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• Bosnia and Herzegovina should take further measures to comply with the Istanbul Convention
• GREVIO takes over the leadership of EDVAW Platform
• For law enforcement professionals: new Council of Europe online course to stop violence against women
• War in Ukraine: protecting women and girls
• 8 March: International Women’s Day
• Implementing ECHR judgments: New factsheet on domestic violence cases
• Advancing gender equality and fighting stereotypes
• Protecting rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls: Council of Europe recommendation adopted
• Seminar on drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA): a challenge to gender-based violence
• Domestic violence: Countries should improve child custody safety and victim protection
• Romania has improved protection of women from domestic violence, but progress needed on definition of rape
• Secretary General welcomes Ukrainian Parliament’s approval of Istanbul Convention
• European ministers adopt “Dublin Declaration” on preventing violence through equality
• Germany: Council of Europe experts find serious gaps in protecting women and girls from gender-based violence
• Council of Europe and EU launch joint project to support family courts in Turkey
• GREVIO publishes its report on Iceland
• Violence against women: Switzerland must take new measures
• Estonia needs to better address all forms of violence against women
• First report on Georgia’s implementation of Istanbul Convention welcomes steps on legislation, calls for more services for victims and dissuasive sanctions for perpetrators
• Violence against women in Cyprus: Despite positive developments, rape victims need more support says new report
• Ukraine: We must help victims of sexual violence by Russian soldiers
• Statement by Committee of Ministers Chair, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs
• “There’s no place for violence against women in democratic cities and regions” says Congress Spokesperson on Gender Equality
• Norway: evaluation report on violence against women
• Joining forces in fighting digital violence against women
• Monitoring violence against women: Key recommendations for nine member States published
• Equal rights for women and girls: the role of men and boys
• Secretary General participates in opening ceremony of Generation Equality Forum in Paris
• Istanbul Convention at 10 years: leading the way to a life free from violence
• Toolkit to combat violence against women in Tunisia
• Secretary General responds to Turkey‘s announced withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
• Council of Europe leaders react to Turkey’s announced withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
• Human Rights Commissioner: Portugal should act more resolutely to tackle racism
• GREVIO report reveals trends in stopping violence against women
• Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Alhathloul awarded 8th Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
• 10 years of the Istanbul Convention: Bringing hope, promoting respect and inspiring change to end violence against women
• Let’s “widen the circle of support” for treaty to protect women and girls against violence
• COVID-19, challenges to human rights and the danger of widening social divisions
• Secretary General meets French minister Elisabeth Moreno
• 10th anniversary of the Istanbul Convention: 'Nothing will make us back down'
• Focus on womens’ rights as three candidates shortlisted for the 2020 Václav Havel Prize
• Tunisia launches a website on gender equality and violence against women
• Poland: Promising initiatives against domestic violence but urgent steps needed to combat other forms of violence against women
• San Marino: GREVIO reports substantial progress in national policies to stop violence against women
• Secretary General opens conference on women’s access to justice and full ratification of the Istanbul Convention
• Slovenia: first report on implementation of the Istanbul Convention notes many positive measures
• New Council of Europe recommendation tackles the “digital dimension” of violence against women and girls
• Secretary General meets Minister of Labour and Social Policy of North Macedonia
• Italy and the Council of Europe call for end to violence against women, including online
• International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women: Secretary General exchanges views with Italian Equal Opportunities and Family Minister Bonetti
• Freedom from violence against women: The impact of the European Convention on Human Rights
• How two key Council of Europe conventions can tackle online violence against women
• Human Rights Day 2021: Now more than ever, we must stand up for human rights