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W A V E Women against Violence Europe. Ensuring access to women‘s services, including women‘s shelters, for undocumented migrant women survivors of violence in Europe. WAVE Network. Established in 1994 Coordinating body in Vienna 105 WAVE Focal Points (46 countries)
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W A V E Women against Violence Europe Ensuring access to women‘s services, including women‘s shelters, for undocumented migrant women survivors of violence in Europe by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)
WAVE Network • Established in 1994 • Coordinating body in Vienna • 105 WAVE Focal Points (46 countries) • WAVE annual activities and projects: • Advocacy • Capacity building • Exchange of information • Research • Networking • Collaboration by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)
Support for women‘s organisations „The autonomous mobilization of feminists in domestic and transnational contexts … is the critical factor accounting for policy change.“ - Htun, Mala and S. Laurel Weldon. (August 2013). The Civil Origins of Progressive Policy Change: Combating Violence against Women in Global Perspective, 1975-2005. by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)
Support for Human Rights-based specialised women‘s services • Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence • Council of Europe Task Force to combat violence against women, including domestic violence by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)
The role of Human Rights-based specialised women‘s services • National women‘s helplines • Women‘s shelters • Women‘s counseling centers • Rape crisis centers by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)
Undocumented migrant women and violence • Domestic violence • Intimate partner violence • Physical violence • Sexual violence • Femicide • Economic violence • Psychological violence • Sexual harassment • Other by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)
Undocumented migrant women‘s survivors of violence access to services in Europe • European Parliament 2013 Access tosheltersofundocumentedmigrantwomenfleeingdomesticviolence: The legal andpracticalsituation in Member States • WAVE Country Report 2012 • European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 2012 Review ofthe Implementation ofthe Beijing Platformfor Action in the EU Member States: Violence against Women – Victim Support • WAVE Country Report 2010 by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)
WAVE principles for specialised women‘s services • WAVE‘s 20 yearsofwork in thefield • Council of Europe Convention on preventingandcombatingviolenceagainstwomenanddomesticviolence • Council of Europe Task Force tocombatviolenceagainstwomen, includingdomesticviolence by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)
www.wave-network.org by Women against Violence Europe WAVE (25 Nov 2013)