Zero tolerance of gender violence

Zero tolerance of gender violence
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Violence against women is defined by the EU as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether in public or in private.”

In the European Union, domestic violence against women remains an alarming phenomenon, and the most consistent and pervasive human rights violation across the region. According to the Council of Europe, one in four women experiences domestic violence at some point in her life, and between 6-10% of women suffer domestic violence in some form in any given year. Despite the progress that the EU has made in terms of raising public awareness and understanding, 78% of respondents in a recent Eurobarometer survey recognised that domestic violence remains a common problem.