COVID-19 wave of violence against women shows EU countries still lack proper safeguards | EIGE

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COVID-19

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This article from the EU agency discusses its two new studies assessing measures Member States took to protect women during the pandemic and the need for further support.  

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“Women usually face the most danger from people they know. EIGE’s research shows EU governments recognise this: every single country has introduced special measures to protect women from intimate partner violence during the pandemic. Yet persistent under-funding of shelters and domestic violence hotlines has resulted in sometimes patchy support,” said Carlien Scheele, EIGE’s Director in the lead up to the international day to eliminate violence against women.

 

 

 

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