Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence

Violence against women is a grave violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women. It can take many forms, such as physical violence, sexual abuse, stalking, female genital mutilation or forced marriages. Violence against women is both a cause and a consequence of unequal power relations between women and men and it limits the full advancement of women. Violence against women, including domestic violence occurs in every Council of Europe member state despite some positive developments in law, policies and practices.

The HELP course on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence covers in an interactive way the key concepts,  the international and European legal framework and case law governing the prevention and protection of women and girls from violence, focusing in particular on the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). Furthermore, the course provides the legal professionals with practical tools for dealing with cases of violence against women and domestic violence with respect to a human rights and victim centred approach.

The HELP course on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence offers a detailed and comprehensive curriculum to improve the quality of the judicial response in violence against women cases and support the access to justice for victims of violence. Such a course is intended, in the long term, to become an integral part of the overall learning curricula of the national training institutions and/or other competent authorities of the CoE member States.

The course was finalized in November 2017. For further information on the course, please download this course brief.

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