypes in education

Study

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French 

 Read more: Combating gender stereotypes and sexism in and through education | Gender mainstreaming and education

Compilation of case law of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of equality between women and men

Compilation

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | Guaranteeing equal access of women to justice

Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and Explanatory Report (Istanbul Convention)

Standards

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Other languages

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

2012

MARS – Media against racism in sport – Guide for journalists (EU/Council of Europe joint project)

Handbook

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: MARS - Media Against Racism in Sport | Gender mainstreaming and media | Gender equality and media | Council of Europe sport website

Overview of studies on the costs of violence against women and domestic violence

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Promote an education free from gender stereotypes and identifying ways to implement the measures which are included in the CM/Rec(2007)13

Compilation of good practices

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English/French

 Read more: CM/Rec(2007)13 | Gender mainstreaming and education | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls with disabilities

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Commissioner of Human Rights | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

2013

Conference "Media and the image of women", Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 4-5 July 2013

Video

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English

 Read more: Conference webpage | Gender mainstreaming and media | Gender and media | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Conference “Media and the image of women” Amsterdam, 4-5 July 2013

Report

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French 

 Read more: Conference webpage | Gender mainstreaming and media | Gender and media | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it! 

Feasibility study on equal access of women to justice

Study

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English 

 Read more: PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Gender matters - A manual on addressing gender-based violence affecting young people

Manual

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French 

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and youth | Youth department | Gender matters website

Istanbul Convention – An instrument to promote gender equality

Leaflet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention 

Istanbul Convention - 12 steps to comply

Leaflet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Belarusian | Georgian | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention 

Recommendation CM/Rec(2013)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on gender equality and media

Standards

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French | Albanian | Arabic | Croatian | Greek | Portuguese | Spanish

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and media | Gender equality and media | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality 

Safe from fear safe from violence - FAQ

Leaflet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Women and journalists first – A challenge to media professionals to realise democracy in practice, equality in journalism and an end to gender stereotyping

Brochure

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French | Azerbaijani | Croatian | Portuguese

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and media | Gender equality and media

2014

2nd Conference of national focal points on combating gender stereotypes in and through education, Helsinki, 9-10 October 2014 - Abridged version

Report

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Conference webpage | Combating gender stereotypes and sexism in and through education | Gender mainstreaming and education

2nd Conference of national focal points on combating gender stereotypes in and through education, Helsinki, 9-10 October 2014 - Full version

Report

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more:  Conference webpage | Combating gender stereotypes and sexism in and through education |  Gender mainstreaming and education

A global tool to prevent and combat violence against women

Brochure

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention

Amnesty International and Council of Europe guide on the Istanbul Convention as a tool to end female genital mutilation

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French 

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention

Analytical study of the results of the 4th round of monitoring the implementation of Recommendation Rec(2002)5 of the Committee of Ministers on the protection of women against violence in Council of Europe member States

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention |Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Article 12 of the Istanbul Convention: Preventing violence against women

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Georgian | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention: Domestic and sexual violence perpetrator programmes

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Georgian 

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention 

Contributions from member states on key challenges and good practices on access to justice for women victims of violence at the national Level

Compilation

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | French

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | About the Istanbul Convention

Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2014-2017

Standards

 English | French | Croatian | German | Greek | Spanish | Turkish | Ukrainian

 Read more: Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 | Gender equality themes 

Eurimages Strategy for gender equality in the European film industry 2014-2017

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and audiovisual sector | Eurimages

Good practices on gender equality and the media at national level

Compilation

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and media | Gender equality and media

Reflection on “Gender”- Data study for 2014 and evolution for 2012-2014

Study

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and non discrimination | Eurimages

Roma women’s empowerment and the gender dimension of national Roma inclusion strategies (Lithuania, Finland, Italy, Rep. Moldova, Spain)

Thematic report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Roma and Travellers Team | Gender mainstreaming and non discrimination

The Istanbul Convention 

General leaflet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Albanian | Arabic | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Belarusian | Bosnian | Bulgarian | Croatian | Czech | Danish | Estonian | Finnish | German | Greek | Italian | Japanese | Norwegian | Polish | Romanian | Serbian | Slovak | Spanish | Swedish | Turkish

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects

2015

1st Implementation report on the protection of children against sexual abuse in the circle of trust, Lanzarote Committee

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and children’s rights | Children's Rights Division

Article 13 of the Istanbul Convention: Raising awareness of violence against women

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Albanian | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Serbian | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention: Domestic and sexual violence perpetrator programmes:

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Armenian |Azerbaijani | Georgian | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Child/early and forced marriages within Roma communities in the context of the promotion of gender equality (Romania, Italy, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom)

