A Media Guidance for the Development of Self-Regulatory Standards to Report on Cases of Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence has been developed to support Ukrainian media professionals to develop self-regulatory mechanisms to facilitate human rights-based, gender-sensitive and ethical reporting on violence against women and domestic violence. The guidance provides practical and policy suggestions to support the development of a voluntary code of conduct for journalists when reporting on such cases, based on Article 17 of the Istanbul Convention.

The guidelines for reporting on violence against women are accompanied by helpful checklists for media outlets. 

The Media Guidance was produced under the project The Istanbul Convention: a tool to advance in fighting violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine, which runs until December 2020.