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A wide view of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Parliament at its 60th anniversary commemoration of the European Convention on Human Rights.
© UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
European Parliament

European Parliament: adopted a report that assesses the state of fundamental rights in the EU in 2024 and 2025

Hands tied with a chain. Victim of trafficking.
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The Women State Trafficking Report: gender-based violence suffered by migrant and refugee women in Tunisia and Libya

A group of women fleeing Ukraine arrive in Moldova
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: published new report “Seeking Safety from War – Violence and rights abuses against women from Ukraine”

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The Chamber of Deputies gives final approval to the bill introducing the crime of "feminicide"

GREVIO- Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
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GREVIO: first thematic evaluation on Italy’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention

Posto Occupato: il Centro di Ateneo per i Diritti Umani "Antonio Papisca" aderisce alla campagna per la Giornata internazionale contro la violenza alle donne del 25 novembre
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Posto Occupato: the Antonio Papisca Human Rights Centre joins the campaign for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, 2025

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November
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United Nations: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November

Poster with written "tutto nella norma" (everything is normal"
© D.i.Re – Donne in Rete contro la violenza
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Women Against Violence Network (D.i.Re) launches campaign: EVERYTHING IS NORMAL

Logo of the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR)
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

United Nations: OHCHR report urges increased efforts to eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls in criminal justice detention

Poster Guidelines Artemisia
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gender-based violence

“Artemisia” Project: Presentation of Results and New “Guidelines” to Tackle Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities

Cover Peace Human Rights Governance Journal PHRG - 2017
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Peace Human Rights Governance Journal: New article on cyber violence against women in Bulgaria

Criminal Tribunals in The Hague
International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court: request for arrest warrants of two senior Taliban officials for the crime against humanity of gender-based persecution represents a historic step for Afghanistan and international justice

Families flee their shattered neighbourhood, Tal al-Hawa, to seek refuge in the southern Gaza strip.
© UNICEF/Eyad El Baba
Occupied Palestinian Territories

“More than a human can bear”: Report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on sexual violence, 13 March 2025

UN Women: "for all women and girls"
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International Women's Day 2025: initiatives at international level and at the University of Padova

1522 a red bench to remember all the women victims of violence. No to violence against women
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The "Red Benches" Initiative Launched in Italian Embassies on International Women’s Day 2024