Thematic report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Roma and Travellers Team | Gender mainstreaming and non discrimination

Combating gender stereotypes in and through education

Factsheet

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Armenian

 Read more: Combating gender stereotypes and sexism in and through education | Gender mainstreaming in the Council of Europe

Combating gender stereotypes in the media

Factsheet

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and media | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Conference "Towards guaranteeing equal access of women to justice", Bern, 15-16 October 2015

Abridged report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | French

 Read more: Guaranteeing Equal Access of Women to Justice | Bern Conference

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 2054(2015)1 on equality and non-discrimination in the access to justice

Standards

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | French

 Read more: PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Equal access to justice in the case-law on violence against women before the European Court of Human Rights

Report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence | Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | French | Turkish

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | Guaranteeing Equal Access of Women to Justice| Preventing and combating violence against women

Good practices from member states to reduce existing obstacles and facilitate women’s access to justice

Compilation

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | French

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | About the Istanbul Convention

Guaranteeing equal access of women to justice

Factsheet

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence  

 English | French | Turkish

 Read more: PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Non-exhaustive list and description of available gender equality glossaries

Brochure

 English | French 

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender mainstreaming in sport

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Spanish

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and sport | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

The gender dimension of non-medical use of prescription drugs in Europe and the Mediterranean region, Pompidou Group

Study

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and health and drug use | Pompidou Group

The Pompidou Group role in integrating a gender dimension of drug policies

Factsheet

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and health and drug use | Pompidou Group

Thematic Action Plan on the inclusion of Roma and Travellers (2016-2019), SG/Inf(2015)38 final

Guide

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Roma and Travellers Team | Gender mainstreaming and non discrimination

Training of Trainers manual -  Effective multi-agency co-operation for preventing and combating domestic violence

Manual

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Turkish

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | EEA and Norway Grants

Ukraine - Good international practices and standards on violence against women and domestic violence

Report 

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Ukrainian

 About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Ukraine Project (2018-2020) | Ukraine project (2021-2022)

Ukraine - The current system for collecting and analysing data regarding violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Ukraine Project (2018-2020)

2016

Achieving gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

Factsheet

Objective No 4 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve a balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming policy areas of the Council of Europe

Armenia - Training manual for judges and prosecutors on ensuring women’s access to justice  - Additional country chapter

Manual

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Armenian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Article 11 of the Istanbul Convention: Ensuring data collection and research on violence against women and domestic violence

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Bosnian |Georgian | Turkish | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Article 17 of the Istanbul Convention: Encouraging the participation of the private sector and the media in the prevention of violence against women and domestic violence

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Albanian | Armenian | Serbian | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Background note on sexist hate speech

Brochure

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English

 Read more: Combating sexist hate speech | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Bulgaria - Enhancing the professional capacity of the Bulgarian police to deal with cases of domestic violence and violence against women

Manual

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English 

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | EEA and Norway Grants

Combating sexist hate speech

Factsheet

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French

 Read more: Combating sexist hate speech | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Council of Europe Plan of Action on strengtening judicial independence and impartiality

Standards

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | French

 Read more: Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Guaranteeing Equal Access of Women to Justice

Council of Europe Strategy for the rights of the child for 2016-2021

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and children’s rights | Children's rights Division | Strategy for the rights of the child (2016-2021)

Equality between women and men

General factheet

 English | French

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023 | Gender equality themes

Framework for measuring access to justice including specific challenges facing women - UN Women - Council of Europe

Guidance Note

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | Albanian | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Bosnian | Georgian | Macedonian | Montenegrin | Romanian | Russian | Serbian | Turkish | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | HFIII: Women’s access to justice (2023-2026)

Georgia - Training manual for judges and prosecutors on ensuring women’s access to justice  - Additional country chapter

Manual

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Georgian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

GREVIO questionnaire on legislative and other measures giving effect to the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Georgian 

 Read more: GREVIO | About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects 

Implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2013)1 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on gender equality and media

Handbook

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Azerbaijani

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and media | Gender equality and media |
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Implementing a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach - An assessment of Poland's response to prevent and combat gender-based violence

Report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | EEA and Norway Grants

Implementing Article 10 of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – establishing national co-ordinating bodies

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Armenian | Georgian | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Improving the effectiveness of law-enforcement and justice officers in combating violence against women and domestic violence

Manual

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English 

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | EEA and Norway Grants

Improving the management of violence experienced by women who use psychoactive substances, the Council of Europe Pompidou Group - Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and health and drug use | Pompidou Group

Introducing a gender dimension into drug policy, Pompidou Group

Leaflet

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and health and drug use | Pompidou Group

