Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. 3
Paragraph
Paragraph text
3 Parties shall ensure that measures taken pursuant to this chapter shall:
– be based on a gendered understanding of violence against women and domestic violence and shall focus on the human rights and safety of the victim;
– be based on an integrated approach which takes into account the relationship between victims, perpetrators, children and their wider social environment;
– aim at avoiding secondary victimisation;
– aim at the empowerment and economic independence of women victims of violence;
– allow, where appropriate, for a range of protection and support services to be located on the same premises;
– address the specific needs of vulnerable persons, including child victims, and be made available to them.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (2011), Article 18, 3.