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Council
of Europe Secretary General: ”We are not doing enough for women victims of
violence”
Strasbourg,
24.11.2008 – On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women tomorrow, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry
Davis today called on states to improve support services for victims.
“Our
responsibility does not stop at adopting laws. We need to create minimum
standards for services to support women victims of violence”, he said.
The Council
of Europe today published two studies which address two of the organisation´s
objectives to combat violence against women: support and protection of victims,
and arrangements for the systematic collection of statistical data.
The study “Combating
Violence Against Women: Minimum Standards for Support Services” by Prof.
Liz Kelly and Lorna Dubois points out that the availability and quality of
services vary considerably within and between states, and that even the
provision of shelters, the most available service, “is considered insufficient
in most countries”. It recommends states to establish minimum services such as at
least one national telephone help line depending on population and also provide
crisis services which are available 24 hours every day of the year.
The report “Administrative
Data Collection on Domestic Violence in Council of Europe Member States” by
experts Elina Ruuskanen and Kauko Aromaa points out that the judiciary, the
police and social services rarely collect data on violence against women and as
a consequence “violence against women remains invisible in the public
administration system”.
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Direct Link to Study Report: Combating Violence Against Women:
Minimum Standards for Support Services by Prof. Liz Kelly and
Lorna Dubois
http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_rights/equality/EG-VAW-CONF(2007)Study%20rev_complete_text_en.pdf
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Direct Link
to Study Report: Administrative
Data Collection on Domestic Violence in Council of Europe Member States by
experts Elina Ruuskanen and Kauko Aromaa
http://www.coe.int/t/dc/files/themes/violence_femmes/admin_data.pdf
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