Istanbul Convention - Monitoring mechanism

Leaflet 

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Azerbaijani | Georgian | German | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention 

Media matters amplify the voices of female experts - Liri Kopaci Di Michele (longer version)

Video

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 4 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve a balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making

 English

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and media

Migration and human rights: migrant women - Carolina Lasen Diaz, Lisbon, Forum 2016

Video

Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

Moldova - Training manual for judges and prosecutors on ensuring women’s access to justice  - Additional country chapter

Manual

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Romanian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Preventing and combating domestic violence against women: a learning resource for training law enforcement and justice officers

Manual

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English 

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | EEA and Norway Grants

Protecting women refugees - The Journal, Council of Europe, 8 March 2016

Video

Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

Seminar on combating sexist hate speech, Strasbourg, 11-12 February 2016

Report

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French 

 Read more: Seminar webpage | Combating sexist hate speech | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Sex-disaggregated statistics on the participation of women and men in political and public decision-making in Council of Europe member States - 2016 data

Report

Objective No 4 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve a balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making

 English | French

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Ukraine - Preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine - Recommended minimum common data categories required for collecting comprehensive data on cases of violence against women and domestic violence: conclusions of the inter-agency working group on data collection

Report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Ukraine Project (2018-2020)

Ukraine - Preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine - Towards the establishment of a multi-agency co-operation mechanism for an integrated response to violence against women and domestic violence, at regional and/or local level

Report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Turkish | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Ukraine Project (2018-2020) | Türkiye project (2021-2022)

Ukraine - Training manual for judges and prosecutors on ensuring women’s access to justice  - Additional country chapter

Manual

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Women and politics: the contribution of the Council of Europe to achieve a balanced participation of women and men in decision-making

Video

Objective No 4 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve a balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making

  Spanish

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

2017

Activities promoting gender mainstreaming at the national level in Council of Europe member states

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming policy areas of the Council of Europe

Armenia - Country studies on barriers, remedies and good practices for women’s access to justice

Study

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Armenian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Armenia - Country studies on barriers, remedies and good practices for women’s access to justice

Study

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | Armenian

 Lire plus: PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Article 52 of the Istanbul Convention: Emergency barring orders in situations of domestic violence

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Armenian | Azerbaijani

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Preventing and combating violence against women | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Azerbaijan - Country studies on barriers, remedies and good practices for women’s access to justice

Study

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Azerbaijani

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the need to intensify the efforts to prevent and combat female genital mutilation and forced marriage in Europe

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention

Georgia - Country studies on barriers, remedies and good practices for women’s access to justice

Study

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Georgian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Introducing a gender dimension into drug policy, Co-operation group to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking in drugs (Pompidou Group)

Synthesis report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming on health and drug use | Pompidou Group

Kosovo* - Mapping support services for victims of violence against women in Kosovo*

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Albanian | Serbian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention | Kosovo* project Phase II (2019-2021) | Kosovo* project Phase III (2021-2023)

Moldova - Country studies on barriers, remedies and good practices for women’s access to justice in Republic of Moldova

Study

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Romanian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Pledge on political representation of Roma women

Guide

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Bulgarian | Croatian | Czech | Finnish | German | 
Greek | Hungarian | Italian | Portuguese | Serbian | Slovak | Spanish | Swedish

 Read more: Roma and travellers team | Gender mainstreaming and non-discrimination at the Council of Europe

Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on improving access to justice for Roma and Travellers in Europe

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Roma and Travellers Team | Gender mainstreaming and non discrimination

Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender equality in the audiovisual sector

Standards

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Ukrainian

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and audiovisual sector | Gender mainstreaming and media | Eurimages | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

Recommendation No. 192(2017) on mainstreaming a gender equality perspective in the implementation of the Convention as well as in the work of the Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more:  Gender mainstreaming and cultural and natural heritage | Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)

Study Visit to the UK forced marriage Unit (United Kingdom, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland)

Report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Roma and Travellers Team | Gender mainstreaming and non discrimination

Training manual for judges and prosecutors on ensuring women’s access to justice - General part

Manual / Handbook

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Armenian | Georgian | Romanian | Russian | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Ukraine - Country studies on barriers, remedies and good practices for women’s access to justice

Study

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

Ukraine - Guidance for the running of shelters for victims of violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine

Guide 

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention | Ukraine Project 2018-2020

Ukraine - Guidance with regard to a long-term approach to awareness-raising on violence against women and domestic violence

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention 

2018

A Gender perspective on drug policy - Pompidou Group

Video

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and health and drug use | Pompidou Group

Achieving balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making: A gender equality and democratic requirement

