An EU Fundamental Rights Agency survey found that one third of women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15. That means 62 million women.

 
Violence against women can be addressed through a fundamental rights lens. It is a violation of human dignity and, in its worst form, it violates the right to life. It is also an extreme expression of inequality on the grounds of sex.

Violence against women - 8th Parliamentary term

International Day to end the Violence against Women:- ' Orange your world ', UN campaign to end violence against women and girls. Illumination of the EP Headquarters buildings in Brussels

Statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President on the fight against the violence made to women

Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at workplace, in public spaces, and political life in the EU: extracts from the vote and from the statement by Pina PICIERNO (S&D, IT), rapporteur

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - Opening and opening statements by Council and Commission (8:59 - 9:12)

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - MEP's debate (9:12 - 9:45)

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - Closing statements by Council and Commission (9:53 - 9:58)

Istanbul Convention - state of play: extracts from the debate

45 First anniversary Istanbul Convention on combating violence against women.

EP Plenary session - First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention: state of play - Council and Commission statements

Plenary session - Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case. Opening statement by Věra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC

Plenary session - Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case. MEPs debate

Plenary session - Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ and by Monika PANAYOTOVA

Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case

#metooEU: stand up against harassment

Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation: extracts from the debate

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: "Orange your world", UN campaign to end violence against women and girls and lighting of the EP building

Violence Against Women - just the tip of the iceberg: street event to highlight the true scale of violence against women and the many forms that it takes, organised with the FEMM Committee

Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: extracts from the vote

Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: extracts from the debate (24/10)

(03) EP Plenary session - Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: statement by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES) (10:39- 10-41)

(04) EP Plenary session - Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: statement by Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, (ECR, PL) (10:41 - 10:43)

(06) EP Plenary session - Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: statement by Malin BJORK (GUE/NGL, SE) (10:44- 10:46)

(07) EP Plenary session - Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: statement by Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE) (10:46 - 10:47)

(11) EP Plenary session - Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: MEPs Debate (10:53 - 11:04)

(12) EP Plenary session - Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: MEPs Debate (11:04 - 11:13)

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