Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	Elimination of violence against women: Beijing + 10 review contribution of WAVE
Authors:	Logar, Rosa
Keywords:	Human rights;Prevention;Policy
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE), Vienna
Notes:	WAVE report for the 49th session of CSW, March 2005 On the occasion of the UN Commission on the Status of Women 2005 and the Beijing+10 review Rosa Logar (WAVE) wrote this article where she focused on critical areas of concern, on WAVE recommendations for the EU and on recommendations for effective help for women who have suffered violence. For further information, visit the WAVE website. Overview: Ten years on from the Platform for Action program agreed to by the European Union Member States to implement the results of the World Conference in Women in Beijing in 1995, European data shows that despite many initiatives it has not been possible to limit the extent of violence against women. The paper examines core problems and challenges in limiting the extent of violence against women in the family and in intimate relationships by male partners. * lack of help for, and rights of, immigrant women * lack of data, research and action programs. * developing measures for implementing and monitoring standards, as well as further developing indicators, collection of data and statistics, and intensified research projects Detailed standards for the operation of women’s refuges and support services, training and qualifications of professionals, prosecution of perpetrators, and ongoing assistance for women have been developed by WAVE in the manual, ‘Away From Violence’ (2004). These are outlined in the remainder of the paper.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21306
Physical description:	10p
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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