Stop the violence now!
Women with disabilities experience violence at significantly higher ratesĀ than women without disabilities, more frequently, for longer, in more ways, and by more perpetrators; they have considerably fewer pathways toĀ safety, andĀ are less likely to report experiences of violence. This is especially true for women with intellectual disabilities, above all if they liveĀ in long-stay residential institutions.Ā
Study on violence against women with intellectual disabilities
TheĀ “Life after Violence“Ā report is available in regular versionĀ in English.
Easy-to-read version in:
- EnglishĀ
- Dutch
- Croatian (produced by Udruza za samozastupanje)
- Italian (produced by Anffas)
- Lithuanian (produced by Viltis)
- Romanian (produced by Ceva de spus)
Methodology:
Learn more about the subject:
- Recording of seminar organised with EDF in November 2020.
Istanbul Convention
Easy-to-read version of the Istanbul Convention (.pdf),Ā an agreement to stop violence against women in Europe.
Read our articles:Ā
- About the launch of the report in the European Parliament:āÆāMy biggest fear is that I will be put back into an institutionāĀ
- Interview with self-advocate Elisabeta Moldovan:Ā āThere were staff members who sexually abused residentsāĀ
- Interview with researcher Juultje HollaĀ
- Article about successful deinstitutionalisation:Ā āWhen people meet Julia now, they see someone who is awake and intensely enjoying lifeāĀ
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See all articles aboutĀ life after violence, aboutĀ institutionsĀ and aboutĀ violence against women.