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GREVIO held its 35th meeting
The Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) held its 35th plenary meeting from 24 to 27 March 2025 in Strasbourg. During this meeting, GREVIO adopted its report on the United Kingdom as part of the baseline evaluation round, as...
GREVIO receives the state report from Latvia
The state report from Latvia was received by GREVIO on 25 March 2025 under its baseline evaluation procedure, and is published in accordance with Rule 33, paragraph 6 of GREVIO’s Rules of Procedure. The Group will consider the report at its 37th meeting scheduled to take place in October 2025....
GREVIO President at the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
On the occasion of the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, starting on 10 March 2025, the global community gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to mark the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and...
International Women’s Day – The EDVAW Platform urges global commitment to combat gender-based violence and discrimination
Ahead of the International Women’s Day, the EDVAW Platform comprising seven United Nations and regional independent expert mechanisms on violence against women and women’s rights operating at the international and regional levels, has issued a statement reaffirming the urgent need to eliminate...
Follow-up round table on promoting national synergies in implementing the Istanbul Convention in Estonia
On 7 March 2025, the Violence against Women Division organised a follow-up round table on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Estonia, aimed at promoting national synergies in addressing violence against women. The meeting provided the unique opportunity to take stock of and discuss...
International Women's Rights Day - GREVIO puts into perspective five themes of the Istanbul Convention in a new publication
On the occasion of International Women's Rights Day, the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against violence against women and domestic violence (GREVIO) is publishing a compilation of the ‘focus sections’ extracted from its first five general activity reports, covering the period...
Women as equal partners in the AI revolution: a call for gender equality in the digital age
“The AI and digital revolution must also be a revolution for gender equality,” says Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset ahead of International Women’s Day. “Together, we can break down barriers to build a future where women and girls lead, innovate, and drive the digital world...
30 years of the Beijing Platform for Action: contributions from the EDVAW Platform
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA), a position paper highlights GREVIO’s contribution to its implementation alongside those of other members of the End Discrimination and Violence against Women Platform (EDVAW Platform). Adopted by...
Significant shortcomings in the authorities’ response to the gang-rape of a woman led to the European Court of Human Rights finding violations of Articles 3 and 8 ECHR (Case of X v. Cyprus)
In the case of X v. Cyprus, no. 40733/22, 27 February 2025, the European Court of Human Rights found significant shortcomings in the authorities’ response to the applicant’s reports of having been gang-raped by twelve men while on holidays in Cyprus. Rather than applying a victim-sensitive...
GREVIO carries out its first thematic evaluation visit to San Marino
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) is carrying out its follow-up evaluation visit to San Marino, from 24 to 26 February 2025, focussing on the theme “Building trust by delivering support, protection and...
GREVIO carries out its first thematic evaluation visit to Andorra
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) is carrying out its follow-up evaluation visit to Andorra, from 10 to 12 February 2025, focussing on the theme “Building trust by delivering support, protection and...
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: Progress and challenges in Europe
On this International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), it is important to highlight both progress and challenges in tackling this harmful practice across Europe in recent years. The GREVIO thematic evaluation reports focusing on the theme of “Building trust by delivering...
Warning: fake call for input by GREVIO
The German language call for input on individual cases of women victims of violence circulating online is fake. There is no such initiative by GREVIO, the Council of Europe Expert Group on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. The monitoring mechanism of the Istanbul...
Beginning of a new term for the Bureau of the Committee of the Parties
In accordance with Rule 4 of its Rules of Procedure, the Committee of the Parties was re-elected on 17 December 2024: - Tanja GONGGRIJP (The Netherlands), as Chair of the Committee of the Parties - Gilberto JERÓNIMO (Portugal), as first Vice-Chair of the Committee of the Parties - ...
GREVIO carries out its first thematic evaluation visit to Belgium
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) will carry out its follow-up evaluation visit to Belgium, from 3 to 7 February 2025, focussing on the theme “Building trust by delivering support, protection and...
GREVIO launches its baseline evaluation procedure in respect of the EU
Today, the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) launched its monitoring procedure in respect of the European Union with a view to assessing legislative and other measures taken by the EU institutions, bodies and agencies to give effect to the...
GREVIO publishes its first thematic report on Denmark
In its first thematic report, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) acknowledges the considerable progress made by Denmark, particularly in aligning its national legislation with the requirements of the Istanbul Convention....
Violence against women: Finland hosts GREVIO's report event
The Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) is presenting its monitoring results on Finland at an event in Helsinki, jointly organised with the country’s authorities. The event marks the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of...
GREVIO publishes its first thematic report on Finland
In its first thematic report, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) welcomes the important steps taken by Finland in preventing and combating violence against women. However, despite the progress made across all four pillars...
GREVIO publishes its first thematic report on Sweden
In its first thematic report, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) welcomes Sweden’s continued progress in in preventing and combating violence against women in several areas. However, the experts also point out fields...
