(the violence resulting from the) targeting of individuals for a crime or violent act based on their gender, or their failure to fit into society's definition of masculinity or femininity
violence that targets individuals or groups of individuals on the basis of their gender
Memorandumi lisa B kohaselt on ministeeriumid programmioperaatoriteks järgmistes valdkondades: ... 6) Sotsiaalministeerium – rahvatervis, sooline võrdõiguslikkus ning töö- ja pereelu tasakaal ning kodune ja sooline vägivald.
Naistevastase vägivalla ohver on naine, kellele tema suhtes toimepandud soolise vägivalla või sellega ähvardamisega on tekitatud füüsilisi, seksuaalseid, psüühilisi või majanduslikke kahjusid või kannatusi kas avalikus või eraelus.
... protecting the rights of women and girls, including through actions against child marriage and other harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation and any form of violence against women and girls and support for the victims of gender-based violence; ...
It is important to underline that this Directive applies to protection measures which aim to protect all victims and not only the victims of gender violence, taking into account the specificities of each type of crime concerned.
Defines domestic violence as including all sexual, physical and psychological abuse; points out that gender violence claims many lives across the EU each year; ...
