-----Original Message----- From: INSTRAW [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 7:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: [end-violence] Council of Europe adopts measures to combat VAW -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Henriette Girard Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [end-violence] Council of Europe adopts measures to combat VAW Strasbourg, 30.04.2002 - The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers today adopted innovative measures to combat violence against women, urging its 44 member states to tighten laws and to act to change attitudes. The Committee of Ministers' first-ever text on the topic, the recommendation covers every potential area of gender-based violence, covering domestic violence, rape and sexual abuse, genital mutilation, human rights abuses by the state, violence during wartime and honour killings. It also looks at ways in which these crimes should be dealt with by the courts. Proposals include measures that would allow victims of domestic violence to stay in their homes, making the violent partner leave, and thus shifting the current trend for victimised women to have to go into women's shelters. There is also a strong emphasis on assistance and protection for victims, through police and court action. The full text of the recommendation will be available at : http://www.coe.int/ ------- Conseil de l'Europe : agir pour stopper la violence contre les femmes Strasbourg, 30.04.2002 - Le Comit� des Ministres du Conseil de l'Europe a adopt� aujourd'hui des mesures innovantes pour combattre la violence contre les femmes, engageant vivement ses 44 Etats membres � renforcer leur l�gislation et � oeuvrer � modifier les comportements. Premier texte du Comit� des Ministres sur ce sujet, la recommandation couvre toutes les formes de violences fond�es sur l'appartenance sexuelle, que ce soit la violence perp�tr�e au sein du foyer, le viol et l'abus sexuel, la mutilation d'organes g�nitaux, la violation des droits fondamentaux de la personne par l'Etat, la violence en temps de guerre et les crimes commis au nom de l'honneur. Elle examine �galement la mani�re dont les tribunaux doivent traiter ces crimes. Parmi les propositions figurent des mesures permettant aux victimes de violence domestique de rester dans leur domicile, obligeant le partenaire auteur de violence � le quitter. Ceci inverse la tendance actuelle des femmes victimes de violences � se r�fugier dans des foyers d'accueil. Le texte insiste �galement sur l'assistance aux victimes et leur protection par la police et la justice. Le texte complet de la recommandation sera disponible sur le site http://www.coe.int Henriette Girard Council of Europe Spokesperson and Press Division Tel: +33 3 88 41 21 31 Fax:+33 3 88 41 39 11 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***End-violence is sponsored by UNIFEM and receives generous support from ICAP*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe end-violence OR type: unsubscribe end-violence Archives of previous End-violence messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/ =========================================================================== This is GainsNet, the mailing list of the UN-INSTRAW-GAINS Network Members. To reply to the GainsNet group, click on "reply all" To reply to an individual, click on "reply" To unsubscribe from GainsNet, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line
