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Family violence in Hungary

Family violence in Hungary. Facts and figures Legal background and institutions Practice , actual situation. Facts and figures. Purpose : to place the current situation in Hungary among other EU countries Number of reported and estimated cases

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Family violence in Hungary

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  1. Familyviolencein Hungary

  2. Facts and figures • Legalbackground and institutions • Practice, actualsituation

  3. Facts and figures • Purpose: toplacethecurrentsituationin Hungary amongother EU countries • Number of reported and estimatedcases • Awareness – statistics (TÁRKI)

  4. Facts and figures • Number of reported and presumedcases • Noteasytofinddata • Convictedagainstfamily, conjugal, youth, sexualethics (KSH) • Between Jan 2001 and Sep 2003 (2,5 years) 287 reportedsexualassault, out of which 161 minor (Daphnebooklet 2005) • Number of reportedcasesto main crisis line:

  5. Facts and figures • Staticsconductedby TARKI onoccurance and awareness : • 2/3 of therespondentsthinkthatparentshavethe right toslap/smacktheirchildrenif s/he deservedit. • Raping inthefamily is a suppressedissue, peopledon’tspeakaboutit • Almost 90% of therespondentsthinkthatifoneofthepartnersabusetheother is a privatematter • 8% of thesampleclaimedthatshewasforcedtohavesexualrelationwithherhusbandor partnerAccording to Morvai’s estimates, in Hungary, about fifty women die every year

  6. Legalbackground and institutions • Weaklegalbackground • Laws and regulationagainstabusiveconducttowardswomen (sexual, discrimination) andchildrenapply • Concept of familyviolencein Hungary affectslegalapproach and consequentlysystem of alternativeformsofhelp • Raresocialnetwork

  7. Legalbackground • in1982 Hungary implementedtheinternationalagreementestablishedin December 1979 in New York (CEDAW) • 13/2003 (III. 27) országos rendőr-főkapitányi intézkedés a családon belüli erőszak kezelésével és a kiskorúak védelmével kapcsolatos rendőri feladatok végrehajtására hozott rendelkezés. • A 45/2003 (IV.16) számú országgyűlési határozat a családon belüli erőszak megelőzésére és hatékony kezelésére irányuló nemzeti stratégia kialakításáról. • 115/2003 (X.28) OGY. hat. a társadalmi tudatformálás a családon belüli erőszak kérdésével kapcsolatban. • A büntető eljárásról szóló 1998. évi XIX. törvény módosításával az 59.§ „Távoltartás” alcímmel és 138/A.§-sal kiegészült, a 60.§ a 138/B.§-sal, 61.§ 139.§-a is kiegészült.-2006. július 1-től hatályos.

  8. Alternativeinstitutions • After 1990, many organizations (mainly women’s NGOs) dealing with domesticviolence, were established in Hungary. Their mainachievements over the past decade include: • raising awareness • victim support • education • advocacy for changing laws and policy regarding violence against women • increaseimpact on the media

  9. Alternativeinstitutions • Againtsfamilyviolence • Krizis telefon • Againstvioleanceagainstwomen • NANE • others • Violenceagainstchildren

  10. Conclusion, criticism • Althoughproperlegaltreatment is alreadyworked out, violencewithinthefamily is an indictableoffence, theresults show thatlegalauthority and mainlythepolicecannotcopewiththeproblem • The number of shelters in Hungary are far from adequate to meet the needs

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