On this page, you will find a list of different resources such as fact sheets, brochures, leaflets, reports and useful links. These resources are relevant for network members, European stakeholders, NGOs and civil society working on preventing and combatting gender-based and domestic violence in Europe.
Handbook: How to take into account the rights and needs of Roma women
Background: The handbook is intended to support policy and decision makers at donor institutions and potential applicants to funding schemes. The handbook was part of the project: “Stepping up efforts to prevent and combat violence against Roma women and women from minority groups facing discrimination, marginalisation and exclusion.”
Content: The handbook provide guidance on:
- The active involvement and participation of Roma women and NGOs in programming
- Roma women’s perspectives on preventing and combatting gender-based violence
- Targeted measures to prevent and combat gender-based violence in line with the needs of Roma
women
The project was implemented by The European Institute (EI) Foundation and the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Involved parties has been the Council of Europe, the Bulgarian National Police General Directorate and Kilden genderresearch.no.
The handbook is written by human rights experts Zora Popova from Bulgaria and Rachel Eapen Paul from Norway.
Read the news article: A new handbook to include Roma women: “Nothing about us, without us”
GREVIO General Recommendation No. 1 on the digital dimension of violence against women
Read moreGood practice Guidance on integrated policies against gender-based and domestic violence
The guidance is funded by the EEA and Norway Grants. The guidance is part of a bilateral cooperation between Romania and Norway, in collaboration with Portugal, in the context of the Romanian EU presidency in 2019.
Fact sheets and brochures
Factsheets on ECtHR case-law on Gender-based Violence against Women
The CoE European Court of Human Rights Press Service compiles factsheets by theme on the Court’s case-law and pending cases. The factsheets on Gender Equality and Violence against women were updated through April 2021 and can be found below, together with the factsheet on Domestic violence from November 2020:
Domestic and gender-based violence 2014-2021 — Factsheet
Factsheet on the EEA and Norway Grants support to countering domestic and gender-based violence in the 2014-2021 funding period.
Read: Domestic and gender-based violence 2014-2021 — Factsheet (pdf)
Brochure: Towards a Europe free from violence against women and girls
Background: This leaflet was made by Kilden genderresearch.no in 2019 as part of a bilateral project between Romania and Norway in collaboration with Portugal.
Read: Towards a Europe free from violence against women and girls (pdf)
Brochure: The Four Pillars of the Istanbul Convention
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.See also Infographics: The Four Pillars of the Istanbul Convention (pdf)
Leaflets
General leaflet on the Istanbul Convention
Leaflet: Questions and answers on the Istanbul Convention
Reports and other publications
Report: Shelters and intimate partner and domestic violence support services
Despite the fact that Norway has a three-decade head start on Slovakia's efforts to combat domestic violence, researchers see a number of common challenges in terms of coordinating services and following up those affected. This is revealed in a research project that compares the role of shelters in Slovakia and Norway.
The bilateral research project between NKVTS and the Coordinating Methodical Centre (CMC) in Slovakia is part of a cooperation programme on domestic/gender-based violence, and is funded by the EEA/Norway Grants. The Norwegian Directorate of Health represents Norway in this cooperation.
Read the report: Shelters and intimate partner and domestic violence support services: Arenas for help, interventions, and empowerment (pdf)
Report: Feasibility of the SYNERGY Network against Gender-based and Domestic Violence
This report (2023) provides insights into how the SYNERGY Network against Gender-based and Domestic Violence could be strengthened in the next programme period
Report: Impact of COVID-19 on Women's access to justice
This report (2022) explores the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on women’s access to justice in Europe, with particular attention to Eastern Partnership countries.
EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 – Blue Book: Domestic and Gender-based Violence Blue Book
The EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 – Blue Book: An overview of supported programme areas is a comprehensive introduction to the 2014-2021 funding period of the EEA and Norway Grants.
This excerpt from the blue book presents programme area 22, Domestic and gender-based violence.
Read: EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 – Blue Book: Domestic and Gender-based Violence Blue Book
Read: The EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 – Blue Book: An overview of supported programme areas
Read more about the EEA and Norway Grants here
Compendium: “A common voice towards a world without GBV-intervention mechanisms and good practice models on gender-based violence."
In November 2018 there was held an international 2-days conference and SYNERGY Network meeting on how to identify good practices addressing gender-based violence.
The insights in different models and mechanisms for comprehensive and coordinated response to victims of gender-based and domestic violence shared on the international conference was published in the compendium: “A common voice towards a world without GBV-intervention mechanisms and good practice models on gender-based violence"
Summary: The 4th meeting of the SYNERGY Network in Prague
An international conference on promoting and discussing ratification of the Istanbul Convention was held 8 October 2019. In addition to the conference, it was also a SYNERGY Network meeting on Teen-dating violence and awareness raising campaigns.
Read: The summary of contributions from the conference