Factsheet

Objective No 4 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve a balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making

 English | French

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls: The Council of Europe’s contribution to the UN 2030 agenda and the sustainable development goals

Factsheet

 English | French

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Armenia - Training manual on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in Armenia

Handbook

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Armenian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | Armenia project 2019-2022

Case law on gender equality - European Court of Human Rights

Factsheet

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | French | Azerbaijani

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Standards

 English | French | Azerbaijani | Croatian | Polish | Spanish | Ukrainian

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023 | Gender equality themes

Donation of ovocytes: A guide for women to support informed decisions, Publication,  European Committee on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO)

Guide

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and health and drug use | European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM)

Eurimages Strategy for gender equality in the european film industry for 2018-2020 - Aiming for 50/50 by 2020

Standards

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and audiovisual sector | Eurimages

European Court of Human Rights legal summaries: domestic violence

Factsheet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Ukrainian

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights |Capacity building and co-operation projects

European Court of Human Rights legal summaries: gender equality

Factsheet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | Capacity building and co-operation projects

European Court of Human Rights legal summaries: violence against women

Factsheet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Ukrainian

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Feedback report on gender mainstreaming in the Swedish Courts

Report

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence
Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Fighting sexism in the public sphere - Asmundur Daoason, Minister of social affairs & equality, Iceland

Video

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Fighting sexual abuse of children in sport - Magnea Marinósdóttir, Senior Advisor, Equality Unit, Ministry of Welfare, Iceland

Video

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and sport

Gender equality and fight against sexism - Rosa Bjork Brynjolfsdottir, MP, Iceland

Video

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Gender Equality: Paving the way - Conference to launch the Council of Europe Strategy 2018-2023

Video

 English

 Read more: Gender equality themes | Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Istanbul Convention - Crimes committed in the name of so-called honour

Thematic factsheet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French 

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention

Istanbul Convention - Female genital mutilation

Thematic factsheet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French 

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention

Istanbul Convention - Stalking 

Brochure

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Making European standards on gender equality a reality for all women: call to support Council of Europe co-operation projects on gender equality and violence against women 

General brochure

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention

Methodology and tools on mapping support services for victims of violence against women in line with the Istanbul Convention standards 

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Georgian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Mobilising men and boys for gender equality - Barbershop event

Video

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it! | Working Group on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women

Questions and answers about the Istanbul Convention

Leaflet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Arabic | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Belarusian | Bosnian | Bulgarian | Croatian | Czech | Dutch | Estonian | Finnish | Georgian | German | Greek | Italian | Latvian | Lithuanian | Macedonian | Montenegrin | Norwegian | Polish | Portuguese | Romanian | Serbian | Slovak | Slovenian | Spanish | Russian | Turkish | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention

Sexism as a political priority - Carolina Lasen Diaz, Head of gender equality Unit

Video

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Study by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe

Study

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French

 Read more: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the campaign: Sexism: see it, name it, stop it! | About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Tackling gender pay gap - Charles Ramdsen,Head of EU and International Policy Government Equalities Office, United Kingdom

Video

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

The Istanbul Convention

Factsheet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English 

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention 

Women’s access to justice: a guide for legal practitioners

Guide

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | French | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Georgian | Romanian | Russian | Turkish | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021)

2019

Administrative data collection on violence against women and domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in line with Istanbul Convention standards

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Bosnian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Bosnia & Herzegovina project (2019)

Armenia - Preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 

Video

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 Armenian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Armenia project 2019-2022

Articles 60 & 61 of the Istanbul Convention: Gender-based asylum claims and non-refoulement

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English | French | Hungarian | Polish | Romanian | Slovak | Turkish | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention | Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Legal provisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina relevant to implementing article 11 of the Istanbul Convention

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Bosnia & Herzegovina project (2019)

Children’s rights under the Istanbul Convention

Brochure

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Azerbaijani

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Case law of the European Court of Human Rights on gender equality issues

Compilation

Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

 English

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights

Data collection campaign - 2019 - EU/Council of Europe project ALL IN! Towards gender balance in European sport

Analytical report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: ALL IN Project | ALL IN Action Page | Gender equality and sport

Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in practice - For gender equality rapporteurs

Handbook

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Gender equality rapporteurs | Gender mainstreaming policy areas of the Council of Europe

Gender mainstreaming in different sectors of activity of the Council of Europe

Video No 1

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Gender equality themes | Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Gender mainstreaming in different sectors of activity of the Council of Europe

Video No 2

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Gender equality themes | Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Gender mainstreaming in sport - EU/Council of Europe project ALL IN: Towards gender balance in sport

