The Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on combating technology-facilitated violence against women and girls (GEC/PC-eVIO) held its second meeting on 22 and 23 January 2025 in Strasbourg. The GEC/PC-eVIO has been tasked by the Committee of Ministers with preparing a Recommendation on combating technology-facilitated violence against women and girls by 31 December 2025.

During its second meeting, members, participants and observers to the GEC/PC-eVIO discussed the first draft of the Recommendation and began identifying possible content for the Explanatory Memorandum. The agenda also featured an exchange with technology sector representatives, during which Ms. Cindy Southworth, Head of Women’s Safety at Meta, and Ms. Alexandria Walden, Global Head of Human Rights at Google, engaged in a discussion about their companies’ approaches to combating technology-facilitated violence against women and girls.

The GEC/PC-eVIO is composed of eight representatives of member states - four designated by the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) and four by the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) - supported by six independent experts with established expertise in a range of relevant fields.

You can find the meeting report and further information on the GEC/PC-eVIO here.