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Campaigns to fight violence against women

In view of the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – 25^th of November, several campaigns are held at local, European and International level.

The City of Rennes, signatory of the European Charter for Equality since 2006 is organizing 2 weeks of activities to raise awareness on the topic. From the 22th of November  to 15^th of December debates, movie screenings, conferences, theater plays and meetings with associations are organized in the City. To access the full programme (in French).

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is currently highlighting the White Ribbon campaign, the world’s largest movement engaging men in the combat on violence against women.

EIGE is also collecting good practices on prevention protection from domestic violence from different countries in Europe. 

Moreover the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) mobilizes together with the Council of Europe in activities organized in 33 countries from the 25^th of November until the 10^th of December to raise awareness on Violence against Women and to promote the Istanbul Convention focusing on rape and sexual violence against women. For more information about the campaign please visit the following link.

The European Commission also announced a new joint programme with UN Women on preventing Violence against women supporting initiatives in Albania, Timor-Leste and Mexico. For more information about this programme please consult the following link.