Toolkit

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Swedish

 Read more: ALL IN project | ALL IN Action Page | Gender equality and sport

Internet Governance Forum - Caterina Bolognese, Head of the Gender Equality Division

Video

 English

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023

Key recommendations: Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking women and girls

Factsheet

Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English | French

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

Making European standards on combating violence against women a reality-Technical co-operation programmes implemented in 2016-2019

Report

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: Council of Europe gender equality Strategy 2018-2023 | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Obstetrical and gynaecological violence, Committee on equality and non-discrimination, Parliamentary Assembly

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | Gender mainstreaming and health and drug use

Parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment, PACE

Brochure

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French

 Read more: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Projects on combating violence against women - The Council of Europe’s approach 

Information brochure

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | About the Istanbul Convention

Protecting migrant women, refugee women, and women asylum-seekers from gender-balanced violence

Brochure

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English | French

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking women and girls

Factsheet

Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English | French

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on preventing and combating sexism

Standards

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French | Other languages      English | French

 Read more: Preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it! | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | Council of Europe standards in the fields of human rights and gender equality

Sexism: See it, name it, stop it!

Tools of the Campaign: Action page, video and quiz

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French | Others languages

 Read more: Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism

Venice Commission opinions and reports concerning electoral systems and gender representation

Compilation

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Venice Commission | Gender mainstreaming in electoral assistance and census

2020

Case law on domestic violence - European Court of Human Rights

Factsheet

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Georgian | Russian | Ukrainian

 Read more: European Court of Human Rights | Capacity building and cooperation projects

Checklist for gender mainstreaming law schools' curricula

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence
Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence
Objective No 5 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

 English | Armenian | Azerbaijani | Georgian | Romanian | Russian | Ukrainian

 Read more: PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2022) | Gender mainstreaming policy areas of the Council of Europe

Conference “Tackling gender stereotypes and sexism", Helsinki, 28-29 March 2019

Report

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French 

 Read more: Conference webpage | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the Campaign: Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it!

Congress Resolution 459 and Recommendation 449 - Fighting sexist violence against women in politics at local and regional level

Standards

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism
Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Ukrainian

 Read more: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities | Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism | Tools of the campaign: Sexism: see it, name it, stop it!

Declaration of the Committee of the Parties to the Istanbul Convention on the implementation of the Convention during the COVID-19 pandemic

Guide

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | French | Ukrainian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | GREVIO | Committee of the Parties | Capacity building and co-operation projects

Developing a mentoring programme on women's access to justice for legal professionals

Guide

Objective No 3 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Ensure the equal access of women to justice violence

 English | Armenian | Albanian | Azerbaijani | Bosnian | Georgian | Macedonian | Montenegrin | Romanian | Russian | Serbian | Ukrainian

 Read more: Capacity building and co-operation projects | PGG II: Women's Access to Justice (2019-2021) | HFIII: Women’s access to justice (2023-2026)

Eurimages: Gender equality

Promotional clip

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English

 Read more: Eurimages | Gender mainstreaming and audiovisual sector

Gender equality and media - 2019 data

Report

Objective No 1 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat stereotypes and sexism

 English | French

 Read more: Gender equality and media | Gender mainstreaming and media

Gender section of Compass: Manual for human rights education with young people

Manual

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French | Arabic | Azerbaijani | Belarusian | Bulgarian | Estonian |German | Hungarian | Italian | Portuguese | Russian |Spanish | Ukrainian

 Read more: Gender mainstreaming and youth | Youth department

Georgia - Administration of justice on sexual violence crimes against women

Study

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Georgian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Georgia project (2020-2022)

Georgia - Series of interviews on the impact of the Covid-19 on women’s rights - Ekaterine Skhiladze

Video

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 In Georgian with English subtitles

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Georgia project (2020-2022)

Georgia - Series of Interviews on the Impact of the Covid-19 on Women’s Rights - Maka Peradze

Video

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 In Georgian with English subtitles

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Georgia project (2020-2022)

Georgia - Series of Interviews on the Impact of the Covid-19 on Women’s Rights - Nona Shamkaradze

Video

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 Georgian with English subtitles

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects | Georgia project (2020-2022)

Human rights in biomedicine: Integrating a gender equality perspective, Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO)

Report

Objective No 6 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

 English | French

 Read more: Human rights and biomedecine | Gender mainstreaming on health and drug use

Kosovo* - Brochure on setting up treatment programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence and violence against women

Brochure

Objective No 2 of the Gender Equality Strategy: Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

 English | Albanian | Serbian

 Read more: About the Istanbul Convention | Capacity building and co-operation projects |Kosovo* project Phase II (2019-2021) |Kosovo* project Phase III (2021-2023)

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