PES women, which unites progressive women’s organizations from across Europe has today called for three measures to tackle violence against women:
- A European Year to End Violence Against Women
- For the EU to take action to protect women from violence by Ratifying the Istanbul Convention [1]
- To use international law to protect women from violence by proposing an EU Framework Directive combating violence against women
Zita Gurmai, President of PES women said:
‘We must see an end to the sickening levels of violence against women. The fact that 99% of women experience street harassment tells us that there is still an enormous amount of work to be done.
The European Commission may say it doesn’t tolerate violence, but it is time for action, not words.’
[1] Istanbul Convention for preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
